The bedrock of GolfWRX.com is the community of passionate and knowledgable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX members — the most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. No other group of golfers in the world tests golf clubs as frequently or as extensively, or is armed with such in-depth information about the latest technology and gear.

On that note, we just launched our 2023 GolfWRX Members Choice awards, and the polls are now open.

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Check out the video below to see if the KIT can earn the seal of approval from our four WRXers — @zap311, @double or triple?, @hatrick11, and @SwingBlues — just like it did from Tiger Woods himself.

GolfWRX members on the KIT’s accuracy

zap311: “The Full Swing team seems obsessed with accuracy when it comes to the KIT – The team talked about how this product officially shipped about 18 months ago and they are already on firmware release #20. They said they are regularly releasing updates (overnight via WiFi) to continuously improve accuracy and performance. That is pretty awesome and it’s nice to hear that they are not a company that “ships it” and moves to the next thing. I think they are on the right track since I saw virtually no differences in the data when testing vs. GCQuad and Trackman today.”

double or triple?: “In some cases the difference was less than half a degree on launch and less than 50 rpms on spin.”

hatrick11: “The differences were statistically nonexistent. I think it’s hard to believe for a lot of people when you think about the huge price disparity, but I can’t state enough how close the Full Swing was to trackman every single time, for each of us.”

“Outside, the data is just really really accurate. I know my numbers and know this particular range very well and the KIT was spot on all day. I also had some very variable quality golf balls in the bucket I hit and there was really only one spin rate in the whole session that had me raising my eyebrows at all.”

SwingBlues: “The GolfWRX Full Swing/WRX Experience showed Full Swing KIT produce numbers the same as the GC Quad (GC4) and the Trackman4. Dollar wise, both LMs are easily north of KIT, so this is HUGE to stand up there with the bigger boys on the Podium. For me, it seems more “apples to apples” to compare KIT to GC3. My own testing validates what we saw at the Experience. It shows critical data points like spin, carry, ball speeds are dead on or almost dead on for 40 yards and up on both GC3 and KIT.”

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zap311: “The versatility of viewing data is impressive – Depending on usage, everyone has different preferences for viewing data. You have on-device, phone, tablet, monitor, smartwatch, or audio/headphones. I’m pleased to say that Full Swing covers all of these. You can use the app on iOS devices (they said Android is planned for the future). This includes viewing your last shot on the Apple Watch with a few options and turning on audio playback of your preferred metrics following each shot. I’ll post screenshots of this later. You can also choose between 4 data points or 1 data point on the device itself. It was easy to use the app to customize the top 4. For example, I was able to quickly change from launch angle on irons to swing path on driver.

“The KIT was very easy to use – Once you spend a few minutes learning the app and settings, it is very simple to select a club, line up the target line, and fire away. You don’t have to use a level or a laser to line up. KIT uses the built-in camera to tell you where to line up within the app or on-device screen. I was also able to boot up the KIT in less than a minute and drop it down on the tee box for our on-course trial today. Because of this simplicity, I can see it being more practical to bring to the course…

“The Full Swing team really thought through usability for the KIT. You can see up to four data points on the device’s OLED screen. You can see all 16 data points on your iPhone/iPad along with a video replay of the shot, you can view one primary metric from your Apple Watch, and you can enable audio playback for any of the 16 data points. For me, this was a dream as a full iOS user. One other feature I like is that you can star a particular shot to save it. You can also send shot data + the video recording to your coach if you want.”

double or triple?: “I was able to meet the teaching pro at the range I’m using for testing – PGA teacher/member Ryan Kolk. He and his team have 4 units amongst themselves and use them both personally and with their students during lessons. Ryan spent time dialing in his knowledge of the range balls vs proV1x (gamer) to better understand the FSK and he believes the consistency is there with the FSK and within trackman and GC/Foresight models. His preference is to use FSK while testing shafts and new product before using them in his personal playing bag which as a GolfWRX member is 100% appreciated. For his better students, he believes the information like Face to Path and Club Path that FullSwing Kit offers is great to help them understand what their swing is doing and use that information to better themselves.”

