It's January so you know what that means.....CLUB LAUNCHES!!!!

TM Stealth launch day

Callaway Rogue launch day

SM9

Viktor Hovland driver broken… again?

Abraham Ancer signs Callway woods deal

Adam Scott and Jimmy Walker end Titleist relationship?

New SM9 wedges from Titleist

Phil Wins the PGA Tour PIP

Tiger gets second

Xander makes caddie an Olympics gold ring since caddies don’t get a medal (For the record, everyone on the bob sled team gets a medal, or even worse, the curling team… come on Olympics!)

Kyle Birkshire gets fastest recorded ball speed world record at Trackman facility

233.4mph

Golf WRX top 5 OG drivers and irons

Club Junkie Podcast

5 - Ping i15

4 - Callaway FT9 Tour iMix

3 - Cleveland Launcher Comp

2 - TM R510 (non-tp)

1 - Callaway Fusion FT3

McGregor Vfoil m675

Tour Edge Exotics CNC Forged

Callaway X-Hot Pro

TM TP RAC Combo

Callaway X-Tour Forged

Weston’s Top 5 irons

Titleist 681

Mizuno MP18

TaylorMade P7TW

Titleist 962B

1999 Ben Hogan Apex

The Dalys win the PNC Championship but The woods steal the show!

Charlie Woods has some SWAG!!!

- Swing was money

- Putter was hot hot hot!

Tiger’s swing changes.

    - Not using the ground, still doesn’t trust

- Peaked at 174mph ball speed without being 100%

Woods putter comparisons.

Bryson: I’m not on steroids!

Who’s getting a Saudi exemption?

Equipment

WITB Tiger Woods

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (9 degrees @8.25)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees @13.5)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Titanium (15 degrees @14.25)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P7TW (3-PW)

Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 TW Grind (56-12, 60-11)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron GSS Newport 2

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord 58R

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS (2022 Prototype)

Charlie Woods WITB

Driver: 

SIM 2

3 wood: SIM Max

5 wood: SIM Max

Irons: 

Taylormade P7CW

- Custom milled backs

Wedges:

MG2’s

Putter:

Scotty Cameron NP 2, GSS Tiger Woods Back up, circa 2010

QBE Shootout

- Scramble

- Modified Alternate shot

- Best ball

Kevin Na and Jason Kokrak blitz the field to make a Sunday comeback!

LPGA Q school: 46 ladies gain 2022 LPGA Status

PNC pre show

Equipment Talk

TaylorMade Driver hits the USGA confirming list

- The TaylorMade Stealth

- Carbon face

- Carbon Wood

Mizuno

- Release new irons

    - Mizuno Pro 221 Blade

        - Copper underlay

        - Shorter compact appearance

        - Thicker mass behind impact

        - 1025e

        - Progressive head sizing

    - Pro 223 Elite Players cavity

        - Thin face

        - Channel cavity

        - Forged Chromoly

        - Copper underlay

        - Beveled back edge to thin the sole

    - Pro 225 Hot metal Blade Design

        - Forged face

        - Cast back

        - Tungsten chip in the sole 2-7

Victory for Viktor! Victor Hovland wins The Hero World Challenge in The Bahamas.

Hovland bogey bogey finish to win

Morikawa lost lead and engagement

Spieth and Stensen wrong tee

Tiger in Sunday red hitting balls on the range

USGA announces The US Adaptive Open

Hovland WITB

Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @8.4)

Shaft: Fujikura Speeder TR 661 TX (45.5 inches, tipped 1/2 inch)

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM (15 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei Blue AV Raw 85 TX

7-wood: Ping G425 Max

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X

Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW) [Hovland is no longer playing the 3-iron pictured in the photo]

Shafts: KBS Tour V 120 X (4-PW)

Wedges: Ping Glide Forged Pro (50-SS, 56-SS), Titleist Vokey Design SM8 WedgeWorks (60)

Shafts: KBS Tour V 130 X

Putter: Ping PLD DS 72

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Rory wedges more bounce

Brooks signs a deal with Srixon!

- Driver

- Irons

- Wedge

- Ball

Tiger swings a golf club!!!!!!!

Talor Gooch wins for the first time! Goes bogey free in his final 26 holes to win comfortably at the The RSM Classic.

DL3 makes the cut at age 57 (70, 68)

Talor WITB

Driver: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond LS (9 degrees @8.3)

Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Blue 7 X (45 inches, tipped 1 inch)

3-wood: Callaway Rogue (15 degrees @14)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX

Hybrid: Callaway Big Bertha Alpha 815 (20 degrees @17.5)

Shaft: Aldila Tour Blue Hy 105 TX

Irons: Callaway X-Forged ’21 (4-6), Callaway Apex MB ’21 (7-9)

Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 125 X

Wedges: Callaway Jaws MD5 Raw (46-10S, 52-10S @51.5, [email protected], 60-08C)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Odyssey Tri Hot 2 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Colin Morikawa wins DP World Tour Championship and the Race to Dubai

Jin Young Ko Wins CME Group Tour Championship along with the Rolex Player of the Year. Hits final 63 straight greens in regulation to finish out the tournament. 

Weston and Jordan finally play some golf together!!!!

Old farts still got it

- Woop up on the young guns

Joachim B. Hansen wins the AVIV Dubai Championship to win his 2nd European Tour win.

