Equipment

Tour Report Zurich Classic: Duf’s gear, new PXG irons, Circle ‘L’ sighting and more

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2 months ago

Apr 24, 2026

There was no shortage of storylines from the PGA Tour’s only two-man team event! Let’s get right to what was new and notable on the ground this week in New Orleans.

PXG tour launches new irons

A new set of irons was spotted at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, with PXG seemingly launching its newest cavity-back option – the PXG 0317 Tour (CB?) 5x forged milled irons. At least that’s what we think they are!

The new irons are already in David Lipsky’s bag and are being tested by other PXG staffers, such as Chad Ramey. The 0317 Tour CBs feature a new-look cavity design, with two steps to it, along with heel and toe weighting on either side of the cavity.

When comparing the new cavity back irons to the current 0317 irons, the new cavity backs seem to have a higher and sharper toe when side-by-side with the older irons. The newer irons also appear to have a thinner topline than before, with minimal offset and rounding on the leading edge.

There’s a noticeable difference between the soles of the older irons and the newly spotted CBs. The newer CBs feature plenty of trailing-edge relief, along with a curved leading edge.

The current 0317 iron line features the forgiving T (Tour) model, the CB (Cavity Back) and ST (Super Tour) versions, and a driving iron.

Our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, was out in Louisiana to capture in-hand shots of the new PXG irons.

During a testing session, Marco Penge seemed to think that the new irons launched a degree or so higher than his current PXG 0317 ST irons.

See more photos here.

Blair’s Circle L

Zac Blair’s Scotty Cameron collection is nearing Hideki Matsuyama’s levels. In the field at the Zurich Classic and paired with Patrick Fishburn, Blair rocked up to the TPC Louisiana practice putting green with an impressive Scotty Cameron.

Not only does the Scotty Cameron T-7.5 Phantom prototype have a custom face milling – horizontal grooves across the face, which, according to Scotty Cameron rep Drew Page, dulls and mutes the sound of the strike – but it also features a very rare Circle “L” stamp.

The lore behind the lucrative stamping is that if a touring pro loses to Scotty Cameron himself, they can ask for the Circle “L” stamp from the renowned designer and manufacturer of precision-milled putters.

We’re unsure, though, whether Blair actually took on Scotty or if he was able to wangle his way to another unique putter. Safe to say, it had forum members wondering whether a Circle “W” stamp exists.

See more photos here.

Dufner’s unique setup

We were treated in New Orleans, not only by Crawfish boils and Beignets on the range, but also with a chance to look at Jason Dufner’s setup ahead of the Zurich Classic, and what a treat it was.

The former PGA champion had quite the outlandish setup, including a custom DUF grind on his KING Cobra Snakebite lob wedge and his personal 3DP DUF irons from Cobra.

“Even though Duf doesn’t play a full schedule, he’s been a very important part of our 3DP research and development,” Ben Schomin, Cobra Tour Manager, told GolfWRX. “We’ve made at least six bespoke iron sets in the last couple of years based on what he wanted to see and test.

“His current set is a 3DP.CB with increased offset through the set. Long irons built with lower CGs for increased launch and forgiveness.”

Dufner is also gaming prototype driver and wood shafts, Gears Golf’s green OVVIO iron shafts, and True Temper Dynamic Gold Spinner shafts in his wedges.

What also caught the eye was that Dufner had a special Cobra OPTM X head. The difference between his and the standard was that the weight port on the sole was central, rather than towards the toe.

See more photos here.

Quick hits

Davis Riley became the second player on Tour to add Titleist’s GTS4 driver, after Patrick Cantlay gamed it last week at Harbour Town.

Malbon and Bettinardi released a new collab featuring custom headcovers. Take a look at them below.

Club of the week

Tom Kim’s custom proto Scotty Cameron. The GSS-style head features a pretty clean look with a bare cavity and just the single Tiffany blue cherry bomb on the face. It also has a single dot on the top, along with a single black alignment line.

For more, check out this week’s episode of Inside the Ropes below.

Whats in the Bag

Christiaan Maas WITB 2026 (June)

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1 hour ago

Jun 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D LS (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: TaylorMade Prototype (50-SB09), TaylorMade MG5 (56-HB12, 60-LV07)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S400

Putter: TaylorMade TP Juno

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Check out more in-hand photos of Christiaan Maas’ clubs here.

Equipment

TaylorMade MySpider Tour and Tour X: More customizable build options now available

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1 hour ago

Jun 11, 2026

Alistair Cameron

TaylorMade Golf’s MySpider program underwent a substantial overhaul over the last month. Firstly, the company launched the option to customize the Spider ZT model, and now the program has returned with the MySpider Tour and MySpider Tour X.

The revamped page now gives golfers complete control over every visual and functional detail of their putter on the popular Tour and Tour X head, with every cosmetic idea thought of. In MySpider Tour, golfers can choose from four head finishes, 16 paint fill colors, nine Surlyn face insert colors, three aluminum insert options, six sightline configurations, and four hosel options — L-neck, small slant, double bend, center shaft. Six sightline options are available in MySpider Tour, including the optically engineered True Path alignment system. MySpider Tour X gives builders the option of four head finishes, four hosel configurations, and five sightline options, also including True Path alignment.

One of the more interesting features of the new MySpider program is the availability of three distinct face insert options. Along with the usual Surlyn Pure Roll insert trusted by Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, which can be customized from nine colors, golfers can now also select firmer options. Two are offered with the black aluminum Pure Roll insert, slightly firmer than the traditional insert, or for the firmest feel, golfers can choose from two colors of milled aluminum inserts.