hatrick11: “It’s nice to know I can get super useful practice sessions in at my house, and can do in in ~20 min stints; with two little kids at home I can’t just go out for frequent or lengthy range sessions, so this is super valuable and I think will help me keep my game from degrading and allow me to spend my limited free time enjoying the occasional round with friends. In particular with the KIT, as opposed to the cheaper monitors or the other “mid tiers” like GC3, seeing path and face-to-path data is the key item that makes my practice sessions useful…when I am grooving it my path is almost always between 0-2* out to in, with face control being the main thing I need to work on. When my game goes sideways I start coming more in to out, and combined with face consistency being an ongoing issue, that brings the bad left miss into play. Previously I have struggled getting real use out of net practice, because the feels don’t always match reality. This data and video evidence really helps keep me honest, so it was great to see that I was eventually able to get that piece dialed in with KIT.”

SwingBlues: “One feature I am really starting to like is how easy to see the video of each shot. My buddy was not hitting it well, we went to the video and we could see the takeway was too far to the outside.”

“Using the app, it will display all 16 data points. Below is an example of one of my iron shots. Pretty impressive data captured by KIT. On KIT itself, the launch monitor display can be configured to show a single data point, or it can show a grid of 4 data points where the golfer choose which ones to display!”

Head over to the thread for more comments, reviews, and future updates as our members continue to test the Full Swing KIT. Don’t forget to become a member today for future opportunities like this, plus product member testing and giveaways!

Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 65 TX

3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 65 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist T100 (4-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 85 (3), KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+ (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (56, 60-04L)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 120

Putter: Scotty Cameron Tour Type SSS Masterful+, Scotty Cameron Super Select Newport 2

Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4 Align

More photos of Jay Giannetto’s what’s in the bag in the forums.

Driver: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (8.5 degrees)
Shaft: Monstar Premium  Full TitaniumXX 69g

3-wood: Srixon ZX Mk II (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya LIN-Q White M40X 8F5

Irons: Srixon ZX (18 degrees), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4, 5), Srixon Z-Forged II (6-9)
Shafts: Nippon Shaft Pro Modus3 Graphite On Steel Technology Tour Hybrid X .355T (2), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (4-9)

Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (46-MID 10, 52-MID 10, 56-MID 10), Cleveland RTX Full-Face (58-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), KBS Wedge 130 X (52,56), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (58)

Putter: Scotty Cameron TG6.5

Grip: Golf Pride Grip Rite

More photos of Brandon Matthews WITB in the forums.

At one point, a fan reached out to fist bump the former U.S. Open champion but didn’t quite reach. The Crushers GC, of which Bryson captains, made a light-hearted post on Instagram with a video of the moment.

 

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“These fans edits are getting out of control… ?”

DeChambeau commented on the post, “just a couple inches short…”

The 29-year-old will tee it up next at the 151st Open Championship at Royal Liverpool. He had success at the Open Championship hosted by St. Andrews last year, finishing in 8th place.

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A popular TikTok account, @cookingwith_darryl, mentioned a drink he called the “John Daly” in one of his videos. The food connoisseur has gotten very popular on the app by posting videos while cooking on his Blackstone grill.

“In my opinion there are two drinks synonymous with golf. You want to argue with me? Bring it! One is the Transfusion, the other is the John Daly. Let’s make the perfect John Daly.”

Darryl then went on to explain the ingredients: A chilled glass, vodka, and equal parts lemonade and iced tea.

@cookingwithdarryl Another classic drink for the golf course…The John Daly #drinks #golf #rukiddingme #rhoback ? original sound – dpostelnick

However, the TikTok users in the comment section were furious with the content creator, saying the drink he described was an “Arnold Palmer,” not a “John Daly.”

Darryl was sure to point out the very important distinction between the two: the “John Daly” contains vodka and “Arnold Palmer” does not.

