Equipment

12 revealing photos from the Zurich Classic

Published

9 years ago

Apr 24, 2015

Andrew Tursky

We’ll get to the revealing photos this week from the Zurich Classic, but first…

Let me take a selfie #ZurichClassic.

Aside from embarrassing selfie shots, we have a great lineup of photos this week from the Zurich Classic at TPC Louisiana, including Starbucks-inspired wedges. If you missed all the photos from this week, click here.

Let’s get to it.

These wedges should come with a warning label

Joe Affrunti’s Titleist SM5 wedges are covered in lead tape, and his 60-degree only has 4 degrees of bounce. Super heavy with no bounce? Don’t try this at home.

Heath Slocum switched into the AccuLock ACE Tech Deck putter

Let’s see if he can get the half-pipe hot this week at the Zurich Classic. Click here if you don’t get the reference.

This Titleist rep is wearing really obscure hockey socks

They show the logo of the Colorado Rockies, which were originally the Kansas City Scouts in the mid 70s before becoming the Colorado Rockies. The team moved to East Rutherford, N.J. in 1982 and became the New Jersey Devils. Thumbs up right back at you for learnin’ me something.

h/t Thrills for logo identification

Chesson Hadley’s wedge is inspirational

“Be somebody” is a reference to his shouting order earlier this year at the Valero Texas Open.

Jordan Spieth, a fellow ball-yeller, surely appreciated Hadley’s effort. I’m also fairly certain “Baby Huggie” stamped on his 52-degree Titleist SM5 wedge is a baby diaper reference, but is yet to be confirmed.

Can you spot why this is a 1-of-1 putter?

It’s Chez Reavie’s “Scotty Camero” Tour Only putter. It’s missing an “n” — just had to point that out.

As always, we keep people smiling with GolfWRX poker chips

If you see photographer Greg Moore at a tour event, be sure to say hello and ask for a poker chip.

Ben Crane getting ready to shoot a POV video with a tee shot

And hopefully there’s enough memory to capture his entire pre-shot routine.

Jason Gore (sort of) followed Ian Poulter’s lead

Instead of high-end luxury vehicles, Gore stamped references to a 1987 Dodge Colt Premier and a Nissan Datsun 210.

Nick Taylor’s University of Washington Huskies head cover is winking at you

Either that or he’s missing an eye. Is this one of those Sarah McLachlan soul-crushing SPCA commercials?

We spotted Adagio’s new earbud headphones on the range

But surely the sound quality is better if you actually remove the packaging.

How’s that box sound, man?

Blayne Barber’s new Starbucks wedges just went on every coffee lovers’ wish-list

They were stamped by Aaron Dill, the man responsible for most of the grinds and stampings you’ll see on Vokey wedges on the PGA Tour. Well done, Aaron; the caffeine-crazed golfers among us appreciate it.

Also, a nice observation here from chotston in our forums.

Willy Mac’s TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Tour 3-wood looks like it’s unfamiliar with a head cover

Or maybe it got scraped up during a Kayak accident in Montana?

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Limited-edition gear spotted at the PGA Championship

Published

6 hours ago

May 15, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

The second major of the season is here, and with it, custom gear aplenty! Taking inspiration from both Louisville, Kentucky, and host course Valhalla, the OEMs have been having some fun with the designs.

Check out PGA Championship staff bags, some custom kicks, and a very cool putter grip from SuperStroke.

2024 PGA Championship staff bags

Callaway

PGA Championship Staff Bag Giveaway ? See below how you can win the bag and headcovers being used this week by #TeamCallaway at the second major of the year:

-Follow @callawaygolf
-Tag 2 friends in the comments pic.twitter.com/8HbGdPHiFK

— Callaway Golf (@CallawayGolf) May 13, 2024

Cobra

TaylorMade

From the stables to the fairway. ?

This year’s PGA Championship staff bag and accessories pay homage to the Derby City with callouts to the run for the roses, the fastest lap in track history and more.

Dive into all the details of this beauty: https://t.co/afhEVKHWLj pic.twitter.com/8eoP6tDZq1

— TaylorMade Golf (@TaylorMadeGolf) May 13, 2024

Scotty Cameron’s putter cover features the Scotty Dog in Viking helmet

Bettinardi’s KFC-inspired putter covers

Ping’s bourbon-inspired putter cover

Rory McIlroy’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail-inspired Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3 shoes

FootJoy x Todd Snyder Mint Julep Premier Series

(Photo courtesy of FootJoy)

Brooks Koepka’s Kentucky Bourbon Trail-inspired Nike Air Zoom Infinity Tour shoes

(Photo courtesy of Nike)

SuperStroke’s PGA Championship grip

Check out all of our photos from Valhalla here.

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Whats in the Bag

John Daly WITB 2024 (May)

Published

8 hours ago

May 15, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

John Daly WITB accurate as of the PGA Championship. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Newton Motion 6-Dot

3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Newton Motion 4-Dot

Hybrids: Ping G430 (17, 22, 26 degrees)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold

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

Irons: Sub70 659-CB (6-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S300

Wedges: Sub70 TAIII (50, 54, 60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S300

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

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Milled One T CH
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0

Grips: SuperStroke custom

More photos of John Daly’s WITB in the forums.

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Toulon Golf collaborates with Valhalla Golf Club for latest Small Batch putter

Published

9 hours ago

May 15, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Toulon Golf has today officially announced its latest Small Batch putter — the Valhalla.

Discussing the putter, Preston Toulon of Toulon Golf said: “This putter is a collaboration with the club at Valhalla and incorporates three of the many things that make the state of Kentucky great – horseracing, bourbon and championship golf. The head of the putter and headcover have several allusions to a jockey’s silk and there are thoroughbreds on the sole.”

Inspired by Toulon’s classic tri-sole Santa Monica design, the company sought to modernize the profile and design leveraging its 904 stainless steel and 6061 aircraft aluminium across the sole. Toulon describes the Valhalla’s profile as “slightly oversized blade whose proportions are meticulously balanced to maintain the look and feel of the Santa Monica, while increasing the putter’s inertia to create one of the most forgiving putters we have ever designed.”

Throughout numerous prototypes, Toulon paid particular attention to the L-neck, with its full shaft of offset, adding a bit of length for better blending with the slightly wider and longer blade.

On the rear of the putter are homages to horse racing in the form of jockey silk diamonds and Churchill Downs-inspired font.

The sole of the putter features a large cavity covered by a 6061 aircraft aluminum sole plate. According to Toulon, this allowed for the addition length to the putter and improved inertia as well as moving more mass to the perimeter for greater forgiveness.

In another nod to Valhalla, Toulon uses a milled watermarked limestone pattern, a reference to stone featured widely on the property.

As with all the Toulon Small Batch putters, the team paid particular attention to the topline thickness and radius to achieve a desired look. “Soft yet crisp was the design intent,” according to the company.