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GolfWRX Spotted: Adams Tight Lies fairway wood
After much teasing and speculation (Is Adams coming back!?) It’s official—TaylorMade has resurrected the beloved brand to bring one of its most iconic designs back to golfers with the new Tight Lies fairway wood.
For diehard fans of Adams Golf, this seems to be everything they could have hoped for when the company brought its social media presence back from the dead a few months ago with cryptic tweets and Instagram posts, but the new Tight Lies fairway wood is delivering on two tried and true promises—easy-to-hit clubs at a great price.
The new Tight Lies fairway woods will be sold using the “direct-to-consumer” model through a dedicated website, which happens to have a somewhat infomercially vibe to it. Knowing the team at TaylorMade, this was clearly intended to make the brand approachable and bring it back to its roots…all while non directly competing with its parent company TaylorMade. The reason I say “roots” is because it was through golf infomercials that Adams golf was initially launched with a single product, the “upside-down” design Tight Lies 3-wood.
With the launch of the new fairway wood and website, we reached out to TaylorMade for information on the Adams Golf brand resurrection.
Adams Golf is going back to its roots to re-introduce its Tight Lies products to all golfers via a direct response vehicle. Tight Lies provides game improvement benefits to golfers of all abilities looking to purchase an established brand, with proven technology at an affordable price.
-Ryan Lauder; Director of Consumer Engagement
Now that we’ve covered who and why, it’s time to cover the “what” when it comes to the design and technology.
Technology
For anyone looking for anything groundbreaking, it’s not here—and that’s OK. This club is designed for value and to be forgiving, and from all accounts it delivers.
- Tri-Sole Design – Just like the original, the new Tight Lies utilizes the iconic “upside-down” head shape with tri-sole to reduce turf interaction and make the club easy to hit from virtually any lie.
- Extended Face Technology – This little trick is really cool. The clubface has been expanded vertically by 7mm and then lowered right behind the top line of the head. This creates a 14% larger hitting on the face area compared to the previous generation according to Adams, while also keeping the center of gravity lower. This means more face above the clubs center of gravity resulting in a club that is easier to get in the air.
- Velocity Slot – A proven fairway wood technology that helps generate more ball speed, especially lower on the face, where a lot of fairway woods are commonly struck.
Price, specs, and availability
The new Adams Tight Lies fairway woods are available now at BuyAdamsGolf.com for $179.99
It is available in both right and left-handed in a 3-wood (16°) and a 5-wood (19°) and comes stock with an Aldila Synergy shaft and Tour Velvet grip.
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Photos from the 2024 RBC Heritage
GolfWRX is on site this week at Harbour Town Golf Links on Hilton Head Island for the RBC Heritage. Plenty of golfers who competed in the Masters last week will be making the quick turnaround in the Lowcountry of South Carolina as the Heritage is again one of the Tour’s Signature Events.
We have general albums for you to check out, as well as plenty of WITBs — including Justin Thomas and Justin Rose.
We’ll continue to update as more photos flow in from SC.
Check out links to all our photos, below.
General Albums
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Monday #2
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #1
- 2024 RBC Heritage – Tuesday #2
WITB Albums
- Justin Thomas – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Rose – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Chandler Phillips – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Nick Dunlap – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Thomas Detry – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Austin Eckroat – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Jason Day – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Will Zalatoris – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Patrick Cantlay – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Ludwig Aberg – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Collin Morikawa – WITB – 2024 RBC Heritage
Pullout Albums
- Wyndham Clark’s Odyssey putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- JT’s new Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Justin Thomas testing new Titleist 2 wood – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey putter with triple track alignment aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Scotty Cameron The Blk Box putting alignment aid/training aid – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Cameron putter – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Odyssey Ai One Eleven T putters – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Christian Bezuidenhout – testing new Callaway Ti 340 mini driver – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Rory McIlroy testing the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Xander Schauffele testing the Callaway Ti 340 mini driver & the DUW – 2024 RBC Heritage
- Byeong Hun An, two new L.A.B. Golf putter builds with “T” alignment – 2024 RBC Heritage
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Masters 2024: Reduced-scale clubhouse trophy and green jacket to Scottie Scheffler
In the world of golf, there is Scotty and there is Scottie. Scotty Cameron gave the world of golf a nickname for a prestigious putter line, and Scottie Scheffler has now given the golf world a blueprint for how to negotiate one of the toughest tournaments to win. Sunday, Scheffler won the Masters tournament for the second time in three years. He separated from the field around the turn, making a trio of birdies at holes eight through 10. On the long walk home, he added three more birdie at 13, 14, and 16, to secure a four-shot win over Masters and major-championship rookie Ludvig Åberg.
