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Inside Y.E. Yang’s wildly entertaining gear setup at the 2023 PGA Championship

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In case you forgot, Y.E. Yang took down Tiger Woods at the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine with arguably the most famous hybrid shot in history. Holding a one stroke lead on the 72nd hole, while trying to hold off a man who never loses, Yang hit a dagger approach shot to six feet using a TaylorMade 2007 TP Rescue 21-degree hybrid.

Yang actually carried two TaylorMade Rescue TP hybrids that week (19 and 21 degrees), which is exactly one less hybrid than he has in the bag at this year’s 2023 PGA Championship at Oak Hill.

As a current PGA Tour Champions player and former PGA Champion, the 51-year-old is set to tee it up this week using a bag that’s fit for The Hybrid King.

His electric green-and-white stand bag features three Ping G430 hybrids (19, 22 and 25 degrees), each equipped with Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 115 “SX” Hybrid shafts.

The SX flex is a rare offering that’s between an S-flex and an X-flex.

His longest iron is a Ping i230 6-iron, which his caddie says he recently put back into the bag to replace what used to be his fourth hybrid.

 

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Other notable items currently in Yang’s bag include eye-popping blue and yellow IOMIC NO 1 grips, a 1-of-1 custom Scotty Cameron T2 GSS putter (check out the video above), and throwback Titleist Vokey prototype wedges that are stamped with “Yangsta” on the back cavities.

Oh yeah, he also uses club tubes inside the slots of his stand bag to protect his grips…

It’s the type of equipment setup that hardcore gear heads, casual golf fans, and everyone in between can all appreciate.

The Hybrid King unites us all.

On Wednesday before the start of the PGA Championship, GolfWRX.com took an up-close look at his entire setup.

Check out Y.E. Yang’s full 2023 PGA Championship WITB here

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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  1. Bill Callaway

    May 21, 2023 at 7:36 am

    Great, now on the hunt for SX…

  2. Jim

    May 21, 2023 at 7:22 am

    YE Yang Y.E.S “Jim Nantz”

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Webb Simpson WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70 TX

5-wood: Titleist 913 Fd (18 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya VTS Proforce 8 TX

Hybrids: Titleist TSR2 (24 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD D1 Hybrid 105 X

Irons: Titleist T150 (5, 6), Titleist 680 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 54-14F, 60-04L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Check out more in-hand photos of Webb Simpson’s clubs here.

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Keegan Bradley WITB 2024 (May)

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Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 70 TX

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
Shaft:  Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3-5) Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (52-10 Mid, 58-6 Low)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy WristLock

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4

Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond

Check out more in-hand photos of Bradley’s clubs here.

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Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/7/24): Mizuno 245 irons

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At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Mizuno 245 irons.

From the seller: (@JB_007): “1. Mizuno Pro 245 – $1000 –> 950/obo

  • Purchased brand new – they have 36 holes on them, with probably 10 premium range balls. Great set of irons, I just am looking to go another way right now.
  • 5-PW –> stock L/L/L
  • Project X LS 6.5
  • Stock MCC Mizuno Grips.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno 245 irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

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