Tour News
Monday Tour Mash: A new golf movie, Turbulator Rap…
Spieth Spins Magical Web at Valspar
In 2013, Patrick Reed made an unlikely charge at the Wyndham Championship to reach a playoff with that year’s wunderkind, Jordan Spieth. Reed then bested Spieth in extra holes. It took 18 months, but Spieth returned the favor at the 2015 Valspar Championship. True, Reed did ram home a 31-foot par putt on the final hole to set the mark at 10-under par, but Spieth worked some magic of his own over the closing stretch.
Despite missing the final three greens in regulation, the barely-legal Spieth (he’s 21) showed off a magical short game from bunkers, hillsides and distant spots on greens. Disappointed, too, was Sean O’Hair, himself a one-time next big thing. O’Hair fought his way into the playoff but, like Reed, fell victim to Spieth’s hard-breaking, 30-foot birdie on the third extra hole.
Death of golf writer James Finegan
There is no replacing the great manner of combining opinion, fact and whimsy when it comes to relating a distant place to those who might never know it. Jim Finegan did those things in his writings on golf courses of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.
What’s more, golf writing wasn’t even his principal occupation. A quiet tribute to him on the Golf Club Atlas discussion board serves as a modest eulogy for those who did not know him. Blasted Heaths, Emerald Fairways and Courses Great and Small across the British isles are better-known and better-respected for the work of Jim Finegan.
Daly on Drug Testing
John Daly vented on the current PGA Tour drug testing system. The PGA Tour essentially said “No need” in 2006, reversed course in 2008, but now has to get in line with the Olympics before 2016. Daly, no stranger to chocolate gravy and diet coke, says that everyone on tour knows when they will be randomly tested and that this amounts to special treatment for the top golfers.
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If Big John is correct in his assertion that the schedule is known in some capacity, golfers are not likely to get nabbed. A quick scan of a detection period list through urine sample shows that most “stuff” is out of the system in less than 72 holes.
Unfortunately for Big John and others who want improved drug testing, it probably won’t happen, unless the PGA Tour invests in scissors. While not as recognized as the urine sample, hair follicles preserve traces of banned substances for up to 90 days and have been recognized in lower courts in the U.S. and also in the United Kingdom.
Lesson learned? Go easy on the Toepedo (also a banned substance.)
The Squeeze Is Coming
The last golf movie that had anyone talking was… Happy Gilmore or Tin Cup in 1996? Seven Days In Utopia in 2011? Who’s Your Caddy or Fairway To Heaven in 2007?
Golf movies usually lack a decent plot line that isn’t sickly-sweet, or top-shelf actors. Or actors who can golf. The Squeeze was directed by Terry Jastrow and attempts to remedy these past missteps. It stars a number of known names and faces, like Shooter McGavin (Christopher McDonald), to name one. And … the actors can swing their clubs! I’ve seen the preview disc and I’m not telling, but is The Squeeze the great golf movie we’ve needed? You’ll find out in April.
The G30 Driver’s Got Turbulators, Got Turbulators
Before you watch the video that explains why Turbulators are on the crown of the Ping G30 driver matter, let me bust out reasons why I love this masterpiece:
- Rapper Names: R-Rabbit and Q-Tip. No explanation possible nor necessary. They just is.
- Make It Rain: The final scene, with Bit and Tip making it rain (even if it’s golf tees and not Benjamins.)
- Slow-Motion Baby Powder Puff: You’ll see it soon enough. I can’t describe it without thinking of Napoleon Dynamite’s Uncle Rico.
- Bling: In a salute to every rapper with a massive collar, but especially the tick-tock hanging from Flavor Flav’s neck, we give you the G30 chain.
- Movement: Double points here. Bit and Tip move around their limited, low-budget space with astonishing ease. The bearded Q-Tip (I’m assuming he’s the big guy) moves with grace unexpected from a big, bushy man. On Fleek.
Related: Click here to read our review of the G30 driver, and here to read our review of the lower-spinning G30 LS Tec driver.
Missed the Cut
Gators and Crocs on Golf Courses
Not talking the kind of gator you drive, nor the crocs you unabashedly wear on your feet. Not talking Leatherhead from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, nor Tick-Tock from Peter Pan, or even Chub’s friend in the after-life.
This here gator is one gigundous reptile and he’s traipsing all over Myakka Pines golf club, between Sarasota and Fort Myers on Florida’s west coast. If it’s an early April Fool’s joke, it’s REALLY early, but we can’t help wondering…how tasty might Charley Hoffman be to a reptile?
What does that cloud look like to you?
A mini-sensation was caused this week by video of Bubba Watson (you’ve heard of him) and Tucker Moore (you’ve heard of his father, Ryan Moore).
