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WITB: Corey Conners, 2023 Valero Texas Open Champion, loves TPC San Antonio. Just his second win on Tour, both coming at the Valero Texas Open – the first in 2019, the second 2023. Finishing -15 under par, did it in solid fashion with a bogey-free Sunday. His equipment – Ping with the G430 driver, G425 3-wood, G430 hybrid, iBlade irons, Glide 4.0 wedges and PLD Anser 2 putter. WITB for Corey Conners at the 2023 Valero Texas Open With insights from PGA Tour, Ping and GolfWRX, here is the details behind Corey’s winning set of Ping drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters. Driver: Ping G430 LST 9-degree with a UST Mamiya Elements LIN-Q M40X 6F5 shaft. Fairways: Ping G425 LST 14.5-degree 3-wood with the Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black Prototype 75 6.5 shaft. Notably, Ping reports Corey playing the G430 MAX 3-wood. Hybrid: Ping G430 19-degree hybrid with a UST VTS Red Hybrid 85X shaft. Notably, Ping reports Corey playing the G425 3H Hybrid. This marks another big win for Ping and the new G430 series of woods. Delivering more accurate and longer distances, the new woods deploy face-flexing to gain distance. Drivers feature new flight and spin options... Read More

WITB: Sam Burns, 2023 World Golf Championships Match Play winner, “cruises to the… Match Play win” stated Cameron Morfit of the PGA Tour. Winning 6 & 5 is a darn near blowout. Seeded 13 of 16 competitors in the Match Play, Sam bested Cameron Young, Scottie Scheffler, Mackenzie Hughes, and Patrick Catlay. With his new set of Callaway Paradym woods, Burns was his stoic, usual self as he racked up 48 birdies over the four days. His closest match was against Scheffler, dropping a birdie on the last hole of a playoff to advance. WITB for Sam Burns at the 2023 WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play With the help of PGA Tour, Callaway, Golfweek and GolfWRX, we take a look at Sam’s upgrade to Callaway Paradym woods and Apex Irons. Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 9-degree with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 7TX shaft. Fairways: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 16-degree with a Fujikura Ventus Black 8X shaft. Burns continues to use his Callaway Apex UW 21-degree with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 8X shaft. If you’re thinking plug-n-play describes Burns’ upgrade to the Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond from his previous combo of Rogue and Mavrik, you might be surprised. The new Paradym Driver... Read More

  WITB: Taylor Moore, 2023 Valspar Championship winner, shot 4 under on Sunday and may have surprised the field. But to him and his caddy, it was no surprise – the hard work paid off. This is Moore’s first win in just his second season on Tour. And this win secures PING’s first PGA Tour win of 2023. Jordan Spieth fell to third and Adam Schenk took second after being tied with Moore at 10 under. This win also gets Moore into the upcoming Masters Tournament – a dream come true. WITB for Taylor Moore – 2023 Valspar Championship Winner With the help of PGA Tour, Ping and GolfWRX, we examine Moore’s winning head-to-toe Ping equipment. Driver: Ping G430 LST 10.5-degrees with a Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX shaft. Fairways: Ping G430 Max 15 degrees 3-wood with a Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X shaft. And, a Ping G430 Max 21 degrees 7-wood with a Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX shaft. Released in January, the new Ping G430 woods were designed to deliver accurate, longer distances. Plus, the new face-design increases face flexing to gain that distance more consistently. And, the G430 Series of woods won GOLD... Read More

WITB: Scottie Scheffler, 2023 THE PLAYER Championship winner, was uncatchable Sunday even after a slow start. Scheffler’s win propels him to #1 in World Golf Rankings for the second season in a row. This also secures back-to-back wins for TaylorMade’s Stealth 2 Woods. Sean Martin of the PGA Tour said it perfectly, “No matter what the leaderboard looks like entering the final round, uncertainty prevails until the final putt.” And, Scottie Scheffler did it in commanding fashion (-17 total) despite final day surges from multiple would-be competitors. WITB for Scottie Scheffler – 2023 THE PLAYERS Championship Winner With the help of PGA Tour and GolfWRX, we visit Scottie Scheffler’s winning bag at the 2023 THE PLAYERS Championship. Where the old adage “stick with what works,” learn more about the ONLY change Scottie made – that of moving to the Stealth 2 woods. Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus 8-degree with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft. Fairways: TaylorMade Stealth 2 15-degree 3-wood with a Fujikura Ventus Black 8X shaft. TaylorMade just secured back-to-back PGA Tour victories with the new Stealth 2 Woods, Scheffler following Kitayama’s recent win with Stealth 2. The only change in Scheffler’s bag in 2023 was replacing the... Read More

Our WITB Kurt Kitayama, 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational winner, features multiple firsts. Kitayama held off multiple charging players including Rory McIlroy and Harris English to win by one. It marks Kitayama’s first tour win. And it marks TaylorMade’s first tour win with the new Stealth 2 woods. And, the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitation had one of the deepest fields of the year in which Kitayama second longest odds to win. Congratulations Kurt! WITB for Kurt Kitayama – 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational Winner With the help of reports from PGA Tour, Graphite Design and GolfWRX, we go deep into Kitayama’s full winning bag of TaylorMade clubs. Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus 10.5-degree with the Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 X-stiff shaft. Fairways: TaylorMade Stealth 2 HL 16.5-degree 3-wood with the Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-8 X-stiff shaft. And TaylorMade Stealth 2 21-degree 7-wood with the Graphite Design Tour AD UB-9 X-stiff shaft. This marks TaylorMade’s first tour victory with the Stealth 2 series. The Stealth 2 deploys more carbon throughout the clubhead than ever before. High performing improvements in CG and MOI have made the Stealth 2 that much better than the first-ever Stealth woods. Schedule Lifetime Wood Fitting | Learn... Read More

