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SPOTTED: Tiger Woods testing TaylorMade Juno putter ahead of Dell Technologies Championship

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Update: 8/31/18

It’s been confirmed that Tiger is using a TaylorMade Juno putter during competition at the 2018 Dell Technologies. Read our original story below.

Tiger Woods finished 79th in strokes gained: putting at last week’s Northern Trust as his struggles with the flatstick returned. Woods benched his beloved Scotty Cameron Newport 2 in favor of a TaylorMade TP Collection Ardmore 3 at the Quicken Loans National, but it looks like he’s considering another switch.

Golfweek’s David Dusek spotted him practicing with a TaylorMade TP Collection Black Copper Juno putter, today, ahead of the 2018 Dell Technologies Championship at TPC Boston.

(Photo credit: David Dusek)

The Juno model looks close to the retail edition, save for the alignment dot (the retail model has a line) on the topline and “TIGER” stamped on one of the bumpers.

According to Dusek, Woods used the Juno during his Thursday pro-am.

As evidenced in a photo from Golf Channel’s Tiger Tracker, the putter appears to have a red insert on the face, as well.

In an up-and-down year on the greens, Woods is currently 53rd on Tour in strokes gained: putting.

See what GolfWRX Members are saying about the putter in our forums.

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  1. Mat

    Sep 2, 2018 at 5:00 pm

    Just go ahead and bag the Ping that matches your grip, Tigre.

  2. John Agel

    Aug 31, 2018 at 5:34 pm

    Merely human.

  3. joro

    Aug 31, 2018 at 3:17 pm

    Hmmmmm, seems Mr. Woods is becoming like the rest of us, looking for a Putter that works. Really funny in a way. Oh well, it appears that he has become just another good player looking for something that works.

    • Simms

      Aug 31, 2018 at 6:52 pm

      Only difference Woods could have hundreds of putters and all the adjustments to same he could ever want…for us what fun, for him a major pain…john dough putter companies biting at the bits.

    • joro

      Sep 1, 2018 at 3:04 pm

      Know what you mean. When my game starting going away as I got older I started changing Putters, had to be that, right? Now I have about 35 and still don’t make em like I did when younger and a +hcp. Wonder why, could be the eyes, trying too hard? or maybe not just the Putter but the game is not the same. Oh well, we all go through it at a certain point.

  4. Newclubsmakemakemebetter

    Aug 31, 2018 at 11:36 am

    Why not his old Scotty?

    • Francis

      Aug 31, 2018 at 12:14 pm

      My thoughts exactly. Makes me wonder if he’s contractually obligated to us a TM putter.

  5. Jamho3

    Aug 31, 2018 at 4:57 am

    Oh no.

    Tiger is using a copy of club he lucked into on his way up in 1997… A copy of a copy that didn’t work 4 months ago.

    And horrific looking plastic shoes?

    I am a HUGE TW fan but the Apocalypse is upon us! Change you ways, Butterfly kisses, Time in bottle, Cats in the cradle, 50 ways to leave your lover.

  6. rex235

    Aug 30, 2018 at 10:37 pm

    “I don’t switch putters very often.” -Jack Nicklaus

    Given what Sean Toulon said in his TG2 interview-

    “If you’re not careful, everything you make is going to look like a bad/ugly version of a PING Anser.”

    Wonder if TW ever tried a Toulon…

    matches up with his eyes.

  7. James T

    Aug 30, 2018 at 4:39 pm

    Oh oh, Tiger’s becoming a putter ho… like the rest of us.

  8. Tom

    Aug 30, 2018 at 3:57 pm

    Another Ping Anser copy…..Karsten’s legacy continues to grow.

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Kevin Chappell WITB 2024 (April)

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X

7-wood: Cobra King LTDx Prototype (21.5 degrees @20.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X

Irons: Srixon ZX (3), Cobra King CB (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

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Grip: SuperStroke Traxion Flatso 1.0

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Check out more in-hand photos of Kevin Chappell’s clubs here.

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Spotted: Axis1 prototype broomstick putter

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We have seen an uptick in longer putters out on the professional tours with players gravitating toward either counterbalanced or broomstick styles. As a refresher, A “broomstick” putter is a long putter that is usually built to a length that goes up to your chest. If you have seen Adam Scott putt in a tournament recently, he uses what is classified as a broomstick putter.

Axis1 might not be the most common brand in the world of putters but they have been around a while, most notably in Justin Rose’s bag.

Axis1 is known for a putter that doesn’t look traditional but a design is used to get the center of gravity to the center of the club face, aligned with the shaft. This technology keeps the face aligned with the ball throughout the stroke. More traditional putters rotate around the shaft axis, which doesn’t align with the center of the putter, making it easier for the putter face to not be square to the target at impact.

This week at the Valero Texas Open, we spotted a prototype Axis1 putter in a long broomstick version. The head shape looks very similar to the current Axis1 Tour-HM putter that the company currently makes, which is a more squared-off mid-mallet. The prototype looks to have a similar multi-material head with a 304 stainless steel face mated to a composite back. Twin site lines run together, on the topline and on the flange, to create a longer line for aligning the putter. The steel face has a fairly shallow milling to it, and the flowing heel hosel connects to the aggressive shaft bend.

A matching black shaft is installed, and at the grip end is Super Stroke’s Zenergy Tour 1.0 two-piece in white and black. No word on if or when this will come to retail yet.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/4/24): Mint set of TaylorMade Qi 10 irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Mint set of TaylorMade Qi 10 irons.

From the seller: (@ch1985): “Mint set of TaylorMade qi 10 irons 5-PW, AW (used 1 round and some range balls) with factory stiff steel shaft –  $925 shipped.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mint set of TaylorMade Qi 10 irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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