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21 interesting photos from Tiger Woods’ PopStroke mini golf course in Arizona
Back in March 2023, Tiger Woods’ new PopStroke 36-hole mini golf course in Glendale, Arizona, opened for business.
The facility – which is located in Glendale’s Westgate Entertainment District – has two mini golf courses (Red and Black), made from synthetic turf, as well as a double-decker bar and restaurant, an outdoor game center, a pro shop filled with merchandise and putter rentals, an ice cream parlor, and a kids playground.
The PopStroke company is co-owned by Woods, and it was founded in 2018 as a technology-infused golf entertainment venture. So far, the company has open mini golf facilities in Florida (Fort Myers, Sarasota, Orlando, Tampa, and Port St. Lucie), Texas (Houston), and Arizona (Glendale). As per the company’s website, there are also four new courses coming in 2023 (Nashville, Scottsdale, Las Vegas, and Tuscaloosa) in addition to nine more locations coming in 2024.
“Tiger Woods has had the most significant impact in growing the game of golf around the world and his investment and partnership in PopStroke will undoubtedly introduce the game to a new and wider audience of participants,” said PopStroke founder Greg Bartoli.
Bartoli was right. The Woods connection hooked me in, and I recently visited the new PopStroke in Glendale to see what the experience was like for myself.
And I brought my camera along for the ride.
All of my photos can be found in our GolfWRX Forums here, but I’ll highlight my 21 most notable photos below as I take you on a tour of PopStroke in Glendale.
Enjoy!
1) The arrival
2) The pricing and hours
3) The merchandise for sale
4) The pre-round bar
5) The ice cream parlor
6) The scorecards
7) The putters (high-end TaylorMade Spider putter rentals for $10, otherwise putters are free)
8) The TaylorMade Distance+ golf ball (you get to keep it after the round!)
9) The GOAT speaks
10) The Black Course
11) The Riviera hole (with a bunker in the middle of the green)
12) The Red Course
13) The on-course service
14) The on-course bar
15) The daily competition for low round on each course
16) The 37th hole: The “Challenge Hole” to settle tie-breakers and bets
17) The double-decker bar-restaurant, which overlooks the course
18) The menu
19) The food
20) The outdoor game area
21) The game bar
More photos from Tiger Woods’ PopStroke here
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Whats in the Bag
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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D Gillis
May 10, 2023 at 12:46 am
And — they have Bud Light on Tap!
B Phillips
May 9, 2023 at 12:58 pm
Great review. Was there with a group of 8 back in March and thought it was very well executed and a good 2.5 hours of fun. We live in Nashville, and one has been announced for 24 which will be well received.