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Best driver 2025: Thank you, fitters!
Best driver 2025 dropped earlier this week (with fairway woods, hybrids, and irons to follow later). If you’ve followed along with the series since its 2021 reconfiguration, you know our panel of expert fitters is the backbone of the series. Without them — and their wisdom gained from thousands of real-world fittings — this series would not be possible.
This year, as mentioned in the Best driver article, we expanded our panel of fitters to nearly 200. In an article of more than 4,000 words, we felt that dropping in a bullet list of that many names would be both unwieldy and likely to be glossed over. We wanted to give our fitters their due in a separate piece and reiterate our appreciation.
But first: If you are a professional clubfitter who would like to participate in future GolfWRX Best panels, please complete this submission form to receive our survey!
Without further ado, let’s meet the fitters — and if any of these folks are near you, please consider giving them your business!
Best driver 2025: The fitters
- Aaron McNeela: Club Champion
- Adam Seitz: Club Champion
- Aidan Mena: Club Champion
- AJ Richardson: Club Champion
- Aleck Harmon: Club Champion
- Andrew Clark: Club Champion
- Andrew Zeller: Club Champion
- Andy Houlette: Club Champion
- Austin Lauer: Club Champion
- Bailey Tonelli: Club Champion
- Ben Dudley: Club Champion
- Ben Giunta: The Tour Van
- Bill Greene: Club Champion
- Bill Kepler: Kepler’s Golf Repair
- Bo Gorman: True Spec Golf
- Bo Hodnett: Golf Tech
- Bobby Curtin: Club Champion
- Brad Auclair: Club Champion
- Brad Booth: Club Champion
- Brad Coffield: Carl’s Golfland
- Brady Holloway: Club Champion
- Brandon Fleer: Club Champion
- Brandon Jones: Club Champion
- Brandon Wortman: Club Champion
- Brett Ott: Club Champion
- Brian Guarino: Club Champion
- Brian Kocourek: Club Champion
- Bruce Martin: Sticks 96 Golf
- Bryan Courts: Club Champion
- Bryon M. Smith: Club Champion
- Cardell Mike: Urban Golf Performance
- Carmen Corvino: True Spec Golf
- Chad Smith: Club Champion
- Chris Feldscher: Club Champion
- Chris Prosser: Club Champion
- Clare Cornelius: Cool Clubs
- Cody Conklin: Club Champion
- Connor Newton: Club Champion
- Cory Nicolan: Moon Golf
- Dan Palmisano: Club Champion
- Dane Byers: Club Champion
- Dane van Zanten: Club Champion
- Daniel O’Connell: Club Champion
- Darrell Hight: Club Champion
- David Pfeiffer: Club Champion
- Davis George: Club Champion
- Derek Jensen: Under Par Golf Studio
- Derek Skidmore: Miles of Golf
- Dominick Hernandez II: Club Champion
- Donald Dee Kinney: Club Champion
- Douglas Albee: Club Champion
- Drew Mahowald: 2nd Swing
- Drew Siebert: Club Champion
- Edward Tamsett: Club Champion
- Eric Bender: Club Champion
- Eric Gitter: Club Champion
- Eric Touchet: Touchet Performance Golf
- Evan Morrison: Club Champion
- Evan Smith: Club Champion
- Greg Buchs: Club Champion
- Greg Dawidowicz: Club Champion
- Greg Milligan: Club Champion
- Gregory Murray: Club Champion
- Griffin Hardeman: Club Champion
- Gus Alzate: True Spec
- Houston Sowell: Club Champion
- Ian Persing: Club Champion
- Jacob Alvarado: Club Champion
- Jake Hamilton: Club Champion
- Jake Mola: Club Champion
- Jake Medlen: Stripe Show Club Fitters
- Jake Small: Club Champion
- James G McCleery: McGolf Custom Clubs
- James Janik: Club Champion
- Jameson Wallace: Wallace Golf
- Jamie Kubiak: Club Champion
- Jared Christensen: Club Champion
- Jared Robinson: Club Champion
- Jason Heintschel: Club Champion
- Jason MacNiven: Club Champion
- Jason T Roberts: Club Champion
- Jaydon Curline: Club Champion
- Jeff Bolinger: Club Champion
