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PGA Tour playoffs and championship review



1. Lucas Glover - Fedex St. Jude

2. Viktor Hovland - BMW

3. Viktor Hovland - Tour Championship



True winner of the tour championship

- Viktor and Xander -19 for 4 rounds





What’s wrong with the PGA Tour Playoffs

- The Fedex cup points issue



Viktor celebrations

- Chipotle Guac

- Coke with name refused… only Coke Zero



Local news



Daniel Summerhays T8 Boise

Patrick Fishburn T26 (21st KF tour)



RyderCup team 6 of 12



Scottie Scheffler

Wyndham Clark

Brian Harman

Patrick Cantlay

Max Homa

Xander Schauffele



Westons picks 6



Brooks

Jordan Spieth

Collin Morikawa

Keegan

Rickie Fowler

Lucas Glover



Phil Mickelson - the Masters sign stealer



Equipment



Titleist prints a line on the Pro V1’s

TaylorMade release the MG4





Viktor Hovland WITB



Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees @8.4)

Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X (45.75 inches, tipped 1 inch)



3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (15 degrees @ 16.5)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X



Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Ping i210 (4-PW)

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



Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50-SS, 56-SS), Ping Glide 2.0 (60-TS)

Shafts: KBS Tour-V 120 X (50-56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (60)



Putter: Ping PLD DS 72 prototype



Ball: Titleist Pro V1



Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Lucas Glover wins



Notorious putting woe’s, switch to LAB broom stick and he has a great run in last 5 tournaments.



Bryson shoots final round 58 at Greenbrier LIV event to win going away!



JT out of the playoffs!!!!



Locals update:



Wyndham Championship

Peter Kuest - T45

Zac Blair - MC



Utah Championship

Tyson Shelley (a) - T12

Carson Lundell - T40

Mitch Schow - T68

Patrick Fishburn - MC

Zach Jones (a)- MC

Daniel Summerhays - MC

Blake Tomlinson - MC





Equipment



Bryson Dechambeau



Web Simpson tries the T100



Adam Scott plays 2 sets last week, 620cb and Miura KM-700



KM-92 irons - a Mizuno story



The soles have a sharper leading edge, minimal camber, more bounce, and more effective bounce due to a slightly wider sole, therefore creating a “fast in, fast out” turf interaction. This goes back to the original clubs I grew up playing with… which may or may not have been inspired by the MP-14’s and MP-29’s 😜







Lucas Glover WITB



Driver: Srixon Z785 (9.5 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X



3-wood: Ping G430 Max (15 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X



5-wood: Ping G430 Max (18 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X



Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (5-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-PW)



Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52, 56, 60)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400



Putter: L.A.B. Mezz.1 Max



Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV



Grips: Golf Pride V55 Cord



Lucas Glover Lab Putter



Lucas is as pure as anyone tee to green. That's why he's had four top-6 finishes in his last five events since he switched. The rest of his game is elite. ⁣

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We've been saying, "You're a better putter than you think." That's true for Lucas and so many others. Just at the #WyndhamChampionship, we had four players using our putter in the top-7. ⁣



To Broom or not to Broom, that is the question!



Ban Brooms and arm lock for pros?

Lee Hodges wins the 3M

No wind, and the players scorched the course

Lee wins by 7 shots for his 1st victory on tour.

The 28-year-old closed out the first wire-to-wire victory this season on the PGA TOUR (and the first one in 3M Open history)

63-64 and never looked back, setting the event’s new scoring record at 24 under par.

ranked first in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green

Ranked 4th SGP

81% greens in regulation (58 of 72).



Celine Boutier wins Evian Championship in a runaway.

largest margin of victory in a women’s major in eight years.



LPGA player DQ’s herself not accepting penalty



Alex Cejka wins Senior Open Championship in a playoff over Padraig Harrington





UTAH GOLFER UPDATES



Patrick Fishburn loses in a play off on KF Tour, moves to 15 in KF points standings

Zach Blair shoots 64 for a T13 finish, fully exempt from medical leave

Tony FInau gets T7 with cold 4th round

Peter Kuest gets T50, has earned TOUR Special Temporary Membership last week





Equipment



PGA Tour will not support golf ball rollback/changes



Ping releases the final putter of the 1988 commemorative Ping Slam.



Callaway officially releases the Apex pro, CB and MB irons.





