Equipment
13 Revealing photos from the Quicken Loans National
GolfWRX was live this week from the Quicken Loans National at Robert Trent Jones Golf Club in Gainesville, Va., hosted by Tiger Woods. In case you missed any of the photos, you can find all of the galleries here:
Equipment junkies got their fix this week, with Titleist dropping new AP1 and AP2 irons, new T-MB irons and new CB irons, as well as the H1 and H2 816 hybrids, too. Callaway also came in hot with its new Great Big Bertha and Big Bertha Alpha 816 drivers and fairway woods.
Let’s see what else happened at the Quicken Loans with this week’s Revealing Photos.
Tiger’s body guard tried so hard to keep a straight face
Inner monologue: “Alright. No big deal, it’s just Tiger Woods. Stay cool.”
“Yea, I got this. Calm, cool and collected.”
“Man, this is so sweet. Just me and Tiger strolling along.”
“Whoops! Forgot where I was for a second. Hold it back.”
Toe Hang’s WITB
Not sure who Toe Hang is, but he seems to be a fan of putters.
Gone fishin’
Head down, casually strolling through the course with a fishing rod. Love this move. Forget golf, where the lakes at?
Butt wait…
Is that a butt weight on Lamkin’s new putter grips? I believe it is.
Odyssey’s creative covers
No 3-Jacks. Brilliant.
A Jason Voorhees hockey mask as a mallet head cover.
And “Odyssey” as the hockey jersey name patch on the blade version of the cover?
Next level stuff.
The solution to Rory’s habits
If he put a floaty on all of his golf clubs, he could just let the clubs fly with no worries.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSi1C9yTwJE
Problem solved.
Does K.J.’s caddie get paid double?
Carry the bag, and spot for K.J. … who refuses to stop working out.
All day, everyday.
Mitch Cumstein’s nemesis
There’s no way he could see Blayne Barber’s murdered out GoLo 3 putter while night putting with the Dean’s daughter.
Unnecessary abbreviation
1st aid? I think “First Aid” is short enough.
Quicken Loans appreciates the caddies…
… for now. We’ll see if they’re singing a different tune when a thunder storm rolls through the area. Back under the tin roof!
Tiger who?
High on the list of people you wouldn’t expect Tiger to invite to his tournament: Vijay Singh.
Remember when Vijay’s caddie wrote “Tiger who?” on his hat at the 2000 Presidents Cup? Not a good idea. Tiger tightened up his “gimmie range” for Singh that round, and beat him on three occasions during the cup — most notably a 2&1 singles match.
Watney’s Nike Free Trainer 5.0 v6 AMP’s
Kick-game heat.
You can buy them here. When people ask where you found them, just tell them you have a sneaker hookup #urwelcome
“816” continues to be the most popular number in golf
Callaway, Titleist and now Fourteen Golf each have golf clubs with the 816 in their name. Weird.
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Whats in the Bag
Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB: 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB) Buy here, Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3 Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x Buy here.
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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The winning WITB 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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Whats in the Bag
Kevin Tway WITB 2024 (May)
- Kevin Tway what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX
Irons: Wilson Staff Utility (2), Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Mitsubishi MMT 100 TX (2), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F @51, 56-14F), SM7 (60-10S)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5 Proto
Grip: Scotty Cameron Black Baby T
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4
More photos of Kevin Tway’s WITB in the forums.
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Equipment
Did Rory McIlroy inspire Shane Lowry’s putter switch?
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
The timing of Lowry’s putter changeup was curious: Was he just using a Spider putter because he was paired with McIlroy, who’s been using a Spider Tour X head throughout 2024? Was Lowry just being festive because it’s the Zurich Classic, and he wanted to match his teammate? Did McIlroy let Lowry try his putter, and he liked it so much he actually switched into it?
Well, as it turns out, McIlroy’s only influence was inspiring Lowry to make more putts.
When asked if McIlroy had an influence on the putter switch, Lowry had this to say: “No, it’s actually a different putter than what he uses. Maybe there was more pressure there because I needed to hole some more putts if we wanted to win,” he said with a laugh.
To Lowry’s point, McIlroy plays the Tour X model, whereas Lowry switched into the Tour Z model, which has a sleeker shape in comparison, and the two sole weights of the club are more towards the face.
Lowry’s Spider Tour Z has a white True Path Alignment channel on the crown of his putter, which is reminiscent of Lowry’s former 2-ball designs, thus helping to provide a comfort factor despite the departure from his norm. Instead of a double-bend hosel, which Lowry used in his 2-ball putters, his new Spider Tour Z is designed with a short slant neck.
“I’ve been struggling on the greens, and I just needed something with a fresh look,” Lowry told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. “It has a different neck on it, as well, so it moves a bit differently, but it’s similar. It has a white line on the back of it [like my 2-ball], and it’s a mallet style. So it’s not too drastic of a change.
“I just picked it up on the putting green and I liked the look of it, so I was like, ‘Let’s give it a go.’”
Read the rest of the piece over at PGATour.com.
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Sean
Aug 3, 2015 at 8:55 pm
What, is “816” the “420” of golf?
Christosterone
Aug 1, 2015 at 12:30 pm
KJ Choi working out and Jimenez knee roll stretch get me every time….
And Vijay’s beautifully tempoed reverse C makes him forever loveable to me…
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bob lawls
Aug 1, 2015 at 12:35 am
that no 3 jacks is hot.
2BGood
Jul 31, 2015 at 12:37 pm
I may have to start playing a mallet just to use that cover!
greg
Jul 31, 2015 at 10:13 am
All Time best, so far! Keep up the great work, though I did give you a lot of great content to choose from this week. Now I just have to step up my game for you from now on! Thanks, AT