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Tiger Woods spotted testing TaylorMade Juno and Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putters today (updated with photos)

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Tiger Woods is going through some tough times on the greens lately… not just holing putts, but deciding between putters.

He played in the 2018 PGA Championship with a TaylorMade Ardmore 3 mallet putter, then he played last week with a TaylorMade Juno blade putter. Now, he’s back to testing out the Juno against the Scotty Cameron Newport 2 that he’s had in the bag for 13-of-his-14 career majors.

Woods was spotted today at the 2018 BMW Championship practice round at Aronimink in Pennsylvania testing out both putters side by side. So he’s at least considering going back to his old flame.

Tiger’s TaylorMade Juno

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Tiger testing his old Scotty Newport 2

See more photos here.

Despite climbing into the top-10 in last week’s Dell Technologies Championship, Tiger struggled down the stretch, playing the last 5 holes in 3-over-par to finish T24. That cost him a lot of FedExCup points. He’s currently in the 25th spot on the FedExCup points list, so he’ll need a strong finish at this week’s BMW Championship in order to qualify for the year-end Tour Championship.

Tiger is currently ranked 50th in Strokes Gained: Putting on the year, according to PGA Tour’s website.

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  1. Ryan Michael

    Sep 5, 2018 at 11:24 pm

    Please bring that Juno finish to retail! It looks superior to the black copper all day long!

  2. larry

    Sep 5, 2018 at 7:07 am

    I wish every we could ban leftys from this site.

  3. Bol

    Sep 5, 2018 at 3:31 am

    It’s not the putter, it’s the ball

  4. Knarls Barkley

    Sep 4, 2018 at 7:30 pm

    Nice attempt at hijacking the cause Tom. Call your pappy Hannity and go sob to Fox News about your theory!

  5. Crash Test Dummy

    Sep 4, 2018 at 6:28 pm

    A change in putter can help if he was not controlling the ball well or missing it a certain way. However, it look to me he was just not reading the putts right and was hitting good putts.

  6. Golf Golf Golf

    Sep 4, 2018 at 3:25 pm

    I switch back and fourth between my Scotty Newport and my Bobby Grace AMG26… I’m beginning to realize its the carpenter and not the hammer.

  7. Tom

    Sep 4, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    Will anyone ask Tiger what he thinks of his clothing sponsor supporting the disrespecting of the US flag with their new ad supporting Kaepernick, the “new face of Nike”? Tiger’s dad was a proud military veteran.

    • Jerry

      Sep 4, 2018 at 2:32 pm

      Kaepernick was protesting police brutality…

    • JD

      Sep 4, 2018 at 3:05 pm

      Lets go through some logic here to break this down:

      Kaepernick kneels to protest police brutality, therefore Kaepernick hates the national anthem, therefore Kapernick hates the military. Nike supports Kaepernicks protest of police brutality, therefore Nike hates the military, therefore Tom is wondering if Tiger hates Nike.

      Lets keep going….

      Tom now hates Nike, therefore Tom throws his nike clubs and clothes in the lake, therefore Tom now walks 18 without clubs and completely nude, therefore Tom gets arrested for indecent exposure, therefore Tom is a creep.

      DAMN YOU NIKE!!! Now Tom is a creep.

      • Damone

        Sep 4, 2018 at 3:36 pm

        This is Brilliant and needs to be shared

      • Brad

        Sep 5, 2018 at 8:24 am

        The issue that most people have with him kneeling is the forum he chose. It’s one of the few times people of all backgrounds can come together and be united and he chose to divide people even more. I’m sure others don’t feel the same way, and that’s fine.

    • George

      Sep 4, 2018 at 3:08 pm

      please go to fox news for your backwards politics. This is a place for golf

      • Brad

        Sep 4, 2018 at 10:13 pm

        Actually, George, you just insulted a lot of people who choose to watch Fox. You just made it personal and not about golf. Shame on you.

      • Charles

        Sep 5, 2018 at 11:28 pm

        Sounds like little Georgy needs to find his way fo MSNBC and NFL blog sites, not a golf site, if he is trying to find friends and make conversation.

    • Bill

      Sep 4, 2018 at 3:18 pm

      Those protests have nothing to do with ‘the flag’ or the military. Get out of here with that bs.

      • Jordan Robert Anderson

        Sep 4, 2018 at 3:21 pm

        Since the protest is to kneel before the flag during the playing of the anthem, you will have a difficult time convincing me that the protest has “nothing to do with the flag or the anthem”.

    • Shoulders

      Sep 4, 2018 at 3:37 pm

      It’s just a flag.

      • cody

        Sep 4, 2018 at 4:27 pm

        NOT ACCORDING TO EDDIE IZZARD..

      • 4RiGHT

        Sep 4, 2018 at 5:08 pm

        Tell the families to slain soldiers when their casket is draped in one. That’s it just a flag…

        • ForeSight

          Sep 4, 2018 at 7:53 pm

          You don’t need to. They already know that.

    • bj

      Sep 5, 2018 at 8:39 am

      Tom your a troll

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Richy Werenski WITB 2024 (May)

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  • Richy Werenski what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Houston Open.

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX

3-wood: Titleist TSR2 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 8 X

Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (19 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White Hybrid 90 TX

Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 105 S

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (54-M, 58-L @60)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Onyx (46-50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 Onyx (54-60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Left Dash

Grips: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord

Check out more in-hand photos of Richy Werenski’s clubs in the forums.

