Equipment
11 Revealing Photos from the BMW Championship
GolfWRX was live this week from the 2015 BMW Championship at Conway Farms Golf Club in Lake Forest, Illinois. If you missed any of our photos, make sure to browse the galleries below.
FedExCup Playoff competitors had a week off last week, which meant no photos to reveal. I know, talk about a rough week. But we’re back this week and inching closer to the $10 million Playoff prize.
Shut up and reveal some photos already? Fair enough.
Sergio’s flame-broiled prototype
Sergio’s torched TaylorMade Daytona prototype from Kia Ma has blue hues that subtly match his European Ryder Cup-inspired SuperStroke grip. A nice touch for the prideful Spaniard, who loves to represent his European squad in style.
Related: Sergio officially joins Team SuperStroke
I was getting worried TaylorMade didn’t have a flat brim, snapback M1 hat yet
I’m pretty sure Dustin Johnson would have to withdraw from the BMW Championship if he had to wear a normal, fully curved-brim hat. That would be like John Daly wearing khakis or Tiger wearing blue on Sunday.
Ryan Moore’s new PXG 0311T irons
If you’re a better player who was interested in the PXG 0311 irons, but didn’t like all that offset, here’s your answer. No word yet on when/if they’ll hit retail/fitting centers.
#CaddiesLivesMatter
Someone should clue the PGA Tour in, too.
Justin Rose: Itsy Bitsy, Rd. 2
Rosey switched into TaylorMade’s Itsy Bitsy Spider putter for the 2015 Open Championship. It stayed in his bag for a few weeks, but then he switched back into a blade-style putter for the PGA Championship. Now it seems he’s been lured back into the Itsy Bitsy Spider model and has the Jason Day prototype in his bag this week. Tough to blame him. That putter looks awesome.
Related: See how the Jason Day TaylorMade prototype is made
Plugged up
If you want the rundown on Rickie Fowler’s tungsten-plugged Cobra irons, check out the full story here.
Phil Mickelson intervention?
Attention all GolfWRX readers, Phil Mickelson, our fellow gear head, needs our help. This lead tape addiction is getting out of control, and I’m worried for his well-being. I mean, there’s lead tape wrapped around the hosel of his putter. I knew it was bad, but this, this is too much.
We’ve seen the signs all along, but it’s time he seeks professional guidance before this spirals out of control. If he doesn’t get the proper guidance, who knows what will happen. Help us help you, Phil!
Be careful around Cubs fans
They’re furiously passionate — as proven by the pants in the photo above — but they’ll drive you into a pit of pessimism from which you’ll never return.
This particular Cubs fan is one of Bill Murray’s brothers, who’s also an actor, and according my secret insider sources (it’s Greg, our Tour photographer), he was inducted into the Western Golf Association Hall of Fame along with all of his five brothers this week. The Murray’s grew up in the suburbs of Chicago, thus, he’s a Chicago Cubs fan.
Doubled up
Harris English has two sliding weights in his Callaway Great Big Bertha driver, as opposed to just one, which is how the club is sold at retail. The two weights help move the CG even farther rearward for added forgiveness.
Related: See all of Harris English’s clubs here.
The essentials for AimPoint
All you need is a level, some colorful sticks and the willingness to look goofy when holding your fingers up in front of your face before every putt.
AimPoint has gathered a cult-like following, and the green-reading system is currently being employed by some of the world’s best golfers, including Hunter Mahan, Adam Scott, Ian Poulter, Lydia Ko and Stacy Lewis. If you’re struggling on the greens, do yourself a favor and read up on AimPoint this off-season.
Learn more about aimpoint here.
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Equipment
Putter Roundup: 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans
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.
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic
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Spotted: Project X Denali hybrid shaft
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!
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Zurich Classic
- Check out in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s full WITB here.
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Whats in the Bag
Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)
- 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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