Equipment
Luke List, using just his wedge to putt, takes JT to the 18th hole
Typically in match play, a golfer looks to gain an advantage over his opponent in order to win the match, such as hitting more fairways, more greens, or making more putts. While playing against Justin Thomas in the 2018 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play, however, Luke List bent his putter, and he resorted to using his wedge on the greens for the remainder of the match. Quite the disadvantage.
“I was walking off the 6th tee, and I was a little unhappy about the way I was feeling, a little under the weather,” List explained after the round. “And I thought it was like a brush area and I just kind of swiped my putter, and it turned out to be a wall. It bent like a fraction of an inch. So unfortunately I couldn’t use it the rest of the way. Stupid on my part.”
List was 3-down through seven holes, playing against the No. 2 golfer in the world. Game over, right?
Well… List remained 3-down until the 15th hole when he dropped this bellied-wedge into the hole from off the green.
Luke List is hanging around …
He’s 2-down with 3 to play. #QuickHits pic.twitter.com/o8L0kq00Lg
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 21, 2018
Then, List rolled in this short birdie “putt” with his wedge on No. 16 to go 1 down.
From 3-down to 1-down, all with a sand wedge as his putter.
Luke List has made a match of it against FedExCup No. 1 Justin Thomas. Two holes left. pic.twitter.com/d8H1RgrRVH
— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) March 21, 2018
In the end, List lost to JT 2-down. But the fact List forced the match to even go to the 18th shows a lot of fight.
Related: See the clubs Luke List has in his bag in 2018
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Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Accra TZ Six ST
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 80 6.5 TX
7-wood: Ping G425 Max (20.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 90 6.5 TX
Irons: Srixon ZX (2, 3) Buy here, Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.5 90, 6.5 100 (2-3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 Tour Rack (46-10 Mid, 52-10 Mid, 56-10 Mid, 60-9 Full) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Putter: Odyssey Jailbird Versa Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Flatso 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
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Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (19 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 9 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4, 5), Titleist 620 CB (6-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.0
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 50-12F, 54-12D, 60)
Shafts: Project X 6.0
Putter: Scotty Cameron P5 prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Ben Kohles’ clubs in the forums.
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- Kris Kim what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @7)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 60 TX
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (15 degrees @13.5)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (2, 4), TaylorMade P7MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 56-12SB, 60-11TW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 WV 125
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Check out more in-hand photos of Kris Kim’s equipment here.
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Kirk
Mar 25, 2018 at 2:23 am
Hey putting has always been a weak spot for me and I use a wedge all the time to putt with, usually with same or better results, lol
Cpl years ago someone in PGA TOUR broke their putter and made like 4 birdies with a wedge on back 9….i forget who and maybe it wasn’t that long ago buy someone did, lol
ogo
Mar 22, 2018 at 3:06 pm
Playing solo golf in the evening with a 7 iron and a sand wedge and two pocketfuls of balls, I would putt with the SW. I got good at it … with 10 balls on the greens. Meanwhile gearheads are worried about their ball bouncing and skidding off their $500 highly machined custom putter face. Talk about neurotic!!
Brad
Mar 22, 2018 at 2:59 pm
I have forgotten my putter twice, used my sand wedge for each round. Honestly didn’t putt nay worse and I may have been slightly better. It’ll make you focus on your “pendulum” due to having to strike the ball on the equator. I’ve heard some say it’s a good drill for practice?
ogo
Mar 22, 2018 at 3:10 pm
If you use a SW to putt you can practice two putting modes… (1) a pendulum stroke from the shoulders, and, (2) a hinged stroke at the wrists… just like Nicklaus and Palmer did crouched over the ball and stroking from the wrists. You can master both styles and use them when needed.