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WITB for Matt McCarty, winner of his first PGA Tour event at the Black Desert Championship.  Leading wire-wire, Matt was cruising until a funky three putt but got it back together to win by three strokes.  Strong off the tee, Matt had 3 eagles, 23 birdies, 40 pars and 6 bogeys for the tournament. Learn More: Ping Blueprint S Irons Matt took a three stroke lead into the final round and even drove the 14th green and sunk his eagle putt.  The lefty was just promoted from the Korn Ferry Tour and wins his first PGA Tour Event…awesome!   Winning WITB for Matt McCarty, Black Desert Championship 2024 With the help of PGA Tour, Golf Digest, and Golf WRX, we examine McCarty’s winning equipment. Driver: Ping G 430 LST 10.5* with Fujikura Ventus Blue 6X shaft.  Matt Averaged 299 yards and hit 72.3% of fairways! Fairways. Matt played a Ping G410 14.5 degree 3 wood with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 7X shaft, and a Ping G430 Max 21 degree 7 wood with a Ventus Blaxk 8X shaft.  Most strong players will choose a lower lofted hybrid or a 5 or 7 wood after the longer fairway wood. Irons: Matt played... Read More

  Winning WITB for Amy Yang, 2024 Women’s PGA Championship While Amy Yang has won 5 times on the LPGA Tour since 2008, the 2024 Women’s PGA Championship is here first major win.  She was the youngest to win on the European tour at just over 16 years old.  Now, at 35, this has to be one of her most satisfying victories! With the help of LPGA Tour, Essentially Sports, and Golf Week, we examine Amy’s winning equipment. Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 10.5* with Graphite Design Tour AD UB-6 S shaft. Fairways.  Ping G430 Max 15* with Mitsubishi Chemical Golf Diamana GT 60 S shaft. Hybrid.  Ping G430n 19 degree with KBS Prototype 75 shaft. Irons: Amy plays the Srixon ZX5 MK II (5-PW) with the Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH Neo steel shafts.  These Nippon shafts are some of the most popular on the Women’s PGA tour! Wedges: Wedges are Callaway Jaws Raw in 50, 54 and 58 degrees with the same Nippon N.S. Pro 950GH Neo shafts she has in her irons. Putter: Odyssey Ai-One #7 Cruiser.   Custom Fit Full Bag One of the great benefits of a custom fitting at D’Lance Golf is that we’re brand... Read More

Nellie Korda WITB will tell you more about personal preferences than anything.

Scottie Scheffler wins his 2nd Masters Tournament in a row!  The number one player in the world solidified his legacy as he played solid throughout the tournament! While his putting has taken some hits this year, no one can take away what he has done from tee to green. No. 1 – Strokes Gained Overall No. 2 – Strokes Gained Off the Tee No. 1 – Strokes Gained Approach to Green So what are his secrets other than unbelievable talent and composure? Tee it High and Let it Fly! In his post round press conference Scottie was candid about teeing it high and letting it fly!  He said, the fairways at Augusta are fairly wide so penalties were not that significant.  And, the longer off the tee you are, the shorter your shot to the green.  That allowed him to hit very select shots into the greens.  Most of our golfers want to hit more GIR this year so here are a couple posts to read on getting more distance off the tee! Four Keys to Optimizing Driver Distance Dial in Your Distances to the Green “Knowing your distances and distance gaps is critical to hitting more GIR.  And, most... Read More

Akshay Bhatia WITB at the Valeero Texas Open shows a bag full of Callaway clubs and, yes, another win for the Odyssey Jailbird 380 putter.

  WITB Wyndham Clark 2024 AT & t Pebble Beach Pro-am winner and record setting 60 in Round 3!  What a tournament for Wyndham!  Struggling with his putting, he spent time with his sports psychologist and then putting fitter to dial in his putting game at the rain-shortened Pebble Beach AT & T Pr0-Am.  His one stroke victory was solidified by 5 strokes gained in putting and a driving distance of 307 yards.  His 232 yard 4 iron into the 18th green set him for an eagle and 59, but he came up just short.  What a tournament! Schedule Your Lifetime Putter Fitting Winning WITB for Wyndham Clark, 2024 AT & T Pebble Beach Pro-Am With the help of PGA Tour, Golf Digest, and Golf WRX, we examine Wyndham’s winning equipment. Driver: Titleist TSR3 9 degree with Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 60 6.5 TX.   He averaged 307 yards with his driver while hitting 58% of fairways.  That shaft is a low launch, low spin beast for stronger players. Fairways. Wyndham chose to play his Taylor Made Qi10 15 degree 3 wood with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX shaft. Irons: The Mizuno Fli-Hi 3 driving iron... Read More