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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a Snake Eyes MB1 Smith & Wesson iron set

From the seller (@deejaid): “Snake Eyes MB1 Smith & Wesson Iron Set 3-PW. These are new old stock, in mint condition. The 3,4,5,7,8,9 irons are all-original, never hit. The 6 and 10 (pitching wedge) were refinished and rechromed heads. All clubs have True Temper R300 shafts. The step pattern looks slightly different between the original clubs and the refinished with the Dynamic Gold, so not sure what exact model the stock irons have. The 10-iron also shows a slight blemish near one of the scoring lines of the face, see the last photo. Here is your chance to get this highly sought after set of irons in new condition, you won’t find another set like this. $825 shipped to lower 48.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Snake Eyes MB1 Smith & Wesson iron set 

This is the most impresve current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

To the tours! The USGA celebrated its Women’s Open championship at storied Pebble Beach Golf Links this week, and the USA was treated to prime-time golf viewing for a second consecutive, national championship. Neither the competitors nor the golf course disappointed, and it is a pleasure to provide an extended look at the tournament. The PGA Tour visited TPC Deere Run in Illinois, while the DP World Tour found a home in Denmark. Let’s have a look at how each event concluded, with this week’s Tour Rundown.

USGA/LPGA: Corpuz arrives from nowhere to claim United States Open title

If you hurry up and check Allisen Corpuz’s wiki page, you’ll see the one professional win on her record is the Hawaii Women’s State Open. Venerable an event as it is, it’s not an LPGA-calibre title, nor even a Symetra Tour win. Even more important, she won that event when she was all of 16 years of age, so she wasn’t even a pro! After schooling at Southern Cal and a stint on the 2021 USA Curtis Cup side, Corpuz turned pro, and earned two top-three finishes in her first two years on tour.

Forgive us for a moment if we talk about that other wain who won her first tour event in her first tour start. Yup, Rose Zhang was at Pebble Beach, but she only finished one-over par and only tied for 9th position. What did Corpuz do? She won the whole thing, lock, stock and barrel. Corpuz began the week 69-70 to not only make the cut, but earn herself a final-pair spot with Bailey Tardy on Saturday. While Tardy struggled to a 75, AC held it together and posted a fine 71. Her reward was a second-consecutive day in the final duo, this time with the on-fire Nasa Hataoka. Hataoka delivered a 66, the only score below 70 on the day. That’s one hot round.

Hataoka had been here before. She finished runner-up in two other major championships, and was eager to shelve the mantel of almost and replace it with certain. Sunday was not her day, however, and she struggled to five bogeys and a birdie, a 76, and a tie for fourth with the aforementioned Bailey Tardy. Tardy came back from her 75 with a 73, earning a top-five major placement.

Back to Corpuz. The lass from Honolulu made six birdies on the day. She began with stroke-savers on holes one and three, then made bogeys at four and nine, along with another birdie at seven. She turned in one-under 35, and began to put distance between herself and the field. Then came Charley Hull, and things began to change.

Hull found the same flint that Hataoka encountered on day three. The English pro made birdie at four of her first five holes, and turned in 32. Three birdies against one bogey on the inward half gave her a 66, the low round of the day. Her reward was a tie for second spot with another Sunday Queen, Jiyai Shin of Korea. Shin signed for 68 and reached the same, 6-under par total as Hull. No one, on this day, would track Allisen down.

Corpuz put the doubters to bed with three birdies over the first seven holes on the vaunted, back nine at Pebble Beach. A meaningless bogey at 17 meant that her margin of victory was reduced to three strokes. After safely walking the final fairway, Corpuz was an LPGA tour winner, a major champion and, in all likelihood, a member of Team USA in Spain’s 2023 Solheim Cup matches.

What pressure?

Allisen Corpuz is putting on a historic performance at Pebble Beach

Watch now on NBC! pic.twitter.com/6fzRYGPVYa

— LPGA (@LPGA) July 9, 2023

PGA Tour: Straka survives double bogey at last for second tour title

Josef Straka (no intel on how he earned the nickname “Sepp”) had golf social media ablaze this afternoon. He turned for home in 28 shots, and still had more in the tank. His front-nine eagle and five birdies were followed by four consecutive chirps from 11 to 14. Folks were talking 60, 59, 58. All that the boy from Austria had to do, was dock the boat. Well, he didn’t, finding water on 18 and a double bogey. He finished four days in Silvia at 21-under par, and didn’t think for a moment, that it would hold up.

