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Tour Rundown: Whitnell whins | Taylor lifts the curse for Oh Canada

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June is a pivotal month. No matter where you live, in the northern hemisphere, the good weather has finally arrived to stay (except for Wisconsin.) Even rainy June days are a delight. When she closes on the 30th each spin around the sun, we realize that the calendar has crested the mountain’s peak, and that the days are getting shorter. Not by much; we don’t notice a difference until August. Back to June: we extract as much as we are able out of the year’s sixth month. It helps that the US Men’s Open finishes on the third Sunday each year.

June’s second weekend brought five global events to our eyes. Women and Men vied for a single prize in Sweden, while seniors gathered in Wisconsin (one guess on who won in his home state?) The men found four days in Ontario to be typical, maple-leaf party, while the women took their best shots in the Garden state. Oh, lest we forget, those KFT guys traveled to upstate South Carolina for a little BMW bash. Time to run down the quintet of … wait, what just happened? Is that boarding? Five-minute major penalty for the security guard? You be the judge. Say a prayer for Adam Hadwin, while you’re at it.

DP World Tour @ Scandinavian Mixed: Whitnell Whins!

A year ago at this event, Linn Grant played flawless golf to become the first female to triumph on the DP World Tour. Dale Whitnell was in the throes of a 14-year, winless streak on the big tour. Since he turned professional in 2009, the former Walker Cup golfer has scratched his way from minor league to major league, but had never tasted victory until this week. After he opened with 66, the worst thing possible happened in round two: a 61.

For those uninitiated, such a round on Friday is more of a yoke than a blessing. You carry a large lead with you for 36 holes, and rarely do you build on it. Whitnell struggled mightily against expectation and self-imposed pressure over the next 48 hours. Saturday saw a brilliant day of seven birdies nearly undone with two doubles and a single. On Sunday, the yoke tightened ever more, and no dust had settled until the watery 17th. It was there that the Englishman played two sensible shots to within 17 feet of the hole, then calmly rolled the putt for birdie home. With three strokes in hand over the USA’s Sean Crocker, the leader managed to find the fairway at the home hole, then pitch inside of 15 feet. Two putts later, the 34-year old journeyman was finally a winner on the DP World Tour. As a bonus, Whitnell received the champion’s trophy from one of the all-time greats, host Annika Sorenstam.

LPGA @ ShopRite Classic: Buhai corrals first LPGA title in states

Ashleigh Buhai is the defending Women’s Open (aka British Open) champion, and having that sort of winning experience means a lot, coming down the final holes of any tournament. For much of the tournament, it looked like veteran Dani Homqvist might break through for a maiden LPGA win but, as is often the case, inexperience with closing the door took over. Homqvist could not settle the bogey nerves, ultimately scribbling five of them on her Sunday card. Her +1 on day three offered opportunity to the chasers, and it was a battle to the finish in New Jersey.

Yan Liu of China reached -11 with a final-day 67. Her hopes for victory were dashed when Hyo Joo Kim of Korea posted 68 for -13 on the week. Kim would see her number eclipsed by South Africa’s queen of golf, Ashleigh Buhai. Buhai sizzled on the front nine, tossing five birdies at the par of 37, to turn in 32. She survived a bogey bump at the 11th, and unearthed two more birdies coming home. Her four at the closing par five was the exquisite stroke that propelled her to a 21st professional win, and 2nd on the LPGA tour.

PGA Tour @ Canadian Open: Taylor lifts the curse for Oh, Canada!

Let’s begin with a moment of silence for hard-luck Tommy Fleetwood. Poor bustard needed a PGA Tour win for validation, and he ran headfirst into history. As we know, history always wins. Keep at it, Fairway Jesus. Your time is coming.

So many of our northern neighbors had tried in vain to lift the Maple Syrup Jug (or whatever the trophy is) since Pat Fletcher won in 1954, at Point Grey in Vancouver. Think of these gods of Canadian golf: George Knudson, Dan Halldorson, Mike Weir, Moe Norman, Adam Hadwin, Dick Zokol, Dave Barr, and Jim Nelford, for starters.  Until this year, nothing. Then came Nick Taylor, in the 97th year of Oakdale’s existence. What a time to end the drought.

