Here at GolfWRX, and among golf gear nuts in general, it seems like we’re always looking ahead to what’s next. But with the new year upon us, it’s an appropriate time to look back at 2018. More specifically, we’ll take a backward-looking glance at the most read articles on the website from the year that was.
Excluding WITB posts, here are the 10 most read articles from 2018, including, what has to be, a surprise No. 1.
10. Bobby Clampett: The 2 big problems with club fitting
The former PGA Tour professional, current commentator and author sees both golf clubs designed to correct a slice and the trend of fitting golfers for distance in their irons as problematic.
Read it here.
9. Rick Shiels shoots +41 in 3-round pro-am tourney. GolfWRX members discuss.
The YouTube personality, instructor, and club reviewer extraordinaire teed it up in the three-round Costa Daurada International Pro-Am at Lumine Mediterránea Beach & Golf Club earlier this year. Needless to say, his game did not make the trip.
Read it here.
8. How many Greens in Regulation should you be hitting based on your handicap?
Peter Sanders found if you strive to get to scratch (0 handicap), your best rounds should average about 12 GIRs, as well as the average GIR numbers for all handicap groups.
Read it here.
7. Mizuno launches new JPX919 Tour, Hot Metal and Forged irons
Mizuno announced its new line of JPX919 clubs in late August. The family consists of JPX919 Tour irons — the successors to the popular JPX-900 Tour irons that Brooks Koepka has now won three majors with — JPX919 Forged irons, and JPX919 Hot Metal irons.
Read it here.
6. Jordan Spieth is a disgusting, pathetic thief, according to Billy Hurley III
Billy Hurley III’s tongue-in-cheek takedown of Jordan Spieth in a “campaign video” as the two vied for a seat on the Players Advisory Council was a big hit.
5. The story behind Jason Dufner’s new National Custom Works irons
Ben Alberstadt spoke with Patrick Boyd at NCW about the custom irons Jason Dufner gamed earlier this year.
Read it here.
4. Michael Breed explains why he really left the Golf Channel
In speaking with our Michael Williams on the 19th Hole podcast, Michael Breed discussed his move from Golf Channel to Golf Digest.
Listen here.
3. The 8 hottest driver shafts of 2018 on the PGA Tour
Andrew Tursky mined his contacts, our Tour photos, and Getty images to tally up the most popular driver shafts on the PGA Tour.
Read it here.
2. TaylorMade launches M3 and M4 drivers that have a “Twist Face”
TaylorMade’s Twist Face technology made a significant splash in the golf equipment world last year. Not surprisingly, our deep dive into the M3 and M4 was widely read.
Read it here.
1. Confirmed: Ernie Els did indeed beat the crap out of Steve Marino aboard a private jet
Did anyone see this coming? The substantiation of a years-old rumor that Ernie Els, midway through a flight on his private jet, challenged Steve Marino to a wrestling match that turned out the be pretty one sided, was WRX’s most read story of 2018.
Read it here.
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