Equipment
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
Steve Stricker WITB 2024 (April)
- Steve Stricker WITB accurate as of the Zurich Classic. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees, C4 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 7.2 X
3-wood: Titleist 915F (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H1 (17 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Motore Speeder VC 9.2 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (3, 4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (46-10F @55), Titleist Vokey SM10 (54-10S @53), Titleist Vokey SM4 (60 @59)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 w/Sensicore
Putter: Odyssey White Hot No. 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grip Rite
Check out more in-hand photos of Steve Stricker’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Alex Fitzpatrick WITB 2024 (April)
- Alex Fitzpatrick what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 TX
Irons: Ping iCrossover (2), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 9 TX (2), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (50-12F, 56-12D, 60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Bettinardi SS16 Dass
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Alex Fitzpatrick’s clubs here.
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Equipment
What’s the perfect mini-driver/shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, our members have been discussing Mini-Drivers and accompanying shafts. WRXer ‘JamesFisher1990’ is about to purchase a BRNR Mini and is torn on what shaft weight to use, and our members have been sharing their thoughts and set ups 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.
- PARETO: “New BRNR at 13.5. Took it over to TXG (Club Champ but TXG will always rule) in Calgary for a fit. Took the head down to 12, stuck in a Graphite Design AD at 3 wood length and 60g. Presto- numbers that rivaled my G430Max but with waaaaay tighter dispersion. Win.”
- driveandputtmachine: “Still playing a MIni 300. The head was only 208, so I ordered a heavier weight and play it at 3 wood length. I am playing a Ventus Red 70. I play 70 grams in my fairways. I use it mainly to hit draws off the tee. When I combine me, a driver, and trying to hit a draw it does not work out well most of the time. So the MIni is for that. As an aside, I have not hit the newest BRNR, but the previous model wasn’t great off the deck. The 300 Mini is very good off the deck.”
- JAM01: “Ok, just put the BRNR in the bag along side a QI10 max and a QI10 3 wood. A load of top end redundancy. But, I have several holes at my two home courses where the flight and accuracy of the mini driver helps immensely. Mine is stock Proforce 65 at 13.5, I could see a heavier shaft, but to normal flex, as a nice alternative.”
Entire Thread: “What’s the perfect Mini-Driver/Shaft combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”
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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.