Equipment

Spotted: PXG’s new Darkness driver and black 0311T irons

Published

10 years ago

Mar 8, 2016

(Updated: March 9, 3:50 p.m.)

New golf equipment company PXG has been telling its Twitter followers, “Don’t be afraid of the dark.” Maybe now we know why.

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— Parsons Xtreme Golf (@pxg) March 7, 2016

We spotted a photo of 0311T irons with a black finish at the Valspar Championship.

Also on the range this week, we spotted James Hahn testing a new driver from PXG that reads “Darkness” on its sole.

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From our photos, it appears that the driver has fewer adjustable weights than the company’s 0811 driver, which was a Gold Medal winner in our 2016 Gear Trials: Best Driver Club Test.

Unlike the 0811, which has weights surrounding the perimeter of the sole, the Darkness’ weights are concentrated on the heel and the toe of the club. The driver is listed on the USGA’s Conforming Club List, which means Hahn could put it in play this week if he wished.

See more photos of the driver below, and click here for the full gallery.

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17 Comments

Eric

Mar 11, 2016 at 12:22 pm

What kind of troll would Shank this? Obviously no one has hit it yet, and the looks are absolutely SICK! “They should have never gave you N!&&@$ money!!!” Hahahaha… Love it!

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Jerry Curl

Mar 10, 2016 at 12:15 am

My CPU has a Neuro-net processor a learning computer.

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I'm Rick James

Mar 9, 2016 at 7:48 pm

I may be able to justify the outlandish price with all of the post drive one-liners.

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- Eric
  
  Mar 11, 2016 at 12:23 pm
  
  I’m thinking the exact same thing!
  
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digitalbroccoli

Mar 9, 2016 at 2:48 pm

I’m always amused as to how these articles get almost as many shanks as likes. What’s not to like about an article showing a driver?

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- andmaythefranchise
  
  Mar 10, 2016 at 3:29 pm
  
  People love to pat themselves on the back for being too cool to like something.
  
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RL(Nihonsei)

Mar 9, 2016 at 1:36 pm

Darkness is the closet I’ll be sleeping in under my coat rack when she sees the PXG BILL. The only acceptable golf related Bill in my house is Bill Murray, and mostly for The Life Aquatic!!!

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Chuck

Mar 8, 2016 at 10:42 pm

DARKNESS

CHARLIE MURPHY

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- Matto
  
  Mar 9, 2016 at 12:56 am
  
  The milk’s gone bad!!!!
  
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alan

Mar 8, 2016 at 7:05 pm

please tell me that is an homage to dave chappelle

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- alan
  
  Mar 8, 2016 at 7:06 pm
  
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X6Uh3IqDFCY
  
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- Pete Petersson
  
  Mar 9, 2016 at 3:21 am
  
  The irons will be called ‘Unity’
  
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  - Marc P.
    
    Mar 9, 2016 at 12:36 pm
    
    OMG…. Best comeback ever…????????????
    
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  - I'm Rick James
    
    Mar 9, 2016 at 8:03 pm
    
    “What did the hand say to the face?”
    
    SLAP!!!
    
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- andmaythefranchise
  
  Mar 10, 2016 at 3:31 pm
  
  If I hit this driver, I wouldn’t be able to resist saying, “That was Cold bloooooooded!” every single time.
  
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cdvilla

Mar 8, 2016 at 6:57 pm

I believe in a thing called love…

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- lsf_21
  
  Mar 9, 2016 at 11:44 pm
  
  YES! SOMEBODY ELSE THOUGHT THIS.
  
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Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

14 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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14 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

Published

14 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.”