Until it did. Neither Brendan Todd nor Alex Smalley could close with anything spicey, and Ludvig Aberg started too far back for his 63 to give him a shot. Todd and Smalley tied for second at 19-under par, with the precocious Aberg another stroke back, tied for 4th with Adam Schenk. It was Straka in the end, whose final-round 62 held up. Now, it’s off to Scotland for many, as preparations begin for the Open Championship at Royal Liverpool.

This man can not miss.@SeppStraka needs to shoot 1-under in his final four holes for a round below 60 @JDClassic. pic.twitter.com/5mYhLtu84e

— PGA TOUR (@PGATOUR) July 9, 2023

DP World Tour: Second Chance for Højgaard in home country

Rasmus Højgaard did nothing right down the stretch of the Made in HimmerLand stop on the DPWT. He finished well ahead of the leaders, and began to applaud his home-country fans for their presence. Then, Nacho Elvira and Richie Ramsey forgot how to finish the tournament, and just like that, Højgaard found himself in a playoff with Elvira for the title. We’ll get to the playoff (all six holes of it) in a moment. How did we get there?

Højgaard had himself a weekend, to the tune of 65-64. For a time, he thought that his 129 over the final two days would earn him a top-three finish, until tires started falling off. Elvira played his final six holes in plus-one, with three bogeys against two birdies. Robert MacIntyre stood three-under on the day, when his tee shot on 14 nearly went OOB. Six shots later, he posted a triple bogey on his card, added another bogey, and missed overtime by two shots. For Richie Ramsay, the knife cut the deepest. He had quietly worked his way to the top spot, only to see all his day’s efforts undone with a watery double at the 72nd hole. He finished solo third.

So it was left to the astonished Højgaard and the Spanish Elvira, to settle matters on the 18th hole … and the 18th hole … and the 18th hole again. Six times they returned to the final teeing ground, and five times, each man made par. On the sixth go-round, Elvira cracked and Rasmus claimed his fourth DPWT title. Three have come in playoffs — Luke Donald, you paying attention?

Shots of the week from Made in HimmerLand ?#MIH23 | @DP_World pic.twitter.com/deVZZStyEI

— DP World Tour (@DPWorldTour) July 9, 2023

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

Tursky, as a scratch golfer, used a 3-club set, while Knudson, a 9-handicapper, used his full bag.

The rules were simple: Play a 9-hole match play at Rackham’s back nine. Every time Tursky makes a par or birdie, he gets to add a club to the bag. Every time Tursky makes a double bogey or worse, he removes a club from the bag.

The catch was that Knudson got to pick the clubs that Tursky had to use, and he didn’t make things easy. Knudson had Tursky start with a Ben Hogan persimmon driver with a steel shaft, a Ben Hogan Apex blade 7-iron with a G-Loomis IMX Boron shaft, and a Cleveland RTX ZipCore “Sip Groove” 52-degree promotional wedge, with an extremely light swing weight.

Check out the full match (plus a bonus double-or-nothing 18th hole!) in the video at the top of the page.

Do you want to see more videos like this in the future? Let us know in the comments why, or why not?

Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X

5-wood: TaylorMade SIM Titanium (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS 85 6.5

Irons: Srixon Z-Forged II (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3

Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52-MID 10, 56-MID 10, 60-FULL 9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Timeless, Scotty Cameron Circle T-5.5

More photos of Peter Kuest’s WITB in the forums.

“I mean, when you quit on your round, you give up and stuff like that, that’s not competing,” said Koepka. “I’m not a big fan of that. You don’t work hard. It’s very tough. It’s very tough to have even like a team dynamic when you’ve got one guy that won’t work, one guy is not going to give any effort, he’s going to quit on the course, break clubs, gets down, bad body language, it’s very tough. I’ve basically given up on him—a lot of talent, but I mean the talent’s wasted.”

