Showing posts with label What's In The Bag 2013 PGA Tour Winners. Show all posts
Showing posts with label What's In The Bag 2013 PGA Tour Winners. Show all posts

Monday, March 11, 2013

What's in the Bag: Tiger Woods 2013 WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral

Tiger Woods captured his 2nd PGA Tour title of the year and his 76th overall this weekend at the WGC Cadillac Championship at Doral.  Woods used a record number of birdies in the second and third round to catapult himself to an insurmountable lead heading into the final round, where he held of Steve Stricker to win by two strokes.  Woods hit the ball solid and putted lights out to win the tournament.

Spirited 76th
Chris Condon/PGA Tour

Woods put the new Nike Covert Fairway Wood into the bag this week and used it to perfection off the tee and in the fairway to par 5s.  Here's what else was in his bag:

Driver: Nike VR Tour 8.5 degree with Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 6X

Fairways: Nike VR Pro Ltd. 15 degree and Nike VrS Covert 19 Degree with Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 93 X

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blades: 3-PW with Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: Nike VR Pro 56 and 60 degrees with Dynamic Gold S400

Putter: Nike Method 001

Ball: Nike One Tour D

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

What's in the Bag: Michael Thompson 2013 Honda Classic

Michael Thompson captured his first career PGA Tour victory this past weekend, beating one of the strongest fields of 2013 at the Honda Classic.  Thompson survived a difficult Sunday and bested the field by 2 strokes.  With the win, Thompson moved into the top-50 in the Official World Golf Ranking, and qualified for this week's WGC-Cadillac Championship, as well as the Masters.

Michael Thompson holds the trophy after winning the Honda Classic golf tournament, Sunday, March 3, 2013 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Photo: Wilfredo Lee
Photo: Wilfredo Lee


Here's what he used to win:

Driver: Ping i20 (9.5 degree; 45 inches; Grafalloy ProForce Red shaft)

Fairway Wood: Ping G25 3-wood (15 degree; 42.5 inches; Grafalloy ProLaunch Red Fwy-X shaft) and Akira 5-wood (Grafalloy ProLaunch Red Fwy-X shaft)

Irons (3-9): Ping S56 (+1/2 inch; True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)

Wedges: Ping Tour-S (47 degree; +1/2 inch; True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shaft) and Ping Anser Forged (52 and 58 degree; +1/2 inch; True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts)

Putter: Ping Anser 4

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x (2013)

What's In the Bag: Matt Kuchar 2013 Accenture Match Play Championship

Matt Kuchar captured his first World Golf Championship event a couple weeks ago by winning the Accenture Matchplay Championship.  Kuchar defeated Hunter Mahan in the final round, preventing Mahan from winning the event for a second straight year.  The win pushed Kuchar into the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking and near the top of the FedEx Cup standings.

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Here's what Kuchar used to win:

Driver: Bridgestone J40 430 9.5 degree with Accra M4+ 55 shaft

Fairway Wood: PING Anser 14.5 degree with Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 73x

Hybrid: PING Anser 20 degree with Fujikura Motore Speeder HB 90x

Irons: Fourteen Golf HI type 3; Bridgestone J40 Cavity Back Black 5-PW Aerotech Steelfiber i95 S-flex

Wedges: Bridgestone J40 Black Oxide 52 and 57 degree True Temper Dynamic Gold S400; Titleist Vokey Design SM4 62 Degree True Temper Dynamic Gold S400

Putter: Bettinardi Signature Model 1

Ball: Bridgestone B330-S

Sunday, February 10, 2013

What's in the Bag: Brandt Snedeker 2013 AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am

Brandt Snedeker followed two consecutive runner-up finishes with his first win in 2013 at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in California.  The win is Snedeker's fifth career PGA Tour win and first since the 2012 Tour Championship.  The win moved Snedeker farther ahead in the FedEx Cup standings and vaulted him into 4th in the Official World Golf Ranking.

