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“The genie’s out of the bag now” – Tiger Woods
The distance debate in golf is continuing. The great Tiger Woods weighs in on the discussion, talks about his form and his favorite fans on Tour.
What's in Tiger's bag?
A driver head and putter grip. That’s all that has changed since Tiger Woods notched his record-tying 82nd victory at last year’s ZOZO Championship. Tiger’s bag is studied, mulled over, and marveled at more than any other player’s in history —and rightly so after 82 wins, 15 majors, and thousands of jaw-dropping highlights. So, what are the things we can learn as we take another look into the bag? Well, for starters let’s focus on spin/loft. Tiger loves spin wherever he can find it, preferring to have too much loft rather than not enough. If you look at his iron lofts, they are basically a club weaker than his competitors’. This is for two reasons: 1) He is very particular about carry, spin, and launch windows. These are non-negotiable. He’s been hitting his irons a certain distance since he was 18. If it ain’t broke... 2) Controlling dynamic loft. It has always been Tigers’ preference to “de-loft” his irons to get more out of them than play with stronger lofts. It’s actually an old school philosophy but who is going to argue with the guy? You can hit a predictable golf shot leaning the shaft forward. Finally, look at his pitching wedge and sand wedge. He has a seven-degree gap between the clubs, from 49 to 56 degrees. That’s larger than most of his peers but Tiger knows exactly how to turn his 56 into a 52 and control spin and distance. His 56-degree wedge is now effectively three clubs in one with multiple shots built into it. Could all TOUR players do this? Probably. But with the trust and craftsmanship that Tiger does? Probably not. This is what Tiger will have in the bag this week at the ZOZO CHAMPIONSHIP @ SHERWOOD in Thousand Oaks, California. Driver: TaylorMade SIM (9 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX (44.75, D3) 3-wood: TaylorMade M5 (15 at 14.25 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX (42.75, D3) 5-wood: TaylorMade M3 (19 at 18.25 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX (41.75, D3) Irons: TaylorMade P7TW (3-PW) Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 All his iron shafts are tipped 1/4 inch with wooden dowels inserted for vibration dampening and SST Pure (by Scott Garrison on tour) at exactly 130 grams. All lengths without grips. (Loft. Lie. Length. Swing Weight) • 3-iron: 22.5, 59.5, 38 13/16, D4 • 4-iron: 25.5, 60, 38 5/16, D4 • 5-iron: 29, 60.5, 37 13/16, D4 • 6-iron: 32.5, 61, 37 5/16, D4 • 7-iron: 36, 61.5, 36 7/8, D4 • 8-iron: 40.5, 62, 36 5/16, D4 • 9-iron: 45, 62.5, 35 11/16, D4 • PW: 49, 63, 35 11/16, D4 Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 TW/MT Grind (56-12, 60-11) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 Putter: Scotty Cameron GSS Newport 2 Grip: Lamkin Deep Etched Pistol Cord Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord 58R (Logo Down) Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS
Jason Kokrak’s winning WITB: 2020 CJ Cup
Driver: TaylorMade SIM (9 degrees @8.5) Shaft: Accra TZ5 85 M5 Proto 3-wood: TaylorMade M5 (15 degrees @14.5) Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke 80 Irons: PXG 0311T Gen2 (3-PW) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (52-12F, 56-14F, 60-08M) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 Putter: Bettinardi Studio […]
PGA Tour: Jason Kokrak wins the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek
Jason Kokrak claims victory at the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek on the PGA Tour coming out on top of Xander Schauffele in second position. Jason Kokrak reigns victorious at the PGA Tour´s The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. The American scored a final round of 64 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. He finishes in front of Xander Schauffele in second place and Tyrrell Hatton and Russell Henley who are tied for third place. Kokrak finished the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek with a total score of 20 under par. Tyrrell Hatton, currently number 10 in the world golf ranking, completes the tournament in T3. place. The Englishman showed a closing round of 65 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. With a total score of -17 he finishes 3 shots behind the leader. Ian Poulter, currently number 50 in the world golf ranking, completes the tournament in T12. place. The Englishman took home a final round of 68 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. With a total score of -8 he finishes 12 shots behind the leader. Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 19 in the world golf ranking, condludes the tournament in T12. position. The Englishman marked a concluding round of 71 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. With a total score of -8 he finishes 12 shots behind the leader. Rory McIlroy, currently number 4 in the world golf ranking, condludes the tournament in T21. place. The Northern Irishman took home a concluding round of 74 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. With a total score of -6 he is 14 strokes behind the leader after the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Justin Rose, currently number 24 in the world golf ranking, finishes the tournament in T52. place. The Englishman registered a concluding round of 75 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. With a total score of 1 he finishes 21 shots behind the leader. Tommy Fleetwood, currently number 16 in the world golf ranking, completes the tournament in T59. rank. The Englishman posted a final round of 70 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. With a total score of +2 he is 22 strokes behind the leader after the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Paul Casey, currently number 22 in the world golf ranking, completes the tournament in T69. position. The Englishman marked a closing round of 76 at Shadow Creek Golf Club. With a total score of 7 he finishes 27 shots behind the leader. The The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from October 15th until the 18th of October 2020 at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas, USA. This year a total prize money of $9,750,000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Shadow Creek Golf Club plays at Par 72. Due to the Corona Pandemic, the CJ Cup had to be moved from South Korea to Las Vegas. In 2018, the beautiful course in the north of the American metropolis also served the prominent "The Match" between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Top-5 Leaderboard: The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek Pos Name Today Total 1 Jason Kokrak -8 -20 2 Xander Schauffele -6 -18 T3 Tyrrell Hatton -7 -17 T3 Russell Henley -2 -17 5 Talor Gooch -4 -16 Show complete leaderboard of The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
PGA Tour: Tyrrell Hatton currently T6 after a third round 73 at the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek.
The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek: Current world number 121 Russell Henley leads the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek after logging an third round 67. Russell Henley leads on the PGA Tour´s The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek after the third round. The American marked a round of -15 to gain the upperhand on Lanto Griffin, Talor Gooch, Jason Kokrak and Xander Schauffele, who are dead even in second place. After a round of 67 Russell Henley leads by 3 shots and posted 5 birdies during his third round.“Anybody can come at me,” Henley said. “You can go low out here. The greens are great and it's gettable, but you've got to play well to do that. You've got to do everything well. I've got to just keep my head down and play a good round for me", Henley said. Tyrrell Hatton, currently number 10 in the world golf ranking, carded a third round 73 to find himself in T6 position and trailing leader Russell Henley by 5 shots. Hatton, currently ranked 10 in the world golf ranking, registered 1 birdie in his third round. Rory McIlroy, currently number 4 in the world golf ranking, carded a third round 66 to find himself in T10 position and trailing leader Russell Henley by 7 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 4 in the world golf ranking, posted 8 birdies in his third round. Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 19 in the world golf ranking, is at -7 after the third round at position T14. The Englishman played the course of the Shadow Creek Golf Club in 72 shots in the third round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Ian Poulter carded a third round 73 to find himself in T28 position and trailing leader Russell Henley by 11 shots. Poulter, currently ranked 50 in the world golf ranking, recorded 3 birdies in his third round. Justin Rose, currently number 24 in the world golf ranking, is at -2 after the third round at place T38. The Englishman finished the round at Shadow Creek Golf Club in 68 strokes in the third round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Paul Casey, currently number 22 in the world golf ranking, is at 3 after the third round at rank T58. The Englishman logged a 67 at Shadow Creek Golf Club in the third round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Tommy Fleetwood is at 4 after the third round at position T64. The Englishman registered a 72 at Shadow Creek Golf Club in the third round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. The The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from October 15th until the 18th of October 2020 at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas, USA. This year a total prize money of $9,750,000 will be paid to the players. The course for the tournament at Shadow Creek Golf Club plays at Par 72. Due to the Corona Pandemic, the CJ Cup had to be moved from South Korea to Las Vegas. In 2018, the beautiful course in the north of the American metropolis also served the prominent "The Match" between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Top-5 Leaderboard: The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek Pos Name Today Total 1 Russell Henley -5 -15 T2 Lanto Griffin -6 -12 T2 Talor Gooch -3 -12 T2 Jason Kokrak -4 -12 T2 Xander Schauffele 2 -12 Show complete leaderboard of The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
PGA Tour: Tyrrell Hatton is at 2 at the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek after the second round.
