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Behind-the-scenes: PXG 0311 Gen2 iron launch and club fitting

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8 years ago

Mar 26, 2018

In this video, I take you behind-the-scenes at the PXG 0311 Gen2 iron launch event. I go inside the new Scottsdale National Golf Club Villas, get an exclusive PXG iron fitting, play golf at SNGC’s “The Other Course” with playing partners Brian Baumgartner (aka Kevin Malone from The Office) and Lydia Ko, and more!

Watch the video above, and check out the links below for further reading.

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Andrew Tursky

He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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HAHAHA

Apr 4, 2018 at 7:16 pm

I cringe at Tursky’s style (and haircut, what the heck man… have Parsons pay for one). For a BA and Masters in Journalism, this is pretty awkward and staged… try a few more times mate

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MikeyB

Mar 27, 2018 at 12:18 am

Soooo,let’s see. Put me up in some posh digs, get me a custom fit set of irons, let me play with Ko and Spiranic, probably knock a couple strokes off my game just from the tech alone, never mind any coaching I might get on the fitting tee, and would I EVER say that brand sucked? Of course not. Let’s be real.

NOW, for the lunch pail crowd who could literally spend multiple pay checks to get a full bag of PXG, and plays off a 15 handicap, WHAT is a fitted set of PXG’s gonna do that a set of Hogans, or Miuras can’t do at half the price (or less)?

The video with Ko said it all. She has a special technique that generates a ton of spin. Thinking she could make a store bought Mac Daddy 4 tap dance on a green, and so the PXG is simply a better custom fit.

If I win a lottery prize then yeah, I’ll go to a couple golf schools with my game improvement clubs and get a rudimentary swing going. Maybe then I could justify the outlay. In the meantime, hope you enjoy these types of trips. It’s what hackers would die for.

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COACH

Mar 26, 2018 at 10:10 pm

how about Turskys haircut.
wth is that?

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Casey Nesmit

Mar 26, 2018 at 3:45 pm

please cover the mic to block wind noise…vlog 101 man….

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Scott Francis

Mar 26, 2018 at 2:23 pm

I have a hard time believing the COR2 elastomaer equates to higher ballspeeds. They look a little different than Gen1 but doubt theyre longer. I’ll find out at demo day and compare to my Gen1 0311

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Scott

Mar 26, 2018 at 2:07 pm

Tremendous

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George

Mar 26, 2018 at 1:44 pm

Is anyone tired of this PXG snake oil yet…..

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- nyguy
  
  Mar 26, 2018 at 2:10 pm
  
  Since I tried them getting fitted… two years ago, yes…
  
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  - sam
    
    Mar 28, 2018 at 4:06 pm
    
    … and now your old PXGs are obsolete and you must buy the Gen2 edition filled with engineering mojo… and you will need another fitting just because ….
    
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AVL: My U.S. Amateur local qualifying experience

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6 days ago

Jun 5, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This past Monday, I played in the U.S. Amateur local qualifier at Rock Creek Country Club in Portland, Oregon. A full tee sheet from 7:30 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., the top 11 scores would make it to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying.

I teed off at 10:48 a.m.. With the 7:30 am tee time, you can get a feel for the leaders’ pace, and they were off and running on the challenging setup at Rock Creek.

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Getting to the highlight of the round on the par five 17th, a drive up the left side and 212 yards left to the front hole location. I took out a 5-iron with plans of middle of the green. The ball ended up 8 feet left of the hole, pin high. A slight downhill putt dropped in for an eagle 3 on the 17th. With the cut line looking to be anywhere from -2 to even par. This was the boost I had been waiting for all day.

With making par from the trees on 18, it was time to wait for a potential playoff with a posted score of one under par 71.

Three hours later, it was playoff time. 8 players for 6 spots. I made par on the playoff hole, which was good enough to advance to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying in July. USGA qualifiers sure deliver on all of the emotions in golf!

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Building my 2026 gamer WITB: Ranking the contenders and new putter projects – Club Junkie Podcast

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7 days ago

Jun 4, 2026

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Brian also heads into the workshop to discuss several putter projects currently on the bench. From head options and shaft choices to build ideas and testing plans, he shares what he’s working on and which putters could become serious contenders for the bag this season.

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