On Friday morning, Wolff issued his response to Koepka via Sports Illustrated.

The 24-year-old said it was “beyond disappointing” to read Koepka’s comments.

“I read the SI interview with our Captain Brooks Koepka and it was beyond disappointing to me. When I chose to join his Team in 2023, I did so with much optimism about my new home as part of Team Smash and equally as important the chance to be around and learn from a player of Brooks’s stature. Like everyone who has ever played the game at the highest level, I have had competitive moments in the past that I feel I have let myself down and even others in our new team environment. This has been quite difficult for me. My challenges on and off the golf course with my mental health has been well documented. I deal with those challenges every day.

“However, while my 2023 season has not been all I had hoped for to this point, I have made positive strides in managing my life and feel Ike my game is turning for the positive. To hear through the media that our team leader has given up on me is heartbreaking. It’s not what a team member looks to hear from its leader, and I think we all know these comments should have been handled much differently. But I’m moving forward and won’t ever give up on myself. While on course results may not appear now to be positive indicators, I’m trying to win an even BIGGER game with my life.

“Finally, I trust Brooks wants what is best for our team. But it’s hard to imagine his comments in his recent SI interview in any way line up with those priorities. This will be my last comment on this matter. I’m heading out today to the Centurion Club trying to help our team win this week. I appreciate everyone’s continued support and your respect for my privacy.”

Both Koepka and Wolff will be teeing it up at Centurion Club on Friday. Koepka will be playing with Dustin Johnson and Phil Mickelson, while Wolff will play alongside his fellow Smash GC teammates (minus the captain) Chase Koepka and Jason Kokrak.

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Natthakritta Vongtaveelap was competing in her first U.S. Women’s Open when her caddie used a distance measuring device multiple times during the round.  USGA rules official Kathryn Belanger made the disqualification.

It’s likely that the 20-year-old Vongtaveelap was mixed up because range finders are allowed at most LPGA events, but still remain illegal at the U.S. Women’s Open.

Vongtaveelap was even par through at the time she was disqualified.

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The 15-time champion has also been one of the most vocal anti-LIV players, and one of his own major backers has, in the past, confirmed their own denial of the rebel league.

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Hero MotoCorp are not only sponsor a range of events on the DP World Tour, but also provide huge backing to Tiger’s own tournament, the Hero World Challenge, won in the last two years by Viktor Hovland.

Previous winners also include Henrik Stenson, Bubba Watson and Graeme McDowell, all now committed to the Greg Norman-led tour, and all taking part in LIV London that starts on Friday.

As usual, the practice rounds took place on Thursday, and golf news site @NUCLRGOLF tweeted about one particular group – Phil Mickelson and Dr. Pawan Munjal, the CEO of Hero MotoCorp.

???????? The CEO of Hero MotorCorp Dr. Pawan Munjal played in the LIV Golf London pro-am today alongside Phil Mickelson. Hero partners with a multitude of athletes and tours/events worldwide, including the Tiger Woods hosted Hero World Challenge. pic.twitter.com/VTT6QMt6Vs

— NUCLR GOLF (@NUCLRGOLF) July 6, 2023

Last October, Hero decided to drop its sponsorship of Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri after he decided to jump ship to LIV, the irony being that his seventh and last professional victory was at the Indian Open, sponsored by Hero.

So, what was Dr, Munjal doing at Centurion Club? It may well have been a day out, being escorted around by the richest backers in world sport, or it might just have contained an ulterior motive.

With LIV set to be part of the new joint PGA/PIF/DPWT regime, and having mentioned team sponsorship many times in the past year, are we about to witness the first purchase?

It will be fascinating to see what Tiger makes of the impending news.

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Fowler’s first win since the 2019 Phoenix Open ended a four-year period where he dropped from the world top 10 to outside the top 150 at one point.

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Finishing the year outside of the top 100, his return to form, at almost the same time as good friend Jason Day, has been one for the good guys. It will certainly be a long time before he or his many fans forget the outcome of that three-man playoff.

