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Which golf club is the most iconic of all time? You decide.
It’s that time of the year again, GolfWRXers. March Madness is upon us. Each year, millions of individuals watch the NCAA basketball tournament and fill out their own bracket (or several), attempting to accurately predict each game’s winners and losers and the upsets that are bound to take place. At GolfWRX, we are no different, and we thoroughly enjoy the madness that ensues during college basketball’s annual tournament.
In fact, we love it so much that we decided to create our own bracket for our community of golf nuts. Our team constructed a bracket of 64 clubs that heavily influenced the game of golf and the equipment that we use today, broken into four categories: drivers, wedges, irons, and putters. When it’s all said and done, there will be only one club left standing as the most iconic golf club of all time. The field of contenders was fierce, and while many might feel snubbed, we narrowed our list down by only considering clubs that are at least 5 years old and not older than 30 years.
Cast your vote below or via Instagram stories and let us know who you think belongs in the next round before the first round advances Saturday morning.
Drivers
#1 Callaway Big Bertha vs #16 Callaway ERC Fusion
DRIVERS
#1 Callaway Big Bertha vs #16 Callaway ERC Fusion
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#8 Ping G400 Max vs #9 Bridgestone J33R
#8 Ping G400 Max vs #9 Bridgestone J33R
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#5 Ping TiSi vs #12 Adams Speedline 9064LS
#5 Ping TiSi vs #12 Adams Speedline 9064L
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#4 Cleveland HiBore vs #13 Cobra L4V
#4 Cleveland HiBore vs #13 Cobra L4V
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#6 TaylorMade R7 Quad vs #11 Nike VR Pro Limited Edition
#6 TaylorMade R7 Quad vs #11 Nike VR Pro Limited Edition
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#3 Titleist 975D vs #14 TaylorMade Rocketballz
#3 Titleist 975D vs #14 TaylorMade Rocketballz
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#7 Titleist 983K vs #10 TaylorMade R1
#7 Titleist 983K vs #10 TaylorMade R1
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#2 TaylorMade Ti Bubble II vs #15 Lynx Boom Boom Parralax
#2 TaylorMade Ti Bubble II vs #15 Lynx Boom Boom Parallax
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Wedges
#1 Cleveland 588 vs #16 Callaway X Forged 2007
WEDGES
#1 Cleveland 588 vs #16 Callaway X Forged 2007
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#8 Cobra Norman Signature vs #9 Cleveland Tour Action 900
#8 Cobra Norman Signature vs #9 Cleveland Tour Action 900
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#5 Nike VR Forged vs #12 TaylorMade Hi-Toe
#5 Nike VR Forged vs #12 TaylorMade Hi-Toe
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#4 Callaway Hickory Stick vs #13 Bridgestone West Coast Design
#4 Callaway Hickory Stick vs #13 Bridgestone West Coast Design
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#6 Alien Ultimate vs #11 Mizuno MP-R
#6 Alien Ultimate vs #11 Mizuno MP-R
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#3 Ping Eye 2 vs #14 Ram FX Pro Grind
#3 Ping Eye 2 vs #14 Ram FX Pro Grind
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#7 Fourteen RM vs #10 TaylorMade Z TP
#7 Fourteen RM vs #10 TaylorMade Z TP
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#2 Titleist Vokey Spin Milled vs #15 Ping Tour
#2 Titleist Vokey Spin Milled vs #15 Ping Tour
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Irons
#1 Ping Eye 2 vs #16 TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2012
IRONS
#1 Ping Eye 2 vs #16 TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2012
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#8 Nike Forged Blades vs #9 Mizuno MP 14
#8 Nike Forged Blades vs #9 Mizuno MP 14
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#5 Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot vs #12 Cobra King Oversize
#5 Tommy Armour 845 Silver Scot vs #12 Cobra King Oversize
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#4 Ben Hogan Apex vs #13 Cleveland TA3 Form Forged
#4 Ben Hogan Apex vs #13 Cleveland TA3 Form Forged
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#6 Srizon z745 vs #11 PXG 0311
#6 Srixon z745 vs #11 PXG 0311
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#3 Titleist DCI 962B vs #14 Mirua MB-001
#3 Titleist DCI 962B vs #14 Miura MB-001
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#7 TaylorMade 300 Forged vs #10 MaxFli Australian Blades
#7 TaylorMade 300 Forged vs #10 MaxFli Australian Blades
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#2 Callaway Big Bertha 1994 vs #15 Yonex ADX Tour Forged
Putters
#1 Ping Anser vs #16 Nike Method
PUTTERS
#1 Ping Anser vs #16 Nike Method
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#8 Ram Zebra vs #9 TaylorMade Ghost
#8 Ram Zebra vs #9 TaylorMade Ghost
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#5 TaylorMade Spider vs #12 Yes! C-Groove
#5 TaylorMade Spider vs #12 Yes! C-Groove
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#4 Scotty Cameron Teryllium vs #13 Bettinardi BB
#4 Scotty Cameron Teryllium vs #13 Bettinardi BB
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#6 Ray Cook Billy Baroo vs #11 Cleveland Ben Crenshaw
#6 Ray Cook Billy Baroo vs #11 Cleveland Ben Crenshaw
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#3 Odyssey 2 Ball vs #14 Ping CRAZ-E
#3 Odyssey 2 Ball vs #14 Ping CRAZ-E
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#7 Odyssey White Hot vs #10 Scotty Cameron Futura
#7 Odyssey White Hot vs #10 Scotty Cameron Futura
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#2 Wilson 8802 vs #15 MacGregor Response
#2 Wilson 8892 vs #15 MacGregor Response
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Equipment
Did Rory McIlroy inspire Shane Lowry’s putter switch?
