Equipment

Lefty spotted (again) using an RBZ fairway wood

Published

13 years ago

Jan 30, 2013

Callaway’s new line of X Hot fairway woods have been on Tour for almost a month, so it comes as a shock to see that lead Callaway man Phil Mickelson is still using a heavily doctored version of a TaylorMade RBZ fairway wood that he debuted last fall.

It gets even stranger when you consider this — new Callaway signing Gary Woodland switched to a 17-degree version of the company’s X Hot Pro fairway wood and decided to have a steel shaft installed in it because he was hitting the club too far.

Mickelson went the total opposite route with his TaylorMade fairway wood. He lowered the loft of the 14.5-degree head to 11.5 degrees and had a lighter-than-normal graphite shaft installed. He then added a substantial amount of lead tape on its sole to help him hit the club higher.

It seems that there’s something Mickelson likes about the TaylorMade fairway wood that’s keeping it in the bag. Another possibility, which is supported by Butch Harmon’s presence around Lefty during Wednesday’s practice round, is that Mickelson needs a driver alternative to keep his tee shots out of the desert this week at TPC Scottsdale. Mickelson drove the ball long and straight with the club at the HSBC Champions at Mission Hills in Shenzhen, China, in early November, so you can’t blame him for reverting back to what has worked before.

Check out the gallery below to see pictures of Woodland and Mickelson with their fairway woods.

Whats in the Bag

J.T. Poston’s winning WITB: 2026 Memorial Tournament

Published

11 hours ago

Jun 7, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Titleist GTS3 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BF 60 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 7 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 8 X

Irons: Titleist 150 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Project X 6.5

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-08F, 56-10S (@55), WedgeWorks (60-L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X Torched
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0P

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash

Whats in the Bag

Alex Noren WITB 2026 (June)

Published

2 days ago

Jun 6, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7, draw setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 6 X

3-wood: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BB 83 TX

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black

Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Callaway Opus SP (46-10S, 50-10S, 56-08C, 60-08C)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey O-Works #1W

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour

Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Noren’s clubs here.

Equipment

Spotted: Titleist GTS USWO headcovers

Published

3 days ago

Jun 5, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

GolfWRX Tour Photographer Greg Moore was at Riviera Country Club this last week in Los Angeles for the U.S. Women’s Open. While browsing the photos, I spotted a recent major trend in headcovers. That is, the Titleist GTS headcover line expands the majors theme.

Seen on the bag of Natalia Guseva were the red, white, and blue Titleist GTS covers. This is the third time we have seen limited-edition Titleist major covers, the others being at the Masters and the PGA Championship. But with the launch of the GTS line back at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March, this is the first time we have seen Titleist come out with major themed head covers for the season (driver headcovers through hybrids).

Check out some photos below.

At the Masters, we saw the familiar Masters green, white, and yellow. While the PGA Championship design was colors synonymous with the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team. This shows the season major drops continue full steam ahead for major OEMs. New opportunities for each major for designs and themes, and who knows, maybe a lucky spark for a player and a major championship for their resume. It gets the wheels turning for what major theme headcover you would keep on your bag for the whole season!