Taylor isn’t the young bomber that Corey Conners and Taylor Pendrith are. He is the middle-aged bomber with the savvy of a guy who knows how to get it done. Taylor and a host of golfers were welcomed into contention as 54-hole leader CT Pan got off to a bumpy start. +2 on the day after nine, he fought back with three birdies on the inward side, and tied for 3rd spot with Aaron Rai and Tyrrell Hatton. The third Englishman to make the top five, Fleetwood made birdie at 16 and 17, but struggled to save par at 18. The closing par five would be his doom, about two hours later.

Taylor had posted 63 on Saturday, and looked to be on his way to a large margin of victory in regulation. His clean card of five-under on the day through ten was brilliant, until the enormity of the task revealed itself to him. Bogey at 11, 12, and 16 left him one back of Fleetwood, heading to the home hole. With the calm of a Mountie, he coaxed a birdie putt home to secure a spot in a playoff.

Taylor and Fleetwood battled to a fourth extra hole, matching par-birdie-par. Returning to the home hole, Fleetwood pitched to 12 feet with his third, and considered his position enviable, even though Taylor was aboard in two, 72 feet away. With one mighty blow, Taylor’s arcing putt shaved away all the years of frustration and torment for the Maple Leaf. As the ball made its final curve toward glory, the crowd rose as one and cheered for all to hear, for all time.

Korn Ferry Tour @ BMW Championship: ADdC debuts on world stage with win

His Excellency, Adrien Dumont de Chassart, would like to extend his gratitude to all for attending his coronation celebration in the duchy of Greer, South Carolina. He would like to extend his condolences to Josh Teater, the foe that he vanquished upon field of battle and honor.

Thanks for humoring me. Adrien Dumont de Chassart? If that isn’t a name fit for royalty, then I’m not fit for publication. ADC for short, had some kind of run on the Thornblade course at the Carolina Country Club, SC version. He stood two-under par on the day through 12 holes, in position for a nice payday. And then, he saw God. Birdie-Birdie-Birdie-Eagle and suddenly, his royal highness was in the thick of things. What had looked like a decent shot for Josh Teater had turned into a dogfight.

Teeter stood four-under through seven on Sunday, but lost his mojo. He played the remaining eleven holes in even par, and was fortunate to reach the playoff session. It was over quickly, but not as you might expect. It was Teater who found the extra green in regulation, but it was Teater who took three putts to get down. It was ADC who missed the green, but it was ADC who got up and down for par. Golf is like that: maddening.

PGA Tour Champions @ AFI: When in Wisconsin, bet Stricker

Honestly, why do they even play the tournament? If it’s a PGATC event in Wisconsin, and Steve Stricker is in the field, just send everyone home on Friday. Doesn’t matter if Justin Leonard shoots a 62 on Friday. Doesn’t matter if Colin Montgomerie makes a charge on Sunday. Steve Stricker has two “S” on his shirt; he’s double-Superman, especially in his home state.

So it goes. That’s a line from Slaughterhouse Five by Kurt Vonnegut. So it goes with Steve Stricker. He wins. He might have won more on the regular tour. He might have won a major on the regular tour, but he did not. Instead, he fought through injury, helped to raise a family, and bided his time for senior golf. He also captained a Ryder Cup side to victory in … you guessed it, Wisconsin.

On Sunday, Stricker kinda coasted home after opening 65-64. He posted 69 on the home course of his beloved Wisconsin Badgers, University Ridge. He made five birdies against two bogies, but no one made a run at him. It’s as if the others were afraid to challenge the lion in his den. Whatever, dude. The victory was his 15th on the retirement tour, and his fourth of 2023. Tell your kids to watch him now, so that they can say they saw him when.

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Driver, shaft combinations of strokes gained: off-the-tee leaders

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‘Tis the season for, well, looking back at the previous golf season. Hopefully, you’re still able to put a peg in the ground where you live.

