Equipment
Henrik Stenson will no longer play his trusty 3-wood; will use an Epic Flash Sub Zero at Houston Open
Ahead of this week’s Houston Open, Henrik Stenson has revealed that he will no longer carry his trusty Callaway Diablo Octane Tour 3-wood.
As initially reported by PGA Tour’s Andrew Tursky, Stenson made the decision after the clubface on his newest Diablo Octane Tour 3-wood became damaged at last month’s BMW PGA Championship. The 43-year-old had twice previously replaced the 3-wood with newer versions due to wear and tear.
The Swede is still testing fairway woods to replace his iconic 3-wood permanently but will put Callaway’s 13.5-degree Epic Flash Sub Zero with a Project X HZRDUS Yellow prototype shaft (painted blue) in play this week in Houston.
Speaking to PGATour.com ahead of the change, Stenson stated
“I knew long before I gave up on it that the new technology was better and more efficient. When the other one broke in 2017, in February, I was out at a tournament in Dubai and I had to put (a new fairway wood) in; that thing that I put in for that week was much hotter.
“I think the efficiency of this new one will probably be better than the one I had been using. The old stuff is out and the new stuff is in.”
Photos of Stenson’s new Epic Flash
Check out Henrik Stenson’s full WITB in our forums.
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.
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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
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
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jgpl001
Oct 10, 2019 at 5:29 am
Now he should consider an iron upgrade..
Arnie
Oct 9, 2019 at 4:45 pm
Looks like Stenson has a non-adjustable hosel which is different from the retail version. The jailbreak technology is awesome.
Jim
Oct 9, 2019 at 3:40 pm
“New & Improved” will get them every time. If it wasn’t made in the last 3 months or so, it’s “old school” and clearly worthless.
Jeff
Oct 9, 2019 at 2:32 pm
Time to put your old diablo octane 3 woods on ebay with a price markup
Andreas
Oct 9, 2019 at 9:36 am
Give it six weeks
Paul
Oct 9, 2019 at 9:46 am
too generous..
Month tops