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16 Revealing photos from the Memorial Tournament

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11 years ago

Jun 5, 2015

Andrew Tursky

GolfWRX was live this week from Muirfield Village Golf Club for the Memorial Tournament, hosted by Jack Nicklaus.

See all of our photos from the week here.

Like every other tournament he plays, Tiger Woods is the big story this week after not playing competitively for a month. How will he play? Has he taken too long off? Was his 2015 Masters performance a fluke?

Whatever. I’m just here to show you what some photos revealed. Let’s get to it.

What’s more frustrating…

This two-tee putting drill where the ball hits a tee if you miss the putt by a centimeter in either direction? Or…

Trying to take a photo of the two-tee drill while some guy is breathing down your neck?

Toss up.

A Brandel Chamblee sighting?

He’s probably trolling the range looking for quotes from other players on Tiger’s new release pattern.

Here’s the aftermath of speaking with Brandel Chamblee about Tiger’s swing. We feel your pain.

Release the Air Keegs!

Actually, Jordan is releasing golf shoes. They’re called Jordan Flight Runners.

They’re not the Air Keegans, but at least they’re draped in Jumpman logos, and that’s really all that matters. Jordan shoe releases tend to cause retail chaos, so stay safe out there ~~sneaker~~ cleat heads.

Looks like Skip here thinks the putting green is a curling rink

Where are the mates with brooms/sweepers to help the delivery?

[quote_box_center]”Control. Clean it… Gotta curl! Hurry! Hard! Hard!”[/quote_box_center]

Passionate curling commands are arguably the most entertaining part of the Olympics.

**Hideki Matsuyama is putting* everyone to sleep**

Everyone’s bored, Hideki. Let’s go rip some drivers, eh?

*Note: Now that’s how you use a homograph.

Amateurs, take notes

It doesn’t matter if you shank, skull or chili-dip it, cleaning the face of your wedge with the toe of your golf shoes makes you look like a pro. Jordan Spieth pulls the move off like a natural.

K.J. Choi has Miura Giken CB-1007 Forged irons in the bag

They’re premium cavity-back irons forged from S25C carbon steel, with a variable thickness muscle pad behind the sweet spot for better feel and control.

See what GolfWRX members are saying about the irons in our forums.

Patrick Rodgers using… chopsticks?

If you didn’t know, chopsticks are a utility utensil. You can eat chow mein with them for lunch, then develop a Tour-level putting stroke with them in the afternoon. Let’s see a fork do that.

Geico headcovers: 15 minutes could save you…

Well, you know.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fx1yiB8_ygo

San Diego Chargers-inspired wedges to get the party started

Break out the disco balls, gold chains, polyester shirts and flared pants. It’s San Diego Super Chargers fight song time!

Is this a TaylorMade forged iron prototype?

We don’t have any info on them, but our hunch is that these are new forged-iron prototypes from TaylorMade.

Thomas Aiken has a Zoo on his golf bag

It looks like his golf clubs started playing Jumanji and now their in the midst of a stampede full of rhinos and elephants.

Charl Schwartzel using a mini-golf putter with a Gumby shaft as a training aid

Haven’t heard from Gumby in a while. Nice to see him using his elasticity for a good cause.

Jordan Spieth talking to Sean Foley on the range

This is how rumors start.

In the indecisive world of driver-testing…

Charles Howell III is testing a driver (shocker), a new screw-ladden Parsons model. Last week, we spotted him testing a Mizuno prototype driver.

Also, Kevin Streelman tested Wilson’s new F5 Fg Tour driver this week.

See what GolfWRX members are saying about Wilson’s driver testing in the forums.

Jason Kokrak: “Yea, I’m eating bacon. So what?”

“You want beef?”

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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.

15 Comments

Daniel

Jun 10, 2015 at 11:50 am

Jordan Spieth talking to Sean Foley on the range
Run Jordan run!!!!!

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RG

Jun 7, 2015 at 12:20 pm

Yes Sir!

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BigBoy

Jun 7, 2015 at 9:10 am

i lick my club face clean of mud after a shot, you gotta look tough.

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killerbgolfer

Jun 7, 2015 at 8:09 am

That chamblee stuff is funny. thanks for the posts.

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Lane

Jun 6, 2015 at 2:13 pm

I agree, the proto TM irons are the old x-300 FCI. If you compare that photo to the photos that GolfWrx posted of the new TM proto iron, they look nothing alike. The new proto iron has some type of plastic in the cavity.

I will stick with my R9 B irons!

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Chuck

Jun 5, 2015 at 2:49 pm

Those forged TaylorMade irons (note the old logo) look to me like resurrected forgings from about 12 or 15 years ago. The legendary X-300 FCI Forged. There were about a half-dozen iterations of the design, with varying offset/onset and sole grinds. Looks like somebody had some old blanks that they probably milled conforming grooves into.

Here’s an old picture:
http://www.golfreview.com/Channels/GolfReview/images/products/product_76498.jpg

As you can see, it is the same club right down to the logo-stamping.

That design (in its varying models) was probably the most popular tour iron ever released by TaylorMade.

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- Chuck
  
  Jun 5, 2015 at 3:22 pm
  
  D’oh! My apologies to the guys who posted essentially the same thing earlier. My bad for not reading down through all the comments.
  
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Chuck

Jun 5, 2015 at 2:38 pm

Foley is nuts. He was on the range on Wednesday, practically getting in other players’ way to look at “his” guys’ swings from just the right angle he wanted. I don’t know if it was a real argument or not, but I overheard him yelling at one player, “Hey I’ve been doing this for seven years!”

If somebody could make a really cogent, solid case for why Sean Foley is a great and valuable golf instructor, I’d honestly be interested in hearing it, because I otherwise don’t get it.

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greg

Jun 5, 2015 at 2:29 pm

Nice job once again, AT!!

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Bobtrumpet

Jun 5, 2015 at 12:45 pm

“Jordan Spieth talking to Sean Foley on the range
“This is how rumors start.”

I’m glad I wasn’t drinking coffee when I read this. One of the more insightful comments on this site. 🙂

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Drew

Jun 5, 2015 at 12:20 pm

Great post once again. It also further enhances my theory that when in doubt, Vijay is on a range somewhere.

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- JR
  
  Jun 8, 2015 at 12:52 pm
  
  I heard that when Chuck Norris hits balls at the range… He turns into Vijay Singh…
  
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Mark

Jun 5, 2015 at 11:38 am

The proto TM irons are actually old tour proto TM firesole/x300 miura forged irons from around the year 2000.
Who’s rocking those retro gamers?

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Tim

Jun 5, 2015 at 11:35 am

The Taylormade Irons look like these old X-300 FCI , not new. http://valueguide.pga.com/detail-exec/brand/2784/product_type/205/model/44968/shaft_type/2

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Agreed

Jun 5, 2015 at 11:27 am

KJ – The biggest “HO” on tour

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Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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20 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.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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20 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

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20 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”