WITB for Grayson Murray, 2024 SONY Open winner and securing his first win since 2017.  Grayson is playing a mixed set of Mizuno driver, Callaway fairways, Mizuno irons, Mizuno wedges and LAB putter.  Again, this shows that the manufacturer really does not matter, it is the performance of the clubs that counts.  Grayson sunk a HUGE putt on the first playoff hole to clinch his victory! Learn More:  Mizuno Pro Irons Grayson was first in strokes gained for the tournament at 2.93 – pretty impressive.  Grayson played a steady round four and sunk a clutch birdie putt on 18 to make the playoff.  And he followed that up with anoth great putt on 18 for the victory!   Winning WITB for Grayson Murray, SONY Open With the help of PGA Tour, Golf Digest, and Golf WRX, we examine Grayson’s winning equipment. Driver: Mizuno ST X 230 10.5 with UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X White 7F5 (70 gram X Stiff).   He averaged 296 yards with his driver while hitting 68% of fairways.  Very nice. Fairways. Grayson chose to play a Callaway Rogue Max 16.5 degree 3 wood and a Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 7 wood, both with the UST Mamiya LIN-Q Black... Read More

WITB for Collin Morikawa, 2023 ZOZO Championship winner and securing his first win since 2021. Collin is still playing a mixed set of TaylorMade driver, fairways, irons, wedges and putter. The only notable changes are his switch to the Stealth 2 5-wood and adoption of the new MG4 wedges. Unique to Collin, his combo set of iron spans 3 models – P-770 4-iron, P-7MC 5- and 6-iron, and P-7CM 7-iron through PW. Learn More: TaylorMade P-Series Although Collin faltered on round 2 after his opening round 64 (-6 under), he returned to form shooting 66 and a final round 63 (-7 under). Trailing to Justin Suh by two going into the final round, Suh’s falter and Morikawa’s quick start put Morikawa back into the lead. And while he wasn’t accurate off the tee, he made up for it attacking the greens. Collin has always be known as an incredible ball striker, but his stats prove it. Hitting 74% of greens in regulation, Collin dropped 24 birdies through the four days. He averaged just 1.6 putts per GIR; 2nd for the tourney. It is a true testament to having your irons, wedges and putter dialed in.   Winning WITB for Collin... Read More

WITB for Sahith Theegala, 2023 Fortinet Championship winner? It’s PING from head to toe, but it was his PING Blueprint S irons, PING Glide 4.0 wedges, and PING Anser 2 putter that is worth mentioning. Reason being, Theegala only hit 47% of fairways this week – normal for him. But, he hit 75% of greens in regulation. By the numbers, Theegala was 2nd in Strokes Gained: Putting, 1st in Putts per GIR, and 3rd in Strokes Gained: Around the Green. As reported by Paul Hodowanic, PGA Tour reporter, “Theegala stays true to himself in maiden victory.” This win marks Theegala’s first win on Tour in just his second year, excluding his team win at the 2022 QBE Shootout. Winning WITB for Sahith Theegala, 2023 Fortinet Championship With insights from PGA Tour, PING and GolfWRX, go inside Theegala’s winning WITB. Driver: Ping G430 LST 10.5 degrees with a Project X HZRDUS Black 60 TX shaft. The Project X HZRDUS Black shaft, now Gen 4, is one of the most reliable and popular shafts with Tour players and amateurs. Read our original Project X HZRDUS Black shafts review. Fairways: Ping G430 Max 18 degrees 5-wood with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI... Read More

WITB: Viktor Hovland, 2023 Tour Championship winner, pulls off win by 5 with his mixed bag of Ping, TaylorMade and Titleist. Consistent with his setup at the BMW Championship, Hovland made no changes to his equipment for the Tour Championship. He continued to play the Titleist U505 Utility 3-iron in place of his Ping G430 Max 7-wood. Hovland started the FedExCup Tour Championship 2 strokes back of Scottie Scheffler at -8 under par. Scheffler continued his struggles finishing T6 at -11 under par when starting at -10 under par. Colorado local, Wyndham Clark started at -4 under and went on to finish 3rd at -16; a staggering 11 strokes behind Hovland. Winning WITB for Viktor Hovland, 2023 Tour Championship With the help of PGA Tour, GolfWRX and Ping, we outline Hovland’s winning bag of equipment. Driver: Ping G425 LST 9 degree with the Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X shaft. Fairways: TaylorMade Stealth Plus 15 degree 3-wood with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X shaft. Irons: The Titleist U505 utility 3-iron with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X shaft. And, Ping i210 4-iron through PW with the KBS Tour-V 120 X shaft. Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 50- and... Read More