Equipment

Pieters’ meters stamping, Adam Scott’s no-longer-long putter, sweet setups galore at Riviera

Published

6 years ago

Feb 13, 2018

GolfWRX is live at Hogan’s Alley, Riviera Country Club, for the Genesis Open where the pros’ bags are in mid-season form. We’ll take a little deeper dive into our three galleries of drool-worthy equipment pics from Monday, as well as our in-hand shots of the bags of Thomas Pieters, Tommy Fleetwood, Haotong Li, Xinjun Zhang, and Adam Scott.

You’re here for the photos, so let’s cut the babble and dive in.

Thomas Pieters’ meters! The Belgian has what we assume to be his stock distances (in meters) stamped on his Apex Pros. Metric system sauce.

Former Nike staffer, Tommy Fleetwood, just can’t shake those Nike Vapor Fly woods and VR Pro irons.

Also, did he get a couple on inches chopped off his famous locks? (Serious golf equipment question)

Tommy’s Odyssey White Hot Pro has seen a lot of use, but why deviate from the money-making machine?

Now THAT is a tee mark, Xinjun Zhang. Looks like the Twist Face vaporized it.

The Goldfinger in all of us loves the Basileus’ shaft art.

Just call him Scotty “3 Gloves” Scheffler. Amateur winner of the Collegiate Showcase doesn’t need a staff bag, but he does need to ensure a secure grip on his clubs.

It’s that dictator Jordan Spieth and his peasant caddie. (Note: This makes no sense if you haven’t seen Billy Hurley’s attack ad, which you should)

When you grind the loft off there, you have to stamp it here.

If you were Haotong Li, this is what your custom Bettinardi SS3 would look like at address.

Adam Scott: A short putter-er again.

(And an absolutely savage putter it is)

Don’t worry, Scott is still 680 MB till he dies.

Plenty of high-lofted nastiness from the Australian.

In other news, Piretti. G$S, indeed.

As you might guess, Sam Saunders’ putter cover honors his late grandfather. May it always.

So much good stuff going on in Anirban Lahiri’s bag.

One of several stations at the Circle T buffet.

Stunning golf course everywhere inside the box…

For much, much more of the above, check out the rest of our photos from Monday at Riviera.

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Equipment

Limited-edition gear spotted at the PGA Championship

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12 hours ago

May 15, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

The second major of the season is here, and with it, custom gear aplenty! Taking inspiration from both Louisville, Kentucky, and host course Valhalla, the OEMs have been having some fun with the designs.

Check out PGA Championship staff bags, some custom kicks, and a very cool putter grip from SuperStroke.

2024 PGA Championship staff bags

Callaway

PGA Championship Staff Bag Giveaway ? See below how you can win the bag and headcovers being used this week by #TeamCallaway at the second major of the year:

-Follow @callawaygolf
-Tag 2 friends in the comments pic.twitter.com/8HbGdPHiFK

— Callaway Golf (@CallawayGolf) May 13, 2024

Cobra

TaylorMade

From the stables to the fairway. ?

This year’s PGA Championship staff bag and accessories pay homage to the Derby City with callouts to the run for the roses, the fastest lap in track history and more.

Dive into all the details of this beauty: https://t.co/afhEVKHWLj pic.twitter.com/8eoP6tDZq1

— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) May 13, 2024

Scotty Cameron’s putter cover features the Scotty Dog in Viking helmet

Bettinardi’s KFC-inspired putter covers

Ping’s bourbon-inspired putter cover

Rory McIlroy’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail-inspired Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3 shoes

FootJoy x Todd Snyder Mint Julep Premier Series

(Photo courtesy of FootJoy)

Brooks Koepka’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail-inspired Nike Air Zoom Infinity Tour shoes

(Photo courtesy of Nike)

SuperStroke’s PGA Championship grip

Check out all of our photos from Valhalla here.

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Whats in the Bag

John Daly WITB 2024 (May)

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15 hours ago

May 15, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

John Daly WITB accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Newton Motion 6-Dot

3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Newton Motion 4-Dot

Hybrids: Ping G430 (17, 22, 26 degrees)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold

Check out more in-hand photos of John Daly’s clubs here.

Irons: Sub70 659-CB (6-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S300

Wedges: Sub70 TAIII (50, 54, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S300

Check out more in-hand photos of John Daly’s clubs here.

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Milled One T CH
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0

Grips: SuperStroke custom

More photos of John Daly’s WITB in the forums.

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Toulon Golf collaborates with Valhalla Golf Club for latest Small Batch putter

Published

15 hours ago

May 15, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Toulon Golf has today officially announced its latest Small Batch putter — the Valhalla.

Discussing the putter, Preston Toulon of Toulon Golf said: “This putter is a collaboration with the club at Valhalla and incorporates three of the many things that make the state of Kentucky great – horseracing, bourbon and championship golf. The head of the putter and headcover have several allusions to a jockey’s silk and there are thoroughbreds on the sole.”

Inspired by Toulon’s classic tri-sole Santa Monica design, the company sought to modernize the profile and design leveraging its 904 stainless steel and 6061 aircraft aluminium across the sole. Toulon describes the Valhalla’s profile as “slightly oversized blade whose proportions are meticulously balanced to maintain the look and feel of the Santa Monica, while increasing the putter’s inertia to create one of the most forgiving putters we have ever designed.”

Throughout numerous prototypes, Toulon paid particular attention to the L-neck, with its full shaft of offset, adding a bit of length for better blending with the slightly wider and longer blade.

On the rear of the putter are homages to horse racing in the form of jockey silk diamonds and Churchill Downs-inspired font.

The sole of the putter features a large cavity covered by a 6061 aircraft aluminum sole plate. According to Toulon, this allowed for the addition length to the putter and improved inertia as well as moving more mass to the perimeter for greater forgiveness.

In another nod to Valhalla, Toulon uses a milled watermarked limestone pattern, a reference to stone featured widely on the property.

As with all the Toulon Small Batch putters, the team paid particular attention to the topline thickness and radius to achieve a desired look. “Soft yet crisp was the design intent,” according to the company.