MY BAG: Padraig Harrington

"My Wilson Staff sand wedge was designed around what I like. I had a lot of influence on the bounce, grind, look, the way it works through rough and around greens, everything."

DRIVER

TaylorMade

SLDR (9.5°, adjusted to 9°)

taylormadegolf.com

Shaft: Fujikura

Motore 7.2

fujikuragolf.com

FAIRWAY WOODS

TaylorMade

JetSpeed (15°)

Shaft: Project X

A76

pxshaft.com

Wilson Staff

FG Tour M3 (17°)

wilsongolf.com

Shaft: Accra

Tour Z LS 85 M5

accragolf.com

HYBRID

Wilson Staff

D100 (19°)

Shaft: Accra

Tour Z Hybrid M5

IRONS

Wilson Staff

FG Tour V2 (4-PW)

Shafts: KBS

Tour-V

kbsgolfshafts.com

WEDGES

Wilson Staff

FG Tour (54°)

Shaft: KBS

Tour-V 125

TaylorMade

TP with xFT (60°)

Shaft: Rifle

6.5 Flighted

pxshaft.com

PUTTER

Odyssey

2-Ball Blade

odysseygolf.com

BALL

Titleist

Pro V1x

titleist.com

GRIPS

Grip Master Blackberry leather

thegripmasterusa.com

TECH TALK

Going Deep

Callaway X2 Hot Deep fairway woods

Phil Mickelson virtually sealed his British Open win last year with a brilliant pair of 3-wood shots to reach Muirfield's par-5 17th in 2 during the final round. The Champion Golfer of the Year smashed those shots using Callaway's X Hot 3Deep (13°) 3-wood. A new fairway wood called X2 Hot Deep consists of a 2Deep (12.5°), 3Deep (14.5°) and 5Deep (18.5°). The clubs feature a thinner, lighter Carpenter 455 forged cup face than in the X Hot Deep for faster ball speeds (in particular, on shots struck low on the face). A higher MOI contributes to more forgiveness and improved consistency, while a flatter roll radius helps shots to launch higher. Mickelson is one of the Tour players sporting the X2 Hot 2Deep, which is 20cc larger than X Hot 3Deep, has a bigger face and added forgiveness. $230 each

PHOTO

KOHJIRO KINNO FOR SPORTS ILLUSTRATED (HARRINGTON, BAG, BALL)

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COURTESY OF CALLAWAY (X2)

The X2 Hot 2Deep is bigger, more forgiving and easier to hit off the ground than the X Hot 3Deep.