Here's what he used to win:

Second to none
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Driver: TaylorMade Burner Superfast TP 9.5 Degrees with Fujikura Motore F1 8.0

Fairway: Tour Edge Exotics CB4 Tour with Mitsubishi Diamana Kai'li

Hybrid: PING Anser 20 Degree with UST Mamiya ProForce VST 100HX

Irons: Bridgestone J40 CB with Aerotech Steelfiber i95

Wedges: Bridgestone J40 52 and 56 degree, Titleist Vokey 60 Degree

Putter: Odyssey White Hot Rossie

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B330

Sunday, February 3, 2013

What's in the Bag: Phil Mickelson 2013 Waste Management Phoenix Open

Phil Mickelson won his 41st career PGA Tour event this week at the Waste Management Phoenix Open.  An opening round 60 propelled Mickelson to tie the lowest 72-hole score in tournament history.  Mickelson moves to 3rd place in the FedEx Cup standings and will return to the top-10 in the Official World Golf Ranking.  Mickelson will return to Pebble Beach next week to defend his title at the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am.

Never a doubt
From PGAtour.com/Getty Images


Here's what Phil used to win:

Driver: Callaway Razr Fit Xtreme 8.5 Degree

Fairway: Big Bertha Diablo 15 degree

Hybrid: Callaway Prototype Hybrid (driving iron)

Irons: Callaway Razr X Muscleback irons

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Chrome: 52, 56, 60 degree

Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG Blade Putter.

Monday, January 28, 2013

What's in the Bag: Tiger Woods 2013 Farmers Insurance Open

Tiger Woods won his 75th career PGA Tour event and his first on tour in 2013 at the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.  Woods broke the record for most professional wins on a single course, now winning at Torrey Pines eight times (7 Farmers Insurance Open, 1 US Open).  Woods moves into the top-5 in the FedEx Cup standings.

Start of something good?
From PGAtour.com/Stan Badz


Here's what Woods used to win the tournament:

Driver: Nike VR Tour 8.5 degree with Graphite Design Tour AD-DI

Fairways: Nike VR Pro Ltd. 15 degree and Nike SQ II 19 Degree with Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blades: 3-PW

Wedges: Nike VR Pro 56 and 60 degrees

Putter: Nike Method 001

Ball: Nike One Tour D

Sunday, January 20, 2013

What's in the Bag: Brian Gay 2013 Humana Challenge

Brian Gay claimed his fourth career PGA Tour victory and his first since 2009 in Palm Springs at the 2013 Humana Challenge.  Gay fired a final-round 63 to win in a playoff over Charles Howell III and David Lingmerth.  Gay moved into the top spot in the FedEx Cup standings with the win and should be in the running for the major championships this season.

Up to the Challenge
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Here's what Gay used to win:

Driver: TaylorMade R1 9.5 degree with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board shaft

Fairway: Tour Edge Exotics CB2 13 degree with Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board shaft

Hybrid: Mizuno CLK Fli-Hi 20 degree with Aldila NV Hybrid Shaft

Irons: Mizuno MX 900 3-4i, MP 60 5-8i, MP32 9-PW

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled 56 and 60 degree

Putter: Bettinardi Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1 2009

Monday, January 14, 2013

What's In The Bag: Russell Henley 2013 Sony Open in Hawaii

Russell Henley became the first rookie on the PGA Tour to win in the first full-field event of the season in ten years.  Henley rode a hot putter to a three-stroke victory over Tim Clark in the Sony Open in Hawaii.  With the win, Henley moved to 50th in the Official World Golf Ranking and got exemptions into the Masters, the Players Championship, and the PGA Championship, and also should qualify for the World Golf Championship events.

Here's what Henley used to win the event:

Driver: Nike VR_S 9.5 degree with Graphite Design HD-7X

Fairway Wood: Nike SQ Sumo 13 degrees

Hybrid: Nike VR Pro 18 degree

Irons: Nike VR Pro Cavity 3-6i; Nike VR Pro Combo 7-9i

Wedges: Nike VR Pro 47, 53, and 59 degrees

Putter: Nike Method 006 Prototype with long slant neck

Tuesday, January 8, 2013

What's In The Bag: Dustin Johnson 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions

What's in the bag of 2013 Hyundai Tournament of Champions winner Dustin Johnson?

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Driver: TaylorMade R1 10 degree Fujikura Fuel 2.0X

Fairway woods: 15 degree TaylorMade R11s Aldila RIP 90x; 19 degree TaylorMade R9 Fairway Aldila RIP 90x

Irons: TaylorMade Rocketbladez Tour Irons 3-PW True Temper Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: TaylorMade xFT Wedges 54 and 60 degree KBS Black Nickel

Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Prototype

Ball: TaylorMade Penta TP5


This is Johnson's seventh PGA Tour win, and the third win in weather-shortened events.  It is also the first worldwide win for the TaylorMade R1 driver and the Rocketbladez irons.