Equipment
Grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly, pal!
If you look through the Tour photos that are on GolfWRX every week, you may notice that more often than not, players have added a little flair to their golf golf clubs.
Whether it is in the form of excessive amounts of hand stampings (Rocco Mediate), or the trademark “Apples” that don Stuart Appleby’s Callaway irons, custom options on golf clubs can give us a better idea of a golfer’s personality.
But as I pillaged through the photos this week from the FedEx St. Jude Classic in Memphis, I came across a set of wedges that actually made me proud.
Morgan Hoffman, an amateur standout who left Oklahoma State early to turn professional in 2010, brought these wedges to the table:
As any warm-blooded male or female movie-goer would notice, Hoffman is paying homage to some of the most famous lines in “Wedding Crashers” to identify his wedges. Priceless.
We will start with his custom-stamped Vokey 52-degree wedge, on which “Play Like A Champion” is stamped. No, that wasn’t stenciled in his locker room at OSU nor is it a reference to the sign hanging high in the Notre Dame locker room. It’s the latter half of rule No. 76 of wedding crashing: “No excuses. Play like a champion.”
In reality, the 2009 Walker Cup member and former No. 1-ranked amateur follows this credo. Now granted, this is golf and no amount of crab cakes and champagne will remedy an unruly putter, but it’s at least a catchy phrase. I wonder what “Wedding Crasher” quotes Tiger would have on his wedges. Actually… nevermind.
Now we all know who and what his Vokey 58-degree references — awkward. Of course, the phrase could be in reference to his Pro V1X golf ball “clinging” onto the greens, or the grooves on his wedge “clinging” to the ball. An argument could be made for either… but if you’ve seen the movie, you know exactly what it means.
Last but not least, when things really started to get away from John Beckwith (Owen Wilson) and Jeremy Grey (Vince Vaughn) in the movie was when there was dissension in the ranks and the whole plan was falling apart “Lock it up” was all they had to say. I could make a reference to Morgan “locking up” his Tour card or “locking up” his first victory but I won’t. Whoops.
Regardless of how he plays this week or for the rest of the year, Hoffman has a new fan. Now, if only someone would have “Big Lebowski” quotes on their clubs, that would be taking custom clubs to a whole new level. Of course, we would have to blur the images for bad language.
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.
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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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Dirk
Jun 7, 2013 at 3:30 pm
My comments on this piece keep getting blocked, so I’ll tone it down.
This piece was a yardsale. According to the writer’s bio, he’s trying to make it in the entertainment industry. Maybe that explains this piece’s lame focus.
Steve
Jun 6, 2013 at 3:46 pm
Hah this is funny. I liked the article. The kid has a sense of humor, unlike many here apparently.
Greg Moore - PGA
Jun 6, 2013 at 4:05 pm
So true!!
Ajax1868
Jun 14, 2013 at 3:26 pm
Some people are wound so tight and can’t take it for what it is……humor..
Rule #7 Blend in, by standing out
yo!
Jun 6, 2013 at 3:15 pm
Such a profound, philosophical and inspiring movie … “Wedding crashers.”
Trevor
Jun 6, 2013 at 10:39 am
That was a huge waste of time, thanks.
chuck
Jun 6, 2013 at 9:36 am
I was hoping for some different info rather than stamping of wedding crashers. I have been noticing and I think the last one I saw was on John Daly’s irons where it looks like they do some grinding and adding od some epoxy to the back of their irons. Is this for more weight due to their high swing speed or to help fade or draw the ball? Can anybody give me a real answer?
Doug
Jun 6, 2013 at 9:30 am
I watched him play in college. You won’t find a nicer guy on tour. I think he will eventually be a name you here more of.
Mick J
Jun 6, 2013 at 8:55 am
I regret reading this
Greg Moore - PGA
Jun 5, 2013 at 9:59 pm
Nice correlation back the film. I’ll keep shooting the close ups of the stampings to give you more ideas for stories.
Great job!
A.J.
Jun 5, 2013 at 8:16 pm
Wedding Crashers*…pretty funny though