Equipment

13 revealing photos from the Sanderson Farms Championship

Published

11 years ago

Nov 7, 2015

GolfWRX was live this week from the Sanderson Farms Championship at the Country Club of Jackson in Jackson, Miss. If you missed any of the photos, make sure to browse the links below:

While most of the world’s top players are in Shanghai for the WGC-HSBC Champions, the rest of the guys are down in Mississippi. It’s weeks like these that can be really important for less-accomplished PGA Tour players, because it doesn’t matter where you get a win, or against whom — since each one gets you into The Masters. And isn’t that really the ultimate goal?

But anyway, let’s reveal some photos from the Sanderson Farms Classic.

A putter prototype that doesn’t suck (air)

From the makers of the skateboard half-pipe putter, Biomech brings to you the vacuum cleaner upholstery prototype putter.

Vacuum cleaner upholstery nozzle: vacuumspot.com.au

Here’s to hoping the putter doesn’t suck as much as a vacuum.

While we don’t know much about the prototype pictured above, you can read more about the technological concepts from Biomech here.

Mr. Beasley

Check out the meaning behind Rife’s new Mr. Beasley prototypes here. Spoiler alert: they’re not named after the “Mr. Beasley” character from Blondie and Dagwood (which I’ve never seen).

Auburn grad Patton Kizzire with cryptic “AU” stamping

AU? What is AU? Australian dollar? Astronomical unit? The elemental symbol for gold? Yeah that must be it — “AU” written in gold coloring must mean gold. Those Auburn grads can’t sneak one past Mr. Revealing Photos.

59ebfb08c3efac16bda3af33c97741b7 Kizzire, the Auburn grad, really loves gold, huh? He even made a logo for the elemental symbol and put it on his golf bag. Those Auburn grads are a weird bunch.

Speaking of Auburn grads, Bo Knows Golf… and aquatic plaid pants

As one of, if not THE best athlete ever, Bo Jackson should never listen to anything I have to say… but that doesn’t make his pants any less ugly. You’re still No. 1 in our book though, Bo.

He also has an incredibly powerful golf swing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjZ4aU8lzNg

Which should surprise no one.

A Super Troopers stamping

Littering and… littering and…

After raising $4.4 million via crowdfunding, the long-awaited Super Troopers 2 is becoming a reality. That’s great news for some, and completely meaningless for others. Continuing on…

Tour the Tour van

It’s always a treat when our Tour photographer snaps photos of inside the Tour vans, where all the equipment magic happens.

Some awesome Sanderson Farms tee markers

As shown on the sign above, the tee markers were painted by patients at the Batson Children’s Hospital at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Take a look at the awesome results:

Cleveland drivers: Old vs. new

Cleveland now (from a few years ago, actually)…

Cleveland then.

Michael Bradley took to the range with the old Cleveland Classic Oil Hardened RC 69 persimmon driver. And word from our Tour photographer says he was striping it, consistently hitting 167 ball speed on the Trackman.

I wonder if younger guys such as Jordan Spieth or Jason Day would fair the same?

K.J. Choi’s jaw-dropping Miura Giken irons

Even his caddie is looking at them in awe like, “What the heck are these beauties?”

See what GolfWRX members are saying about the Miura Giken CB-1007 irons in our forums. Also, if you have a few extra minutes to kill, check out this video of how Miura forges its irons.

Bettinardi prototypes

It’s always a treat to see what Bettinardi prototypes pop up on Tour. These feature new finishes and logos.

SuperStroke’s new Pistol putter grips

From the photos, it appears SuperStroke has a new “Pistol GT 2.0” putter grip offered in at least two different colorways, with the company’s patented No Taper technology and counter-weight adjustability. They’re receiving early praise in the forums from our members.

Footjoy Classics Dry Premiere

Nothing better than white on white classics. If FootJoy still sold them at retail, I’d wear them not only on the course, but obnoxiously to dinners and other gatherings also. You can still find classics on the Internet if you do some digging through Ebay or the GolfWRX classifieds. Good luck in your search.

If not, you can always go with ICONs, which are the new age versions of classics.

Lean on me

Sometimes in our lives we all have pain. We all have sorrow. But just remember, I’ll always be here when you need someone to lean on for a photo gallery full of Scotty Camerons to make it all better.

I know that one day, I’ll need to lean on someone else for a gallery of flatstick fire. But that day is not today.

Equipment

Tommy Fleetwood makes a surprising TaylorMade Spider customization

Published

2 hours ago

Jun 2, 2026

Alistair Cameron

Tommy Fleetwood has a growing collection of TaylorMade Spider putters. We shall wait to see if the newest options go into play, but they definitely has a fun twist to it.

Ahead of the 2026 Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club, the team at TaylorMade gifted the FedExCup champion with his very own custom Spider putter, featuring some nifty details from his winning gamers last year.

While from a distance, the putters may look like your standard blacked-out Spider Tour and also the new torched PVD version, the ones that found its way to Fleetwood in Dublin, Ohio, feature custom laser-etched alignment lines on the topline of each putter, which are an exact replica of the hand-drawn Sharpie marks that TaylorMade Tour putter Rep James Holley drew onto the putter with which Fleetwood won the FedExCup.

No mathematical equations were made to evenly distribute the alignment aid this time, either, and on closer inspection, it’s possible to see the imperfections of what the permanent marker lines looked like when the team scanned and then used a laser to etch onto the putter head.

What’s interesting about the custom putters is that the markings found on the heads are actually not the original version that Holley first drew onto Fleetwood’s flatstick. Over time, they had changed slightly since Holley had to reapply the Sharpie, and had changed technique to stop the ink from smudging.

However, there is a copy of the first attempt from Fleetwood’s special alignment aid, and it’s found on a custom Winston Collection headcover, which the team had made specifically for the Englishman.

On the sole plate of Fleetwood’s black Spider Tour putter is a laser-engraved logo of the FedExCup, an ode to Fleetwood’s biggest triumph in golf so far, using that style of flatstick.

Fleetwood initially tested his custom lines when Holley first drew them at the RBC Heritage to match another style of Spider Fleetwood had tested prior.

“So Tommy, we started with the ZT, and that ZT we have kind of that top milling on the front with that, and he really liked that top milling, how that kind of framed the ball,” Holley told GolfWRX last year, when Fleetwood first played the hand-drawn alignment aid. “You know he uses his special ball, where the orange lines create that single path … so the milling kind of lined up well with that when he lines up the ball. We took a regular Tour, short slant putter that was completely blank, and I pulled out the Sharpie and did my best to kind of draw some stuff on there for him, and he liked it.”

It’s not the first time the team has given Fleetwood the option of his custom alignment aid in an engraved version, but Fleetwood had told them that he did not like the previous lines on the new putters because they were too perfect.

Equipment

Neal Shipley, AKA, the “Big Fridge’s,” custom stamping

Published

15 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Alistair Cameron

Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.

That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.

On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.

“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”

On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”

“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.

Check out Shipley’s full what’s in the bag and the rest of his wedge stampings here on “Inside the Ropes” from Colonial.

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: L.A.B. Purple DF3 with Masters cover

Published

22 hours ago

Jun 1, 2026

Will Schube

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who 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, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.

From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules