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Enter to Win Phil Mickelson’s U.S. Open Paycheck

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Phil Mickelson has finished second in the U.S. Open Championship six times without a victory, but he will have especially passionate support at Pinehurst No. 2 this year as he attempts to win the career Grand Slam.

Callaway Golf, in a promotion called “The Big Bertha Payday,” (#BerthaPayday) is allowing golfers a chance to win the same official dollar amount of Mickelson’s prize winnings at this year’s U.S. Open. Starting today (5/22) and lasting through the final round on June 15, every person living in the United States or Canada that demos a Big Bertha Driver, Big Bertha Alpha Driver, or a Big Bertha Fairway Wood at a participating location will receive a code they can use to enter the contest.

Read our review of the Big Bertha and Big Bertha Alpha drivers here.

That’s it. Just test out Callaway’s newest Big Bertha technology at a local participating golf course or range, and you could win up to $1.5 million, the estimated winnings for first place.

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“A lot of people out there have not had the chance to feel like what a putt for a million dollars feels like,” said Mickelson in a promotional video for The Big Bertha Payday. “Now, even though you’re not the one hitting it, you at home have the chance to feel that same anxiety.”

By entering, you will join Phil in the grind over four-footers, the diabolical greenside shots for which Pinehurst is infamous and the unbearable major championship pressure. The better he plays, the more money you have a chance to win.

Although he missed cuts at The Masters and The Players Championship in 2014, Mickelson’s game sets up well for the Donald Ross designed Pinehurst No. 2, which requires imagination and supreme touch around the greens. In the 1999 U.S. Open at the same venue, Mickelson finished in a tie for second place, losing to a memorably gutsy performance from the late Payne Stewart.

In the 2005 U.S. Open at Pinehurst, Mickelson finished T33, earning him $35, 759. With a vested interest, participants will be hoping for a better showing in 2014’s rendition of the championship.

For the sake of one lucky fan, let’s hope Mickelson at least makes the cut. For everyone else, the contest is a great excuse to try out Callaway’s newest drivers and fairway woods.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

19 Comments

19 Comments

  1. Tom

    Jun 26, 2014 at 4:38 pm

    Did they ever announce a winner of this contest?

  2. Jane Schrag

    Jun 17, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    Thanks for a chance of a lifetime

  3. Jane Schrag

    Jun 17, 2014 at 1:05 pm

    Thanks for chance of a lifetime. God Bless!

  4. Jane Schrag

    Jun 17, 2014 at 1:04 pm

    Thanks for the chance to Win with You. God Bless

  5. Larry Oliver

    Jun 11, 2014 at 4:42 pm

    It is your time to complete the Majors (4) slam!! Just go out nad win the US Open!!!

  6. David Gladden

    Jun 11, 2014 at 8:02 am

    Just win it Phil!

  7. Bill Trivette

    Jun 10, 2014 at 10:46 pm

    I have been pulling for Phil ever since her came on tour.I hope he wins this year.

  8. Macario Reyes

    Jun 7, 2014 at 2:10 pm

    go Phil!!!!

  9. jim sigmon

    May 29, 2014 at 9:14 pm

    pHIL ALL THE LUCK AND MAY GOD BLESS THIS ROUND, I KNOW YOU CAN DO IT.. I WATCH EVERY ROUND AND TOURNAMENT YOU PLAY IN GOOD LUCK THANKS FOR BEING PHIL MICKELSON

  10. Stephen Gorman

    May 25, 2014 at 7:13 pm

    We are wishing you all the good fortune you deserve Phil good luck from the Gorman family we will be rooting for you. My little 7 yr old rori beth is a lefty too and loves watching you play.

  11. Walt

    May 25, 2014 at 4:12 pm

    GO GET UM !

  12. Jane Martin

    May 24, 2014 at 2:01 pm

    Phil–Big Bertha–green backs to me!!!YEAH

  13. Alan Markle

    May 24, 2014 at 1:39 pm

    finding where to enter the contest is very difficult.