Someone feels that the side-by-side clip shows a comparison of the two lefties. This is what shows up on a slow news day, folks. Both lefties, both hit the ball, both follow through. That’s where the similarity end. However, for some, if it looks like a duck and swings like a duck…
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 PGA Championship
GolfWRX is on site this week at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, for the PGA Championship.
While we see fewer equipment changes and new gear seeding at major championships, we get a look at custom gear and looks into the bags of players we rarely see, which is just as exciting. In the case of the PGA Championship, this means a look at the gear some of the PGA Professionals who qualified for the tournament will be gaming, and LIV players, such as Jon Rahm and Patrick Reed.
Check out links to all our albums from Valhalla below and check back throughout the week as we continue to update.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Michael Block – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Patrick Reed – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cam Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Josh Speight – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Takumi Kanaya – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kyle Mendoza – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Adrian Meronk – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jordan Smith – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jeremy Wells – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jared Jones – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Somers – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Larkin Gross – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tracy Phillips – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jon Rahm – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Keita Nakajima – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Kazuma Kobori – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- David Puig – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Ryan Van Velzen – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brad Marek – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rich Beem WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Phil Mickelson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Matt Dobyns – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Lucas Herbert – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Jason Dufner – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- John Daly – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Taylor Gooch – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dean Burmester – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
- Dustin Johnson – WITB – 2024 PGA Championship
Pullout Albums
- Ping putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Bettinardi covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Cameron putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
- Max Homa – Titleist 2 wood – 2024 PGA Championship
- Scotty Cameron experimental putter shaft by UST – 2024 PGA Championship
- Joaquin Niemann – new Ping putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Brooks Koepka’s new Cameron putter – 2024 PGA Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s Cobra bag and Aerojet driver – 2024 PGA Championship
- Super Stroke grip – 2024 PGA Championship
- Tiger Woods – 2024 PGA Championship
- Michael Block’s new TaylorMade “Proto” 7-iron, from address – 2024 PGA Championship
- Odyssey putter covers – 2024 PGA Championship
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News
Photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
GolfWRX is live this week at the Wells Fargo Championship as a field of the world’s best golfers descend upon Charlotte, North Carolina, hoping to tame the beast that is Quail Hollow Club in this Signature Event — only Scottie Scheffler, who is home awaiting the birth of his first child, is absent.
From the grounds at Quail Hollow, we have our usual assortment of general galleries and WITBs — including a look at left-hander Akshay Bhatia’s setup. Among the pullout albums, we have a look inside Cobra’s impressive new tour truck for you to check out. Also featured is a special look at Quail Hollow king, Rory McIlroy.
Be sure to check back throughout the week as we add more galleries.
General Albums
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Monday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #1
- 2024 Wells Fargo Championship – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Akshay Bhatia – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matthieu Pavon – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Keegan Bradley – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Webb Simpson – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Emiliano Grillo – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Taylor Pendrith – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Kevin Tway – WITB – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Pullout Albums
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rory McIlroy – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- New Cobra equipment truck – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Eric Cole’s custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Custom Cameron putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Matt Kuchar’s custom Bettinardi – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Justin Thomas – driver change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler – putter change – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Rickie Fowler’s new custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Tommy Fleetwood testing a TaylorMade Spider Tour X (with custom neck) – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
- Cobra Darkspeed Volition driver – 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
See what GolfWRXers are saying about our Wells Fargo Championship photos in the forums.
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Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
GolfWRX is on site this week in McKinney, Texas, at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson (FKA the AT&T Byron Nelson).
Last year at TPC Craig Ranch, Jason Day ended a five-year winless streak. J-Day is in the field again, as are Jordan Spieth, Tom Kim, and Will Zalatoris.
We have our usual assortment of general galleries, WITBs, and pullout albums for your perusal. As always, we’ll continue to add links to additional albums as they make their way to us from the Lone Star State.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Monday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #1
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #2
- 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson – Tuesday #3
WITB Albums
- Pierceson Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kris Kim – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- David Nyfjall – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Adrien Dumont de Chassart – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Jarred Jetter – North Texas PGA Section Champ – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Richy Werenski – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Wesley Bryan – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Parker Coody – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Peter Kuest – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Blaine Hale, Jr. – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Kelly Kraft – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Rico Hoey – WITB – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Pullout Albums
- Adam Scott’s 2 new custom L.A.B. Golf putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Scotty Cameron putters – 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
- Ben Griffin playing Maxfli golf ball
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Ronald Montesano
Mar 16, 2015 at 7:18 pm
How do you think Ryan Moore feels about that observation?
Matt
Mar 16, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Haha! Turbulator rap goes hard in the paint SON!
Ronald Montesano
Mar 16, 2015 at 7:19 pm
in the paint!
loved it the first time and each time after.
SJ
Mar 16, 2015 at 10:06 am
Jordan is 21, and he won on the third playoff hole. C’mon Man!
Zak Kozuchowski
Mar 16, 2015 at 10:09 am
Thanks for the help, SJ.