Equipment
Top-30 equipment photos from the 2021-2022 PGA Tour season
During the practice round days of every event during the PGA Tour season, GolfWRX photographer Greg Moore is out taking photos of the golf clubs and equipment that PGA Tour players use. Whether it’s brand new equipment, a club that’s been in the bag for a decade, or a custom 1-of-1 product, Moore is there to photograph it.
As for myself, I rejoined GolfWRX.com this year to team up with Moore each week to tell the stories behind the equipment PGA Tour players use, and to help out taking photos when needed (which is rare, because Moore usually has the inside scoop on everything).
Related: Top-5 gear stories of 2021-22
While taking a look back over the season’s worth of our weekly equipment photos, I wanted to compile a list of some of my favorites. I was going to narrow it down to my top-10 photos, but there were just too many cool custom builds that we spotted this year to overlook.
So, below are my top-30 favorite equipment photos from this year, with related links for each to see more photos and read the stories behind them. Enjoy the look back from this season, and we’ll see you soon in Napa for the start of the 2022-23 season.
Maverick McNealy’s ultra-custom Callaway Apex 11-iron
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Justin Thomas’ new Scotty Cameron T5 “JT” prototype putter
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- JT himself explains the putter on video
- The story behind JT’s custom 1-of-1 Scotty Cameron
- More photos of the putter
Charl Schwartzel’s custom Artisan prototype irons
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Dylan Fritelli’s ridiculously expensive 1-of-1 Callaway Apex TCB sand wedge
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Bryson DeChambeau’s custom 5-degree Cobra King LTDx driver
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Ben Hogan’s old aluminum prototype iron, with custom grooves
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Adam Scott’s 1-of-1 Miura irons, with his logo on them
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- The story behind Scott’s custom irons
- Scott himself speaks on the irons, and why he likes them
- In-hand photos of Scott’s irons
Gary Woodland’s long (very, very long) neck Scotty Cameron putter
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Tony Finau’s heartwarming, hilarious and practical ball markings
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Justin Rose shows off a new Axis1 prototype putter
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- Rose gives GolfWRX a look at a brand new Axis1 prototype putter
- In-hand photos of the new Axis1 putter
Charlie Woods uses an old backup Scotty Cameron putter that once belonged to his father, Tiger Woods
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Former NBA superstar Penny Hardaway’s incredible custom golf clubs
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- Penny Hardaway shows off his clubs on video
- The story behind Penny’s golf clubs
- In-hand photos of Penny’s full WITB
Rickie Fowler’s custom Cobra putter, celebrating his daughter
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A look inside Annika Sorenstam’s 2022 custom setup
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Tommy Gainey’s Odyssey Backstryke putter
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A perfect look at Tiger Woods’ custom TaylorMade MG3 Raw TW Grind sand wedge
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The wear mark on Jason Dufner’s old Titleist 915F 7-wood face
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- Dufner speaks on his nearly decade-old fairway wood
- In-hand photos of Dufner’s fairway wood and 2022 WITB
Jim Furyk’s old Cleveland wedge, with tons of offset
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John Daly’s wild club setup at the 2022 PGA Championship
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NBA player J.R. Smith plays pro-am with an unbelievably cool purple Bettinardi putter
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- Smith shows off the Bettinardi proto putter on video
- In-hand photos of the putter
- J.R. Smith’s full 2022 WITB
Justin Thomas’ father Mike has an awesome Vokey wedge
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Scottie Scheffler signs with TaylorMade, finally replaces Nike VR Pro Limited fairway wood
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The wild story behind Tom Hoge’s custom Odyssey White Hot OG 2-ball putter
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Piretti’s 1-of-200 custom Augusta National putters
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Ryuji Imada makes PGA Tour return with a Titleist Bullseye putter
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Charl Schwartzel’s Scotty Cameron Catalina Classic putter, with Wilson lead tape in the back pocket
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Henrik Stenson’s classic Callaway Legacy Black irons
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Swag Golf’s custom headcover celebrating Hideki Matsuyama’s Masters victory
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Richard Bland was still using a TaylorMade Burner SuperFast fairway wood
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Webb Simpson’s Titleist 680 MB “5.5 iron”
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Russell Henley WITB 2024 (March)
- Russell Henley WITB accurate as of the Cognizant Classic.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX
3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT Hybrid 100 TX
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S, @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron T5 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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Vince Carter WITB 2024 (March)
- The NBA legend was teeing it up in the Arnold Palmer Invitational Pro-Am.
Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K (9 degrees)
3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (21 degrees)
Irons: Ping i230 (4-PW)
Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50, 54, 58)
Putter: Ping
Ball: Renegade Mbu
Check out more photos of Vince Carter’s WITB here.
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Equipment
From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations
In our forums, our members have been discussing the most forgiving irons currently on the market. WRXer ‘TheShark1’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons, saying:
“Currently gaming the Mizuno Pro 225’s but think I need more forgiveness in my irons. My well struck shots are real nice, but my mishits are not performing as good as I had hoped anymore. I really like hollow body irons so if I could find something more forgiving in a hollow body iron that would be great.
Open to any and all recommendations other than Ping. Can’t hit Ping irons at all.”
And our members have been sharing their best suggestions in our forum.
Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- AvidSwampThing66: “Another vote for the super forgiving and fast Paradym irons. They look really good for being a GI iron.”
- bobfoster: “I just went from MP20 MMCs to the new 245s in my scoring irons (just played my first round with them today). If you have a chance to try them, you might find them worth a serious look.”
- vman: “Shoot me down, but spend the money on lessons.”
- J_Tizzle: “i525s are great off the heel in my opinion.”
Entire Thread: “From the Forums: I need more forgiveness in my irons – Looking for recommendations”
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