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  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

The 2022 World Wide Technology Championship at Mayakoba was set with a strong field. But, Russell Henley sent his Sunday-demons packing after his 6-shot lead held for a 4-shot lead finish. Scottie Scheffler, a media favorite, finished T3 with 4 other players including Joel Dahmen, Troy Merritt, Seamus Power and Will Gordon. Hitting the fairway was key at Mayakoba. Thick rough, hazards could easily prevent attacking the pin. Henley was strong putting but his accurate driving, hitting 78.57% of fairways during the week was key. Henley sports a full set of Titleist equipment from top of bag to bottom. With the help of GolfWRX, Titleist and PGA Tour, we go inside Henley’s winning equipment. Russell Henley’s winning equipment at the 2022 World Wide Technology Championship Top of the Bag: Driver: Titleist TSi3 10 degree with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX shaft. 3-wood: Titleist TS3 16.5 degree with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX shaft. Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 21.0 degrees with a Mitsubishi MMT Hybrid 100 shaft. The Titleist TSi3 versus the TSR3 – confidence While Henley has elected to continue to play the TSi3, many of the PGA Tour players are playing the new... Read More

The 2022 Bermuda Championship produced another champion from Ireland. But this time it was Seamus Power. Securing his second win on the PGA Tour, Power among others had fallen behind two-stroke leader Ben Griffin, was able to power through to the finish with a 2-under 70. The Bermuda Port Royal Course, along with it’s wind, proved to be a relentless challenger to everyone. Winning, just one week after fellow Irishman Rory McIlroy won was a real treat. And, the golfing media didn’t hesitate to draw the correlation. But what was unique is their near correlation to playing golf at East Tennessee State University. With the help of PGA Tour, Golf WRX and PING, we examine Seamus Power’s winning equipment. Power’s Winning Clubs at 2022 Bermuda Championship Top of the Bag. Driver: New Ping G430 LST 9 degrees with a Accra TZ6 Proto 65 M5 shaft. 3-wood: New Ping G430 Max 15 degrees with a ACCRA TZ6 Proto 75 M5 shaft. The new Ping G430 Drivers and Fairway Metals have been released to tour players. But they have yet to be released to the broader public golfers, not until early 2023. Resembling the G425 Drivers and Fairway Metals, we highly recommend... Read More