Soon after his remarkable win, Fowler discussed with Smylie Kaufman the changes he and Butch Harmon had made to his swing, and how he felt when he realized he was in the running late on Sunday.

Speaking on The Smylie Show yesterday, Fowler admitted he was confident about his game all through the week until he got to Sunday with the lead.

“I actually felt like more anxious, more antsy, going into Sunday’s round in Detroit at Rocket,” he said. “I felt very good about the golf course in LA. I felt really comfortable around there. I’d been hitting irons really well. I drove it plenty good enough throughout the whole week to give myself those chances to take advantage…the irons and made plenty of putts and got to Sunday. And, you know, Butch mentioned afterwards timing and stuff just got a little off and little out of rhythm, but irons just weren’t as tight. And really didn’t make many putts.”

“For some reason Sunday [at the Rocket Mortgage], just a little antsy, a little anxious, just needed to get myself settled down. … That was all more that just kind of started on the range and just was feeling it a little bit. In a good way, too. That’s why you want to be in those situations. So big thing, just talked to Brett, a guy that I’ve done some stuff on the mental side with. I was able to touch base with him when I was hitting some putts before going to the tee.”

It’s only nine months or so since Fowler sacked former coach John Tillery, and returned to Harmon, his coach for a period through the mid-2010s.

It’s been a relatively short process, even if Fowler took time to bed in his revised swing.

“I mean, the biggest step was when I got a little time to talk with Butch and start working on some stuff before Napa (Fortinet Championship). And I went out to Napa feeling, I wouldn’t say uncomfortable, but I didn’t feel comfortable with where the swing was and how it felt because it was pretty foreign and new,” Fowler admitted on the podcast.

“And I just went there and continued to trust and exaggerate as much as I could while actually playing. It’s one thing what you can do and exaggerate on the range, but when you’re actually out on the course it’s a little harder to exaggerate. So that week, seeing the shots I was able to produce, how tight the lines were…I think that was obviously the first big step was seeing kind of some results and feedback to mentally help myself kind of build some confidence, momentum and then went from there. Didn’t play great in Vegas, but ended up in the final group and finishing second in Japan. That was the start. And that gave me something to go into our little offseason to work on, continue to grind. And that’s what put me in the position to go to the West coast and then move from there.”

Kaufman asked if it had been the “same stuff the whole time that y’all have worked on?”

“Yeah, for the most part,” said Fowler. “Some different feels here or there but ultimately cleaning up the takeaway to that kind of first parallel and then getting…”

The most recent PGA Tour winner explained what his main issue had been.

“Well, my tendency is the club gets outside the hands,” he demonstrated. “So from there it’s hard to keep the club out in front of you and ultimately have it in a good position at the top. A lot of times for me, it would be outside and then tip over as far as getting laid off.”

“So,” asked the host, ” just felt behind? like you just always felt a little stuck from there, or just playing catch up?”

 “Yeah, it was,” admitted Fowler. “I would say that that area is what felt in a way comfortable, because that’s where I was always at. So getting into a steeper left arm plane and the club being closer to down the line at the top, you know, that felt very up and across the line.”

Rickie Fowler, his new putter, golf and mental coach on side, next appears at the Scottish Open, an event he won in 2015. A week later, he will be all guns blazing in an effort to win his first major, at Hoylake, where in 2014 he finished tied-second behind Rory McIlroy.

With previous Open Championship finishes of second, fifth, and sixth, and with confidence in abundance, it would be tough to ignore his claims.

You can listen to the full podcast here.

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“I mean, when you quit on your round, you give up and stuff like that, that’s not competing,” said Koepka. “I’m not a big fan of that. You don’t work hard. It’s very tough. It’s very tough to have even like a team dynamic when you’ve got one guy that won’t work, one guy is not going to give any effort, he’s going to quit on the course, break clubs, gets down, bad body language, it’s very tough. I’ve basically given up on him—a lot of talent, but I mean the talent’s wasted.”