However, if you find yourself stuck on the couch, staring longingly at your clubs in the corner as they begin their period of forced hibernation, we’re here to offer you an always enjoyable (we hope) diversion: a look at the equipment of some of the best golfers in the game this past season.

More specifically, we’re taking a look at the driver head and shaft combinations of the best drivers of the golf ball on the PGA Tour (as measured by their strokes gained: off-the-tee metric) for the 2022-2023 PGA Tour season.

Let’s get to it.

10. Hayden Buckley: 0.611

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees)

Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin Q M40X Blue 6F5

9. Luke List

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana DF 70 TX

8. Viktor Hovland: 0.741

Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @8.4)

Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X (45.75 inches, tipped 1 inch)

7. Keith Mitchell: 0.743

Driver: Mizuno ST-Z 230 (9.5 degrees)

Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5

6. Kevin Yu: 0.803

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond

Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro White 80 TX

5. Brent Grant: 0.806

Driver: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (8.5 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Black 75 TX

4. Patrick Cantlay: 0.852

Driver: Titleist TS3 (9.5 @8.75 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60 TX

3. Rory McIlroy: 0.907

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees @7.5)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X

*McIlroy switched into TaylorMade’s Qi10 LS driver at the DP World Tour Championship. 

2. Ludvig Åberg: 0.982

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

1. Scottie Scheffler: 1.021

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (8 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

*Scheffler switched into TaylorMade’s Qi10 LS driver at the Hero World Challenge. 

There you have it, GolfWRXers. We’ll be back with more pieces of this nature as we X out the days in December.

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Morning 9: Tiger plays 9 holes at Pro-Am | Goodbye PIP bonuses? | Morikawa on coach split

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By Ben Alberstadt with Gianni Magliocco.

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Good Thursday morning, golf fans, as day one of the Hero World Challenge gets underway.

1. Woods (only) plays 9-hole pro-am (but don’t assume that’s a bad thing)

Golfweek’s Adam Schupak…”What Tiger Woods says goes at the Hero World Challenge.”

  • “And Wednesday morning, Woods determined that nine holes – not the 18 that the rest of the field played – was sufficient for him at the pro-am portion at Albany Golf Club.”
  • “Don’t read too much into it. His latest comeback isn’t being derailed by another setback – although with Tiger you can never know for sure. Rather, to borrow a phrase from the pandemic, Woods is taking an abundance of caution and “wants to save himself for the next four days,” business manager Rob McNamara, who will serve as his caddie this week, said.”
Full piece.

2. Goodbye, PIP bonuses?

Adam Wells for Bleacher Report…”Jordan Spieth thinks one of the key changes the PGA Tour made in an attempt to prevent players from joining LIV Golf will go away if the merger between the two companies goes through.”

  • “Speaking to reporters on Wednesday from the site of the Hero World Challenge, Spieth explained the Player Impact Program will likely go away at some point.”
  • “I think that its goal was to help prevent players from accepting high-dollar Saudi offers, LIV offers,” Spieth said. “I think that’s the goal. If you’re going to see numbers that are thrown out at players now, a couple specific players, it doesn’t really do that.”
Full piece.

3. Morikawa on coach split

Our Matt Vincenzi…”Collin Morikawa has parted ways with his longtime coach. Rick Sessinghaus, who he had worked with for over 18 years.”

  • “The 26-year-old revealed the news on Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge, sharing with reporters that the split took place just before this year’s Ryder Cup in Rome.”
  • “Right before the Ryder Cup, I let go of my long-time coach, Rick Sessinghaus for — we’ve been working for just over 18 years, which wasn’t easy,” Morikawa shared for the first time publicly on Tuesday during a press conference ahead of the Hero World Challenge, a 20-man unofficial event held at the Albany Club. “He’s more than just a coach, he’s one of my really good friends. He’s someone I’ve always looked up to, someone that’s been there for every step of my life essentially, not just in golf but just kind of living life, right?
  • “It wasn’t easy, and sometimes things happen like that. But 18 years is a long time. Not many relationships that I can say with a lot of people that I’ve had relationships for 18 years, and real relationships where I’m talking to them every week, right? So that wasn’t easy at all.”
  • “As for the reasoning behind the decision, Morikawa stated that “what I saw kind of over the past two years wasn’t to my expectations.”
Full piece.