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
The timing of Lowry’s putter changeup was curious: Was he just using a Spider putter because he was paired with McIlroy, who’s been using a Spider Tour X head throughout 2024? Was Lowry just being festive because it’s the Zurich Classic, and he wanted to match his teammate? Did McIlroy let Lowry try his putter, and he liked it so much he actually switched into it?
Well, as it turns out, McIlroy’s only influence was inspiring Lowry to make more putts.
When asked if McIlroy had an influence on the putter switch, Lowry had this to say: “No, it’s actually a different putter than what he uses. Maybe there was more pressure there because I needed to hole some more putts if we wanted to win,” he said with a laugh.
To Lowry’s point, McIlroy plays the Tour X model, whereas Lowry switched into the Tour Z model, which has a sleeker shape in comparison, and the two sole weights of the club are more towards the face.
Lowry’s Spider Tour Z has a white True Path Alignment channel on the crown of his putter, which is reminiscent of Lowry’s former 2-ball designs, thus helping to provide a comfort factor despite the departure from his norm. Instead of a double-bend hosel, which Lowry used in his 2-ball putters, his new Spider Tour Z is designed with a short slant neck.
“I’ve been struggling on the greens, and I just needed something with a fresh look,” Lowry told GolfWRX.com on Wednesday at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship. “It has a different neck on it, as well, so it moves a bit differently, but it’s similar. It has a white line on the back of it [like my 2-ball], and it’s a mallet style. So it’s not too drastic of a change.
“I just picked it up on the putting green and I liked the look of it, so I was like, ‘Let’s give it a go.’”
Read the rest of the piece over at PGATour.com.
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Equipment
Spotted: Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X Prototype putter
Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.
This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.
Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.
The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.
Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.
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Equipment
Rickie Fowler’s new putter: Standard-length Odyssey Jailbird 380 in custom orange
Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.
…The Jailbird craze hasn’t really slowed down in 2024, either. According to Odyssey rep Joe Toulon, there are about 18-20 Jailbird putter users on the PGA TOUR.
Most recently, Akshay Bhatia won the 2024 Valero Texas Open using a broomstick-style Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter and Webb Simpson is switching into a replica of that putter at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
Now, Fowler, who essentially started the whole Jailbird craze, is making a significant change to his putter setup.
Fowler, who has had a couple weeks off since the 2024 RBC Heritage, started experimenting with a new, custom-orange Jailbird 380 head that’s equipped with a standard 35-inch putter build, rather than his previous 38-inch counter-balanced setup.
According to Fowler, while he still likes the look and forgiveness of his Jailbird putter head, he’s looking to re-incorporate more feel into his hands during the putting stroke.
He told GolfWRX.com on Tuesday at the Wells Fargo Championship that the 38-inch counterbalanced setup “served its purpose” by helping him to neutralize his hands during the stroke, but now it’s time to try the standard-length putter with a standard-size SuperStroke Pistol Tour grip to help with his feel and speed control.
Although Fowler was also spotted testing standard-length mallets from L.A.B. Golf and Axis1 on Tuesday, he confirmed that the custom Odyssey Jailbird 380 is the putter he’ll use this week at the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship.
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Tony Maroni
Mar 17, 2023 at 8:33 am
Where is the Taylormade 2016 M2?
Tom
Mar 17, 2023 at 5:50 am
Anyway to vote if we don’t have instagram?
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