On No. 7, Ludvig Åberg makes birdie to move into a tie for second place. #themasters pic.twitter.com/ZSjcOr9OQK
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
As the final group moved along the ninth hole, a quadrilateral stood at 7 under par, tied for the lead. Scheffler, playing partner Collin Morikawa, and penultimate pairing Max Homa and Åberg advanced equally toward Amen Corner, with the resolution of the competition well in doubt. Morikawa flinched first, getting too greedy (his words) at nine and 11. Double bogey at each dropped him farther back than he wished, and he ultimately made a 10-foot putt for bogey at the last, to tie for third position.
Ludvig Åberg made the next mistake. Whether he knew the Ben Hogan story about the approach into 11 or not, he bit off way more than he should have. His approach was never hopeful, and ended short and right in White Dogwood’s pond. Åberg finished the hole in six shots. To his credit, he played the remaining seven holes in two-under figures. Finally, Max Homa was the victim of the finicky winds over Golden Bell, the short, par-3 12th hole. His disbelief was evident, as his tee shot flew everything and landed in azaleas behind the putting surface. After two pitch shots and two putts, Homa also had a double bogey, losing shots that he could not surrender.
Why? At the ninth hole, Scottie Scheffler hit one of the finest approach shots of all time, into the final green of the first nine. Scheffler had six inches for birdie and he converted. At the 10th, he lasered another approach shot into a tricky hole location, then made another fine putt for birdie. Within the space of 30 minutes, Scheffler had seized complete control of the tournament, but Amen Corner still lurked.
Scottie Scheffler is back in sole possession of the lead. #themasters pic.twitter.com/MGytXpJcXH
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
At the 11th, Scheffler played safely right with his approach. His chip shot was a wee bit too brave and left him a seven-foot comeback putt for par. He missed on the right side and gave one shot back to the course and field. His tee ball on 12 was safely aboard, and he took two putts for par. On 13, the 2022 champion drove slightly through the fairway, then reached the green, with his first two shots. His seventy-foot-plus putt for eagle eased up, four feet past the hole. His second putt went down, and he was back in the birdie zone. As on nine, his approach to 14 green finished brilliantly within six inches. His final birdie came at the 16th, where he negotiated a nine-foot putt for a deuce.
Leader by four with two to play. #themasters pic.twitter.com/KcoilYExDr
— The Masters (@TheMasters) April 14, 2024
Scheffler reached 11 under par and stood four shots clear of Ludvig Åberg when he reached the 18th tee. His drive found the lower fairway bunker on the left, and his approach settled in a vale, short and right of the green. With dexterous hands, Scheffler pitched to three feet and made the putt for par. With a big smile, he embraced caddie Ted Scott, who won for the fourth time at Augusta National, and the second with Scheffler. Ludvig Åberg finished alone in second spot, four back of the winner. Not a bad performance for the first-time major championship participant Åberg, and not a bad finish for the world No. 1 and second-time Masters champion, Scottie Scheffler.
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ericsokp
Nov 4, 2020 at 3:24 am
Like a lot of golfers I used to have one of these back in the day and thought they were great for tight lies (pardon the pun). However, I think the sole design is no longer the best option and am now using PING G400/G410 fairway woods and hybrids as the soles are really flat and shallow which is a great design (in my opinion) for tight lies and hardpan.
Mark
Nov 4, 2020 at 12:54 am
“TaylorMade has resurrected the beloved brand to bring one of its most iconic designs”?
It would be better if you made it clear the “its” in this sentence does not refer to TaylorMade.
No Thanks
Nov 3, 2020 at 5:30 pm
As expected, it’s their value line.
money grows on trees apparently
Nov 3, 2020 at 6:13 pm
$179.99 = “value line”… i’ll take your life as long as it doesnt come with your terrible opinions…
Robin
Nov 4, 2020 at 11:19 am
Man you are dry . I have Ctes from boxing . You made me laugh for the first time and I don’t know when, the last time
andy hilbun
Nov 17, 2020 at 10:08 am
that was funny!!
Delbert
Nov 3, 2020 at 3:40 pm
Dang! I should’ve kept my CB1 irons.