4. Zalatoris on surgery, recovery

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine…”A couple days after his Masters withdrawal, Zalatoris was undergoing a microdiscectomy…”

  • “Zalatoris makes his competitive return at this week’s Hero World Challenge, his first start since the WGC-Dell Match Play in March, after a long and prudent path back from the disabled list.”
  • “It’s been an interesting seven months,” Zalatoris said. “It’s been a patience game. It’s been a grind. You know, I had a lot of really good advice from guys that have had to go through the same thing, and all of them said take your time, no one’s ever come back from an injury taking too long.”
  • “Zalatoris believes his back troubles stem from a shot he hit from the thick fescue during his first round of the 2021 Open Championship at Royal St. George’s, where he withdrew after 18 holes. His “hyperdynamic” golf swing – left heel coming off the ground, huge reverse-C, lots of X-factor – didn’t help matters, either. When Zalatoris re-injured his back at the BMW, though, Zalatoris’ surgeon, Michael Duffy at Texas Back Institute, didn’t recommended surgery at the time. Neither did the over 20 other specialists who reviewed Zalatoris’ MRI results.”
Full piece.

5. Spieth on joining policy board

Golf Channel’s Ryan Lavner…”Spieth understood that position – he has two children under the age of 3, while also trying to return to the top 10 in the world rankings – but was eager to step up. On a phone call, he said he told fellow board member Patrick Cantlay that he could fill the role, if the others supported that.”

  • “I think this is a pivotal moment in time for professional golf and the PGA Tour,” Spieth said, “and I felt like I could be of help.”
  • “Since officially joining as the sixth board member, Spieth said he’s been “playing a bit of catch-up on what I’ve missed,” with the Tour not only negotiating with the PIF ahead of the Dec. 31 deadline, but also engaging with private equity firms looking to invest in the Tour.”
  • “There’s nothing but optimism among the player directors,” he said. “Collectively, we feel that we’re going to get something done that’s great for our Tour, and hopefully done by the same deadline that we’ve been trying to.”
Full Piece.

6. Shane Ryan: Appreciate Tiger while you can

Golf Digest’s Shane Ryan…”Point being, I spent a large part of Tiger’s prime missing the point of what I was seeing and was forced to spend his resurgence in the digital fetal position. Now, in his state of fading, I have to clutch what I can clutch, here at the last minute, and though I never quite grasped what we had in him, I can now see clearly what we’re going to lose. It’s a thing you can’t replace, and that makes everyone in his shadow look like a pretender.”

  • “It’s a thing called human greatness. Divorced from the complications of personality, behavior, culture, and capital. Plain, undeniable, and human greatness. The time may be coming when technology strips human greatness of its place atop the hierarchy, when we’re no longer, even in our own minds, the most important beings in the universe. The time is definitely coming when the greatest golfer of all time will have lost the last glow of his prime, and we can no longer credibly claim even a wisp of athletic relevancy on his behalf. We will be forced to interact with younger sports fans who know him only as a name, the way you and I might know someone like Bjorn Borg today. He is fading, and there’s nothing we can do about it because we’re fading too.”
  • “With Tiger Woods, we’re standing on the edge of permanence. The ephemeral part was his glory; the eternal part is its absence. This week, and whatever weeks are left, hold on.”
Full Piece.

7. Primer: LPGA Q-Series

Golfweek’s Beth Ann Nichols…”An abbreviated LPGA Q-Series gets underway on Thursday at Robert Trent Jones’ Magnolia Grove Golf Course in Mobile, Alabama. The event, which has been shortened from 144 holes to 108 holes, concludes on Dec. 5.”

  • “A field of 104 players will compete over the Falls and Crossings courses, with a cut after Round 4 to low 65 and ties. Louise Suggs Rolex Rookie of the Year Hae Ran Ryu medaled at the 2022 Q-Series.”
  • “Players who finish in the top 45 and ties will earn 2024 LPGA cards. Those who finish in the top 20 and ties will earn the Category 14 status while those who are 21-45 and ties will fall into Category 15.”
  • “Any player who completes 72 holes will receive Epson Tour status.”
Full Piece.