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Adam Scott testing green “Masters Use Only” putter + 6 interesting equipment photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

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Welcome to the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson event at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas, which, for your geographical reference, is about 25 minutes from Dallas.

In early-week equipment news, we saw some interesting putter testing from Adam Scott, a Maxfli golf ball signing on the PGA Tour, a 16-year-old’s WITB, a PGA Tour player using another PGA Tour player’s backup putter, and Jordan Spieth weighed in on why he recently switched out just his 7-iron (and then made a hole-in-one with it).

With so much to report and so little time to waste on the intro, let’s get right into this week’s equipment rundown from the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

See all of our photo galleries from the week here 

Adam Scott’s new L.A.B. putters

Before we get into a couple of the new prototypes Scott has been testing, above is a photo of the L.A.B. Golf Mezz.1 Max prototype putter that he’s been using, and will likely continue to use this week in Texas.

That being said, following the Masters, Scott was looking to try a couple putters with a slightly lighter weight to help with his feel on fast greens.

One of the new prototypes we spotted on Tuesday was a L.A.B. Golf DF3 “Proto 2.1”, custom-built with Scott’s preferred blue colorway, and an Australia-inspired Kangaroo laser engraving…

We also spotted him with a green-colored “For Masters Use Only” Mezz.1 Max prototype…

While it’s unlikely Scott will make a switch this week, it’s certainly something to keep an eye on going forward, especially on courses with faster greens.

We also got a peek into Scott’s full WITB this week, which consists of a super-mixed set of Srixon irons, including a ZX Utility 3-iron, a ZX-5 MkII 4-iron, ZX-7 MkII mid-irons (5-7) and Z Forged II short irons (8-9).

See Scott’s full WITB from the CJ Cup here

An update on Daniel Berger’s Odyssey Jailbird

Last week in New Orleans, we highlighted Daniel Berger’s Ai-One Jailbird Mini putter because of its unique sightlines.

Well, we have an update.

According to Callaway Tour Manager Joe Toulon, who spoke with GolfWRX.com this week, Berger’s Jailbird Mini is actually from fellow Tour player Tom Kim’s stash. Kim is a prolific putter tester, and the exact putter Berger is currently using was actually originally made for and tested by Kim. The putter didn’t make it into Kim’s starting lineup, however, so he gave the putter back to Odyssey, and it eventually made it’s way onto Berger’s gamer roster.

Jordan Spieth’s new 7-iron

As the story goes, Jordan Spieth changed out his Titleist T100 7-iron on Wednesday before the 2024 Valero Texas Open, and then on Thursday, he used the 7-iron to make a hole-in-one from 199 yards on the 16th hole.

Good timing on that switch, Jordan.

On Tuesday at the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson, GoflWRX.com caught up with Spieth to get the full story on why he switched just the 7-iron.

Our full story is over on PGATOUR.com’s Equipment Report, but here’s a snippet of what Spieth had to say:

“I hit my 7-iron a lot, especially on my own. The spin rates, relative to my 6-iron and my 8-iron, were lower, so it was going too far. I was trying to figure out why, if it was something in the makeup of the iron. I got the lies and the lofts checked, and everything was fine. So finally I was like, ‘Can I just get a new one and see if it fixes it?’

“Maybe there was one other time throughout my career where I changed just one iron, so it’s very unusual. I think it’s just because the grooves were worn down from hitting it too much.”

Ben Griffin signs with Maxfli to play the golf ball

At the beginning of the year, LPGA Tour star Lexi Thompson signed a deal with Maxfli to play the company’s golf ball, and now, Griffin has officially joined team Maxfli, as well, thus expanding the company’s Tour presence.

GolfWRX.com caught up with Griffin on Wednesday in Texas for a video interview about his new golf ball of choice, and how he marks it…

 

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A 16-year-old is playing on the PGA Tour this week, using a 2-iron!

Amateur golfer Kris Kim, at just 16 years of age, is making his PGA Tour debut this week after receiving a sponsors exemption into the event. In 2023, Kim won both the R&A Boys’ Amateur Championship and the European Boys’ International Championship.

On Tuesday in Texas, we got a look into Kim’s bag, which revealed that he’s currently playing a TaylorMade P-770 2-iron, and a bag full of TaylorMade clubs.

Check out Kim’s full WITB here

A smart golf ball stamping

I’m not going to sit here and pretend to be a big math guy, because I’m not. However, I do recognize David Nyfjall’s purple ball marking as a square root symbol.

While I don’t know the particular significance of the square root symbol for Nyfjall, I do know you have to be fairly intelligent to even consider using a marking like that. Pretty cool stuff from the Northwestern alum, and 2023 Byron Nelson Award winner.

And, with that, we say goodbye to Texas and TPC Craig Ranch. We’ll see you next week at the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte for more insider equipment news and storylines.

For now, don’t forget to check out all of our photos from the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson

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Wesley Bryan WITB 2024 (May)

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  • Wesley Bryan what’s in the bag accurate as of the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees @10)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 50 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana GT 60 X

Hybrid: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Rescue (19.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Blue 8 X

Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Takomo 101U (4), Takomo 101T (5), Takomo 301 CB (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks Proto (58-A)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3

Grips: SuperStroke, Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

More photos of Wesley Bryan’s WITB in the forums.

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