Our week in review!
European Tour:
Scottish Open
Surprise winner Min Woo Lee comes from behind to win in a playoff!
Mini-Open Championship Preview
alternates abound
Korn Ferry Tour:
TPC Colorado Championship at Heron Lakes
Tag Ridings survives a 3 man playoff to get the W!
LPGA:
Marathon LPGA Classic
Nasa Hataoka runs away from the field
Jim Furyk
US Senior Open
Joins 7 others to win the US Open and US Sr. Open
PGA TOUR | John Deere Classic
Lucas Glover’s final-round 7-under 64 earned him a two-shot victory
Approach (+7.095) and 4th in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (+10.211), while finishing 5th in Scrambling (81.25%) including a perfect 4-for-4 in sand saves.
Equipment notes
WITB:
Driver: Srixon Z 785 (9.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X
3-wood: Ping G425 Max (14.5 degrees)
Shaft: TPT 14 Hi
Irons: Titleist U500 (3), Mizuno JPX919 Tour (4-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Hybrid Blue 10 X (3), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 120 TX (3-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (52-12F, 56-10S), Vokey SM5 (60-08M)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 125 TX
Putter: Scotty Cameron Select Squareback 2
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Victory 2000 Full Cord
GLOVER 1-FOR-1 WITH 2021 PRO V1
Glover made the switch to 2021 Pro V1 this wee. Glover, who had been playing Pro V1x Left Dash since July 2019, tested both 2021 Pro V1 and Pro V1x models on Monday. Preferred the spin of the Pro V1 and put it in play.
CHAMPION PLAYS SCOTTY CAMERON SELECT SQUAREBACK 2
Over the last two weeks, the John Deere Classic champion worked with Scotty Cameron Tour Rep Drew Page to dial in his Select Squareback 2 for an armlock putting stroke.
“We took the same putter he had been using, built it for the armlock and added loft,” Page said. “He had a good week with it in Detroit but came to me this week looking to add a little more loft and move to a smaller grip for more feel. We watched video of it rolling and it was perfect.”
Other notable equipment news
Justin Thomas put a Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5 tour prototype putter in play for the first time at the Scottish Open.
JT’s new putter, which came about during a recent trip to the Scotty Cameron Putter Studio, combines the new Phantom X 5 head (offering a similar head shape to his previous Futura X5.5 model) with a prototype knuckle neck (similar to a Newport 2).
“JT’s had incredible success the last five years with his Futura X5.5 gamer, but had been thinking lately about experimenting with a slightly different look,” said Scotty Cameron Tour Rep Drew Page. “We took the Phantom X 5 head shape he loves and gave it a Newport 2-style neck which he’s also used in the past. He tested it at a few different neck lengths and was able to find a setup that was giving him a more consistent stroke pattern with that little bit different visual and the same feel that he’s used to.”
TITLEIST SWEEPS MAJOR EQUIPMENT COUNTS
For the second time in two weeks, fourth time in seven weeks, and fifth time this year, Titleist was the top choice of players in golf balls, drivers, fairways (T1), hybrids, utility irons, irons, wedges and putters. It marked the 23rd time since the start of the 2019 calendar year that Titleist has topped every major equipment category at a PGA TOUR event, a feat that has never been matched by another brand.
Open Champ Picks
Jordan:
Non USA: Oosthuizen
USA: Patrick Reed
Weston
Non USA: Rahm
USA: Tony Finau
