Equipment
Revealing photos from the Frys.com Open
GolfWRX was live this week from the 2015 Frys.Com Open at Silverado Country Club’s North Course in Napa, Calif — the heart of Wine Country. If you missed any of the photos, browse through the galleries below:
It’s an exciting time here at GolfWRX. The new 2015-2016 PGA Tour season is starting, players are changing clubs and shafts, and new equipment is being released. You know what that means? Let’s reveal some photos…
Blayne Barber’s Bambi wedge
His custom wedge stamping shows the “Browning Arms Company” logo, a company that sells firearms and other weapons for fishing and hunting. The message “shoot one” isn’t comforting for all the — as Mona Lisa Vito in My Cousin Vinny would call them — sweet, innocent, harmless, leaf-eating, doe-eyed little deers out there.
But Master Instructor Dennis Clark’s recent article may give the animals, and Marisa Tomei’s character peace of mind. A snippet from his article says: “… I’d hate to be at a rifle range with a bunch of golfers. That’s because they tend to have the most crooked aim of players in any sport.”
Barber would have had an easy chance to “shoot one” at Spyglass Hill Golf Course in this recent deer fight video that has gone viral, however.
He probably could have have just chipped a golf ball at one of them with his Browning-stamped wedge.
It appears Barber has a few other, more animal-friendly goals stamped on his wedges, as well.
Like, getting better at the guitar…
And winning a few trophies.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Barber’s new wedges here.
Jarrod Lyle’s custom “Leuk the Duck” putter cover
Leuk the Duck is the mascot for Challenge, an organization that supports children living with cancer, and their families. Jarrod Lyle can often be seen with Leuk the Duck head covers, pins and commonly wears a yellow bucket hat to support the cause.
A slew of new shafts at the season opener
Rory’s new Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana shaft spotted
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Rory’s new shaft here.
UST Mamiya Elements Chrome prototype
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Elements Chrome’s new shaft.
Matrix “Speed Rulz”
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Matrix’s new “Speed Rulz” shafts in the forums.
Graphite Design Tour AD-GP shafts
See what members are saying about the new Tour AD-GP shafts here.
Danger: High Voltage
Russell Henley’s Nike Vapor Pro Combo 6-iron has a hole burned right through the back cavity — maybe there’s more Voltage in that Volt Swoosh than we thought.
Justin Rose is about that tinker life
This week’s episode of “Justin Rose: Tinker til I die,” shows him switching back to a TaylorMade blade putter from the “Jason Day mallet prototype,” which he switched to from a TaylorMade blade, just after he switched from a TaylorMade Ghost Spider mallet.
And he also put the new TaylorMade PSi Tour irons in the bag for the week.
Tune in next week to see what Rose is tinkering with next.
WITB: Splash Brother No. 1
We spotted “Splash* Brother” and 2015 NBA League MVP Steph Curry of the NBA Champion Golden State Warriors playing in the Frys.com Open Pro-Am with Justin Thomas and teammate Andre Igoudala.
Curry is rumored to be a 2-handicap, and we caught a glimpse of some of the golf clubs he has in his bag — PXG 0311 irons and wedges, and a Titleist 915D4 driver with a Graphite Design Tour AD-DI shaft. He’s also reppin’ for his squads with a Davidson Wildcats head cover on one of his woods, which is where Curry played college basketball, and a wedge stamped “Go Warriors.”
*Refers to “Splash” as in swishing a basketball into a hoop, not hitting a golf ball into a pond.
Camilo Villegas’ irons are lofted up
Assuming the numbers written in marker on his irons are lofts, Villegas’ TaylorMade RSi 2 prototype irons have much different lofts than your typical RSi 2 irons. The RSi 2’s stock 7-iron is 31 degrees, 8 iron is 35 degrees and 9-iron is 40 degress; but Villegas’ irons are pictured as having 36, 40.5 and 45 degrees, respectively. That means Villegas’ short irons are about 5 degrees weaker!
Ollie Schneiderjans’ Georgia Tech wedges are buzzing
His black-and-yellow wedges honor the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. The “Ramblin’ Wreck” stamping refers to a 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe that serves as the school’s mascot.
As the story goes… Ramblin’ Wreck was a name given to the 1916 Ford Model T that a Georgia Tech dean and president drove in the 1900s. The name stuck, and in 1961, the 1930 Ford Model A Sport Coupe — painted in Georgia Tech’s colors — became the school’s mascot.
The “Ramblin Wreck from Georgia Tech,” is also Georgia Tech’s fight song.
A Mizuno T-Zoid fairway wood
Think you need to play the newest, most expensive clubs to score well? This Mizuno T-Zoid fairway wood in Brett Stagmaier’s bag is available here for $20.99.
Please don’t show this photo to Phil Mickelson
As we’ve previously established, Mickelson has a serious problem. This photo of lead tape just wasting away on the turf and not on a golf club may be too much for him to handle. And a message to golfers everywhere, please be careful where you leave your lead-tape scraps, you don’t realize the dangers it may cause to others.
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Whats in the Bag
Team McIlowry (Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry) winning WITBs: 2024 Zurich Classic
Rory McIlroy WITB
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X (45 inches)
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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Shane Lowry WITB
- Shane Lowry what’s in the bag accurate as of the Cognizant Classic.
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 70 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus Buy here.
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
Irons: Srixon ZX Utility (3, 20 degrees) Buy here, Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4, 5) Buy here, Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW) Buy here.
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X (3), KBS Tour 130 X (4-PW)
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (50-10 MID, 54-10 MID) Buy here, Cleveland RTX Full Face (58-8) Buy here.
Shafts: KBS Tour Wedge X Black
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Z Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV Buy here.
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
Steve Stricker WITB 2024 (April)
- Steve Stricker WITB accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, C4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.2 X
3-wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (46-10F @55), Titleist Vokey SM10 (54-10S @53), Titleist Vokey SM4 (60 @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 w/Sensicore
Putter: Odyssey White Hot No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip Rite
Check out more in-hand photos of Steve Stricker’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Alex Fitzpatrick WITB 2024 (April)
- Alex Fitzpatrick what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX
Irons: Ping iCrossover (2), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 9 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-12D, 60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Bettinardi SS16 Dass
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Fitzpatrick’s clubs here.
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jcorbran
Oct 16, 2015 at 6:34 pm
why bend the 9 iron 5 degrees when you could jut extend the pw?
Mat
Oct 16, 2015 at 7:28 pm
Bounce.
Track Man
Oct 17, 2015 at 12:21 pm
why would you want that much bounce on your irons
Greg Moore
Oct 16, 2015 at 3:47 pm
Thought you’d like that photo of the lead tape on the ground. I thought about saving it and listing it on e Bay cuz it is “Tour used” lead tape. Could have been a big seller.
Nice job AT.
Mark
Oct 16, 2015 at 12:01 pm
Thoughts on what was going on with Henley’s 6-iron there?
Mike
Oct 16, 2015 at 2:39 pm
removing some weight…
Tom
Oct 16, 2015 at 2:58 pm
Bag chatter
Loser
Oct 16, 2015 at 10:47 pm
Iron head cover wear
OCD
Oct 17, 2015 at 2:47 am
OCD. Couldn’t help picking at it
Merlin
Oct 17, 2015 at 10:14 am
Practicing left-handed backwards-head escape shots?