Equipment

11 Revealing photos from the Travelers Championship

Published

11 years ago

Jun 26, 2015

GolfWRX was live this week from the Travelers Championship, a.k.a. the U.S. Open hangover.

Surprisingly, the field this week in Connecticut is quite strong, boasting names like Bubba, Sergio and Patrick Reed. All three will look to build momentum after a week that proved frustrating for most players not named Jordan Spieth.

It’s time to collect ourselves from the U.S. Open excitement and dive back into some photos. If you missed this week’s photos from the Travelers, see all the galleries here.

The putting struggles are real when..

You employ a putting grip that looks like you’re restraining a live chicken, and your putter head looks like a half-pipe at the Winter Olympic Snowboard competition.

Cameron Smith’s Kung Fu Panda wedge

Skadoosh.

At least I think that’s the reference.

John Rahmbo

John Rambo, played by Sylvester Stallone, was one bad dude. But when you think of Rambo toting a machine gun, golf is just about the last thing that comes to mind.

But this kid — John Rahm, who won the 2015 Ben Hogan award, which is presented annually to the top NCAA men’s golfer — is a beast. It’s tough to live up to a “Rahmbo” nickname, but he pulls it off. At the 2015 Waste Management Phoenix Open, he finished T5 as a 20-year-old amateur.

It’s good to see Sergio laughing after his Twitter brawl with Chambers Bay’s greens

There’s nothing funny about bumpy greens. Right, Billy?

Jason Day snapped out of vertigo with a leg tattoo

Oh, that’s not Jason Day? Carry on.

The least time-efficient putting drill ever

Takes an hour just to get all the tees in the ground.

Vijay’s bamboo forest range set-up

Is that a bamboo stalk he’s using to help with his swing plane? Only a Fijian range-a-holic would pull that move.

No caddy complaints this week

If there’s any rainstorms, the PGA Tour provided caddies with umbrellas at every tee box. You can’t say the Tour never sympathizes with its caddies.

So, did you want that R15 430, or not?

The R15 430 is made with forward CG for a more penetrating, lower-spinning ball flight, but the lead tape on the rear of the club works to offset that, and move CG rearward. Weird, contradictory move.

FST’s new Bruce Springsteen prototype shaft

Who knew “The Boss” was a gear head?

Lee McCoy’s wedges are throwing freedom darts

Represent the U.S. while sticking a wedge? I’m in.

There’s nothing more American than a Talledega Nights quote.

“Stars & Stripes Show.” Very creative. Like a Wheel of Fortune puzzle from the Before-and-After category.

Hey Pat (Sajak), do you approve?

Guess not.

Equipment

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

Published

3 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)

Published

3 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

Published

24 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.