Equipment
13 Revealing Photos from the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. If you missed any of the photos form this week, make sure to browse the galleries below:
The bracket-style format of the WGC-Dell Match Play is reminiscent of the NCAA March Madness tournament, which is currently being played — the only difference being that most people understand how the format of March Madness works. If you want to read up on the rules for the Dell Match Play, check them out here.
My job isn’t to explain formatting groups and teams, however, it’s to reveal photos. So please, allow me do my job. As such, we begin Revealing Photos: Confusing Match Play Bracket Style Events.
All squared up
All you need to learn to putt well is two parallel alignment rods, 10 golf tees, and a putter with squares on it. See, golf is easy.
Don’t be such a square. Just try it.
I promise, it won’t be like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
I’ll see you on the practice green. Be there or be square.
How do you know you’re at a WORLD Golf Championship?
Yardage signs are also in metric.
Adam Scott settles (maybe) on a driver
It’s been a long road for Adam Scott and his driver. He’s gone from a Titleist 915D5 — a driver basically made specifically for him — to a D3, then to a D2. We may have a winner, since he won the Honda Classic and the WGC-Cadillac Championship back-to-back after making the switch to a D2, the most forgiving driver of the bunch.
Scott Piercy’s WITB is heavier than most
I won’t declare him the lead tape king as to offend Phil Mickelson, but he certainly uses a hefty amount of the stuff. Also, he has this Scotty Cameron Tour Only putter as his “backup.” How do I know it’s his backup? Well…
Check out Piercy’s full WITB from this week here.
Kevin Kisner’s “In-N-Out” Great Big Bertha
A fair share of Callaway Tour staffers have two weights in their Great Big Bertha drivers, opposed to the one sliding weight that’s offered in the stock versions. And according to this forum member, Tour reps have a code name for the additional-weight setups.
I’ll never be able to look at a Great Big Bertha driver again without getting hungry.
Rory puts a Nike Vapor Fly Pro 2-iron in the bag
He said he carries it “about 260 yards,” and generates more ball speed with it than some PGA Tour players do with their driver. Don’t ever change, Rory.
“Taking dead aim”
Of course, this sculpture quotes one of the most influential, storied and respected golf instructors ever, Harvey Penick, who also authored the Little Red Book. If you haven’t read it, drop everything and pick up a copy now.
Penick started his career in the golf world as a caddie at the age of 8 at none other than Austin Country Club. He later became the head professional at the club, and taught there for the rest of his life. His spirit stands strong on the premises.
Above is a life-size statue of Penick standing behind Tom Kite, one of his former students, who is now in the World Golf Hall of Fame (2004). Penick was also inducted into the hall-of-fame in 2002, seven years after his death.
And “taking dead aim” is no joke at Austin CC.
Where do you even aim?
Sorry, Harvey. I’m going with the “hit-and-hope” approach instead.
G-mac’s… uh… extension cord?
My best guess is that this is one of the brown extension cords taped together and being used as a training aid.
Maybe he’s working on his extension?
Wanna see a rumor start?
Bubba Watson is talking to Tour Reps from PXG in the photo above. Boom. Rumor started.
Hey, Michael. I have mac-n-cheese in the microwave…
Fork or spoon?
Jordan Spieth: Master of the greens and mac & cheese. #ThisIsSportsCenterhttps://t.co/nHmRivSYp0
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 16, 2016
Instant classic.
P. Reed’s lob wedge saga ends
Patrick Reed has been struggling to find a lob wedge. The last few weeks, he’s been spotted testing Bettinardi, Callaway and Titleist wedges. It appears the Titleist Vokey Prototype T-Grind has won out… for now.
Last week, I joked that Reed might be a WRX member due to his frequent equipment changes. But maybe I was right. Check out what’s in his bag this week.
A PXG 3-iron with a UST Mamiya ProForce V2 100X hybrid shaft.
What’s your forum name, P-Reed?
Shouts to Sweden
David Lingmerth’s putter pays homage to Sweden’s national Men’s Hockey team, also known as Tre Kronor, or “three crowns” in Swedish.
His putter also shows off a new logo from Ping, which we’ve also spotted on Bubba Watson’s putter. Keep a look out for what that’s all about.
Why is Edel’s new putter called “The Brick”?
Oh, nevermind.
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Equipment
Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
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.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.
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Whats in the Bag
Akshay Bhatia WITB 2024 (May)
- Akshay Bhatia what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. Bhatia is deciding between drivers. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees @7.2, 2 grams lead tape heel, 4 grams toe)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X (44 7/8 inches, tipped 1 inch)
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees @13.9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (43 inches, tipped 1.5)
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW Prototype (19 degrees @17.8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees) Buy here, Callaway Apex TCB Raw (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S @49, 54-10S, 60-08C @61)
Shafts: KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135 X
Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Split
Grips: Iomic
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
More photos of Akshay Bhatia’s WITB in the forums.
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Whats in the Bag
Emiliano Grillo WITB 2024 (May)
- Emiliano Grillo what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
5-wood: Cobra LTDx Prototype (18.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Callaway MD3 Milled (46-08S), Callaway Jaws Raw (50-10S, 54-10S, 60-08T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Emiliano Grillo’s clubs here.
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Phil
Mar 26, 2016 at 10:09 am
This is, by far, my favorite bit you guys do! Love the revealing photos from each tournament and the commentary. Great stuff!
richard
Mar 27, 2016 at 8:26 am
I love it as well. Andrew… the “how to start a rumor?” – love that. LOLOLOL
Taco John
Mar 26, 2016 at 12:16 am
AUstin Country Club has been in 3 different locations. The original AUstin country club moved to Riverside in 1950 and then moved to where it is now in 1984 the course that Crenshaw and Kite learned from Harvey was the riverside course. Riverside is now owned by Austin Community College.
Red McCombs
Mar 25, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Harvey Penick worked at the Original Austin Country Club which is now Riverside Golf Course which is a Press Maxwell Design. That is where Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw learned to play. Austin Country Club moved across town in the 1980s and this course was designed by Pete Dye. It is the not the same course with the all of Penick history but the same club.
Kirk
Mar 25, 2016 at 5:50 pm
Hi Red. The original ACC is now part of Hancock Park GC.
I was a student of Mr. Penick 1967-71.
RG
Mar 25, 2016 at 10:59 pm
So don’t be such a smarty pants Red.