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Cleveland makes new appointments, plans to bring XXIO to US
Cleveland golf announced today that Chuck Thiry will assume the role of Vice President and Special Advisor to the President with the specific goal of maximizing the brand presence of Cleveland Golf, Srixon and XXIO with green grass accounts across the country.
“I couldn’t be more pleased to be embarking on a new mission, Thiry said. “It’s the next logical step in my career, and I look forward to serving the company in this new role.”
Cleveland will also be bringing its XXIO brand to North America, which Mason Prange will oversee.
“Mason has earned the respect of everyone within our organization because of his combination of sound logic and innovative thinking,” Thiry said. “He’s the perfect individual to lead us as we prepare to relaunch our two largest brands, Srixon and Cleveland Golf, while introducing the exciting XXIO brand to North America.”
The Cleveland-Srixon-Dunlop conglomerate will be looking to push the XXIO, which is relatively unknown in the U.S. but immensely popular in Japan and Korea, with the restructuring. The company recently released its XXIO 8 line of woods and irons, which you can view here.
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/18/24): TaylorMade BRNR mini driver head
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 TaylorMade BRNR mini driver head
From the seller: (@lasallen): “For sale is a BRNR mini 11.5 deg head only in brand new condition. $325 shipped.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: TaylorMade BRNR mini driver head
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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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (4/18/24): Ping PLD Limited Anser – 1988 Open Championship – #2 of only 88 Made
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 Ping PLD Limited Anser – 1988 Open Championship – #2 of only 88 Made.
From the seller: (@DLong72): “Ping PLD Limited Anser – 1988 Open Championship – #2 of only 88 Made. ?: $1150. ?? 100% milled collectors item from the limited releases commemorating when Ping putters won every major in 1988 (88 putters made). This was the model Seve Ballesteros used to win the 1988 Open Championship. Condition is brand new, never gamed, everything is in the original packaging as it came. Putter features the iconic sound slot.
Specs/ Additional Details
-100% Milled, Aluminum/Bronze Alloy (310g)
-Original Anser Design
-PING PP58 Grip
-Putter is built to standard specs.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Ping PLD Limited Anser – 1988 Open Championship – #2 of only 88 Made
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Inside Collin Morikawa’s recent golf ball, driver, 3-wood, and “Proto” iron changes
As you probably know by now, Collin Morikawa switched putters after the first round of The Masters, and he ultimately went on to finish T3.
The putter was far from the only change he made last week, however, and his bag is continuing to change this week at the 2024 RBC Heritage.
On the range of The Masters, Morikawa worked closely with Adrian Reitveld, TaylorMade’s Senior Manager of Tour at TaylorMade, to find the perfect driver and 3-wood setups.
Morikawa started off 2024 by switching into TaylorMade’s Qi10 Max driver, but since went back to his faithful TaylorMade SIM – yes, the original SIM from 2020. Somehow, some way, it seems Morikawa always ends up back in that driver, which he used to win the 2020 PGA Championship, and the 2021 Open Championship.
At The Masters, however, Rietveld said the duo found the driver head that allowed “zero compromise” on Morikawa’s preferred fade flight and spin. To match his preferences, they landed on a TaylorMade Qi10 LS 9-degree head, and the lie angle is a touch flatter than his former SIM.
“It’s faster than his gamer, and I think what we found is it fits his desired shot shape, with zero compromise” Rietveld told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday at the RBC Heritage.
Then, to replace his former SIM rocket 3-wood, Morikawa decided to switch into the TaylorMade Qi10 core model 13.5-degree rocket head, with an adjustable hosel.
“He likes the spin characteristics of that head,” Rietveld said. “Now he’s interesting because with Collin, you can turn up at a tournament, and you look at his 3-wood, and he’s changed the setting. One day there’s more loft on it, one day there’s less loft on it. He’s that type of guy. He’s not scared to use the adjustability of the club.
“And I think he felt our titanium head didn’t spin as low as his original SIM. So we did some work with the other head, just because he liked the feel of it. It was a little high launching, so we fit him into something with less loft. It’s a naughty little piece of equipment.”
In addition to the driver and fairway wood changes, Morikawa also debuted his new “MySymbol” jersey No. 5 TP5x golf ball at The Masters. Morikawa’s choice of symbols is likely tied to his love of the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team.
Not enough changes for you? There’s one more.
On Wednesday at the 2024 RBC Heritage, Morikawa was spotted with a new TaylorMade “Proto” 4-iron in the bag. If you recall, it’s the same model that Rory McIlroy debuted at the 2024 Valero Texas Open.
According to Morikawa, the new Proto 4-iron will replace his old P-770 hollow-bodied 4-iron.
“I used to hit my P-770 on a string, but sometimes the distance would be a little unpredictable,” Morikawa told GolfWRX.com. “This one launches a touch higher, and I feel I can predict the distance better. I know Rory replaced his P-760 with it. I’m liking it so far.”
See Morikawa’s full WITB from the 2024 RBC Heritage here.
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LeoLeo
Dec 12, 2014 at 7:31 pm
This brand and Honma dominated the shelves when I visited some golf shops in Japan. Nice looking stuff but expensive.
Jim
Jun 27, 2014 at 10:36 am
I like this. I bought a xxio hybrid for my dad a few years ago and had a chance to hit it. It was long and very forgiving.
tbowles411
Jun 26, 2014 at 8:38 am
This brand will sell. The price will obviously have to come down, but I just hope the quality doesn’t follow suit.
tbowles411
Jun 26, 2014 at 8:39 am
Additionally, it’s Japan’s most popular brand and it’s not even close.
Adrian
Jun 26, 2014 at 10:23 am
I agree they will sell especially since they cater lower swingspeed players and will have that Japanese “mystique” if they price them correctly.
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4pillars
Jun 25, 2014 at 4:16 pm
Wow a $650 driver (in Japan)
No wonder its pronouced zek-si-oh
4pillars
Jun 25, 2014 at 3:59 pm
When you have two brands that are not doing too well, adding a third brand seems like a genius marketing strategy.
hotspot64
Jun 26, 2014 at 2:26 am
3 Brands…:-)
Ventucky Local
Jun 26, 2014 at 3:28 pm
Ah yes, anyone else remember what a hit New Coke was?
Large chris
Jun 28, 2014 at 5:06 pm
Agreed…. All these companies apart from TM with ‘big plans for 2014/15’
Reality is, Matsuyama won the Memorial a few weeks ago with a beautiful set of Srixon 945 blades, and you sure can’t buy them in the UK and I doubt many of you will find them on the shelf anywhere in the US either.
Yes yes I know the blade market is tiny, but if it was TM they would be damn sure something vaguely similar, brand wise, was available to the market. Win on Sunday, sell on Monday.