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GolfWRX adds YouTube Star Rick Shiels to Featured Writer Program
GolfWRX, the largest online golf community in the world, has entered into an agreement with golf YouTube star and PGA Professional Rick Shiels.
As part of the agreement, Shiels will become part of GolfWRX’s Featured Writer Program, and collaborate with GolfWRX’s Editorial Team to create videos that are tailored to GolfWRX readers. His videos will be published on GolfWRX’s Front Page, as well as on Shiels’ popular YouTube Channel, which has more than 96,000 subscribers. GolfWRX attracts more than 2 million peak unique views per month, and more than 18 million page views per month, making it one of the most visited golf websites in the world.
“We like to align ourselves with the most influential people in the industry, and Rick is definitely one of those people” said Richard Audi, President and Founder of GolfWRX. “We love what he does in his videos. He’s a positive force in the industry, and does a great job educating and entertaining his golfers.”
Shiels, 29, is a UK-based golf instructor with more than 10 years of experience. He started making the YouTube videos for which he’s known four years ago. Like GolfWRX, he excels in unbiased testing of the most popular golf clubs. Recently, he set up his first golf academy in Lytham at the Quest Golf Studio, which is his home base.
“We’ve excelled at attracting top talent through our Featured Writer Program, and are excited to add Rick to assist us in developing more video content,” said GolfWRX Editor-In-Chief Zak Kozuchowski. “As a PGA Professional, he deeply understands how golf equipment technology and the golf swing work together. That’s been key to his success.”
GolfWRX’s Featured Writers Program currently boasts more than 100 contributors from around the world, and includes writers with specialized knowledge in all facets of the game of golf. Learn more about GolfWRX’s Featured Writer Program.
View Rick’s first GolfWRX Video here.
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley
Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.
Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.
PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole
Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.
Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.
Henley’s Suitcase
- Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
- Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
- Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
- Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
- Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype
LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!
Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.
Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.
Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.
Celine’s Suitcase
- Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
- Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
- Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
- Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
- Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS
DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!
Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.
Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.
Kaneko’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping Max G440
- Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
- Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
- Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7
Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro
Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.
The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.
Alvaro’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
- Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
- Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
- Wedges
- Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C
A party on the green!
Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026
LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.
Niemann’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping 440 LST
- Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
- Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
- Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
- Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Ping PLD Anser
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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


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Ed
Mar 29, 2016 at 12:53 pm
Finch/Shiels > Crossfield
Diego
Mar 29, 2016 at 3:46 am
Oh well. You hired the Prince.. The Real KING as stated already is one Mark Crossfield.
Go and get him !!!!!
Geoffray
Mar 28, 2016 at 6:24 pm
Congrats Rick. Love your videos!
And also love the fact that some haters are here to troll. That means that you are really a star and far better than them. Congrats for that too.
The sky is the limit.
Pete Petersson
Mar 23, 2016 at 2:23 am
As long as you don’t bring Rob Potter with him, this just scrapes a pass.
Pete Petersson
Mar 22, 2016 at 12:04 pm
Unbiased?
Jengus
Mar 21, 2016 at 11:54 pm
Obviously couldn’t get Mark Crossfield on board! Rick is good but Crossfield is king
E
Mar 22, 2016 at 12:00 pm
Brilliantly said…. I concur.
OregonGolfer
Mar 21, 2016 at 3:01 pm
Hmmm, GolfWrx email/news headline said they added “You Tube star RICH Shiels” – I thought maybe Rick has a brother who’s a writer LOL!
Stefan T.
Mar 21, 2016 at 11:24 am
Great addition to the Golf WRX community, Rick is the man.
ZQ
Mar 20, 2016 at 2:09 pm
Overrated. Blah blah blah type. Go try clubs yourself. Live your own life. Go play. Stop watching youtube vids of a guy sniping hooks and saying the clubs are so great
cheesy-appendage
Mar 21, 2016 at 7:28 am
COULDN’T AGREE MORE. CHEESY.
B. Parsons
Mar 21, 2016 at 2:20 pm
Couldn’t agree more. Did golfwrx do this to have a YouTube presence?
dW
Mar 21, 2016 at 9:17 pm
Take a look in the mirror and get a life yourself. Talk about sniping. SMH
ZQ
Mar 24, 2016 at 9:29 am
Perfectly content with myself and my golf swing & game which is far superior to Ricks. Msg me at BearQ on wrxforums, I’ll send you a vid. I’m sick of youtube ‘stars’ or social media fame, its artificial. They deserve zero recognition. Has Ric won any big events ever, does he have any major accomplishments? There are 70 year olds at my course that could school him. It’s nobodies like you watching a nobody like him. I’m just telling people that don’t know of him to not waste their time and go try clubs themselves, its sound advice. I’ve seen Ric shank Vapor Pro’s and blame the club for being too punishing lol, if you can’t even decently hit a short iron blade are you truly in a position to review clubs? No. I’ll snipe him all I want boi. Again message me, I’ll prove my swing/game claims.
Mark
Mar 28, 2016 at 8:10 pm
oh no he hit one bad shot that must mean he is the worst player in the world, unlike yourself obviously who must hit everything perfect everytime. Also Rick is a teaching professional not a tour player so obviously your not going to see him win these massive events because he’s too busy helping other golfers out. Why don’t you show some respect to someone who helps out so many people!
Other Paul
Mar 19, 2016 at 9:28 pm
Welcome Rick. I think its actually a bit silly to have you on here because almost all WRXers probably watch you anyway, as one of the best equipment reviewers out there.
Teaj
Mar 19, 2016 at 2:02 pm
I try to catch up on Rick and Peter’s Videos weekly. Welcome to GolfWRX Rick
Chuck D
Mar 19, 2016 at 1:25 pm
Huge welcome to you Rick! I look forward to your thorough and real world reviews. Keep up the excellent work!