Whats in the Bag
Non-competing marker Jeff Knox’s WITB: The 2018 Masters
Wait, who is Jeff Knox? He’s the amateur course record holder at Augusta National GC (11-under 61 with a bogey on No. 17, apparently), and he gets the call to play in the Masters as a marker when there’s an odd number of players in the field on the weekend.
He’s performed this solemn duty since 2003. Most famously, he outplayed Rory McIlroy by a stroke in 2014, with McIlroy calling him “the best I’ve ever seen on Augusta’s greens.”
Jeff Knox sighting ???? pic.twitter.com/VtrC0KxiB3
— Zac Blair (@z_blair) April 7, 2018
As a member of Augusta National and thrice the Georgia Mid-Amateur champion, Knox is anything but an “average guy.” Indeed, son of a banking magnate, Knox manages the nonprofit Knox Foundation, which oversees more than $70 million in assets. Even so, seeing him paired with a professional during the Masters telecast and playing well is somehow the fulfillment of every average golfer’s fantasy.
We weren’t surprised so many GolfWRX members were interested in Paul Casey’s high praise for Knox after their Saturday pairing. We can also report Knox unofficially shot 76 Sunday, paired with Vijay Singh. Naturally, we were curious about Mr. Knox’s WITB, and through the persistence of our own Director of Original Content Johnny Wunder, we’re happy to present the WITB for legendary Masters marker.
Here are Knox’s specs, straight from the horse’s mouth…
Driver: Titleist C16 (9.5 degrees)
Fairway Wood: Titleist 917F2 (16.5 degrees)
Hybrids: Titleist 818 (19 and 22 degrees)
Irons: Titleist T-MB (4-9 iron)
Shafts: True Temper AMT S300
Wedges: Titliest Vokey SM7 (51, 55 and 59 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey Black Series
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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- Collin Morikawa what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage. More photos from the event here.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX (45 inches)
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (4), P7MC (5-6), P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid 115 X100 (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (7-PW)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-SB09, 56-LB08), TaylorMade MG4 TW (60-TW11)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade TP Soto
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0
Grips: Golf Pride Z-Grip Cord
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
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At the 2022 RBC Heritage Jordan Spieth defeated Patrick Cantlay on the first playoff hole after nearly holing his greenside bunker shot. The win was the 13th of the Texan’s career.
Check out the clubs Spieth had in the bag two years ago at Hilton Head below.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Hybrid: Titleist 818H2 (21 degrees @20, C1 SureFit) Buy here.
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 95 X Hybrid
Irons: Titleist T100 2021 (4-9) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Project X 6.5 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F @8, 52-08F, 56-10S) Buy here, Vokey WedgeWorks Proto (60-T) Buy here.
Shafts: True Temper Project X 6.0 (6.5 in 46)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Circle T 009 Buy here.
Grip: SuperStroke Traxion Flatso 1.0
Grips: SuperStroke S-Tech
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x (2021) Buy here.
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- Jason Day what’s in the bag accurate as of the RBC Heritage.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: TPT Driver 15 Lo
3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage 80 X
7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage 80 X
Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3, 4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X Seven
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-08F, 56-10S, 60-04T), Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (56-10 MID, 52-10 MID)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X Seven
Putter: TaylorMade Itsy Bitsy Spider Limited
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X (with Mindset)
Check out more in-hand photos of Jason Day’s WITB here.
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steve
May 15, 2018 at 10:17 pm
Nosy gearheadbaters just love to look into pro’s WITB and make inane twitter blurting comments… 😎
CDS
Apr 12, 2018 at 8:59 am
If you’re curious about Knox…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lO-5zrRlYe0
Mike
Apr 10, 2018 at 3:30 pm
Big man. Lol
Elton John
Apr 10, 2018 at 12:42 pm
Way to come out on the WRX!
Richard
Apr 10, 2018 at 3:27 am
Doesn’t look like he smashed it. Obviously a great striker though. Just goes to show there’s more than one way to get the job done.
