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TaylorMade to offer USA-inspired M1 driver for $799

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To commemorate Dustin Johnson’s dominate performance off the tee at the 2016 U.S. Open, where he won the first major championship of his career while using a TaylorMade M1 460 driver, TaylorMade is releasing a USA-inspired M1 driver.

Related: Dustin Johnson’s Winning WITB from the 2016 U.S. Open

 

 

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Photo credit: Twitter

Instead of the familiar White-Black-Red look in which TaylorMade users are familiar, the Special Edition offering will have a more Patriotic color scheme. The usually black portion of the M1’s two-toned crown will have what TaylorMade describes as a translucent dark blue color. Also, there is a “red T-bug alignment aid” on the crown. On the sole are red and blue T-Track weights and an American flag on the toe.

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The Special Edition driver also comes with a custom Fujikura Speeder 661 Tour Spec Special Edition made specially for this driver, and has a Golf Pride Z Grip Patriot Grip. Buyers will receive a leather TaylorMade headcover for the driver, with the same design as TaylorMade staffers used at the 2016 U.S. Open.

The USA-themed M1 driver will be available on August 26 for $799, and will be available in 9.5 and 10.5 degree lofts, in regular and stiff flexes and in right-handed only. Pre-order now. 

Read our full review on TaylorMade’s M1 460 and 430 drivers.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. J.B.

    Jul 29, 2016 at 5:43 pm

    If they offered it at the standard retail, I’d make that impulse purchase for the cool colors alone. At what they are asking it’s just a laugh.

  2. cgasucks

    Jul 29, 2016 at 10:39 am

    TM did something similar in 2008 with a R7 Patriot Golf Day Driver…but not as expensive…

  3. SHit on SMizzle

    Jul 27, 2016 at 3:17 pm

    junk just like the rest of the TM line

  4. tlmck

    Jul 26, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Because the plain $499 version is just flying off the shelves right?

  5. ph00ny

    Jul 26, 2016 at 1:54 am

    I will take the headcover and the blue cf crown. That’s pretty much it
    Shaft, loft, etc doesn’t fit me at all

    • ph00ny

      Jul 26, 2016 at 8:58 am

      I forgot to add that $300 for a paint job? Jebus!!!

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Putter Roundup: 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans

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We always get some great photos of some phenomenal putters at tour events and love to share them. Here are a few from the 2024 Zurich Classic that caught our eye and seemed interesting. (And as a reminder, you can check out all our photos from New Orleans here)

MJ Daffue’s Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype

MJ is going with the new Scotty Cameron T-11 Prototype this week. The putter is a multi-piece mallet that puts an emphasis on stability with the wings on the back. Daffue’s putter does have a design that differs from retail with a monotone finish, which eliminates the black paint on the aluminum parts that we see at retail. He also has a half siteline milled into the top and an L-neck welded on for some additional toe hang. The face features a deeper milling that should offer a softer feel and slightly quieter sound.

Scotty Cameron T-7.5 Prototype

We spotted a few different Scotty Cameron Phantom models with modified rear flanges. It looks like the straight black flange was cut into a half circle for a little softer look at address. On this T-7.5, you can still see the raw aluminum from the back view, so this might have been a last-minute job to get them out on tour. The semi-circle also has a white line on it, maybe to frame the ball differently.

Alex Fitzpatrick’s Bettinardi SS16 DASS

Alex’s SS16 is made from Bettinardi’s famous D.A.S.S., or double-aged stainless steel, for a softer and more responsive feel. The face has a unique diamond pattern milling and features a logo that I feel like I have seen before, but can’t put a name to. The putter is a classic mid-mallet style with a simple, single white siteline on the top. The sole is clean with just the SS16, DASS, and a green triangle logo on it.

Steve Stricker’s Odyssey White Hot No. 2

This putter has made some amazing putts in its long career! Stricker’s White Hot No. 2 might be in the top 10 of most famous putters in golf. When you see all the dents and lead tape, you know the heel will be up and it will be sinking putts! The soft White Hot insert looks to be in good shape and has less wear on it than the rest of the putter. We don’t know how much lead tape is on the sole, but it has to be multiple layers compacted down over the years.

Doug Ghim’s Scotty Cameron T-7 Prototype

This T-7 should win the award for “best color finish” in this list with its deep chromatic bronze. It looks like Scotty added a cherry bomb dot to the heel of the deep-milled face and filled it with a very dark blue paint. The rest of the putter looks pretty stock with its single site line on the topline and twin site lines down the “fangs” of the putter. Twin 5-gram weights are installed in the sole and the putter is finished off with a gloss black double bend shaft with a fill shaft offset.

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Spotted: Project X Denali hybrid shaft

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Project X’s Denali wood shafts have been seen in more and more golf bags this year as we start off the season. As a refresher, Denali Blue is the mid-launch and mid-spin model while Denali Black is for players seeking lower launch and spin.

Denali combines great feel with stability and increased ball speed. Currently, Project X only offers Denali Blue and Black in wood shafts, but we spotted a hybrid shaft in Daniel Berger’s bag at the 2024 Zurich Classic.

The shaft looks to be a Denali Blue 105G – HY in TX flex. No word on details from Project X yet but we can assume that this is a mid-launching shaft that weighs around 105 grams in Tour X-Stiff flex.

Berger has this shaft in his TaylorMade P770 3-iron, likely for some added launch and spin to hold the green from longer distances.

Hopefully, this means we will see some more shafts coming under the Denali name in the future, as I think many of us would like to try one in a hybrid or utility iron!

 

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Daniel Berger WITB 2024 (April)

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  • 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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