The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek: Xander Schauffele heads the pack following the completion of the second round. Xander Schauffele leads on the PGA Tour´s The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek following the conclusion of second round. The American documented a round of -14 to lead Tyrrell Hatton in second place and Russell Henley who sits in third place. After a round of 64 Xander Schauffele leads by 3 shots and posted 8 birdies during his second round.“Some of those holes, you're not really trying to birdie them, you're just trying to leave yourself an uphill 35-footer. And fortunately, I made a couple of them,” Schauffele said. "It was a nice stretch. Got a little bit stale there on the other side. Pace of play slowed down a lot, kind of hot, easy to let the mind wander."Tyrrell Hatton, currently number 10 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 68 to find himself in 2 position and trailing leaderXander Schauffele by 3 shots.Hatton, currently ranked 10 in the world golf ranking, logged 7 birdies in his second round. Matthew Fitzpatrick, currently number 19 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 68 to find himself in 7 position and trailing leader Xander Schauffele by 7 shots. Fitzpatrick, currently ranked 19 in the world golf ranking, posted 8 birdies in his second round. Ian Poulter, currently number 50 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 70 to find himself in T13 position and trailing leader Xander Schauffele by 9 shots. Poulter, currently ranked 50 in the world golf ranking, turned in 4 birdies in his second round. Rory McIlroy carded a second round 69 to find himself in T26 position and trailing leader Xander Schauffele by 12 shots. McIlroy, currently ranked 4 in the world golf ranking, logged 7 birdies in his second round. Justin Rose, currently number 24 in the world golf ranking, is at 2 after the second round at place T52. The Englishman played the course of the Shadow Creek Golf Club in 72 shots in the second round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Tommy Fleetwood, currently number 16 in the world golf ranking, carded a second round 71 to find himself in T61 position and trailing leader Xander Schauffele by 18 shots. Fleetwood, currently ranked 16 in the world golf ranking, registered 5 birdies in his second round. Paul Casey carded a second round 77 to find himself in T74 position and trailing leader Xander Schauffele by 22 shots. Casey, currently ranked 22 in the world golf ranking, registered 3 birdies in his second round. The The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from October 15th until the 18th of October 2020 at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas, USA. This year a total prize money of $9,750,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Shadow Creek Golf Club plays at Par 72. Due to the Corona Pandemic, the CJ Cup had to be moved from South Korea to Las Vegas. In 2018, the beautiful course in the north of the American metropolis also served the prominent "The Match" between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Top-5 Leaderboard: The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek Pos Name Today Total 1 Xander Schauffele -8 -14 2 Tyrrell Hatton -4 -11 3 Russell Henley -4 -10 4 Talor Gooch -7 -9 T5 Jason Kokrak -6 -8 Show complete leaderboard of The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
PGA Tour: Tyrrell Hatton is at 1 at the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek after the first round.
PGA Tour: Tyrrell Hatton leads on the PGA Tour after the opening round. Tyrrell Hatton leads on the PGA Tour´s The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek after the completion of the first round. The Englishman documented a round of -7 to gain the upperhand on Russell Henley and Xander Schauffele, who are hold a share of second place. Hatton leads by 1 shot after posting 1 eagle en route to an opening round 65. Ian Poulter is at -3 after the opening round at position T9. The Englishman played the course of the Shadow Creek Golf Club in 69 shots in the opening round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Matthew Fitzpatrick is at -3 after the opening round at position T9. The Englishman finished the round at Shadow Creek Golf Club in 69 strokes in the opening round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Rory McIlroy, currently number 4 in the world golf ranking, carded an opening round 73 to find himself in T37 position and trailing leader Tyrrell Hatton by 8 shots. McIlroy recorded 4 birdies in his opening round. Justin Rose, currently number 24 in the world golf ranking, is at 2 after the opening round at rank T46. The Englishman finished the round at Shadow Creek Golf Club in 74 strokes in the opening round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Paul Casey is at 3 after the opening round at place T55. The Englishman played the course of the Shadow Creek Golf Club in 75 shots in the opening round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. Tommy Fleetwood is at 5 after the opening round at place T65. The Englishman played the course of the Shadow Creek Golf Club in 77 shots in the opening round of the The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek. The The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek is part of the PGA Tour. The tournament is being played from October 15th until the 18th of October 2020 at Shadow Creek Golf Club in Las Vegas, USA. This year a total prize money of $9,750,000 will be awarded to the players. The course for the tournament at Shadow Creek Golf Club plays at Par 72. Due to the Corona Pandemic, the CJ Cup had to be moved from South Korea to Las Vegas. In 2018, the beautiful course in the north of the American metropolis also served the prominent "The Match" between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Top-5 Leaderboard: The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek Pos Name Today Total 1 Tyrrell Hatton -7 -7 T2 Russell Henley -6 -6 T2 Xander Schauffele -6 -6 T4 Tyler Duncan -5 -5 T4 Jon Rahm -5 -5 Show complete leaderboard of The CJ Cup @ Shadow Creek This is a generated text. Possible errors can be reported here.
