Equipment

10 Revealing photos from the Valero Texas Open

Published

10 years ago

Apr 22, 2016

GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 Valero Open at TPC San Antonio. If you missed any of the photos from this week, make sure to browse the galleries below:

In the field this week is defending champion Jimmy Walker, Patrick Reed and Phil Mickelson, and plenty more of the top names in golf. World No. 2-ranked Jordan Spieth played last year in the Valero Texas Open, and finished in second place, but he’s busy bro-ing out super hard with his boys in the Bahamas. I suppose he’s earned the time off.

But anyway. Cook up your favorite Texas-style BBQ, strap spurs on your cowboy boots and let’s reveal some photos from Deep in the Heart of Texas (well, South-Central).

What’s so funny on your phone, guys?

*shows phone*

Wow, laughing at Ernie Els’ misfortunes with the putter at The Masters is super insensitive. Well, at least he putted well last week at the RBC Heritage and wouldn’t be too offended.

Right, Ernie?

Not amused, OK. Moving along.

Fourteen’s new mustard-yellow HI-877 utility clubs

Debuting these at the Valero Texas Open is an interesting move by Fourteen Golf. I thought mustard was more Carolina-style BBQ. They do look awesome, however, and appear to have some kind of weight-adjustability in the toe.

See what GolfWRX members are saying about the clubs here, and more new releases from Fourteen Golf.

Edel is just showing off now

David Edel is one of the best custom club makers in the business, and the genius behind Bryson DeChambeau’s science-project irons. Now, he brings out a torque-balanced E-3 putter with an insert featuring the logo drawn on an Etch A Sketch**?

Is there anything Edel can’t do?

**Not really.

(Don’t) Hook ’em Horns

A nice move here from Bevo, the University of Texas Longhorns mascot. Beautiful weight shift. Just remember to get that weight back to your left side so you don’t “hook em.”

For once, lefties don’t get “screwed”

PXG’s new 0311T irons, which many Tour players are enjoying — even those not on staff, like Scott Langley’s bag pictured above — are being made for lefties. A small win for the south polers.

It’s nice to know Parsons isn’t a dexterity-ist*** (discriminatory toward left-handers, right-handers or ambidextrous people).

***I made that up

Business casual

In case you wanted to know, this is how you casually carry a few thousand dollars worth of Oban Kiyoshi shafts… between your fingers, while shoulder-talking and drinking an iced tea. No big deal.

Footwork

How does Patrick Reed keep his right heel down for that long after impact? And, ouch.

Toul-On the grill

Toulon Golf strutting out its “Memphis” milled putter, home of another style of BBQ. A mouth-watering mallet.

Sight line(s)

The sight line on this Nike Method Origin putter is actually two different lines.

Surely this could be used as an alignment/lie angle aid at address.

Note: Don’t make fun of this guy’s pull cart

He’s not in the mood.

Equipment

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

Published

2 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

2 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

23 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.