Mark
Apr 9, 2018 at 9:14 pm
“Non-competing marker”?
I had always thought a marker, by definition, was a player who was not competing and who had the responsibility of marking a competitor’s card.
This headline suggests there is such a role as a ‘competing marker’. Is there?
ken
Apr 9, 2018 at 11:14 pm
A “Marker” is a player that is used to play in a paring where but one professional is in a group/pairing. It is for the purpose of pace.
Usually the Marker is a club pro or member which has a high level of playing ability.
ogo
Apr 9, 2018 at 7:05 pm
He doesn’t “read” the greens …. he “lives” the greens …. and putting is 42% of the game.
Birdswing Golfer
Apr 10, 2018 at 4:44 am
18 putts a round on the average of 54 makes it only 33.333333333333333% of the game
Smith
Apr 9, 2018 at 5:50 pm
Guys, this doesn’t make any sense. Bob Parsons told me that the only reason people don’t have top-to-bottom PXG bags is because they can’t afford them. I would have thought that Knox, as a ANGC member, would have the cash…I just can’t make sense of this.
Way
Apr 9, 2018 at 6:49 pm
LOL
ken
Apr 9, 2018 at 11:16 pm
maybe Know just prefers the clubs he has?
Jack
Apr 10, 2018 at 4:25 am
He doesn’t even use a scotty cameron. Shows how much the rest of us posers know.
Gordo
Apr 10, 2018 at 8:23 am
Funny! He does have the C16 driver. $1125 MSRP. Yikes. Although I bet Titelist supplies him for free.
Mike
Apr 10, 2018 at 3:34 pm
Will if parsons says it must be true. I make a killing beating guys with PXG irons. I can afford them but choose to play TM RSI tour irons because the work just fine.
Sandridgeplayer
Apr 17, 2018 at 11:12 am
I play KE4 Tour + irons, M series wedges, and PTM puter from Golfworks and carry a 3 hndcp. They work great. And I too can afford PXGs, and Scotty’s, just chose to spend my $ elsewhere
Tim Armington
Apr 11, 2018 at 11:41 am
Hahahhahahahahaaha!!!
notbobparsons
Apr 11, 2018 at 4:19 pm
I created an account on golfwrx to LOL at this comment. You sir are a gentleman and a scholar
Brett Weir
Apr 9, 2018 at 4:34 pm
He’s rich, he’s a really good golfer, and one of the very few amateurs that gets to play Augusta in tournament days with the best players in the world almost every year. I would kill to be in his shoes…
Tony Lynam
Apr 9, 2018 at 9:22 pm
I think he is one of the best golfers in the world.
jgpl001
Apr 11, 2018 at 10:10 am
Yes, I feel really sorry for him, tough life
RPL
Apr 9, 2018 at 4:27 pm
Missing PW details?
Chris
Apr 9, 2018 at 6:36 pm
I’m assuming since he has a 22 degree hybrid and a 51 degree wedge these TMBs are probably bent 2 weak for gapping do it’s a 25 4 iron and a 43 9 iron. This would also decrease offset which makes sense for a stud like JK
ND Hickman
Apr 11, 2018 at 2:24 pm
Mean this in the nicest way possible but maybe he doesn’t care? Clearly he’s good with what he has and doesn’t need to mess about with equipment like some of us do.
Tom
Apr 11, 2018 at 5:49 pm
43 9 iron to 51 wedge a big gap guess he’s like Hogan knowing he didn’t need a 7 iron round Carnoustie
Josh
Apr 9, 2018 at 8:17 pm
51 degree vokey. Maybe he has his t-mb’s bent weak? there’s 14 clubs there.
Zach Bartness
Apr 9, 2018 at 8:54 pm
https://twitter.com/emichaelgw/status/982673045688119296?s=12
Justin
Apr 9, 2018 at 2:58 pm
Can we get some more pictures of his WITB? Lets see some pictures