LIV Golf surely had high expectations for the former Oklahoma State star, but he’s disappointed so far on LIV, particularly this season. In his past five starts, he hasn’t finished better than 34th, and had to withdraw at LIV DC due to an undisclosed injury.

There were reports of a rift between Koepka and Wolff after Wolff’s WD, with rumors swirling that Wolff would be changing teams to satisfy Koepka.

“I’m here, you know, trying to do what I can to play the best round of golf and that’s going to help the team,” Wolff told Sports Illustrated. “I’m just here to focus on myself and try to play some good golf and that’s what everyone’s really trying to do, because golf is trying to put the best score up and then if that helps your team it’s great.”

When SI asked if Wolff wants to play for another team, he walked away without answering.

An offseason could give the duo time to mend fences, but as of now, it appears Wolff will be playing for a different team in 2024.

Smash GC and the rest of the LIV Golf roster are set to tee it up Friday at Centurion Club outside of London for the second consecutive year.

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Driver: Titleist TSR2 (9 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green Small Batch 70 6.5

5-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: Srixon Z U85 (4), Srixon Z 785 (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5 (4), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Mid (5-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-08F, 54-10S, 60-04L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Mid (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (54, 60)

Putter: Odyssey O-Works R-Line, Odyssey O-Works Jailbird Mini
Grip: Flat Cat, SuperStroke Traxion 17

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

See the rest of Ryan Palmer’s WITB in the forums.

More Ryan Palmer WITBs

• Ryan Palmer WITB (October 2020)
• Ryan Palmer WITB (2020 Tour Championship)
• Ryan Palmer WITB 2020
• Jon Rahm, Ryan Palmer’s winning WITBs: 2019 Zurich Classic
• Ryan Palmer WITB 2018
• Ryan Palmer WITB 2017
• Ryan Palmer WITB 2015
• Ryan Palmer WITB 2014

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees), Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X White 7F5, UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Black 7F5

3-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Max (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X Black 7F5

7-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (20 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya LIN-Q M40X 8F5

Irons: Srixon ZX5 (4), Srixon Z-Forged (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Tour Issue

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-10S)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: L.A.B. Golf Link.1
Grip: Garsen Quad Tour

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

More photos of Grayson Murray’s WITB in the forums.

Phil Mickelson shared the thread from his Twitter account, saying “This thread is a long and accurate FULL truth(not half truth) of the LIV/PGA Tour agreement if you’re interested. Well done BobBall and thank you.”

This thread is a long and accurate FULL truth(not half truth) of the LIV/PGA Tour agreement if you’re interested. Well done BobBall and thank you. https://t.co/FcypIKx7Yl

— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) July 6, 2023

As Phil mentions, the thread is long and covers what the deal would entail. “Ball” claims that the PGA Tour players will be left in a difficult position if the proposed merger doesn’t go through.

“You are all in trouble & screwed if you don’t support the Framework agreement. I’ve signed similar frameworks with institutional capital, so I also want to tell you what’s really going on with the agreement.”

A message to the players of the PGA Tour.
 
You are all in trouble & screwed if you don’t support the Framework agreement.  I’ve signed similar frameworks with institutional capital, so I also want to tell you what’s really going on with the agreement.
 
I didn’t want to get… pic.twitter.com/fb8BaNE6iT

— Bob “Golf” Ball (@BobBallPdx) July 6, 2023

will firmly be in control but wants to leave the day-to-day decision making and operations of the different Tours to skilled professionals.  KVV got that part correct. Al-Rumayyan’s position as board chair & his first right of refusal for new investment capital are also very…

— Bob “Golf” Ball (@BobBallPdx) July 6, 2023

they will evaluate it but everyone has left off the second part which says,
 
"PIF, the PGA TOUR and the DP World Tour will work together in an effort to determine how best to integrate team golf into PGA TOUR and DP World Tour events going forward."
 
