Equipment
13 Revealing Photos from the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play
GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 WGC-Dell Match Play at Austin Country Club in Austin, Texas. If you missed any of the photos form this week, make sure to browse the galleries below:
The bracket-style format of the WGC-Dell Match Play is reminiscent of the NCAA March Madness tournament, which is currently being played — the only difference being that most people understand how the format of March Madness works. If you want to read up on the rules for the Dell Match Play, check them out here.
My job isn’t to explain formatting groups and teams, however, it’s to reveal photos. So please, allow me do my job. As such, we begin Revealing Photos: Confusing Match Play Bracket Style Events.
All squared up
All you need to learn to putt well is two parallel alignment rods, 10 golf tees, and a putter with squares on it. See, golf is easy.
Don’t be such a square. Just try it.
I promise, it won’t be like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole.
I’ll see you on the practice green. Be there or be square.
How do you know you’re at a WORLD Golf Championship?
Yardage signs are also in metric.
Adam Scott settles (maybe) on a driver
It’s been a long road for Adam Scott and his driver. He’s gone from a Titleist 915D5 — a driver basically made specifically for him — to a D3, then to a D2. We may have a winner, since he won the Honda Classic and the WGC-Cadillac Championship back-to-back after making the switch to a D2, the most forgiving driver of the bunch.
Scott Piercy’s WITB is heavier than most
I won’t declare him the lead tape king as to offend Phil Mickelson, but he certainly uses a hefty amount of the stuff. Also, he has this Scotty Cameron Tour Only putter as his “backup.” How do I know it’s his backup? Well…
Check out Piercy’s full WITB from this week here.
Kevin Kisner’s “In-N-Out” Great Big Bertha
A fair share of Callaway Tour staffers have two weights in their Great Big Bertha drivers, opposed to the one sliding weight that’s offered in the stock versions. And according to this forum member, Tour reps have a code name for the additional-weight setups.
I’ll never be able to look at a Great Big Bertha driver again without getting hungry.
Rory puts a Nike Vapor Fly Pro 2-iron in the bag
He said he carries it “about 260 yards,” and generates more ball speed with it than some PGA Tour players do with their driver. Don’t ever change, Rory.
“Taking dead aim”
Of course, this sculpture quotes one of the most influential, storied and respected golf instructors ever, Harvey Penick, who also authored the Little Red Book. If you haven’t read it, drop everything and pick up a copy now.
Penick started his career in the golf world as a caddie at the age of 8 at none other than Austin Country Club. He later became the head professional at the club, and taught there for the rest of his life. His spirit stands strong on the premises.
Above is a life-size statue of Penick standing behind Tom Kite, one of his former students, who is now in the World Golf Hall of Fame (2004). Penick was also inducted into the hall-of-fame in 2002, seven years after his death.
And “taking dead aim” is no joke at Austin CC.
Where do you even aim?
Sorry, Harvey. I’m going with the “hit-and-hope” approach instead.
G-mac’s… uh… extension cord?
My best guess is that this is one of the brown extension cords taped together and being used as a training aid.
Maybe he’s working on his extension?
Wanna see a rumor start?
Bubba Watson is talking to Tour Reps from PXG in the photo above. Boom. Rumor started.
Hey, Michael. I have mac-n-cheese in the microwave…
Fork or spoon?
Jordan Spieth: Master of the greens and mac & cheese. #ThisIsSportsCenterhttps://t.co/nHmRivSYp0
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) March 16, 2016
Instant classic.
P. Reed’s lob wedge saga ends
Patrick Reed has been struggling to find a lob wedge. The last few weeks, he’s been spotted testing Bettinardi, Callaway and Titleist wedges. It appears the Titleist Vokey Prototype T-Grind has won out… for now.
Last week, I joked that Reed might be a WRX member due to his frequent equipment changes. But maybe I was right. Check out what’s in his bag this week.
A PXG 3-iron with a UST Mamiya ProForce V2 100X hybrid shaft.
What’s your forum name, P-Reed?
Shouts to Sweden
David Lingmerth’s putter pays homage to Sweden’s national Men’s Hockey team, also known as Tre Kronor, or “three crowns” in Swedish.
His putter also shows off a new logo from Ping, which we’ve also spotted on Bubba Watson’s putter. Keep a look out for what that’s all about.
Why is Edel’s new putter called “The Brick”?
Oh, nevermind.
Equipment
Neal Shipley, AKA, the “Big Fridge’s,” custom stamping
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.

“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
Equipment
From the GolfWRX Classifieds: L.A.B. Purple DF3 with Masters cover
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.

From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Whats in the Bag
Maria Torres WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4

3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4

5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4

Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms

Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80

Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105

Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet



























Phil
Mar 26, 2016 at 10:09 am
This is, by far, my favorite bit you guys do! Love the revealing photos from each tournament and the commentary. Great stuff!
richard
Mar 27, 2016 at 8:26 am
I love it as well. Andrew… the “how to start a rumor?” – love that. LOLOLOL
Taco John
Mar 26, 2016 at 12:16 am
AUstin Country Club has been in 3 different locations. The original AUstin country club moved to Riverside in 1950 and then moved to where it is now in 1984 the course that Crenshaw and Kite learned from Harvey was the riverside course. Riverside is now owned by Austin Community College.
Red McCombs
Mar 25, 2016 at 12:30 pm
Harvey Penick worked at the Original Austin Country Club which is now Riverside Golf Course which is a Press Maxwell Design. That is where Tom Kite and Ben Crenshaw learned to play. Austin Country Club moved across town in the 1980s and this course was designed by Pete Dye. It is the not the same course with the all of Penick history but the same club.
Kirk
Mar 25, 2016 at 5:50 pm
Hi Red. The original ACC is now part of Hancock Park GC.
I was a student of Mr. Penick 1967-71.
RG
Mar 25, 2016 at 10:59 pm
So don’t be such a smarty pants Red.