Phil wins (4 wins in 6 starts, tie Jack for fastest to 4 wins)

Langer wins 6th Charles Schawb Cup

Langer shoots 63 at 64 years old

Nelly wins (Triples 17, then birdies 18 twice to win). 

Kokrak wins (Amazing back 9). Kokrak shoots 4 under on the final 9 to secure his victory on a tough Memorial Park GC (Public). This is Kokrak’s 3rd win in basically 12 months. 

Scottie Scheffler falters in his bid to win for the first time. Do these collapses start to weigh heavy on Scottie’s shoulders? 

Jason Kokrak’s WITB

Driver: TaylorMade SIM (9 degrees @8.5)

Shaft: Accra TZ5 85 M5 Proto

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 (15 degrees)

Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 6.5 80 TX

7-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (21 degrees)

Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 6.5 80 TX

Irons: PXG 0311 T Gen4 (4-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: 

PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy (52),  

Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (56-14F), 

Titleist Vokey Design SM8 WedgeWorks (60 AD grind, Smoothed over M grind)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 38

Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GT

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride MCC (Black/White)

BONUS: Phil WITB

*With the new rules coming in on a 46-inch max length, Phil switched back to his Mavrik SZ and put a Fujikura Ventus Red 6TX at 46 Inches.

Ball: CSX w/ Triple Track

Driver: Mavrik SZ ([email protected], 14GF, 1GB) w/ Fujikura Ventus Red 6TX (46 inches, Tipped 1.25, D5)

3-wood: Epic Speed 💎💎💎T ([email protected]) w/ Fujikura Ventus Red 6X (43.5 inches, Tipped 1.5, D5)

Utility: Apex UW ([email protected]) Fujikura Ventus Red 9X (42 inches, Tipped 2.5, 60 lie, D5)

4 and 5 Iron: X21 Tour Proto (19@21, 25)

Shaft: MCA MMT UT 105TX

Irons: (6-PW) Apex MB Spin Grooves (tighter groove pattern on the face)

Shafts: KBS Tour-V 125 S+

Wedges: 

PM-LTD Proto (50/14)

PM-LTD Proto (55/12)

PM-LTD Proto (60/10)

Putter: Odyssey PM Proto w/ Wrist Lock

Specs: Loft: 6.5, Lie: 72, Length: 40.75

The European Tour will rebrand to The DP World Tour

Lydia Ko goes to Saudi and wins on the Ladies European Tour. 

Thomas Pieters hangs on to win the Portugal Masters on The European Tour.

Korn Ferry Finals:

Wet weather postpones the final two rounds by one day and the players are left to battle soggy conditions to earn guaranteed starts on the Korn Ferry Tour.

Steven Alkers wins The Timber Tech Championship on the Champions Tour. Goes from no status in July to Monday qualifying  to making a run of good starts to the winners circle. 

Hovland rolls to another win (B2B) in Mexico. Viktor Hovland put on a ball striking cling to win for the second straight year in Myokoba.

Viktors driver is broken by Danny Lee on Thursday on the practice range.

James Hahn had a back up shaft and Viktor had a back up driver head.

WITB Viktor Hovland

Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @8.4)

Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM (15 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei Blue AV Raw 85 TX)

Irons: Ping i210 (3-PW)

Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 X (3), KBS Tour V 120 X (4-PW)

Wedges: Ping Glide Forged Pro (50-SS, 56-SS), Titleist Vokey Design SM8 WedgeWorks (60)

Shafts: KBS Tour V 130 X

Putter: Ping PLD DS 72

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Taylormade Golf acquires Nassau Golf Co. (Golf ball Manufacturer)

Lucas Herbert captures his 1st PGA title in Bermuda. 25 year old Australian battles the elements to earn win number 1 on the PGA Tour. 

Lucas Herbert what’s in the bag accurate as of the Bermuda Championship. 

Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 (9 degrees)

Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green TX

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM (15 degrees set at 15.5)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P790 UDI (2), TaylorMade P7TW (3, 4, 6-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: TaylorMade MG3 (50, 56, 60)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Black (50), KBS Hi-Rev 135X Black (56, 60)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider X Tour

Ball: TaylorMade TP5

Does the 10 event Saudi Swing of Asian Tour threaten the PGA Tour?

Greg Norman CEO

- Focused on Asian Tour improvement

- Pushed hard for WGC that PGA Tour adopted.

https://www.golfdigest.com/story/greg-norman-named-ceo-liv-golf-investments-saudi-funded-golf-series

Equipment shortages

- Golf shafts (steel)

    - KBS

    - Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts

    - Nippon

- Golf Grips

    - Texas freeze (plastics and rubbers)

    - Product sitting in the port in California

Hideki wins in Japan!!

ZOZO - Hideki runs away with the tourney eagling last hole to win by 5

Jin Young Ko wins again and takes over the World #1 ranking 

Bernhard Langer becomes oldest champion on the Champions Tour

2 players with Utah ties get through to Korn Ferry Q-School finals (Peter Kuest, Kyler Dunkle)

Hideki Matsuyama WITB

Driver: Srixon ZX7 (9.5 degrees, flat)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Titanium (15 degrees)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX

5-wood: Cobra King RadSpeed Tour

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI

Irons: Srixon Z-Forged (4-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Wedges: Cleveland RTX 4 Forged Prototype (52-10, 56-8 @57.5, 60-08 @62)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (S400 in 52)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS T-2

Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV

New Titleist RCT Pro V1 and V1X