Another fun addition to the MySpider Tour is the ability to use the “Tommy Sightline.” The custom alignment aid design, which was first drawn onto Tommy Fleetwood’s putter by PGA Tour Rep James Holley, is based on the milled sightline on his Spider ZT head. There are five shorter lines on the left and right of a longer central line serving as the traditional short line alignment aid.

See below for the full specifications sheet for MySpider Tour and Tour X:

MySpider Tour

MySpider Tour X

Equipment

Then and now: Comparing Rory McIlroy’s current setup to his record-breaking 2019 Canadian Open victory

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4 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Alistair Cameron

In Rory McIlroy’s first appearance at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, he crushed the record books to earn his 16th PGA Tour title in dominating fashion, winning by seven shots over Shane Lowry and Webb Simpson.

McIlroy’s score of 22-under-par 258 is the lowest 72-hole score to date at the Canadian Open, and his closing 61 is also the best final-round score in the history of one of golf’s oldest tournaments. Finally, with his win in 2019, McIlroy became only the sixth player to win the career Triple Crown, adding to his victories at the U.S. Open in 2011 and The Open Championship in 2014, joining Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods in a coveted list.

So, with that, why not compare his current setup to the clubs he used to break all the records?

Driver

2019: TaylorMade M5 (9 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX
2026: TaylorMade Qi4D (9 degrees @8), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7X (45 5/8 inches)

McIroy led the Tour in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee in 2019; he’s doing the same in 2026. Between now and then, McIlroy has switched from the Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX (a shaft with slightly more feeling in the tip) to the original Fujikura Ventus Black 7X, having just made the change to the heavier version from playing the 60X.

What’s interesting about McIlroy’s 2019 setup is that the weighting on his driver is actually set in the high-draw setting, using the T-Track weighting system, whereas in the Qi4D, he’s currently using a heavily rear-weighted setup. (Two 13-gram weights in the rear and only two 4-gram front weights.)

The TaylorMade M5 driver he played in during his Canadian Open win was the company’s first head that they claimed to design to initially exceed the USGA’s COR limit, and then injected with tuning resin to bring it back in bounds.

Fairway woods

2019: TaylorMade M6 3-wood (15 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX; TaylorMade M5 5-wood (19 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 90 TX
2026: TaylorMade Qi4D 3-wood (15 degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8X; TaylorMade Qi4D 5-wood (18 degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9X

The TaylorMade M6 fairway wood that McIlroy was using during the 2019 season is still in the bag of some of the best golfers on Tour in 2026. Just check out Justin Rose’s winning setup from the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year. This year, though, McIlroy has still been searching for his top-end-of-the-bag setup, having played both the new Qi4D and the Qi10, which he won the Masters with.

The same shaft swap can be seen in the fairway woods as the driver, along with slightly less loft on the 5-wood.

Irons

2019: TaylorMade P750 (4) Buy here, TaylorMade P730 (5-9), Shafts: Project X 7.0
2026: TaylorMade P760 (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9), Shafts: Project X 7.0

The biggest difference between McIlroy’s custom set and the stock P730s is the groove design. While the P730s were constructed with 14 MX-9 grooves on their milled faces, McIlroy’s proto heads instead use the higher-spinning, 16-groove layout of the TW2 grooves. Other big differences between the sets are that McIlroy’s 7- and 8-irons have thinner toplines, are 1 degree stronger in loft, and are 1/4 inch longer than the original P730 builds.

With McIlroy’s 4-iron, the switch from P750 to P760 sees a transition to a two-piece construction with Speed Foam in it, which allows McIlroy to launch the ball slightly higher, with more workability.

Wedges

2019: TaylorMade Milled Grind (48-09SB), TaylorMade MG Hi-Toe (52-09SB, 56-09SB, 60-LB09), Shafts: Project X Rifle 6.5
2026: TaylorMade MG5 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB, 60-08LB @61), Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Between 2019 and 2026, McIlroy’s focus on his short game has been much more apparent. It was the reason why he switched back to the TP5 golf ball, to help with launch, spin and control with his wedges leading up to his career Grand Slam victory in 2025. The most apparent changes to McIlroy’s wedge setup are his lofts and bounce. He’s slowly delofted his pitching to a sand wedge, but has increased the loft on the lob wedge, bending his current 60-degree to 61. With that, adding more loft to his lob wedge also slightly increases the bounce and leading-edge sit point, so, as a result, he plays a lower-bounce lob wedge compared to 2019. The MG5 wedges are also softer than the first Milled Grind option from 2019. McIlroy also no longer plays the full-face grooves found on the Hi-Toe.

Putter

2019: TaylorMade Spider X
2026: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

Notice anything similar. Yes, the copper finish on Rory McIlroy’s Spider X putter in 2019 is a slightly more reflective finish than the recently released torched PVD finish. McIlroy was using the True Path alignment system, but now uses only a single white sightline.

Ball

2019: 2019 TaylorMade TP5 (#22)
2026: 2025 TaylorMade TP5 (RORS)

As mentioned above, McIlroy had transitioned from the TP5 to TP5x golf ball since his victory in Canada in 2019, but now is black with the same style of golf ball as his victory at Hamilton Golf & Country Club.

Grips

2019: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
2026: Golf Pride MCC

Interesting, McIlroy actually used Golf Pride’s Tour Velvet Cord grips during his victory in 2019 (it was during a 2+ year switch to the corded TV) as opposed to his usual MCC grips, which he has played for most of his career.