8. Inbee Park in line to represent athletes at Olympics

AP report…”Seven-time Olympic champion sprinter Allyson Felix and seven-time golf major winner Inbee Park are candidates in elections at the Paris Games to represent their fellow athletes at the IOC.”

  • “The International Olympic Committee announced a list of 32 candidates Wednesday for elections to be held during the Paris Games from July 26-Aug. 11, when about 10,500 athletes are eligible to vote.”
  • “Felix, the now-retired American track great, and Park, who took gold for South Korea when golf returned to the Olympics in 2016 at Rio de Janeiro, are among a slew of Olympic champions competing for four places in the 100-strong IOC membership.”
Full Piece.

9. Tiger Woods WITB: Hero World Challenge

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VF 6 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Titanium (15 degrees @14.25)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX

5-wood: TaylorMade M3 (19 degrees @18.25)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX

Irons: 2023 TaylorMade P770 (3-iron), TaylorMade P7TW (4-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 Raw (56-12TW, 60-11TW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS prototype

Grip: Ping PP58

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord 58R
Full WITB.
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Morning 9: Tiger on his health and game | Donald named Ryder Cup 2025 captain | Tiger’s caddie for Hero

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By Ben Alberstadt with Gianni Magliocco.

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Good Wednesday morning, golf fans, as all of the attention turns to Tiger’s comeback this week at the Hero World Challenge.

1. Tiger on the state of his health, game

ESPN’s Mark Schlabach…”On Thursday, Woods is scheduled to make his first start since the third round of the Masters in April at the Hero World Challenge. He hosts the tournament, which benefits his foundation.”

  • “My game feels rusty; I haven’t played in a while,” Woods said during a news conference Tuesday. “I had my subtalar fused. I’m excited to compete and play, and I’m just as curious as all of you are to see what happens because I haven’t done it in a while.
  • “I can tell you this: I don’t have any of the pain that I had at Augusta or pre-that in my ankle. Well, other parts are taking the brunt of the load, so I’m a little more sore in other areas, but the ankle’s good. So that surgery was a success.”
Full piece.

2. Woods frustrated by Tour handling of framework agreement

Golf Digest’s Joel Beall…”Tiger Woods, in his first comments since the Masters, admitted he was “frustrated” with the PGA Tour’s handling of the framework agreement with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund.”

  • “Woods, speaking to the media at this week’s Hero World Challenge, was asked for his reaction to the tour’s surprise announcement with the financial backer of LIV Golf, as Woods had been publicly silent on the matter. The 15-time major winner said he was “surprised” before expressing irritation for how the situation was handled.”
  • “Well, going back to that, I would say that my reaction was surprised as I’m sure a lot of the players were taken back by it, by what happened,” Woods said on Tuesday. “So quickly without any input or any information about it, it was just thrown out there. I was very surprised that the process was what it was. We were very frustrated with what happened and we took steps going forward to ensure that the player involvement was not going —we were not going to be left out of the process like we were. So part of that process was putting me on the board and accepting that position.”
Full piece.

3. Tiger’s plans to play

Golf Channel’s Brentley Romine…”Best-case scenario? Playing “maybe a tournament a month,” Woods answered.”

  • “We have set up right now the biggest events are one per month, it sets itself up for that,” Woods added. “Now, I need to get myself ready for all that. I think this week is a big step in that direction.”
  • “Looking at the PGA Tour’s schedule for next year, here are the events Woods could play if he chose to start in January and play once per month through July: Farmers, Genesis, The Players, Masters, PGA Championship, U.S. Open and The Open. The FedExCup Playoffs begin in August, though assuming Woods’ still light schedule, he’d be a longshot to earn enough points to qualify.”
Full piece.

4. Rob McNamara to caddie for Woods

PGATour.com staff report…”There’s an open position on Woods’ bag following longtime caddie Joe LaCava’s move to Patrick Cantlay earlier this spring. For now, a full-time replacement is still in flux.”

