Equipment

Spotted: Zac Blair’s wild Scotty Cameron Circle L putter!

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3 months ago

Feb 6, 2024

Zac Blair is known to have one of the most amazing Scotty Cameron putter collections out there. He always seems to have a new Scotty in his bag, but they aren’t just run-of-the-mill Circle T putters. Most of his flatsticks are heavily custom and feature some interesting designs, stampings, and finishes that you just don’t see anywhere else.

This week, we spotted Zac with a very custom Scotty Cameron “Zac Blair Special” putter in his bag. The head shape is similar to the Circa 62 #1 putter that was released back in 2006 but with some massaging and tweaks to it. First off the finish is a very shiny, high-polished chrome that is very reflective. The rear flange also has a bit more curvature from heel to toe and an extra “step” to it where Scotty Cameron is stamped. The topline is slightly rounded and contains just a simple circle as a site dot and filled with Tiffany Blue paint.

Out on the toe is a very unique stamp that you don’t see very often. The stamp is a “Circle L” that contains the triangles and dots like the crown around it. Circle L stamps are used by Scotty to signify a loss to him on the golf course. Putters with the Circle L are typically given to friends and acquaintances that Scotty plays with.

The putter also has a bullet sole where material is removed from the center of the sole to dial in the weight of the putter. The sole is also adorned with the Titleist script stamp and the text “PRO STAFF”, both filled with the legendary Tiffany Blue paint. An interesting stamping runs down the unique hosel design: HEXY SEXY !!! is stamped on the hosel and refers to the hexagon shape of the flow neck that gives about a half shaft offset to the putter. The face has a very shallow milling to it with Zac’s initials stamped out on the toe and dancing Scotty Cameron on the heel.

Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Waste Management Open

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Equipment

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

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15 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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17 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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