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Pat Perez is officially a PXG staffer
It doesn’t look like Pat Perez’s Tiger Woods comments were a bother to Parsons Xtreme Golf in the lead up to this news: Perez is officially a PXG staffer.
Perez will make his first start as part of PXG’s staff at next week’s WGC Mexico. He’s had PXG irons in the bag since late last year, however, and the deal has been in the works.
“We were already working on a deal with Pat,” company founder Bob Parsons told Golf Digest’s Michael Johnson. “The signing wasn’t because of what he said about Tiger. Pat’s a local guy. I know him. He’s played very well. I love that he’s outspoken. I couldn’t see a reason not to sign him.”
Perez’s deal with Callaway ended last year, and it seems Parsons was keen to reward the Phoenix native’s allegiance to the Phoenix-based company.
“Pat likes us and has been an ally, a friend,” Parsons said. “It’s like what my dad told me about dating. He said the number one thing to look for in a girlfriend is one who likes you. If she doesn’t, the rest doesn’t matter. Pat likes us and we like him and he wasn’t signed with anyone so I told our guys to get him.”
When we caught up with him at the OHL Classic, he was gaming TaylorMade M2 woods with PXG irons. Perez’s PXG-specific WITB reads as follows, as per the PXG website.
- PXG 0311XF (3 and 4 iron)
- PXG 0311 (5-9 irons)
- PXG 0311 Milled Sierra Wedges (46 and 54 degrees)
- PXG 0311 Milled Romeo Wedge (60 degrees)
- Putter: PXG Gunboat
PXG’s PGA Tour staff includes Zach Johnson, Billy Horschel, James Hahn, Charles Howell III, Ryan Moore, and Charl Schwartzel.
Another interesting note, per Michael Johnson, Golf Datatech shows PXG has an almost 10 percent share of dollars spent on irons.
“We’re doing very well right now,” Parsons told Golf Digest. “We’re on track to have 25 fitting vans across the country and we’re conducting 20 to 30 PXG Experiences a month. I feel we can get to $100 million in sales this year.”
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
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
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
Aaron Rai’s winning WITB: 2026 PGA Championship
Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Photos from the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
CJ Cup Byron Nelson Tour Report: Koepka and Kim’s newest putters finally get hot
Charles Schwab Challenge Tour Report: MacIntyre, Åberg and Spaun all switch putters, TaylorMade launches new Spider
Details on J.J. Spaun’s surprise putter switch
GolfWRX Launch Report: 2026 Titleist GTS drivers
Photos from the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
PGA Championship Tour Report: Fitzpatrick, Koepka among big-name putter switches for Aronimink
Photos from the ShopRite LPGA
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...
Eric Cole WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: PXG Lightning Tour Max (9 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 70 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (15 degrees) Shaft:...
Si Woo Kim WITB 2026 (May)
Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X Mini driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Mini...
Wyndham Clark’s winning WITB: 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D Tour (15 degrees) Shaft: Project...
Wayne
Mar 4, 2017 at 1:30 am
Parsons has to be a total clown by saying we’re doing very well right now. Does he really think the average golfer will even think of buying his clubs at a price of 5000.00 dollars a set. The golf industry is struggling now for sales and some are closing their doors. Except for PGA or LPGA players I don’t see the normal person playing his over priced equipment.
Mr Muira
Mar 2, 2017 at 12:13 am
Good.
Tony Rich
Mar 1, 2017 at 10:37 pm
Pat said what everyone was thinking and Tiger already knows in his heart. I think the world of Pat and Parsons who are good old Americans, everyone else just can’t handle the truth. ????????
Dave R
Mar 1, 2017 at 1:58 pm
Hey where is smiz I miss him ? Smiz where are you buddy we need you imput.
Ted
Mar 1, 2017 at 8:39 am
Props go to Callaway for not resigning him. They saw the light!
Peter Shaw
Mar 1, 2017 at 1:13 am
He needs to learn to yell ‘Fore’!
He gets plenty of opportunity to say it.
I would wear a helmet watching him!
Brian
Feb 28, 2017 at 4:00 pm
Feel badly for Pat if he has to put the PXG woods in play.
TMTC
Mar 2, 2017 at 9:56 am
He can’t do any worse than he is doing with TAYLORMADE, HE IS ALLOVER THE MAP.
THINGS CAN ONLY GET BETTER!!!
