Equipment

Grab that net and catch that beautiful butterfly, pal!

Published

13 years ago

Jun 5, 2013

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:

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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.

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11 Comments

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.

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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.

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- Greg Moore - PGA
  
  Jun 6, 2013 at 4:05 pm
  
  So true!!
  
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- 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
  
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yo!

Jun 6, 2013 at 3:15 pm

Such a profound, philosophical and inspiring movie … “Wedding crashers.”

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Trevor

Jun 6, 2013 at 10:39 am

That was a huge waste of time, thanks.

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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?

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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.

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Mick J

Jun 6, 2013 at 8:55 am

I regret reading this

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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!

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A.J.

Jun 5, 2013 at 8:16 pm

Wedding Crashers*…pretty funny though

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Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T

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2 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

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, @Putt4Dough is selling some prototype wedges from Vokey Wedgeworks. These include a 54 degree wedge with the M grind and a 60 degree wedge with a T grind.

From the listing:

(1) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 54M with a Tour Issue DGS400 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet (logo down). Standard length, lie, and loft. BB&F ferrule. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

(2) Titleist Vokey Proto Wedge 60T with a KBS Tour 130X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet. Standard length, lie, and loft. Raw wedge in good condition. No initials. Price is $200 shipped. Buy both wedges for $380 shipped.

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

Ryan Palmer WITB 2026 (June)

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2 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Will Schube

Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (9 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 70 6.5

5-wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (18 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: Srixon ZXiU (23 degrees), Srixon Z785 MB (5-PW)
Shafts: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 100 6.5 (4), KBS Tour 130 X

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (50-08F, 54-10S, 58-04T @59)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

Putter: Odyssey Dual Force Rossie II

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Check out more in-hand photos of Ryan Palmer’s clubs here.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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23 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.