Equipment
Still Classic: Catching Up with the Jones Golf Bag Company
At the 2016 PGA Merchandise Show, GolfWRX took note of some impressive gear seemingly appropriate for its gear heads, which will be featured on its website. For this third and final feature, we are highlighting the Jones Sports Company based in Portland, Oregon. In particular, Jones has made the trek to the “Show” each and every year since re-launching in 2011 to do something rare, which is introduce its new product line for the coming season.
If you are between the ages of 35-55, you might have one in your garage, or been given one when you made your varsity golf team in high school, and kept it until now since parting with it would be simply too painful. Known by sight alone, your Jones golf bag is a piece of history and a reminder of a different time in the game of golf. Jones golf bags were an original creation of George Jones back in 1971 when he began hand sewing bags and selling them out of his cab in Portland, Oregon. Today, Jones is in the midst of a well-established rebirth due to efforts of an ownership group now happily responsible for the fate of this iconic symbol in golf.
While golfers like you have played a significant and integral role in the comeback made by Jones, some of the credit also goes to Chris Carnahan, Business and Creative Director for Jones. A former member of the University of Oregon golf team, former professional golfer (primarily on what is now known as the Mackenzie Tour), and for super golf nerds, original designer of the Carnahan Golf line of putters, Carnahan’s devotion to rebuilding something special has paid substantial dividends for Jones.
Call it an emotional resurrection, but Jones has successfully tapped into the nostalgia that kept those old Jones golf bags in the garage for so long.
So what can you expect when you purchase an Original Jones Bag ($139.95), which even in 2016 has stayed true to its original design (now 45 years in the making): quality, simplicity, and style.
Designed with the modern, fashion forward golfer in mind, Jones has found its place by creating a line of bags, including the Jones Rider Bag ($269.95), which appeals to almost any golfer. And in doing so, Jones has been able to honor its original design principles, without sacrificing its identity in the process. Whether now or in the future, regardless of where Jones takes it brand, your Original Jones Bag will remain instantly recognizable and forever iconic.
Part of the appeal of Jones golf bags and accessories can also be tied to the customization options available. Up to 95 percent of the current line of products available at Jones provide for custom options and the work done with respect to those options is performed in Portland at Jones’ home base. The customization element of Jones products is critical in the grand scheme, and every new product design considered by Jones accounts for the same. Jones offers golfers the chance to be both unique, as well as instantly recognizable when deciding on their next golf bag.
Having firmly re-established Jones as a household name in golf bags, Jones will be taking its time to focus on a new line of products in 2016, the Utility Series. Designed for the golfer that desires something true to Jones’ style, but isn’t ready to pack it in the offseason, this line is dedicated to golfer willing to tee it up in the elements.
The Utility Stand Bag ($199.95) in that regard was inspired by the challenges inherent in being a year-round golfer in the Pacific Northwest. And consistent with past years, Jones will also launch a Masters-themed Original Jones in conjunction with this year’s event at Augusta.
Jones golf bags may not be for everybody, but they are designed with every golfer in mind. As the brand continues to evolve and expand, Jones will continue to honor the design and players that helped it re-emerge as strong as ever after slowly becoming a footnote in the game of golf.
You can always find out what’s new with Jones by visiting their website at https://www.jonesgolfbags.com.
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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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Equipment
Heavy Artillery: A look at drivers in play at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans
What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.
At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.
Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.
Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alex Fitzpatrick
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Daniel Berger
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Rasmus Hojgaard
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alejandro Tosti
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4
James Nicholas
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Kevin Streelman
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Sang-moon Bae
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Russ Cochran
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align
MJ Daffue
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align
Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.
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Whats in the Bag
Rasmus Højgaard WITB 2024 (April)
- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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Keith
Mar 8, 2016 at 1:24 am
Whatever, Tee Lassar. I’ve got one of the Jones bags that were made in collaboration with Bonobos/Maide and it’s fantastic.
Tee Lassar
Mar 2, 2016 at 1:15 pm
Make mine Mackenzie!! The Jones bags are retro, and should have stayed there!