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Troy Merritt caves in the face of his driving iron
Crazy things happened at TPC San Antonio during Round 1 of the Valero Texas Open on Thursday.
Phil Mickelson’s club head flew off at impact on a fairway bunker shot. Aaron Baddedly made a “hole-in-one” on a par-4 after taking an unplayable on his first drive, giving him a birdie on the hole.
And, arguably the most shocking of the day, Troy Merritt destroyed the face of his two-iron at impact while hitting his tee shot on hole No. 11.
Golf was hard enough today. I didn’t need this to happen on 11. Hit it hard, and it didn’t even get to the fairway!! pic.twitter.com/Jm4pPwmjKh
— Troy Merritt (@TROYMERRITT_PGA) March 27, 2015
Merritt’s tee shot went only 155 yards, and didn’t reach the fairway.
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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 set of Cobra Forged One Length irons.
From the seller: (@adamwittman): “4-PW, GW, lw. Nunchuk shafts. $350 tyd conusa.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Cobra Forged One Length irons
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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In our forums, our members have been discussing Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons which he has in the bag at this week’s CJ Cup. WRXers have been commenting on the switch and the clubs themselves in our forums.
For lots more photos, check out the full thread here.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- btyh: “Holy offset.”
- Glf_LU: “These are interesting. Not going to make a rush to judgement until I see them in person. It does look like a little more offset than I would expect to see in this model.”
- bcflyguy1: “Kisner is not one to make a lot of equipment changes (see the GBB driver he’s still using), so if these do have staying power in his bag that will be interesting to see. I have to wonder if there’s something different about his set, because like others have mentioned there appears to be more offset on his than I recall seeing in the samples I’ve had in hand.”
Entire Thread: “Kevin Kisner’s new Callaway X Forged CB irons”
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As part of a Srixon campaign, four PGA Tour players recently participated in a three-hole challenge, with each hole being a different game; hole No. 1 was blindfolded, hole No. 2 was costumes and distractions, and hole No. 3 was alternate shot with a baseball bat. The teams were Smylie Kaufman and Sam Ryder against Shane Lowry and Grayson Murray.
Watch the full video below, since it is quite entertaining (albeit not the type of golf that Old Tom Morris surely had in mind), but in particular, make sure to check out the first hole where Lowry and Ryder play a full hole completely blind folded. It’s amazing to watch how badly Ryder struggles, and how Lowry nearly makes par.
What happens when 4 #PGATOUR pros take a day off?
Luckily, the cameras were rolling.
Watch @shanelowrygolf, @graysonmurray, @smyliekaufman10, and @samrydersu in #SrixonVS. pic.twitter.com/C4LJwQgmZ7— Srixon (@SrixonGolf) June 25, 2018
Cleveland-Srixon’s marketing department has been hard at work crafting these viral-esque ad campaigns; if you remember, former long-drive champion Jamie Sadlowski recently dressed as 80-year-old Grandpa Jamie to fool range-goers. That video has since gathered over 1.2 million views on YouTube.
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Robert Parsons
Sep 28, 2017 at 12:55 pm
Try another brand Troy! Nobody builds driving irons like we do. Period.
RG
Mar 29, 2015 at 3:40 pm
Now that one was cushed!
yaisaidit
Mar 28, 2015 at 12:51 am
you so strong!
jason
Mar 27, 2015 at 8:11 pm
wow. That’s crazy!
gvogel
Mar 27, 2015 at 8:07 pm
Guess they got the thin Carpenter face just a wee bit too thin on that club.
Double Mocha Man
Mar 27, 2015 at 7:20 pm
Hey, he hit it out toward the toe. Ball would have only gone 190 anyway. 🙂
KK
Mar 27, 2015 at 5:36 pm
Haha, definitely not a confidence booster. Interesting how you can see the variable face thickness design.
RadioActive
Mar 27, 2015 at 4:42 pm
*put out
RadioActive
Mar 27, 2015 at 4:42 pm
Hmm maybe the drive to put on several new models a year is starting to affect Quality Control?
Rich
Mar 27, 2015 at 6:05 pm
Actually not true. Wilson have one of the slowest release cycles of any manufacturer so just bad luck I’d say.
Carlos Danger
Mar 27, 2015 at 3:48 pm
Thats what you get for using clubs that come in a box set at Wal Mart (Wilson)
Just waiting for the die hard Wilson fan out there to tell me how dumb I am and how Wilson makes some of the best stuff blah blah
eli yates
Mar 27, 2015 at 4:04 pm
Good for you, troll.
Pablo
Mar 27, 2015 at 4:16 pm
Stick to sending pictures of your junk to unwilling girls, Mr. Danger.
The dude
Mar 27, 2015 at 6:59 pm
Dooooosh
Mike J
Mar 29, 2015 at 3:50 am
If you enjoy the game, who cares where your clubs came from?
RG
Mar 29, 2015 at 3:38 pm
I’m not a die hard Wilson fan, but you are dumb.
Carlos Danger
Mar 30, 2015 at 9:54 am
wow…surprised there are 5 people in the world that got offended by the Wilson jab…was expecting like 2. Not as strong as the Mizuno army “MIZUNO DRIVERS ARE AWESOME YOU IDIOT!!!”
How many of you recently bought a Wilson club?
Don
Mar 30, 2015 at 2:13 pm
No matter what brand someone uses, should not matter to you, why are you so upset at certain club makers? Guess they do not sponsor trolls ! :0)
Cliff
Mar 30, 2015 at 4:46 pm
Brought a new set of Ci11’s. Really nice set of clubs for $280. No better or worse than Taylormade’s “whatever the trendy name for the next 6 months is” clubs.
Will
Mar 30, 2015 at 7:05 pm
Ya i just bought a new 2014 8802 putter, Wilson Staff is underrated. You don’t stay in business for 100 yrs by selling junk. I guess Gene Sarazen & Arnold Palmer were idiots too. Now go buy what your tv tells you to buy and try to break 100 for the first time.