- Jeffrey Anderson: Club Champion
- Jeremy Olsen: Club Champion
- Jesus Martinez: Club Champion
- Jim White: Club Champion
- Joe Hughes: Club Champion
- Joey Simon: Club Champion
- John Joy: Le Triomphe Golf
- John Wheeler: True Spec Golf
- Jonathan Sowash: Club Champion
- Jordan Rollins: Club Champion
- Josh Arndt: Club Champion
- Justin Casler: Club Champion
- Justin Morris: Club Champion
- Justin Plummer: Club Champion
- Kaden M. Slade-White: Club Champion
- Kevin J Harrell: Club Champion
- Kevin Kraft: 2nd Swing
- Kirk Oguri: Pete’s Golf
- Kyle Cullum: Club Champion
- Kyle Mordecai: Club Champion
- Logan Schott: Club Champion
- Luke Paige: Club Champion
- Marc Roybal: True Spec Golf
- Mark Hutson: Club Champion
- Mark Hymerling: Club Champion
- Mark Knapp: Carl’s Golfland
- Mason Wolf: Club Champion
- Matt Decker: Birdies & Blades
- Matt Hood: Club Champion
- Matt Jenkins: The Golf Doctor DC
- Matt Rish: Club Champion
- Matthew Bregman: Club Champion
- Matthew DiSalvo: Club Champion
- Matthew Gandolfi: Club Champion
- Matthew Grabowy: Club Champion
- Michael Raseta: Club Champion
- Mike Weis: Club Champion
- Mitch Schneider: Club Champion
- Mitchell Boudreau: Club Champion
- Nate Lammers: Miles of Golf
- Nathan Brady: Club Champion
- Neil Tew: Club Champion
- Nick Atwell: Club Champion
- Nick Barone: Club Champion
- Nick Chandler: Club Champion
- Nick Fulone: Club Champion
- Nick Sherburne: Club Champion
- Noah Kurtz: Club Champion
- Parker Smith: Club Champion
- Paul Jenner: Club Champion
- Paul Metzler: Club Champion
- Peter Capece: Club Champion
- Peter Cox: Club Champion
- PJ Hannigan: Club Champion
- Preston Vanderfinch: Club Champion
- Randall Doucette: Club Champion
- Richard Hernandez: Club Champion
- Richard Nocera: Club Champion
- Rick Lane: Club Champion
- Ricky Kline: Sittler Golf
- Robert Mitchell: Club Champion
- Robin Dawson: Club Champion
- Russell Hubby: Club Champion
- Ryan Adamonis: Club Champion
- Ryan Greenhall: Club Champion
- Ryan Grimes: Club Champion
- Ryan McDonnell: Club Champion
- Ryne St John: The Golf Ranch
- Sam Fergenbaum: Club Champion
- Sam Fleming: Club Champion
- Sam Kim: True Spec Golf
- Scott Blundo: Club Champion
- Scott Felix: Felix Club Works
- Scott Seville: Club Champion
- Scott Sikorski: Club Champion
- Scott Trent: Club Champion
- Sean Connor: Club Champion
- Sean Pfeil: Club Champion
- Shamus Stack: Club Champion
- Shannon Igney: Club Champion
- Shawn Walsh: Club Champion
- Stanley Tomasetti: Club Champion
- Stephen Kennedy: Club Champion
- Steve Harrow: Club Champion
- Steve Oakley: Club Champion
- Sue Shapcott: Change Golf
- Tate Lowery: True Spec Golf
- Thomas Mattaini: Pull the Pin
- Thomas Pusey: Club Champion
- Tim Cahill: Club Champion
- Tim Goodiel: Club Champion
- TJ Zeveski: Club Champion
- Trevor Sauntry: Impact Precision Golf
- Trey Willard: Club Champion
- Tyler Coffin: Club Champion
- Whitney Gikis: Club Champion
- Will Saborido: Club Champion
- Woody Lashen: Pete’s Golf
- Zachary W Davenport: Club Champion
Thank you, fitters!
Again, if you would like to participate in future GolfWRX Best panels, please complete this submission form to receive our survey!
Tour Photo Galleries
Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament
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
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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley
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
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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
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


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