Equipment

Patrick Cantlay splits from Titleist and another long-time sponsor

Published

5 months ago

Jan 4, 2023

At this week’s Sentry Tournament of Champions it’s been revealed that Patrick Cantlay is no longer working with two major sponsors.

The 30-year-old was previously sponsored by Titleist but showed up to Maui with an all-black golf bag with no Titleist logo, per Golf’s Jonathan Wall. Cantlay will still be using the Titleist ProV1x golf ball, but it’s been reported on site that he’s been testing out different driver heads this week.

Patrick Cantlay is no longer a Titleist staffer. Using a black staff bag this week, and his gear on the Titleist page has been scrubbed, outside of the ball.

My guess is he goes the Adam Scott route — ball, shoe, glove deal but free agent for the clubs. pic.twitter.com/kqpQr4OY6N

— Jonathan Wall (@jonathanrwall) January 3, 2023

Cantlay also shared that he’s no longer being sponsored by Hugo Boss for apparel and is now “in the market”.

“Yeah, no more Hugo Boss,” he said.

The 2021 FedEx Cup champion also spoke about why he believes his name has been mentioned so much in LIV Golf rumors.

“Yeah, I think it’s because I haven’t been too vocal one way or the other. So, I think that’s probably where it is. Guys, for the most part, seem like they’re pretty polarized on this issue, and I view it as it’s been a competition for top talent, like any other business. But I have no plans to do that as of now, which has been my stance for, you know, basically since the whole time.”

Cantlay is set to tee off at 10:05 local time at Kapalua’s Plantation Course on Thursday.

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Whats in the Bag

Thomas Pieters WITB 2023 (June)

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8 hours ago

Jun 8, 2023

GolfWRX Staff

Thomas Pieters what’s in the bag accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees @9.25, C2 SureFit)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 75 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX

7-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX

Irons: Titleist 620 CB (3, 4), Titleist 620 MB (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-10S), Vokey 2022 Prototype (58-L @60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: TaylorMade Spider GT
Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GTR

Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

More photos of Thomas Pieters WITB in the forums.

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Whats in the Bag

Ludvig Aberg WITB 2023 (June)

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10 hours ago

Jun 8, 2023

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue M-AX

3-wood: Titleist TSR2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 75 TX

Irons: Titleist T-MB 718 (2 iron), Titleist T-100 (4-9 iron)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM9 (50, 54, 60 degrees)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Works Versa #1

Ball: Titleist 2023 Pro V1x

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Equipment

Next “Ping Slam” putter announced: Ping PLD Limited Zing 2

Published

12 hours ago

Jun 8, 2023

GolfWRX Staff

Following the Pal and Pal 2, Ping today announced the release of the third of four “Ping Slam” putters, which commemorate the 1988 season in which the brand won all four men’s major championships.

The precision-milled PLD Limited Zing 2 putter commemorates Curtis Strange’s 1988 U.S. Open win — the first of his two consecutive U.S. Open wins using the putter.

“We’re really enjoying celebrating the ‘Ping Slam’ and reliving some wonderful memories from 1988,” said John A. Solheim, Ping’s Executive Chairman. “Curtis’ thrilling win at the U.S. Open was soon followed by the U.S. Women’s Open champion using a Zing 2, giving us wins at both national championships that summer. The next year Curtis won the U.S. Open again with his Zing 2. That was a remarkable run for the Zing 2 and secured its place in Ping’s putter history.”

Arriving on tour in 1984, the original Zing 2 was inspired by the Zing was cast from stainless steel. Ping cites the heel-shafted design and heel-toe weighting as key elements of the putter’s popularity.

The putters are custom-built by Ping WRX master craftsmen at the company’s headquarters in Phoenix, Arizona. Each putter is serialized for authenticity and includes a custom headcover. Ping’s engineers and company historian scoured the archives to retain the integrity of the four classic designs during the milling process, spending time in the legendary Ping Gold Putter Vault to ensure the integrity of the designs.

Pricing, availability

Only 88 of the 100-percent milled, 303 stainless steel, natural finish putters are available via pingpld.com at 2 pm ET, Tuesday, June 13 at a price of $990.

Later this year (December 5), 35 complete sets of the PLD Limited ‘Ping Slam’ putters will go on sale for $4,990 (limit one per customer), which will include a custom-designed display unit.