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Long-drive 2015 Champion Tim Burke WITB

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Tim Burke defeated Jim Easterly in the 2015 World Long Drive Contest finals to record his second win at the event in three years. His winning drive was recorded at 394 yards at the WinStar World Casino in Oklahoma.

Check out the video below to see the drive, and hear what he had to say about his performance in an interview with GolfChannel’s Morning Drive.

Here are the specs of the drivers he used to win, and pocket the $150,000 prize.

Driver: Krank Golf Formula 6 (4 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Groove LD 3X, 4X
Length: 50 inches
Grips: Golf Pride Multi-Compound New Decade

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  1. Busty McGoo

    Nov 1, 2015 at 1:20 am

    Besides the fact pros are usually playing a tourney at the same time, would they consider entering the long-drive or is considered too…..for the lesser golfers in the world? Guys like Bubba Ego, Rory and others could probably win this thing especially with an amped driver and rock hard ball.

    What ball do these guys use for comp?

  2. David

    Oct 27, 2015 at 10:40 pm

    50 inches. I thought the current max is 48″???

    • Vince

      Oct 28, 2015 at 12:46 pm

      USGA legal limit is 48 at address, LDA measures vertical, but they do check each driver on a 48 inch board before they are allowed to hit on the grid. So they are within the USGA standards.

      • David

        Oct 28, 2015 at 8:25 pm

        Gotcha. 50″ LDA maximum by measuring with the club vertical up against a flat wall.

  3. jake

    Oct 27, 2015 at 5:22 pm

    Winstar is in Oklahoma not Vegas BTW….

  4. Benny

    Oct 27, 2015 at 5:08 pm

    Seriously? Can’t they at least list some other drives since they always have a bag of them? Sorry wrx but this is kinda lame. Still love the site tho!

    • Umm

      Oct 28, 2015 at 1:47 pm

      So you wanna know what backup putter was the week he won?

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Steve Stricker WITB 2024 (April)

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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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Alex Fitzpatrick WITB 2024 (April)

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  • 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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What’s the perfect mini-driver/shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss

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In our forums, our members have been discussing Mini-Drivers and accompanying shafts. WRXer ‘JamesFisher1990’ is about to purchase a BRNR Mini and is torn on what shaft weight to use, and our members have been sharing their thoughts and set ups 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.

  • PARETO: “New BRNR at 13.5. Took it over to TXG (Club Champ but TXG will always rule) in Calgary for a fit. Took the head down to 12, stuck in a Graphite Design AD at 3 wood length and 60g. Presto- numbers that rivaled my G430Max but with waaaaay tighter dispersion. Win.”
  • driveandputtmachine: “Still playing a MIni 300.  The head was only 208, so I ordered a heavier weight and play it at 3 wood length.  I am playing a Ventus Red 70.   I play 70 grams in my fairways.  I use it mainly to hit draws off the tee.  When I combine me, a driver, and trying to hit a draw it does not work out well most of the time.  So the MIni is for that. As an aside, I have not hit the newest BRNR, but the previous model wasn’t great off the deck.  The 300 Mini is very good off the deck.”
  • JAM01: “Ok, just put the BRNR in the bag along side a QI10 max and a QI10 3 wood. A load of top end redundancy. But, I have several holes at my two home courses where the flight and accuracy of the mini driver helps immensely. Mine is stock Proforce 65 at 13.5, I could see a heavier shaft, but to normal flex, as a nice alternative.”

Entire Thread: “What’s the perfect Mini-Driver/Shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”

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