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In-hand photos of Dustin Johnson’s patriotic TaylorMade M1 460

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Recently, TaylorMade released a special-edition M1 460 driver, replicating Dustin Johnson’s winning driver setup from the 2016 U.S. Open, except with some Patriotic customizations. Now, the No. 2-ranked golfer in the world has the driver in his bag.

Showing off his patriotism, Johnson put the special-edition driver into play last week at The Barclays; and this week at the Deutsche Bank Championship, we shot in-hand photos of the club. It would also be no surprise to see him using the driver at the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine later this month, where he’s already locked up a spot on Team USA.

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The drivers, which come equipped with Fujikura Speeder 661 Tour Spec shafts, were available in 9.5 and 10.5 degree lofts for $799 and were released on August 26. Something tells us DJ didn’t have to purchase his through TaylorMade’s website, however.

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See what GolfWRX members are saying about Dustin’s patriotic driver here.

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  1. Bro Squad

    Sep 6, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    Looks so good, USA all the way. Just in time for the Ryder Cup. #Merica

  2. Justin

    Sep 2, 2016 at 1:39 pm

    I’m guessing a good number of these will be bought and placed on shelves in trophy rooms or bars with the hope that one day they can get DJ to place his signature on the crown. There’s no way I’d game it unless I had enough money to buy 2, haha. Then again, if I had “enough” to buy 2, then I’d probably just buy all PXG clubs instead 🙂

  3. Bob

    Sep 1, 2016 at 2:10 pm

    How about the patriotic Donald Trump model.

    Proceeds from all sales could go towards building the wall 🙂

  4. Bob

    Sep 1, 2016 at 2:05 pm

    How about a Patriotic Donald Trump model 🙂

  5. Golfer

    Aug 31, 2016 at 7:56 pm

    true

  6. Y. Wurry

    Aug 31, 2016 at 4:50 pm

    More overpriced dreck. Cue the “then don’t buy it!” simps.

    • Golfer

      Aug 31, 2016 at 7:56 pm

      then don’t buy it!

      • AllBOdoesisgolf

        Sep 2, 2016 at 9:26 am

        damn, you beat me to the, ‘cue the “more overpriced dreck!” simps.

        • Jack

          Sep 7, 2016 at 3:46 am

          Yeah yeah. Small runs cost more to produce. Don’t act like it doesn’t cost anything to manufacture stuff. I personally think it looks very nice, but is just way too pricey. I see them on eBay 550 or so, but that’s still a lot of coin for a driver that only looks different from the regular version.

          • C.O.Golfer

            Sep 16, 2016 at 2:41 pm

            The shaft that comes in it is where the price increase comes into play. Just a small mark up for the paint job and the partriot z grip. $800 is too much for any golf club unless it’s coming from Japan.

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Spotted: Putter roundup from the 2024 3M Open

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Every week we spot some really cool and custom putters out on the putting green and in tour players’ bags. This week is no slouch with some really interesting and beautiful putters being tested. Let’s take a look at some of the standouts we found.

Tyler Duncan: Scotty Cameron Phantom T-11.5 

The Phantom 11 is a pretty wild putter by Scotty’s standards with a multi-material design that boosts MOI for more forgiveness. Duncan’s T-11.5. takes the stock model and moves the shaft to the center of the putter head. We don’t mean a center shafted version, but the shaft is installed in the center, behind the face as well. We don’t have any official details on this T-11.5 but it looks like that setup should create a putter where the face points towards the hole or target, similar to a L.A.B. putter.

Zac Blair: Scotty Cameron 009.M Cameron & Co. “Longneck”

Blair might be in possession of the largest Scotty collection on tour! It seems like every week he has something new, and flat-out gorgeous, that he is trying out. I have seen a lot of 009.M putters over the years, but never one with a long plumbers neck on it. This 009 is a Masterful that utilizes additional CNC machine work to reduce the amount of hand polishing needed to complete the putter. The long, or tall, neck on the putter usually is used to reduce the amount of toe hang and make the putter more face balanced. The face contains a very shallow milling while the sole features a tour truck, tour only, diamonds, and the rare Circle L stamp. The Circle L was made for Scotty’s close friends who lost matches or games and was meant to poke a little fun at their misfortune.

Paul Barjon: PXG Prototype

There are a lot of putters out there that become so widely used and popular that other manufacturers will borrow some of the design cues. The Spider is one of those putters and it looks like PXG has made a prototype putter for Barjon that has some similar features. This proto has a tapered mallet shape with twin wings that come out from either side of the rear. Twin movable weights sit in each wing on the sole and the sole features a plate that is bolted in place at the corners. The top contains a single siteline and the face uses PXG’s advanced pyramid face structure.

Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Broomstick #7

More and more long, counterbalanced, and alternative putters seem to be showing up recently. The long, or broomstick, putter is making a comeback and more than a few players have joined Adam Scott in using that style. Odyssey has thrown its hat in the broomstick arena with a new Ai-One Cruiser model. The head shape is the very familiar #7 model, but with the shaft going into the center of the club head. An Ai-One face is there to help keep ball speed consistent on off-center hits and three white lines are on top for framing ball and aligning the putter.

TaylorMade Spider Tour S Broomstick

Another option in the long putter is TaylorMade’s Spider Tour S broomstick that we saw around the putting green. The head looks to be a little larger than the standard Tour S and that makes sense with the broomstick-style putters demanding heads near or over 400g. A TPU Pure Roll insert is installed in the face and the shaft is a more traditional double-bend design, just much longer! There isn’t the True Path alignment on top, just a full darker grey finish with a single siteline. Two moveable weights are out in the wings of the putter to dial in the specific weight a player might want.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (7/25/24): Mint Scottie Cameron GOLO putter

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Mint Scottie Cameron GOLO putter

From the seller: (@PatrickCantLayUp): “Mint Scottie Cameron GOLO Putter (Black) 36 Inch with Headcover – $500 + Shipping

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mint Scottie Cameron GOLO putter

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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Sahith Theegala WITB 2024 (July)

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  • Sahith Theegala what’s in the bag accurate as of the 3M Open.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 60 TX

3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

5-wood: Ping G430 Max (18 degrees @17.5)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

Irons: Ping i210 (3), Ping Blueprint S (4-W)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X (3), Project X 6.5 (4-W)

Wedges: Ping s159 (50-12S, 54-12S), Ping Glide 2.0 (58-06TS)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (54, 58)

Putter: Ping TR 1966 Anser 2 prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 2.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more photos of Sahith Theegala’s WITB in the forums.

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