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Luke List, using just his wedge to putt, takes JT to the 18th hole

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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.

Then, List rolled in this short birdie “putt” with his wedge on No. 16 to go 1 down.

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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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. 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

  2. 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!!

  3. 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.

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Webb Simpson WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70 TX

5-wood: Titleist 913 Fd (18 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya VTS Proforce 8 TX

Hybrids: Titleist TSR2 (24 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD D1 Hybrid 105 X

Irons: Titleist T150 (5, 6), Titleist 680 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 54-14F, 60-04L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Check out more in-hand photos of Webb Simpson’s clubs here.

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Keegan Bradley WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (16.5 degrees)
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Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
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Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3-5) Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (52-10 Mid, 58-6 Low)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy WristLock

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4

Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond

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

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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 set of Mizuno 245 irons.

From the seller: (@JB_007): “1. Mizuno Pro 245 – $1000 –> 950/obo

  • Purchased brand new – they have 36 holes on them, with probably 10 premium range balls. Great set of irons, I just am looking to go another way right now.
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To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno 245 irons

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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