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[HipCheck]

Here's what's in Keegan's bag for his PGA Championship Victory today...

DRIVER:
Cleveland Launcher UltraLite TL 310 (10.5°) with a Miyazaki Kusala Blue 61 shaft

FAIRWAY:
Cleveland Launcher FL (14°) with a Miyazaki Kusala Black 83 shaft

HYBRIDS:
Cleveland Launcher DST (18°) with a Project X XHB6 shaft
Mashie TM3 (20.5°) with a Miyazaki C Kua 105 shaft

IRONS:
Cleveland CG7 Tour (4-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts

WEDGES:
Cleveland CG14 (52°, 58°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts

PUTTER:
Odyssey White Hot XG Sabertooth Putter, belly . 46.75” to the end of the grip. 3 degrees of loft. Lie angle: 67.5 degrees. Weight: 762 grams Double-bend ski pole shaft. Winn Flat Top Mid grip.

BALL:
Srixon Z-Star

Here are the WITB videos he did with us at The Transitions.

[TheMoneyShot]

Odyssey will be selling a ton of Sabertooths tomorrow. What a putting display by Keegan today.

[lvphil702]

Surprised he doesn't have a Cleveland Classic putter or at least Never Compromise based on all the rest.

[SMUGamer]

That rookie had some poise.

[Justin_Ellis]

 lvphil702, on 14 August 2011 - 09:55 PM, said:

Surprised he doesn't have a Cleveland Classic putter or at least Never Compromise based on all the rest.

The guy uses what works for him. Kudos for that. Hopefully Cleveland sells a truckload of drivers after this win, they have some awesome stuff out there its about time they got their due.

[balbowski]

Cleveland gear has been the best seller in our store since it came out... This should just make it sell even better!

[Tyler Harris]

 TylerJagels, on 14 August 2011 - 10:16 PM, said:

Cleveland gear has been the best seller in our store since it came out... This should just make it sell even better!

Cleveland is a very underrated brand

[Ohpoh]

Did he even use the 3w? Those hybrids he was hitting was long!

[SoCalTitleist]

Interesting he uses 2 different hybrids.

[BCAme]

Z-Star is the shiznit

[obedt]

Was he hitting the DST at 18? On TV it looked like it was launching HIGH. Great job by him. He hit some fantastic shots (the approach on 12 was perfect) and really one bad one.

[jh19]

A 46" belly putter? LOL I played my belly putter around 42"! Although I am 5'9".

Great win for Keegan!

[rthrbgolfing]

Let the belly putter debate begin. Personally, I think it is just an arrow. Indian still has to shoot it.

Miyazaki Kusala Blue 61 shaft - is this a 61g shaft??

[JJGold]

 jh19, on 15 August 2011 - 07:57 AM, said:

A 46" belly putter? LOL I played my belly putter around 42"! Although I am 5'9".

Great win for Keegan!

Keegan is 6' 2"

[takingitdeep]

This kid showed a lot of heart!  Most people would have had a melt down with that chip on 15!!

Cleveland makes great products and they deserve a great showing!  I think the drivers and fairway woods are very underrated!

[lukesmurf59]

That was great for Keegan, now maybe Cleveland will get a little more of the credit, and also Odyssey and the Sabertooth, I gamed one for two and a half years and loved it.  Great Putter!

[BCAme]

 rthrbgolfing, on 15 August 2011 - 08:13 AM, said:

Let the belly putter debate begin. Personally, I think it is just an arrow. Indian still has to shoot it.

Miyazaki Kusala Blue 61 shaft - is this a 61g shaft??

Ay ay ay.  What a debate. Last week Adam Scott with the overlength-chest putter and this week the belly - BOTH types ATTACHED to body part other than the hands/arms.  What a travesty that they let this happen. I mean if they put a limit on the driver head size, driver maximum length AND a limit on COR, why did they let the putter go this way? They never should've allowed it - now they can't repeal - or can they? They took away the square grooves, so why not make the overlength-body attached putters only for the Seniors, who would have a hard time bending over? They should only allow it for the over-50 crowd.
My 2cents.

[maddog4546]

This win was good for Cleveland/Srixon

[Gator3435]

How many majors does this make for a Srixon ball?  Could it be their first?

[dansrixon]

 Gator3435, on 15 August 2011 - 07:54 PM, said:

How many majors does this make for a Srixon ball?  Could it be their first?

1st for Srixon, 8th for SRI-made golf balls.  Also the 1st Major victory for Miyazaki golf shafts.

[villa]

 dansrixon, on 15 August 2011 - 08:46 PM, said:

 Gator3435, on 15 August 2011 - 07:54 PM, said:

How many majors does this make for a Srixon ball?  Could it be their first?

1st for Srixon, 8th for SRI-made golf balls.  Also the 1st Major victory for Miyazaki golf shafts.

Wow, didn't realise this was Srixon's first!

Is it safe to assume that the other 7 are all Maxfli HT's?

[golfinguy978]

Haha...love the guy complaining about the belly putter already...dude shoots 8 red for 4 days at his first major and of course it was only the putter...get real man

[JaxBeachNole]

I swear that it looked like he was using the 2011 taylor made tp mc on those close ups for his "thin" bunker shot

[minhjn]

he seems to be a company man through and through except for the putter, with the miyazki shafts as well.

surprised never compromise can't get him into a company putter.

he's inspired me to test out a belly putter though

[PutterHo]

Gutsy gutsy gusty .... I am very excited for him.  I too tinkered with a belly today !!

[villa]

This was from Wednesday's practice round before the PGA

[rfarrell51]

 JJGold, on 15 August 2011 - 08:14 AM, said:

 jh19, on 15 August 2011 - 07:57 AM, said:

A 46" belly putter? LOL I played my belly putter around 42"! Although I am 5'9".

Great win for Keegan!

Keegan is 6' 2"

He is 6' 2", that's correct, but he sticks the butt end just above his belt buckle. I'm 5'11' and was fitted for a 40 1/4"! 46 3/4 just sounds a bit long.

[hammy83]

funny to see this and hear bones on the feherty show saying they should get rid of any anchored putter.  Not sure what my opinion is but Keegan was a sniper with that thing

[Ocean30]

Could not have happened to a nicer guy!!!

Congrats Keegan

[cmusic]

 BCAme, on 15 August 2011 - 05:59 PM, said:

 rthrbgolfing, on 15 August 2011 - 08:13 AM, said:

Let the belly putter debate begin. Personally, I think it is just an arrow. Indian still has to shoot it.

Miyazaki Kusala Blue 61 shaft - is this a 61g shaft??

Ay ay ay.  What a debate. Last week Adam Scott with the overlength-chest putter and this week the belly - BOTH types ATTACHED to body part other than the hands/arms.  What a travesty that they let this happen. I mean if they put a limit on the driver head size, driver maximum length AND a limit on COR, why did they let the putter go this way? They never should've allowed it - now they can't repeal - or can they? They took away the square grooves, so why not make the overlength-body attached putters only for the Seniors, who would have a hard time bending over? They should only allow it for the over-50 crowd.
My 2cents.

I agree with you on anchoring the putter to your body.  It take away some of the skill of swinging a putter correctly.  

In the late '80s when the senior tour was just getting started, many of the older well known players (over 60 at the time) had physical problems with their backs and could not bend over using a regular length putter.  The PGA wanted these well known players from the '50s, '60s, and '70s on the senior tour to get draw crowds, TV, and sponsorships, so they let them use long putters so they could save their backs and play more tournaments.   The USGA thought about banning them at that time, but the older players rejected that idea, saying they would quit the senior tour if they were banned.  They also did not ban them because it might drive away regular golfers with physical problems.  The USGA did nothing thinking that the long putters were for an old man's game and no younger player (on the regular PGA tour or not) would be seen using one.  The USGA and PGA allowed long putters to continue and now they are more and more seen in young player's bags.  

The USGA banned the "side saddle" putting style that Sam Sneed used back in the late '50s or early '60s.  Side saddle putting is straddling the over putting line with one foot on either side of the  line, holding the top of the putter shaft with one hand and allowing  the putter to swing back and forth along the line like a pendulum with  the other hand.   However at that time not many players were using the "side saddle" style of putting.  The long putters use a pendulum based technique also.  Unfortunately this time the USGA and PGA has let the long putters be used too long and by too many people for them to ban them.