Rory McIlroy 'experimenting' with new speed
Last we saw 18-time PGA TOUR winner Rory McIlroy, more than three weeks ago, he was shooting a dispiriting final-round 75 to finish T8 at the U.S. Open in New York. Bryson DeChambeau, meanwhile, was bludgeoning Winged Foot into submission, his Ruthian approach leading to a six-shot victory over Matthew Wolff. McIlroy, like countless others, could scarcely believe it. “It's kind of hard to really wrap my head around it,” he said. Well, he’s had time, and he’s hinting at bringing some extra firepower to THE CJ CUP @ SHADOW CREEK this week. With some speed work in the gym and a lighter shaft in his driver, he posted on Instagram that he’s getting up around 190 mph ball speed and 340 yards of carry. Has he been inspired by DeChambeau? Well, yes, but only to a point. “Yeah, for the last couple weeks I was working on some stuff,” McIlroy said from Las Vegas, where eight of the top 10 and 70 of the top 125 from the final 2020 FedExCup standings will take on Shadow Creek. “I think as a golfer, we're so ingrained to trying to hit the ball where you're looking, and I think with – I think that's one of the great things that Bryson's done. “Bryson, when he speed-trains, he just hits the ball into a net, so he doesn't really know where it's going,” McIlroy continued. “He's just trying to move as fast as he can … and sort of making the target irrelevant for the time being and then you can sort of try to bring it in from there. From what I've done and what I've been trying – you know, sort of experimenting with the last couple weeks – it's the fastest I've ever moved the club, the fastest my body has ever moved.” Distance, he added, has always been an advantage, whether it was the era of Jack Nicklaus; the heyday of Tiger Woods; or today. For most of his career, McIlroy has been at or near the top of the Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee stat. Now he’s flirting with making one of his strengths even more of an asset. Still, he added, just because he has been experimenting with extra speed, that doesn’t mean he’ll always use it. “At least I know that if I need to do it, I can do it,” he said. Justin Rose admitted he’s still just trying to hit the ball straight again, let alone far, but said he’s been taking note as McIlroy and others try to catch up to the TOUR’s new distance leader. “I think I've seen the trickledown effect of what Bryson's been doing,” Rose said, “and you're seeing guys like Rory and even Justin Thomas – I'm hearing kind of rumors out on the range, everyone's trying to crank it up a little bit, get a few more miles an hour.” If this all feels a bit jarring, it might be because it seems like just yesterday that McIlroy, 31, was the pacesetter. A four-time major winner, he’s young enough to still be in his prime, or just entering it. He won THE PLAYERS Championship and his second FedExCup title just last year, but hasn’t found his A game since the TOUR returned in June. His last win was the World Golf Championships-HSBC Champions last November. Now along comes DeChambeau, whose relentless innovation still invites criticism even as it succeeds. McIlroy took time out to clarify that he is not one of those critics. “I called what Bryson did brilliant, and I think my comments maybe got taken out of context,” he said. “I said he's taking advantage of everything we have in the game right now. I didn't mean that in a bad way. I meant he has went to the nth degree of everything we have available to us: science, TrackMan, biomechanics, everything, all the knowledge that we have nowadays that golfers 20 years ago didn't have access to because there just wasn't enough knowledge out there.” DeChambeau, McIlroy added, has to his credit been willing to go deeper down that rabbit hole than anyone else. “He's worked his ass off to do that and it's paying off hugely,” McIlroy said. How much will he, Thomas, Rose and others tear apart their own games in search of similar quantum leaps? Time will tell, but clearly the process has begun. “I think it's the way the game's going,” McIlroy said. “I got sent a really good article last weekend, it was in the Wall Street Journal, just about every single sport becoming faster, longer, stronger, and I don't think golf's any different. I'm just trying to keep up with the way it's going.”
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Martin Laird’s winning WITB: 2020 Shriners Open
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