WITB: Chris Kirk, 2023 Honda Classic pulled off an emotional win in a playoff. He did it with the new Callaway Paradym driver, TaylorMade Stealth fairways, Callaway Apex MB and Apex Pro irons, plus a unique combo set of wedges. Complementing his combo set of clubs, he made 18 birdies, 1 eagle and multiple par saves with his Odyssey White Hot OG No. 5 putter. His $1.5 million win was Kirk’s first since the 2014-15 PGA Tour season. With the help of PGA Tour, GolfWRX and Honda Classic, we go inside Chris Kirk’s winning bag. WITB for Chris Kirk – 2023 Honda Classic Winner Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond 9 degrees with the Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 TX shaft. The Callaway Paradym Drivers have been on a tear – winning 6 of the first 7 tournaments of 2023. Kirk’s adoption the new Paradym replaces his previous Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond driver. Learn more about how the new Paradym Drivers are delivering increased distance, accuracy and control. Fairways: TaylorMade Stealth 15 degree 3-wood with the Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 TX shaft. And, the TaylorMade Stealth 18 degree 5-wood with the Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 TX shaft. Schedule Lifetime Wood Fitting... Read More

The 2022 RSM Classic marks a major turnaround for Adam Svensson. From losing his Tour card in 2019 to his battle back through the Korn Ferry Tour, Svensson proved his ability with this win. The turnaround is attributed to his rise in putting with the help of coach John Graham. If you have heard of AimPoint Green Reading and Putting, you have heard of John Graham. For this tournament, Svensson gained 4.24 strokes putting against the field. Not bad after hitting 94.44% of greens in regulation. He should have won with these numbers. With the help of PGA Tour and GolfWRX, we go inside Svensson’s winning Callaway and Odyssey equipment. Adam Svensson WITB at the 2022 RSM Classic Top of the bag. Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond S 10.5 degrees with an LA Golf Prototype shaft. 3-wood: Callaway Rogue ST 15 degrees with an Aldila Rogue Silver 110 M.S.I. 70 X shaft. Hybrid: Callaway Apex 18 degrees with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 100 6.5 shaft. Irons. Callaway X Forged CB 4 with a Project X HZRDUS hybrid shaft. Plus, Callaway Apex MB 5-iron through 9-iron with the Project X Rifle 6.5 shafts. Wedges. Callaway Jaws MD5 46,... Read More

On fire. The 2022 Pelican Women’s Championship was won with a hard charging final round of 64 by Nelly Korda – she was on fire. Even where Nelly got into trouble off the tee or with approach shots, she more than recovered with her impressive putting and short game. This was Nelly’s first tournament since the 2022 Ascendant tournament where she missed the cut. She similarly missed the cut at the 2022 NW Arkansas Championship. With the help of GolfWRX, LPGA and National Club Golfer, we go inside Korda’s winning equipment. Nelly Korda WITB at the 2022 Pelican Women’s Championship Top of the Bag. Driver: Titleist TSi1 10 degree with the Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 6 S shaft. 3-wood: Titleist TSi2 16.5 degree with the Fujikura Ventus Red 70 S shaft. 7-wood: Titleist TSi2 21 degree with the Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 75 S shaft. Hybrid: Ping G425 5 26 degree with a Fujikura Ventus Blue HB 7 S shaft. Korda is one of the few players on tour that are playing the new Titleist TSi1 Driver versus the new TSR series. While the design is targeted to players with slower swing speeds looking to get more spin... Read More

The 2022 Houston Open was owned by Tony Finau, going wire-to-wire to win by four strokes. At one point, he held an 8-stroke lead on a strong field. And, his 4-round total score of 264 is the lowest in tournament history. In August 2022, we tapped into Finau’s breakthrough – putting. His precision off the tee and greens in regulation was supercharged by superior putting. In Finau’s words during the post-tournament interview, “it was a clinic.” With the help of PGA Tour and GolfWRX, we go inside Finau’s mixed bag of Ping, Callaway, Titleist and Nike clubs. Finau’s Winning Equipment at the 2022 Houston Open Unchanged from his winning bag at the 2022 3M Open Classic, Finau has proven that he has dialed-in his equipment in his own way. Without chasing technology, he’s proving himself with confidence in his equipment. In particular, his putter has led him to No. 2 in strokes gained putting and No. 1 in strokes gained overall. Top of the Bag. Driver: Ping G425 LST 9 degree with a Mitsubishi Diamana D Limited 70 TX shaft. 3-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond T 14 degree with a Mitsubishi Diamana D Limited 80 TX shaft. Irons. Nike... Read More

The 2022 Toto Japan Classic secured Gemma Dryburgh’s first win since joining the LPGA Tour in 2018. She hit fairway, after fairway, after fairway in the last two rounds setting herself up to attack greens and shoot back-to-back 65s. The 72-hole total score of 268 is also her new career best. With the help of Dryburgh’s website and National Club Golfer, we go inside Gemma’s equipment change this year. Dryburgh’s Winning WITB at the 2022 Toto Japan Classic Top of the Bag.  Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS with a Ventus Red 5R shaft, replacing her Callaway Epic Max LS driver.  3-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Max with a Ventus 5R shaft. 7-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Max with a Motore X 6S shaft. Previously, she played the Epic Speed 3-wood and 7-wood but opted to keep the same shafts even with the head swap. Often, you will see tour pro’s shift easily to next generation technology without changing shafts. Seems simple, but there is a lot of work that goes into that decision. Heads can vary in weight between generations which could involve counter weighting. A common move is to also lower CG increasing launch angles. Other design changes can... Read More