WITB Winner Lee Hodges



Driver: Titleist TSR2 (8.0 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution VI TX



3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees)

Shaft: UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X 8F5



Hybrid: Titleist TSR3 (21 degrees)

Shaft: KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype 95 X



Irons: Titleist T100 (4-6), Titleist 620 CB (7-9)

Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 130 X



Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 52-08F, 56-10S, 60-04L)

Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 130X (46, 52), KBS HI-Rrev 2.0 125S (56, 60)



Putter: Scotty Cameron Golo 6 tour prototype



Ball: Titleist Pro V1



Grips: Golf Pride MCC

Brian Harman - Champion Golfer of the Year!

Harman’s second round 65 proves crucial in his win. 8+ shots under the field average and opened up a 5 shot lead.



The 36-year-old former U.S. Junior Champion is the first player to lead The Open by 5-plus shots after Rounds 2, 3 and 4 since 1934.



Jordan owes Weston a soda!



Jordan

American - Brooks Koepka T64 +8

International - Cam Smith T33 +1

Dark Horse - Robert MacIntyre T71 +10

Cinderella - Denny McCarthy MC +12



Weston

American - Scottie Scheffler T23 E

International - Rory McIlroy T6 -6

Dark Horse - Tyrrell Hatton T20 -1

Cinderella - Rickie Fowler T23 E





Akshay Bhatia gets his first PGA Tour win at the Barracuda Championship





Equipment



Titleist Golf Ball major record



* Brian Harman (Pro V1), 2023 Open Championship

* Wyndham Clark (Pro V1x), 2023 U.S. Open

* Cameron Smith (Pro V1x), 2022 Open Championship

* Matt Fitzpatrick (Pro V1x), 2022 U.S. Open

* Scottie Scheffler (Pro V1), 2022 Masters 





Brian Harmon WITB



Driver: Titleist TSi2 (9 degrees)

Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD IZ 5 S



3-wood: Titleist TSi2 (13.5 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution II S



Irons: Titleist U-500 (3-5), Titleist 620 CB (6-PW)

Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 90 (3, 4), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 (6-PW)



Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-08F, 54-08M, 60-04L)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400



Putter: TaylorMade Spider OS CB



Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet



Ball: Titleist Pro V1

A lot of golf this weekend!



Rory wins and break Bobby Mac’s heart!

Birdies final two holes to get the job done.



Vincent Norman wins the Barbasol

287 ranked player in the world

Korn Ferry had a stronger field in my opinion, How does that happen?



Nelly Korda back in the winners circle at the Armaco Team Series in London.

Linn Grant from Sweden gets her first LPGA victory at the Dana Open.



The Open Championship Preview:



Our Picks:



Jordan

American - Brooks Koepka

International - Cam Smith

Dark Horse - Robert MacIntyre

Cinderella - Denny McCarthy

Weston

American - Scottie Scheffler

International - Rory McIlroy

Dark Horse - Tyrrell Hatton

Cinderella - Rickie Fowler



Equipment:



Rory hits a persimmon driver…



Jon Rahm Extends deal with ownership equity



Rory WITB:



WHATS IN THE BAG Rory McIlroy’s winning WITB: 2023 Scottish OpenPublished 3 days ago on Jul 15, 2023 By GolfWRX Staff



Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Scottish Open.

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X



3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (15 degrees @13)

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X



Irons: TaylorMade P760 (2, 4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)

Shaft: Project X Black HZRDUS 6.5 105 (2), Project X 7.0 (4-9)



Wedges: TaylorMade MG3 (46-09SB), TaylorMade MG4 (50-09SB, 54-11SB, 60-08LB)

Shafts: Project X 6.5



Putter: TaylorMade Spider X

Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour



Ball: TaylorMade TP5x (#22)



Grips: Golf Pride MCC

US Women’s open at Pebble Beach

Allisen Corpuz Hawaii native wins, 2nd after Michelle Wie, and historic first win as a pro at a US open in 20 years



Sepp Straka Wins the John Deere Classic



Congressional hearings - PGAT and LIV



Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy to captain and play on LIV teams

The Saudi proposal also wanted Woods and McIlroy to play in 10 events. The proposal was rejected by the PGA Tour.



Norman to exit - there are CEO’s skilled at start up’s and exit when the job is done.



TGL announced the first golf team “ Los Angeles Golf Club” no players identified.



Cam Smith wins LIV London



Sepp Straka WITB



Driver: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus (9 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Kai’li White 60 TX



3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Orange 80 TX



7-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (21 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Orange 80 TX



Irons: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100



Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore (46, 52, 56, 60)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400



Putter: Odyssey Stroke Lab Tuttle



Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV



Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet