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Gary Woodland spotted with Wilson Staff prototype irons ahead of Hero World Challenge

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Update: Brendan Steele posted this photo of the prototype irons to his Instagram.

Gary Woodland has recently been using Titleist irons since his split with Callaway in 2015, but it looks as if the big-hitting American is set for a change this week at the Hero World Challenge.

According to Jonathan Wall at Golf.com, the three-time winner on the PGA Tour has been spotted in the Bahamas with a set of Wilson Staff prototype blades and an FG Tour V4 utility 2-iron. The irons feature KBS Tour C-Taper 130X shafts, which he had previously been using in his Titleist 718 MB irons.

Woodland has not signed any iron deals since 2015, so whether or not he is merely testing out the new clubs at the end of year event or he is ready to strike a deal with Wilson remains to be seen.

Andrew Tursky of PGATour.com added this info via Twitter.

The fall season has already seen Charles Howell III make the switch from PXG to Titleist, and it has also given birth to strong rumors surrounding a potential move for Justin Rose to Honma. Now it appears as if Woodland is another man to keep an eye on concerning equipment changes as we begin the run-in to the new year.

You can find out what clubs Woodland puts into play when he tees off alongside Tony Finau at the Hero World Challenge on Thursday at 11:10 ET.

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Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected].

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  1. Jimmy Bucher

    Nov 30, 2018 at 11:08 pm

    Having played the WS FG 62 the last 3 years or so I have been waiting for these to come out! Solid looking blades with a bit more weight in the toe. I will have to wait patiently to hit them.

  2. KevinR

    Nov 29, 2018 at 9:16 am

    Good looking iron. Too much for me but for whatever reason I like it. It would be nice to see Wilson Staff as a premium, successful iron again.

  3. TIMMAY!!!!!!

    Nov 28, 2018 at 4:20 pm

    If they had those in a raw finish id send them my money right now.

  4. TONEY P

    Nov 28, 2018 at 12:00 pm

    Hope a change of clubs helps, will be also change his to a better putting technical option. That’s away held him up on Sundays.

  5. Tom

    Nov 27, 2018 at 6:23 pm

    If there ready was any difference in performance between brands, no tour player would use a brand like Wilson. But the fact is, all the clubs perform the same ….

  6. Shallowface

    Nov 27, 2018 at 6:06 pm

    The Bullet Back from 1969 taken to another level.

  7. Tom

    Nov 27, 2018 at 3:53 pm

    Does anyone else burst out laughing every time they see Gianni’s picture?

    • Scheiss

      Nov 28, 2018 at 11:14 am

      No. But we all bust out laughing every time we see one of your idiotic comments

  8. Andy from NC

    Nov 27, 2018 at 3:48 pm

    Oh man I almost flipped when I read this headline as in my brain I replaced “staff irons” with Cortex driver…

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Adam Scott WITB 2024 (May)

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  • Adam Scott what’s in the bag accurate as of the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson. 

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX

 

Driver: TaylorMade BRNR (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 TX

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees), TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 9 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (21 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Black 9 X

Irons: Srixon ZX Mk II (3), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5), Srixon Z-Forged II (6-9)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 105 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 54-08M), SM9 (LW), WedgeWorks (LW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48-54), S400 (LW)

Putter: L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Proto

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

See the rest of Adam Scott’s WITB in the forums.

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Pierceson Coody WITB 2024 (April)

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi 10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi 10 Tour (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 80 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (3), TaylorMade P7MC (4-6), and TaylorMade P730 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 58-08LB)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: TaylorMade TP Reserve Juno

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

Check out more in-hand photos of Pierceson Coody’s WITB here.

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Why Ben Griffin is making the surprising switch to a Maxfli golf ball

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Ben Griffin might be a little too young to remember some of the iconic Maxfli golf balls that won on tour, but that isn’t stopping him from putting the newest Tour X ball from the brand in play. Today, Maxfli and Griffin announced an exclusive partnership that will see the PGA Tour player using the company’s four-piece golf ball.

While Griffin might be the first PGA Tour player to put a new Maxfli golf ball in play, he isn’t the first profesional golfer to do so. Lexi Thompson has been playing the Maxfli Tour golf ball on the LPGA Tour since the beginning of the 2024.

 

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We caught up with Ben at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson in Texas this week to ask him about the new ball switch.

“I was able to finally get my hands on some and try it and immediately I saw faster ball speed with the driver, which is always something every golfer wants to see.

“Then I had to test a lot around the greens and test irons, test spins, test everything like that. Basically, I came to the conclusion that I thought this was probably one of the best golf balls for my game.

“And so I decided to make it official and partner with them and very excited to help kind of launch this golf ball and see where it takes us.”

Griffin’s ball of choice is the Maxfli Tour X, a four-piece golf ball that is made for highly skilled players that want consistent distance off the driver and spin around the green. An updated core design helps add the ball speed that Griffin mentioned and two ionomer mantle layers separate low spin driver shots from higher spin iron and wedge shots. Maxfli uses Center Of center-of-gravity balancing to ensure each ball has consistent flight in the air and roll on the green. Like all golf balls on tour, the Tour X features a cast urethane cover for maximum performance, and it has a tetrahedron dimple pattern to enhance aerodynamics.

It is exciting to see a golf ball at a lower price point — $39.99 at Golf Galaxy — being used by a top 100 ranked player in the world like Ben Griffin, and equipment junkies will be keenly watching his performance with the new ball.

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