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Johnny Miller’s 1973 winning U.S. Open WITB…which includes a pre-war 4-wood

In 1973, Johnny Miller shot a final-round 63 to win the U.S. Open. Miller said, “It was the oldest set of clubs [in relation] to the year it was played on Tour in the history of golf.”
A recent tweet from Brian Schneider gave an incredible insight into the clubs in Miller’s bag for that event. Including irons and a 3-wood from 1945, as well as a pre-war 4-wood.
Here is a look at what Miller had in the bag for one of the most memorable rounds in golf history.
Johnny Miller 1973 U.S. Open WITB
Driver: 1961 McGregor Velocitized Tourney (10.5 degrees) D9 swingweight
Shaft:True Temper Dynamic Steel, X Flex, 43.5 inches
270 yards
Miller: “I had to have everything just right, so I refinished my clubs and re-faced them. In ’73, they used persimmon that wasn’t the hard work, I wanted the heavier blocks that had a real tight grain. I wanted a little bit of movement, which means [wood] from the knotty area of the tree.”
3-wood: 1945 MacGregor Tommy Armour (15 degrees)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Steel, X Flex
235-240 yards
4-wood:1941 MacGregor Tommy Armour (19 degrees)
Shaft:True Temper Dynamic Steel, X Flex
225 yards
Irons: 1945 MacGregor Tommy Armour 915T (2-7), 1972 MacGregor Tourney Custom (8-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Steel, Stiff Flex, +0.5″ shaft length
2-iron: 210 yards
3-iron: 200 yards
4-iron: 185 yards
5-iron: 175 yards
6-iron: 160 yards
7-iron: 150 yards
8-iron: 140 yards
9-iron: 125 yards
PW (10-iron): 115 yards
Miller: “I cut the irons and reground the bottoms [soles] and the top. You didn’t have much club left, so they had to have a lot of lead tape to bring them up [to proper swingweight numbers]. An extra wrap on the right hand made the grip not so V-shaped.”
Wedge: 1959 Wilson Dyna-Power Sand Wedge (58 degrees)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic steel shaft, stiff flex
85 yards
Putter: 1952 Acushnet Bullseye Old Standard (36″ shaft)
Miller: “No putter ever made feels better than a Bullseye, it’s so soft. The ones before the late ’60’s had a heavier brass alloy, which kept them from getting dinged up all over.”
Ball: MacGregor Tourney
Miller: “In ’73, I switched to the Tourney ball that Jack [Nicklaus] was using. It was a heck of a ball. It was so hard [101 compression] that it wouldn’t spin and back up quite as much as the softer balata balls. When I switched, my scoring definitely improved.”
So Johnny Miller used irons and a 3-wood from 1945, a pre-war 4-wood and a twelve year-old driver to shoot one of the best rounds ever in 1973… what’s the big deal? pic.twitter.com/6cgC3RSnhN
— Brian Schneider (@bschneider126) February 15, 2022
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Whats in the Bag
Jon Rahm WITB 2022 (August)

- Jon Rahm what’s in the bag accurate as of the FedEx St Jude Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green ATX 75 2.8 TX
3-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond T (High Launch, 16 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green ATX 85 2.6 TX
5-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond T (18 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex UT (21 degrees), Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype 105 X (21), Project X 125 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Forged (52-10, 56-12, 60-10)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Putter: Odyssey Rossie S White Hot OG
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
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Whats in the Bag
Cam Smith WITB 2022 (August)

- Cam Smith what’s in the bag accurate as of the FedEx St Jude Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees @10.75)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TSi2 (15 degrees @ 15.75)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
7-wood: Titleist TS2 (21 degrees @21.75)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Elements
Irons: Mizuno Pro Fli Hi (3), Titleist T100 Black (4-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-08M), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (60-T)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Whats in the Bag
Blake McShea WITB 2022 (August)

- Blake McShea what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (9 degrees @ 9.75)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 60 6.5
3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Pro 2.0 Tour Spec 7 X
Hybrid: Titleist TS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White Hybrid 100 X
Irons: Titleist U500 (4), Titleist T100 (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour FLT 120 (4), KBS $-Taper 130 (5-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F, 54-14F, 60-08M)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: TaylorMade Spider OS
Grip: SuperStroke Traxion Tour 3.0
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
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Chuck
Feb 19, 2022 at 11:41 am
This was a fascinating read. Kudos to Matt Vincenzi, and especially to Brian Schneider for the original Tweet.
It is all interesting, but what blew me away was seeing Miller commenting favorably on the MacGregor Tourney ball of that era. I’ve never seen much of anything that was kind to, or generous about that ball. Nicklaus, it is reliably reported, was ready to quit MacGregor over their lousy balls. Some of Nicklaus’ rivals think that Jack might have won even more, if he hadn’t been stuck with the Tourney. I think it is true, that MacGregor made some changes to the ball around the time that Miller speaks of. How very interesting to listen to Miller talk about that.