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Two of the biggest events of the week, the RBC Canadian Open and the Senior Open Championship, only had one equipment manufacturer's tour van present at each. Staffers for the vans keep busy servicing all the players' requests. Plus, why the driver made such an impact at the Canadian Open, Morgan Pressel's Callaway equipment gives her more distance, a Futures Tour equipment disqualification disaster and more. Story
IN THE WINNER'S BAG
Carl Pettersson
PGA Tour: RBC Canadian Open Driver: Nike VR Tour (11.5 degree; Fujikura Six shaft) Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Burner 3-wood (14.5 degree; Graphite Design YS-6 shaft) Hybrid: Mizuno Hi Fli CLK (20 degree; Aldila NV Hybrid 85 shaft) Iron (4): Nike Pro Combo Irons (5-PW): Nike VR Split Cavity (True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts) Wedges: Nike VR Blade (49 and 55 degree; True Temper DG Spinner shafts), Nike VR V-Rev (60 degree; True Temper DG Spinner shaft) Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG #7 Long Ball: Nike One Tour Footwear: Nike Tour Premium (Champ spikes) Glove: Nike Dri-Fit Tour
Bernhard Langer
Champions Tour: Senior British Open Driver: Adams Speedline (9.5 degrees; Graphite Design Purple Ice 85g shaft) Fairway Wood: Adams Insight 3-wood (12.5 degrees; Graphite Design Purple Ice 95g shaft) Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro (18 degrees; RT Tech Midas shaft) Irons (3-5): Hogan Apex Forged Irons (6-PW): Adams Idea Pro Black MB Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled C-C (56 and 60 degrees) Putter: Odyssey White Hot 2-Ball Long Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Footwear: adidas (Softspikes cleats)
Jiyai Shin
LPGA Tour: Evian Masters Driver: Mizuno MP Craft S1 (8.5 degrees) Fairway Woods: Fourteen SF 206 3-wood (15 degrees), 5-wood (18 degrees) and 7-wood (21 degrees) Hybrid: Mizuno Fli-Hi CLK (23 degrees) Irons (6-PW): Mizuno MP-52 Wedges: Mizuno MP T-10 (50, 54 and 58 degrees) Putter: Rife 400 Mid Mallet Ball: Titleist Pro V1 Tee: Evolve Golf Epoch
D.J. Brigman
Nationwide Tour: Nationwide Children's Hospital Invitational Driver: Ping i15 (9.5 degree; Fujikura Motore F1 2.2 shaft) Fairway Wood: Ping i15 5-wood (14 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Blueboard 83 shaft) Hybrids: Adams Idea Pro Black (18 degree; Graphite Design Tour AD shaft); Adams Idea Pro Black (22 degree; True Temper Dynamic Gold shaft) Irons (4-PW): Ping S57 Wedges: Ping Tour-S (54 degree), Cleveland CG14 (58 degree) Putter: Ping Anser 2 Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Plus
Richard S. Johnson
European Tour: Scandinavian Masters Driver: TaylorMade Burner Superfast (10.5 degree; Aldila Voodoo XVS6 shaft) Fairway Woods: TaylorMade Tour Burner 3-wood (14.5 degree; Matrix Ozik HD7 shaft) and 5-wood (17.5 degree; Aldila Voodoo XVS8 shaft) Hybrid: Adams Idea Pro (20 degree) Irons (4-PW): TaylorMade Tour Preferred 08 Wedges: Callaway X Forged V (52 and 60 degree) Putter: Scotty Cameron T-10 Select Newport 2 Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Footwear: FootJoy (Champ spikes) Glove: Titleist
Mamoru Osanai
Japan PGA: Invitational Sega Sammy Cup Driver: TaylorMade Burner SuperFast (10.5 degree; Mitsubishi Fubuki 73 shaft) Fairway Woods: TaylorMade R9 3-wood (15 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Kaili 80 shaft) and 5-wood (19 degree; Mitsubishi Diamana Kaili 80 shaft) Iron (3): Royal Collection BBD 504I Irons (4-PW): TaylorMade Tour Preferred Wedges: Akira (52 and 58 degree) Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport Fastback Ball: TaylorMade Penta TP
Jenny Shin
Duramed Futures Tour: The International at Concord Driver: Fourteen JC-909 (9 degree; Fujikura 6x07 shaft) Fairway Woods: Fourteen SF410 3-wood (16 degree; Fujikura VC 6.1 shaft), Fourteen SF410 5-wood (19 degree; Fujikura VC 6.1 shaft), Callaway 7-wood (21 degree; Mitsubishi Rayon Bassara shaft) Irons (5-PW): Fourteen (NS Pro 9.50 shafts) Wedges: Fourteen (50, 54 and 58 degree; NS Pro 9.50 shafts Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Footwear: FootJoy (Champ ScorpionStinger spikes) Glove: FootJoy Grips: Golf Pride Bag: Sun Mountain
Winning Counts on the PGA Tour
RBC Canadian Open (156-player field) Balls: 1. Titleist (106) 2. Srixon (16) 3. Callaway (14) Drivers: 1. TaylorMade (61) 2. Titleist (38) 3. Cleveland (14) Fairway Woods: 1. TaylorMade (79) 2. Titleist (38) 3. Callaway (29) Hybrids: 1. Adams (48) 2. TaylorMade (38) 3. Titleist (29) Irons: 1. Titleist (47) 2. TaylorMade (26) 3. Ping (19) Wedges: 1. Titleist (190) 2. Cleveland (84) 3. TaylorMade (63) Putters: 1. Titleist (72) 2. Odyssey (28) 3. Ping (16) |