  • “I don’t think Charlie’s going to be able to caddie,” said Woods, who spent several weeks this fall caddying for Charlie in various junior tournaments. “[He] can’t play hooky that often.”
  • “Woods confirmed Tuesday that Rob McNamara, his longtime business partner and vice president of TGR Ventures, will fill in this week at the Hero World Challenge. It is Woods’ first start since he underwent a subtalar fusion procedure in his right ankle in April. Woods withdrew from the third round of the Masters because of pain in the ankle, which stemmed from a broken talus bone suffered in a February 2021 car crash.”
Full piece.

5. Don’t forget about Will Z!

PGATour.com staff…“Tiger Woods and Will Zalatoris, each of whom withdrew from the Masters Tournament in April only to undergo season-ending surgery shortly afterward, return to action at this week’s Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas.”

  • “…One of the most promising up-and-coming Americans, Zalatoris had already suffered a few near-misses in majors by the time he captured his first PGA TOUR title in a playoff at the FedEx St. Jude Championship in 2022. It seemed like the start of something big, but fate intervened.”
  • “He suffered two herniated discs the next week, withdrew from the BMW Championship and missed the TOUR Championship and Presidents Cup. Although Zalatoris returned early this year, so did the pain, and he withdrew from the Masters without hitting a shot.”
  • “A microdiscectomy…ended Zalatoris’ season.”
Full Piece.

6. G-Mac joining Smash

Our Matt Vincenzi…”After finishing outside of the top-24 in the LIV Golf standings (40th) last season, Graeme McDowell has not been resigned by his former LIV Golf team, Cleeks GC.”

  • “However, McDowell received some good news after losing his guaranteed spot and has been signed by Smash GC which is captained by Brooks Koepka.”
  • “According to James Corrigan of The Telegraph, McDowell, an insider told him “Could not believe his luck.”
  • “Obviously, all was not rosy on the Cleeks and with G-Mac and Kaymer. He thought he was out of LIV and would have to be participating on the Asian Tour next year. Playing alongside Koepka – probably the best player on LIV – is a massive result for him.”
  • “G-Mac is the second player to depart from Martin Kaymer’s Cleeks GC, as Austrian Bernd Wiesberger also failed to finish inside the top-24 on the standings and is now returning to the DP World Tour to play once again.”
Full Piece.

7. Donald to captain Europe in 2025

8. Spieth reaggravated injury in bizarre way

Our Matt Vincenzi…”Last season, Jordan Spieth struggled with a wrist injury for most of the year. The three-time major champion failed to earn a victory and finished 27th in the FedEx Cup standings.”

  • While speaking with the media prior to the Hero World Challenge, Spieth shared how he reaggravated the injury after he finally started to feel better over the summer months.
  • “I was reaching for a toaster to make my son breakfast. The toast wasn’t even in the toaster.”
  • The injury stems from overuse, so the 30-year-old has been cautious about too much practice.
  • “It’s not anything to mess with, so I’ve been trying to take it very, very carefully.”
Full Piece.

9. WITB Time Machine: Rickie Fowler’s winning WITB, 2017 Hero World Challenge

We’re jumping in the WITB Time Machine and heading back to 2017 when Rickie Fowler was head of the class at Albany. The patron saint of orange finished with an 18-under tally, four strokes ahead of Charley Hoffman, thanks to a scorching final-round 11-under 61.

Let’s take a look at what Rickie had in play that Sunday in the Bahamas.

Driver: Cobra King F8+ Nardo (8 degrees)

Shaft: Aldila 2KXV NV Blue 70 X (43.35 inches)

3-wood: Cobra King F8+ (14.5 degrees)

Shaft: Aldila Synergy 70 X

5-wood: Cobra F8+ Baffler (18.5 degrees)

Shaft: Aldila Synergy 70 X

Irons: Cobra King Forged MB (4-PW)

Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper S+ 125

Wedges: Cobra King V-Grind (52, 56, 60)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Full WITB.
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