Equipment

Santa Monica: Toulon Golf releases latest Small Batch putter

Published

4 months ago

Jan 18, 2024

Toulon Golf’s latest Small Batch offering draws its inspiration from the flatstick used by a certain 15-time major champion and native Californian. The Small Batch Santa Monica follows the Small Batch Dogwood, Montecito, Vista, and Sea Island in Toulon Golf’s release of limited offerings.

In designing the Santa Monica, Toulon targeted soft radii while retaining the crisp, squared address profile of the putter design. Seeking a “vintage look,” the company paid particular attention to topline thickness and radius. Back bumper width was also a focal area in crafting the latest Small Batch release.

Sean Toulon and company indicated hours of slow machining the head was followed by hand polishing. As featured in other putters in the Small Batch lineup, the Toulon Golf Santa Monica’s face utilizes the company’s Super Fine Double Fly Cut milling.

The sole of the Santa Monica features micro milling to showcase the tri-sole design with the model name engraved. The company’s Candy Red paintfill is applied, which complements a Candy Red Toulon pistol grip.

The neck design is Toulon’s modified L-shaped H1 with a full shaft offset. The Santa Monica is finished in Toulon Golf’s new Tour Satin Front finish.

In keeping with the optics of arguably the most famous putter in golf, the topline features a single sight dot.

Toulon Golf Small Batch Santa Monica specs

Material: 904L stainless steel body
Face Mill: Super Fine Double Fly Cut
Finish: Tour Satin Frost
Grip: Toulon Special Candy Red Classic
Head Weight: 343 grams
Toe Hang: 45 degrees
Loft: 3 degrees
Lie: 70 degrees
Shaft: Chrome steel
Headcover: Small Batch Leather

Pricing and availability

The Small Batch Santa Monica is available for purchase today via the company’s website — ToulonGolf.com.

Supply is extremely limited. The price is $1,800.

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Equipment

Michael Block spotted with full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons at Valhalla

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5 hours ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

Editor’s note: This is an excerpt from a piece our Andrew Tursky originally wrote for PGATour.com’s Equipment Report. Head over there for the full article.

On Monday at the 2024 PGA Championship at Valhalla Golf Club, Block had a full set of TaylorMade “Proto” irons in the bag.

Block is the first player of many on the PGA TOUR to bag a set of the mysterious “Proto” irons. Rory McIlroy first switched into a “Proto” 4-iron at the Valero Texas Open, and Collin Morikawa followed suit at the 2024 RBC Heritage. Block isn’t using just the 4-iron, though, he’s using a full set to go along with a TaylorMade Stealth UDI driving iron.

Speaking with GolfWRX.com on Monday at the PGA Championship, Block revealed the full backstory.

“I hit a couple super “Proto” irons when I was at the Kingdom (TaylorMade’s fitting facility in Southern California) a couple months ago, and it was a 9-iron that didn’t have any badges or anything on it,” Block said. “I had no idea what it was … It was very similar to what I was using back then, you know, my old MCs, and very similar from the top. I hit it and absolutely loved it. For me to even think about switching irons from the last 11-12 years is crazy.

“I got this set about two weeks ago, and I’m working my way into them. I hit them more solid; it comes off the face more solid. Much higher. I think they’re still slightly too upright for me, so they’re being bent a degree flatter, because they’re going a little too high for me and drawing a little too much. When that starts to happen, I start to drop the club under and compensate too much, so I’m getting them flattened slightly, and I’m going to test them on the range again, and hopefully have them in play on Thursday…

“They go further, and they go higher … that combination is kind of a no-brainer. If I can take a 5-iron from 204 rather than a 4-iron, it’s good on me. It’s going to help me out for sure, especially at a major with the pin locations. Having that height coming in, that descent angle is going to be huge.”

With such new irons in the bag, after using the same irons for over a decade, surely you’d think there will be a bit of a learning curve. Block, however, is finding immediate comfort with the new “Proto” irons.

Head over to PGATour.com for the full article.

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Whats in the Bag

WITB Time Machine: Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB, 2014 PGA Championship

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7 hours ago

May 14, 2024

GolfWRX Staff

It’s hard to believe it’s been 10 years since Rory McIlroy outlasted Phil Mickelson at the 2014 PGA Championship. It’s even harder to believe McIlroy hasn’t hoisted a major trophy since his 2014 victory at Valhalla.

After a slow start to his final round, McIlroy tallied an eagle and two birdies on the back nine and his fourth major championship. Take a look at the clubs he played a decade ago in Kentucky.

Driver: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XTS 70X

3-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X

5-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (19 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s clubs from 2014 here.

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blade (4-9) Buy here.
Shaft: Project X 7.0

Wedges: Nike VR Forged (46, 52, 56, 60 degrees) Buy here.
Shafts: Project X 6.5

Putter: Nike Method 006 Buy here.

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Ball: Nike RZN Black

Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s clubs from 2014 here.

WITB Time Machine is presented by 2nd Swing Golf. 2nd Swing has more than 100,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.

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