Opinion & Analysis
9 Revealing photos from the 2016 AT&T Byron Nelson
GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 AT&T Byron Nelson at the TPC Four Seasons Los Colinas in Dallas, Texas. If you missed any of the photos from this week, make sure to browse the galleries below.
This week, we celebrate one of the greatest golfers who ever lived, Byron Nelson, as well as the gift that is Texas BBQ. So before we dive into the revealing photos, break out the brisket and pour out some barbecue sauce for Lord Byron.
Ok, now, let’s reveal some photos from the Big D.
The Spider Limited Red putters hit the Tour
And immediately send TaylorMade Tour reps into a frenzy trying to get them weighted properly for the players to test. But you’ll be hard pressed to convince me these don’t look sweet, even if you’re arachnophobic.
Apparently Dustin Johnson agrees, since we spotted him testing one while on the SAM Putt Lab. He’s also been testing seemingly every putter on the market lately, including his Titleist Scotty Cameron, Edel “The Brick,” a Ping Anser style putter and a few other offerings from TaylorMade.
Surprisingly, with all of the struggles finding a reliable putter in 2016, D. Johnson is currently ranked 37th on Tour in Strokes Gained: Putting. But if he could ever find prolonged consistency on the greens…
Droppin the hammer inside the Tour Vans
Tour photographer Greg Moore always gives us WRXers an awesome look behind the scenes at Tour events, but it’s the glimpses inside the Tour vans that are always a favorite. In the photo above, he shows us a Callaway Rep chiseling away at a Mack Daddy 2 Tour Grind wedge.
Addressing wedge stampings
In recent years, wedge stampings have gone from a few funny movie quotes, or family members’ names, to a full-blown “thing.” And, as much as it pains me to say it, I just can’t give out props like participation medals anymore. So from now on, I’m being more strict on what makes the “revealing photos” cut when it comes to wedge stampings.
THAT being said, I will include anything that makes me think. For example, I thought the “Bradley Cooper called he wants his hair back” stamping from Darron Stiles was a movie quote. Turns out, Cooper may have actually called asking for his hair back.
Or the stamping just has to be something cool.
Welp. I guess this “something cool” wedge meets that priority. That big chalk mark on the toe, which I assume is a Tungsten plug or weight of some sort, is pretty cool, too.
Kuch is… one of us?
I didn’t realize Matt Kuchar was a sneaky GolfWRX member, but with a bag full of clubs representing 6 different OEMs, it’s never been more obvious. He even has a 64-degree Callaway Mack Daddy PM Grind in play this week.
Check out Kuchar’s full, updated 2016 WITB here.
Odyssey’s prototype has it all backwards
As Moore (aka Pga43) pointed out in this forum thread, this prototype from Odyssey, with the hosel in the toe instead of the heel, is reminiscent of “Jim Flood’s Basakwerd putter that Gene Littler putted with on tour briefly.”
Well, is it actually coming to retail anytime soon? Odyssey product designer Chris Koske took to the thread to clarify.
We’ll see this week if anyone has this “Basakwerd” putter in play at the Byron Nelson.
Dr. Evil’s favorite training aid
The Sweet Roll and Spot On “Laser” Aim System.
Check out how the “Sweet Roll” works below.
Bryson DeChambeau’s Official One-Length Iron Playlist
A personal shoutout to the announcers on the weekly live coverage at PGA Tour events for pounding this fact into the ground, but DeChambeau plays single-length (still Edel, not Cobra), or one-length irons. He also listens to music, as you can tell from the photo above. Let’s take a guess at what his warm-up session playlist looks like, shall we?
- Back at One — Brian McKnight
- One Mic — Nas
- One — Metallica
- You’re Still the One – Shania Twain
- One (Is the loneliest number) — Three Dog Night
- One Way or Another — Blondie
- Wild One — Bobby Rydell
- One of These Days — Pink Floyd
- One In A Million – Aaliyah
- One — Creed
- You’re the One That I Want — John Travolta
- Only One — Yellowcard
- One More Chance — Jackson Five
- Let Me Be the One — Sapphire
- One Moment in Time — Whitney Houston
- One — U2
- Another One Bites the Dust — Queen
- One Shining Moment — Diana Ross
- One Love — Bob Marley & The Wailers
Also, a live look at Cobra reps waiting for Bryson to switch out of his Edel irons.
Matrix new shafts, inspired by Bruce Springsteen’s “Blinded By the Light”
Cut loose like a “Deus,” another runner in the night. Cue the theme song for Matrix’s new shaft.
Be on the lookout for tech info about the new shafts soon on our front page.
Finally, let’s eat some BBQ at the “Best BBQ in Texas”
Suuuure. Just like your local pizza joint is the “best” pizza in the world, right?
Actually, hold your doubts. The Original Sonny Bryan’s in Dallas won a James Beard Award — referred to as The Oscars of Food — in 2000, winning the “Americas Classics” award. So while many BBQ joints in Texas will call theirs the “best” in Texas, Sonny Bryan’s has a legitimate claim. Or at the very least, it has one of the longest-running BBQ traditions in Texas.
Opinion & Analysis
AVL: My U.S. Amateur local qualifying experience
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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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.
If you’re a gear junkie who loves equipment testing, club building, and the never-ending pursuit of the perfect setup, this episode is for you.
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Kevin
May 22, 2016 at 9:21 am
Was going to say, I live in Dallas and let’s be serious. Sonny Bryan’s is not even top 5. Pecan Lodge hands down.
Mark reed
May 21, 2016 at 6:04 pm
Revved up,was manfred Mann, not Springsteen
RacerX
May 25, 2016 at 12:26 pm
Springsteen wrote that song for Manfred Man.
Todd
May 21, 2016 at 2:15 pm
Sonny Bryan’s is a joke. You clearly didn’t ask any locals where to go for good BBQ. If you’re still there go to either Pecan Lodge in Deep Ellum or Hard Eight in Coppell.