Equipment
Special edition: Revealing photos from the Shriners Open
GolfWRX was live this week from the Shriners Hospitals for Children Open at TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas. If you missed any of the galleries, make sure to click the links below and enjoy:
The photos at the PGA Tour event this week were unprecedentedly overshadowed by one gallery in particular. We’ll get to that at the end, but for now let’s reveal some photos from the Shriners.
Rickie changes it up
Rickie Fowler put the new Cobra King Forged MB irons in play this week at the Shriners, along with the new King Cobra Driver.
It appears his new irons, like his previous irons, incorporate a special use of tungsten plugs as shown in the center of the back cavity of his irons in the photos.
Here’s a glimpse at the specs of his driver head.
Also, he’s using the Matrix Reign Prototype shaft that he played for most of 2015 in his previous gamer, the Cobra Fly-Z+.
See more photos of Rickie’s current bag setup here.
Shout out to the South Paws
Titleist has its new Vokey SM6 wedges out on Tour in a left-handed version. Every time you think golf companies have turned their collective backs on the south paws, they do something like this and completely redeem themselves. Mark it down as a win for golf companies and wrong-side slappers alike.
See more photos of the Vokey SM6 wedges, also available in right-handed options.
Fujikura Evolution part Deux
We spotted a Fujikura Speeder Evolution II shaft on Tour this week, which is made from 90T carbon fiber, has metal composite technology and a vibrant new color scheme.
Related
- Read more about the shaft and find specs and pricing here.
- See what GolfWRX members are saying about the shaft.
City of Sin putters covers
Roll dice, lose (or win, but mostly lose) money, drink martinis and fraternize with devil women. For some, Scotty perfectly captured the essence of Las Vegas with this head cover.
The main event: Butch Harmon’s memorabilia mecca
While out at the Shriners Open, Butch Harmon allowed GolfWRX access to his shrine — the Butch Harmon Golf School at Rio Secco Golf Club also located in Las Vegas. If you love sports, golf history, golf memorabilia or nostalgia, this is one of the coolest galleries we’ve ever posted on GolfWRX.
I’ve selected a few of my personal favorites photos from his collection below, but I highly encourage you to browse the full gallery here.
Tiger standing with the U.S. Amateur, The Masters, U.S. Open, Open Championship and PGA Championship trophies. Utter dominance of golf.
The collection of names on this flag from the 2004 Masters is incredible. I spy Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer, Tiger Woods, Gary Player, Tom Watson and Byron Nelson among others. Not a bad lineup.
Judging by the shirt, this photo was taken after his 1993 Open Championship victory. Norman didn’t win nearly as many majors as he should have, but don’t forget he still has two Claret Jugs.
I’m not sure if this specific photo was chosen by Tiger on purpose, but while he was working with Butch, he was basically winning with his eyes closed.
Butch also keeps a collection of memorabilia from other sports as well. My best guess is that they’re athletes who have gotten a swing tip or two from Butch. This autographed jersey from Willie Mays, “The Say Hey Kid” is my favorite, but there are a few others you shouldn’t miss.
See the full gallery here. It’s worth it.
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Why Wesley Bryan is playing two 4-irons this week
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.
…Flash forward to THE CJ CUP Byron Nelson 2024 at TPC Craig Ranch in Texas, and Bryan is still playing with a mixed Takomo set, except he’s added a new 101 U 4-iron, plus a Titleist T200 4-iron, and he’s dropping his 5-iron.
That bears repeating: Bryan is switching to an iron setup that consists of two 4-irons and no 5-iron.
On paper, that looks wrong, but when you look at yardage gapping instead of the number on the sole of the iron, things start to make more sense.
As Bryan explained to GolfWRX.com on Tuesday in Texas, his Takomo 301 CB 6-iron goes about 195-200 yards. Then, his new hollow-bodied Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which he recently started testing “a couple weeks ago” and bent about 2 degrees weak, goes about 220 yards, and the Titleist T200 4-iron goes about 235 yards.
Speaking on his new Takomo 101U Driving Iron, which sells for $119, Bryan had this to say:
“It’s super forgiving and launches high, and it has a bit longer of a profile to where it looks really good,” said Bryan. “If people are willing to play something that doesn’t have an expensive price tag on their club…[I started testing it] in the last couple weeks and it’s in the bag.
“I just made it like 2 degrees weaker. Basically that gap from 205 to 225 I was in a little bit of a dead space, so I’m going to try and fill that gap better.”
Check out Wesley Bryan’s full WITB here.
Read the rest of the article at PGATour.com.
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Most forgiving players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing players irons. WRXer ‘NorthTXGolf’ is on the hunt for some new irons but is putting a priority on forgiveness, and has reached out to fellow members who have been sharing their thoughts and advice on the subject in our forum.
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.
- Sam217: “i230 has got to be one of the most forgiving players irons available. Cobra King Tour another. Don’t sleep on the New Level 480 DB coming out soon.”
- RangeBaller: “ZX5/ZX7 and i230 should definitely be in your testing pool.”
- YAMS49: “Another I210 homie here… Very highly recommended if you want/need spin and a consistent yardage.”
- golf-RN: “I second the Cobra King Tour irons. I am not the greatest ballstriker by any stretch of the imagination and I find the King Tours very forgiving. Toe strikes might lose 5 or 6 yards with no directional loss. You definitely feel the miss though lol but mishits from the center aren’t punished too hard regarding distance.”
Entire Thread: “Most forgiving Players irons? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/2/24): Mack Made Rahmbo putter
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 Mack Made Rahmbo putter.
From the seller: (@rkochies4580): “Picked this up recently here on WRX. Absolutely stunning piece of work. Putter is stainless steel, slight toe hang, 354 grams, 34” length. New grip and nice headcover. $525.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mack Made Rahmbo putter
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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Tom
Oct 25, 2015 at 8:23 pm
Wow ..two rookies win the first two tournaments of the season. This wrap around season benefits the rookies.
Rwj
Oct 25, 2015 at 7:59 am
We may be able to see the tungsten plugs if all the photos didn’t require GolfWRX watermarks in the way
nunya
Oct 25, 2015 at 10:29 am
The watermark isnt that bad and its totally reasonable for all the pictures to have them. And the tungsten weights are easily seen in both pictures posted. No reason to complain. Just be happy we are able to get these awesome pictures.
alexdub
Oct 26, 2015 at 11:23 am
The point still stands… the logo messes up the photo details.
Mark
Oct 24, 2015 at 3:35 pm
Really interested in trying the new KING irons.