Equipment
9 Revealing Photos from the 2016 Dean & DeLuca Invitational
GolfWRX was live from the 2016 Dean & DeLuca Invitational at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas. If you missed any of the photos from this week, make sure to browse the galleries below.
The “Who n’ Who Invitational?” you might be asking. You may recognize it better as the Crowne Plaza Invitational, which switched title sponsors this year. Or maybe you just know it as the Colonial Invitational and it doesn’t matter to you regardless.
What’s in a name, anyway. Let’s just reveal some photos.
Comin’ out hot
In its first year of sponsorship, Dean & DeLuca is already throwing its hat into the ring of creative tee markers. If you don’t know what Dean & DeLuca is, you can read more about the company here. If you’re too lazy and don’t want to click the link, it’s a chain of upscale grocery stores that started in Manhattan. I have to imagine vegans and foodies love it, but I’ll stick to Texas-style BBQ for this week.
Schwartzel switching it up?
While Schwartzel has played most of the year, and won at the 2016 Valspar Championship with a Nike Method Origin B1-01 in the bag, we spotted him testing the Nike Method Core Drone at the D&D Invtl. Most recently, he missed the cut at The Masters and finished T58 at the AT&T Byron Nelson, so maybe he’s looking to change it up.
Speaking of putter testing
John Huh is testing an entire rack of putters. Also, Huh showed us the essential tools for a proper putter test: a banana, five fresh golf balls, a handful of putters, and, of course, a fresh strip of lead tape.

A few other tinkerers on the prowl
The Flat Cat grips seem to have gained some steam on Tour, with names like Carl Pettersson and Louis Oosthuizen giving them a roll on the practice green.
Trying to get pros into new equipment for the week is a bit of a… cat-and-mouse game, if you will.
More than one way to skin a cat
There’s always discussion, especially in the GolfWRX forums, about swing philosophies and “Tour secrets.” Flip through the gallery of photos below showing different Tour players at impact and you’ll see there’s just no perfect way to swing a golf club.
Greg Owen seeking a new caddie for the week
His weekly loop was busted for possessing guns on the premises during the practice round. This photo reveals that Jason Gore was the rat who snitched.
Air ’em out, Timmy
Why is Tim Herron throwing golf balls? Well, when picking best-ball teams on the first tee, it’s common to throw four golf balls into the air; the two that land the closest together are teammates, and the two that are farthest apart are also teammates.
Of course, you don’t necessarily have to throw them as high as you can, but it’s the one time you get to actually throw something on the course without being judged. So I say, let ’em fly.
Ballin’
I don’t know much about “making it,” but I do know that casually texting on two phones is a sign that you’ve done it. I also know that Jordan Spieth can afford the double data plans. Here’s proof:
Let it rain!
Spotted: New Ping putters
The new flatsticks from Ping appear to offer old-school Ping looks, but with new face millings, sight lines and finishes… and zebra-striped weights on the toe and heel? We’ll learn more about those stripes soon enough.
When you’re done being awestruck, check out more photos of the Ping putters and join the discussion here.
Whats in the Bag
J.T. Poston’s winning WITB: 2026 Memorial Tournament
Driver: Titleist GTS3 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BF 60 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 7 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 8 X
Irons: Titleist 150 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Project X 6.5

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-08F, 56-10S (@55), WedgeWorks (60-L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X Torched
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0P

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Whats in the Bag
Alex Noren WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max D (9 degrees @7, draw setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 6 X

3-wood: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BB 83 TX

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black

Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Callaway Opus SP (46-10S, 50-10S, 56-08C, 60-08C)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400


Putter: Odyssey O-Works #1W

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
Equipment
Spotted: Titleist GTS USWO headcovers
GolfWRX Tour Photographer Greg Moore was at Riviera Country Club this last week in Los Angeles for the U.S. Women’s Open. While browsing the photos, I spotted a recent major trend in headcovers. That is, the Titleist GTS headcover line expands the majors theme.
Seen on the bag of Natalia Guseva were the red, white, and blue Titleist GTS covers. This is the third time we have seen limited-edition Titleist major covers, the others being at the Masters and the PGA Championship. But with the launch of the GTS line back at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March, this is the first time we have seen Titleist come out with major themed head covers for the season (driver headcovers through hybrids).
Check out some photos below.

At the Masters, we saw the familiar Masters green, white, and yellow. While the PGA Championship design was colors synonymous with the Philadelphia Eagles NFL team. This shows the season major drops continue full steam ahead for major OEMs. New opportunities for each major for designs and themes, and who knows, maybe a lucky spark for a player and a major championship for their resume. It gets the wheels turning for what major theme headcover you would keep on your bag for the whole season!


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alexdub
May 28, 2016 at 11:37 pm
These Ping putters are a lot of things, but “new” isn’t one of them
Rich
May 28, 2016 at 11:22 pm
Holy crap those new Ping putters look incredible. Bring it on Ping!
Joey
Jun 6, 2016 at 10:12 am
YES