Teeing Off
MY BAG
Bud Cauley
FOR THE NORTHERN TRUST OPEN
"My favorite club is my nine-iron. I've had five holes in one with it."
1. DRIVER
Titleist
909D2 (7.5°)
titleist.com
SHAFT: Mitsubishi
Diamana White Board (X flex)
mitsubishirayongolf.com
2. FAIRWAY METAL
Titleist
901Fd (13.5°)
SHAFT: UST Mamiya
Proforce V2 (X flex)
ustmamiya.com
3. HYBRIDS
Titleist
910H (17° and 21°)
SHAFTS: Fujikura
Speeder 904 (X flex)
fujikuragolf.com
True Temper
Dynamic Gold S100
truetemper.com
4. IRONS
Titleist
MB712 (four through nine)
SHAFTS: True Temper
Dynamic Gold S300
5. WEDGES
Titleist
Vokey Design SM (48°, 56° and 60°)
SHAFTS: True Temper
Dynamic Gold S300
6. PUTTER
Scotty Cameron
Newport 2
scottycameron.com
7. BALL
Titleist
Pro V1x
8. SHOES
FootJoy
Icon
footjoy.com
GRIPS
Golf Pride
Tour Velvet
golfpride.com
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
OFF A CLIFF
Without a rule change to spur sales, wedge purchases dropped last year
WHEN THE USGA imposed new specs for grooves—ruling that they be shallower with more rounded edges—the association told clubmakers that they must stop manufacturing the old grooves on Dec. 31, 2010. Naturally, golfers flocked to golf shops before the new year to stock up on the stickier, spinnier square-grooved wedges. The year-over-year sales spike caused by the rule change became clear in the final month of 2011, when wedge sales dropped back to normal levels.
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Wedge Sales
2010 vs. 2011
1,353,900 December 2010
828,000 December 2011
Wedge Sales
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KOHJIRO KINNO (BAG AND BALL)
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AL TIELEMANS (CAULEY)
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COURTESY OF FOOTJOY (SHOE)
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