  14. Tom

    May 23, 2014 at 9:04 am

    All PGA Tour Superstores are offering up this promotion, demo the Bertha there and register.

  15. Scooter McGavin

    May 23, 2014 at 6:46 am

    Hm. The debate over winning lots of money or getting to see Phil lose again… I’ll have to think about that.

  16. JOHN HABERLE

    May 23, 2014 at 12:54 am

    It would be great to see lefty win,I come on 6 times a bridesmaid. It’s is time.

  17. Jeannette Neeld

    May 22, 2014 at 8:01 pm

    Go Phil it’s your turn

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Putter Roundup: 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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We always get some great photos of some phenomenal putters at tour events and love to share them. Here are a few from the 2024 Zurich Classic that caught our eye and seemed interesting. (And as a reminder, you can check out all our photos from New Orleans here)

MJ Daffue’s Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype

MJ is going with the new Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype this week. The putter is a multi-piece mallet that puts an emphasis on stability with the wings on the back. Daffue’s putter does have a design that differs from retail with a monotone finish, which eliminates the black paint on the aluminum parts that we see at retail. He also has a half siteline milled into the top and an L-neck welded on for some additional toe hang. The face features a deeper milling that should offer a softer feel and slightly quieter sound.

Scotty Cameron T-7.5 Prototype

We spotted a few different Scotty Cameron Phantom models with modified rear flanges. It looks like the straight black flange was cut into a half circle for a little softer look at address. On this T-7.5, you can still see the raw aluminum from the back view, so this might have been a last-minute job to get them out on tour. The semi-circle also has a white line on it, maybe to frame the ball differently.

Alex Fitzpatrick’s Bettinardi SS16 DASS

Alex’s SS16 is made from Bettinardi’s famous D.A.S.S., or double-aged stainless steel, for a softer and more responsive feel. The face has a unique diamond pattern milling and features a logo that I feel like I have seen before, but can’t put a name to. The putter is a classic mid-mallet style with a simple, single white siteline on the top. The sole is clean with just the SS16, DASS, and a green triangle logo on it.

Steve Stricker’s Odyssey White Hot No. 2

This putter has made some amazing putts in its long career! Stricker’s White Hot No. 2 might be in the top 10 of most famous putters in golf. When you see all the dents and lead tape, you know the heel will be up and it will be sinking putts! The soft White Hot insert looks to be in good shape and has less wear on it than the rest of the putter. We don’t know how much lead tape is on the sole, but it has to be multiple layers compacted down over the years.

Doug Ghim’s Scotty Cameron T-7 Prototype

This T-7 should win the award for “best color finish” in this list with its deep chromatic bronze. It looks like Scotty added a cherry bomb dot to the heel of the deep-milled face and filled it with a very dark blue paint. The rest of the putter looks pretty stock with its single site line on the topline and twin site lines down the “fangs” of the putter. Twin 5-gram weights are installed in the sole and the putter is finished off with a gloss black double bend shaft with a fill shaft offset.

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Spotted: Project X Denali hybrid shaft

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Project X’s Denali wood shafts have been seen in more and more golf bags this year as we start off the season. As a refresher, Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin model while Denali Black is for players seeking lower launch and spin.

Denali combines great feel with stability and increased ball speed. Currently, Project X only offers Denali Blue and Black in wood shafts, but we spotted a hybrid shaft in Daniel Berger’s bag at the 2024 Zurich Classic.

The shaft looks to be a Denali Blue 105G – HY in TX flex. No word on details from Project X yet but we can assume that this is a mid-launching shaft that weighs around 105 grams in Tour X-Stiff flex.

Berger has this shaft in his TaylorMade P770 3-iron, likely for some added launch and spin to hold the green from longer distances.

Hopefully, this means we will see some more shafts coming under the Denali name in the future, as I think many of us would like to try one in a hybrid or utility iron!

 

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Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)

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  • Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.

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