Equipment
Details on who put new Vokey SM9 wedge in play in Hawaii
Earlier this week, we heard Titleist’s Vokey SM9 wedges would begin tour seeding at Sentry Tournament of Champions. Now, we have a few morsels of news regarding who those seeds (or would it be fertile plots of soil?) are.
According to Titleist, SM9 was the most played model with a total of 35 pitching, gap, sand and lob wedges in play at Kapalua. 15 more than the nearest competitive model (20).
There were 31 new SM9 gap, sand, and lob wedges in players’ bags.
14 players made the immediate switch to SM9 models, including Jordan Spieth, Thomas and Justin Thomas.

One of Justin Thomas’ wedges (photo c/o Titleist)
SM9 in play at Sentry (including PW):
- Cam Smith: 46-10F, 52-08F, 56-08M, 60-10S
- Jordan Spieth: 46-10F, 52-08, 56-10S, WedgeWorks 60-T
- Justin Thomas: 46-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F, WedgeWorks 60-T
- Max Homa: 46-10F, 50-12F, 56-14F, 60-04L
- Patrick Cantlay: 56-08M (@57)
- Garrick Higgo: 50-12F, 56-14, WedgeWorks 60-06K
- Cam Davis: 52-12F, 56-14F, WedgeWorks 60-V
- Matt Jones: 58-08M (@60)

Cam Smith’s SM9 setup.
Additionally, a number of non-staff players put SM9 in play, including Billy Horschel, Stewart Cink, Tony Finau, Lucas Glover, Jason Kokrak, and K.H. Lee.
What do we have here….? #SM9@JordanSpieth pic.twitter.com/kfkJB0IqUC
— Titleist (@Titleist) January 5, 2022
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

Gus
Jan 9, 2022 at 11:13 am
Been all downhill from the SM4…