Equipment
Gary Woodland spotted with Wilson Staff prototype irons ahead of Hero World Challenge
Update: Brendan Steele posted this photo of the prototype irons to his Instagram.
Gary Woodland has recently been using Titleist irons since his split with Callaway in 2015, but it looks as if the big-hitting American is set for a change this week at the Hero World Challenge.
According to Jonathan Wall at Golf.com, the three-time winner on the PGA Tour has been spotted in the Bahamas with a set of Wilson Staff prototype blades and an FG Tour V4 utility 2-iron. The irons feature KBS Tour C-Taper 130X shafts, which he had previously been using in his Titleist 718 MB irons.
Gary Woodland was spotted with a set of unreleased @WilsonGolf prototype blades in the Bahamas. ???? https://t.co/59n8rVAxwY pic.twitter.com/tg2RDe92DS
— Jonathan Wall (@jonathanrwall) November 27, 2018
Woodland has not signed any iron deals since 2015, so whether or not he is merely testing out the new clubs at the end of year event or he is ready to strike a deal with Wilson remains to be seen.
Andrew Tursky of PGATour.com added this info via Twitter.
.@WilsonGolf rep explains the new Woodland/Steele proto irons: pic.twitter.com/S1bi3J23ZY
— Andrew Tursky (@AndrewTursky) November 27, 2018
The fall season has already seen Charles Howell III make the switch from PXG to Titleist, and it has also given birth to strong rumors surrounding a potential move for Justin Rose to Honma. Now it appears as if Woodland is another man to keep an eye on concerning equipment changes as we begin the run-in to the new year.
You can find out what clubs Woodland puts into play when he tees off alongside Tony Finau at the Hero World Challenge on Thursday at 11:10 ET.
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.
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
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Jimmy Bucher
Nov 30, 2018 at 11:08 pm
Having played the WS FG 62 the last 3 years or so I have been waiting for these to come out! Solid looking blades with a bit more weight in the toe. I will have to wait patiently to hit them.
KevinR
Nov 29, 2018 at 9:16 am
Good looking iron. Too much for me but for whatever reason I like it. It would be nice to see Wilson Staff as a premium, successful iron again.
TIMMAY!!!!!!
Nov 28, 2018 at 4:20 pm
If they had those in a raw finish id send them my money right now.
TONEY P
Nov 28, 2018 at 12:00 pm
Hope a change of clubs helps, will be also change his to a better putting technical option. That’s away held him up on Sundays.
Tom
Nov 27, 2018 at 6:23 pm
If there ready was any difference in performance between brands, no tour player would use a brand like Wilson. But the fact is, all the clubs perform the same ….
Shallowface
Nov 27, 2018 at 6:06 pm
The Bullet Back from 1969 taken to another level.
Tom
Nov 27, 2018 at 3:53 pm
Does anyone else burst out laughing every time they see Gianni’s picture?
Scheiss
Nov 28, 2018 at 11:14 am
No. But we all bust out laughing every time we see one of your idiotic comments
Andy from NC
Nov 27, 2018 at 3:48 pm
Oh man I almost flipped when I read this headline as in my brain I replaced “staff irons” with Cortex driver…