TMTC
chinchbugs
Feb 28, 2017 at 3:39 pm
Articles on some guys names Bryson, Perez, and the guy who hasn’t made a cut since August 2015 seem to be dominating WRX lately… (insert confused looking emoji here)
Smith
Feb 28, 2017 at 12:34 pm
“The bottom line is, he knows he can’t win anything,” Anonymous internet poster said of Perez on his radio show. “He’s got this new sponsorship that he started, so he’s got to keep his name relevant to keep the sponsorship going. So he’s going to show up to a few events… he’s going to try to make some divisive, outlandish comments for headlines. “What’s the bag? He’s got to go out there and show the PXG bag, gonna show the PXG driver, he’s going to get on TV, you know he’s got the PXG hat, he’s got to keep that stuff relevant. The bottom line is, he knows he can’t beat anybody. He knows it,”
Robert Graham
Feb 28, 2017 at 12:06 pm
Congrats Pat for getting this endorsement. Hopefully your game gets better and better.
Hookifus Maximus
Feb 28, 2017 at 8:15 am
Seriously, any golfer who answers to ‘bruh’ is not where I would spending time or money. Especially a brand whose motto is ‘we’re expensive…and rivets!’
Sandy Bunker
Feb 28, 2017 at 8:10 am
….petulant , with rinky dink clubs & a low socioeconomic mullet hair style. #waynekerr
Derek
Feb 28, 2017 at 7:47 am
I was interesttd to see Pat back in the mix but surprised he would be critical of Tiger as he makes a come back.
I don’t think he will relate to the PXG buyers but that’s just my opinion.
Pat should just focus on his own game and act a bit more professional. He obviously has engrained thoughts and beliefs that will come out.
Adam
Feb 27, 2017 at 11:41 pm
I’m sure PP is not getting much $$$. Whatever he gets he will have to payback for all the broken shafts he will have to buy. Clown owner and a bigger clown staffer.
Jay
Feb 28, 2017 at 4:56 pm
A billionaire and a guy with $20M in PGA earning – yep a couple of clowns with no clue…..
Adam
Feb 28, 2017 at 10:06 pm
Never said they didn’t have a clue. They are both loud mouth clowns with no class and as we know you can’t buy class. Hope that makes sense to you.
tom
Feb 27, 2017 at 8:50 pm
Wonderful girlfriend advice, Bob. Ground breaking.
golfomatic
Feb 27, 2017 at 10:47 pm
And don’t marry a girl who is trying to poison you.
MIKEYP
Feb 27, 2017 at 7:01 pm
With 2 wins in 20 years on tour, I bet the endorsements coming in from every club maker. Glad he picked the brand that is slowly making Zach Johnson and Billy Horshel irrelevant.
ROY
Feb 28, 2017 at 4:57 pm
With $20M in career earnings doubt he needs much endorsement money
David Montgomery
Feb 27, 2017 at 6:23 pm
Atta Boy, Double P taking it to the Extreme while sporting his Jordan’s on the course. I must admit I was not a fan of this guy until I moved to Arizona back in 2014.
Phil
Feb 27, 2017 at 5:27 pm
title should be pat perez is officially a bum.
new stuff!!
Feb 27, 2017 at 2:54 pm
it all makes sense now – brilliant move Mr. Parsons – make someone who most people don’t know relevant by creating buzz / controversy then announce PXG endorsement. puppeteering the media for free marketing.
chinchbugs
Feb 27, 2017 at 1:31 pm
That sounds about right…
(comment open for your own interpretation)
Sam
Feb 27, 2017 at 1:23 pm
Good for Pat, now he needs to learn how to get in all FOUR ROUNDS without a blow up round….Countless times the last 3 or 4 years Pat has three rounds worthy of top ten or better but his other round, be it the second, third or forth seems to slip away from him….he has to somehow break that “Daly Curse” where one or two blown holes need not be the end of a round….
Forsbrand
Feb 27, 2017 at 3:42 pm
A decent hair cut might help too!
Undershooter30
Feb 27, 2017 at 10:23 pm
Yea, you are right 14 majors is definitely not as good as 0.
Forsbrand
Mar 1, 2017 at 2:33 am
ha ha ha ha loving it 14 – zip!
COGolfer
Feb 27, 2017 at 11:00 pm
“without a blow up round” I’d rather him stop sending balls into the gallery without yelling fore.
Rock Chalk JayHawk
Feb 28, 2017 at 10:38 am
Ya, it’s called being a CHOKER! He chokes like a dog….
ROY
Feb 28, 2017 at 4:58 pm
Choked his way to $20M+ in career earnings
Adam
Feb 28, 2017 at 10:09 pm
Roy: are you secretly PP or you just hoping for a last little spark to his soon to be ending carreer????