PGA Tour sycophants…

— Bob “Golf” Ball (@BobBallPdx) July 6, 2023

you from the @eamonlynch and Jay Monahan types that have turned their noses up at you and think past Tour economics are fair (while Monahan has been flying in private jets & building lavish headquarter buildings.) Monahan & Co. are the ones that created this false fight with LIV…

— Bob “Golf” Ball (@BobBallPdx) July 6, 2023

Mickelson is set to tee it up for LIV London tomorrow at Centurion Club.

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The tweet was eventually deleted hours later, after several users had labeled the post “insensitive,” but not before the origin of the picture was revealed.

DeChambeau was working with the England & Wales Blind Golf for a charity event prior to teeing it up at LIV London this week. He was wearing goggles that prevented him from seeing in order to put himself in the shoes of a blind or vision-impaired person playing golf.

I spoke to the England & Wales Blind Golf and International about the (now deleted) tweet mocking Bryson.

“I was extremely sad to hear about [the tweet]. Today, Bryson gave all blind golfers across the world hope that our peers understand the journey many have gone through and going through. The mental health hurdles both for the individual but also for the families behind them. It’s easy for many to mock and think this will never happen to them, but every day 250 people in the UK start to lose their sight and the statistics are even higher across the world, and many golfers give up the game because they no longer can see the flight of the ball etc. Yet in truth golf has saved many blind people’s lives by giving them a goal and bringing people together.”

“England & Wales Blind Golf and International Blind Golf can’t thank Bryson, Charles and Liv Golf enough for helping us try to reach a world audience, and hopefully more professionals will help our aim to give more people and families hope through the mental impact of sight loss. We look forward to working with team Crushers impacting on people’s lives and those family members around them for the better.”

The issue is near and dear to DeChambeau, whose father lost his eyesight due to diabetes.

England and Wales blind golf is hoping that Golf.com is “big enough to get behind the drive to raise awareness rather than take cheap shots at those trying to keep as many people as possible playing through sight loss and give those around them hope.”

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It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Miura 1957 Baby Blades.

From the seller (Rushs): “Got these on here about 13 years ago. Play only a handful of times a year so in decent condition with little grove wear but a bunch of bag chatter. 3-pw, +1/2” Dynamic Gold SL stiff shafts. $2,000 OBO. Trade also considered.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Miura 1957 Baby Blades

This is the most impresve current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, A2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (16.5 degrees, C1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5

Hybrid: Titleist TS3 (21 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 9 X

Irons: Titleist U500 (4), Titleist T100 (5), Titleist CB 620 MB (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100 (4, 5), True Temper Dynamic Gold 130 X100 (6-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 50-08F, 56-12D)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold 130 X100

Putter: TaylorMade Spider X

Grip: Golf Pride MCC

More photos of Ben James’ WITB in the forums.

We have 19 WITBs for your viewing this week — including Grayson Murray and Jim Herman — as well as four general galleries from the grounds at TPC Deere Run.

In our pull-out galleries, we have looks at new Callaway Apex MB irons and Bettinardi’s G.I. Joe collab that you’ll want to check out.

See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.

General Albums

• 2023 John Deere Classic – Monday #1
• 2023 John Deere Classic – Monday #2
• 2023 John Deere Classic – Tuesday #1
• 2023 John Deere Classic – Tuesday #2

WITB Albums

• Kyle Westmoreland – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Tyson Alexander – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Carl Yuan – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Jay Giannetto – WITB – Iowa PGA Section Champ – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Cameron Percy – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Cody Gribble – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• D.A. Points – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Nick Watney – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Christiaan Bezuidenhout – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Ryan Palmer – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• MJ Daffue – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Vince Whaley – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Greg Chalmers – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Zecheng Dou – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Brendon Todd – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Yuto Katsuragawa – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Grayson Murray – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Jim Herman – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Kaito Onishi – WITB – 2023 John Deere Classic

Pullout Albums

• 2023 Callaway Apex MB – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Bettinardi – GI Joe putter & covers – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Cameron putters – 2023 John Deere Classic
• Lucas Glover’s L.A.B. Golf putter – 2023 John Deere Classic

See what GolfWRXers are saying in the forums.