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Callaway signs Matteo Manassero

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Callaway Golf has signed four-time European Tour winner Matteo Manassero to its Tour Staff.

Manassero, 20, is the 43rd-ranked golfer in the Official World Golf Rankings (OWGR). He made himself known to the golf world as a 16-year-old at the 2009 British Open, where he tied for 13th and finished as the low amatuer. He has recorded a win on the European Tour every year since, winning the Castelló Masters Costa Azahar in 2010, the Maybank Malaysian Open in 2011, the Barclays Singapore Open in 2012 and most impressively the BMW PGA Championship in May 2013. 

Manassero joins new signings Harris English (No. 53 in the OWGR) and Henrik Stenson (No. 3 in the OWGR) as the newest members of Callaway’s increasingly youthful Tour Staff.

A photo posted from Manassero’s Twitter account shows the golfer with Callaway’s Big Bertha Alpha driver, Big Bertha fairway wood, two X Hot hybrids, X Forged 2013 irons, X Forged wedges and an Odyssey Versa putter.

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Click here to see the clubs Manassero used last year on the PGA Tour.

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  1. gunmetal

    Jan 7, 2014 at 7:45 pm

    Great signing for cally. Not the bomber type they went after last year, but definitely an elite player. Wish he’d play more overview in the states.

  2. sam Brooks

    Jan 7, 2014 at 1:28 pm

    I’d join calaway if they ask me I’m a heartbeat! I don’t use callaway gear but hey why not? I was on the practic green with Lydia ko the day before she announced she was turning and damn I can see why they snapped her up..

  3. Gary

    Jan 6, 2014 at 11:45 pm

    A great signing for Callaway. Manassero is a great player and a true gent on the course. Best of luck to him with the new equipment.

  4. Joe

    Jan 6, 2014 at 10:36 pm

    Maybe Tiger will get tired of playing the Nike, and want to sign with Callaway. Isn’t he the only one left who hasn’t?

  5. Mike

    Jan 6, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    Another great Titleist stuff player going commercial. I guess Callaway wants to sell Big Berthas to more folks under 50. Not a bad set though.

  6. mick

    Jan 6, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    This guy could use women’s clubs from the 80s and still be better than most other pros. Should be an easy transition here with essentially the same looks and setup as he had with Titleist.

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Spotted: Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X Prototype putter

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Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.

This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.

Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.

The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.

Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.

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Club Junkie WITB, league night week 4: Some old, some new

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We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5

7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S

Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S

Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)

Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge

Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115

Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115

Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One

Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X

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WITB Time Machine: Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB, 2015 Wells Fargo Championship

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Then-No. 1 player in the world Rory McIlroy began the week at the Wells Fargo Championship at 3-1 odds, if that gives you any indication of how well the Ulsterman was playing at the time. All he did at Quail Hollow was set the course record during his third round (61) and win the tournament by seven strokes.

Check out the gear Rory had in play nine years ago below.

Driver: Nike Vapor Pro (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana S+ 70 X

3-wood: Nike Vapor Speed (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X

5-wood: Nike Vapor Speed (19 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blades (4-9) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 7.0

Wedges: Nike VR Forged (46, 52, 56) Buy here, Nike Engage (58 degrees @59) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5

Putter: Nike Method 006 Buy here.

Ball: Nike RZN Black

WITB Time Machine is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.

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