Equipment
PXG Signs Paige Spiranac as Brand Ambassador
Paige Spiranac has a new equipment sponsor. The 24-year-old online influencer, who has a following of more than 1.2 million on Instagram, has signed on to be a brand ambassador for PXG.
“Paige epitomizes PXG’s customers – passionate golfers who value exceptional equipment,” said PXG Founder Bob Parsons. “She knows who she is and is unapologetic in her efforts to enjoy the game. I think that’s pretty cool and I think our customers will think so too.”
Spiranac played collegiate golf at San Diego State University, where she was a First-Team All-Mountain West Selection in 2012-2013 and a Second-Team Selection in 2013-2014. She turned professional in 2015 and notched her first professional win at a Cactus Tour event at Orange Tree Golf Result in June 2016. She’s also competed in three high-profile events on the Ladies European Tour, missing the cut at the Omega Dubai Ladies Masters in 2015 and 2016. She finished T58 at the Ladies Scottish Open in 2016.
My kind of Friday night. Pizza and comic books????????
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It’s off the course where Spiranac has become a star. Golf Digest put her on the cover of its May 2016 magazine, declaring her a “Futurist,” one of the “innovators and influencers changing the game” of golf. She’s best known for her fitness, fashion, and golf photos and videos. Spiranac has also been outspoken against online bullying as an Ambassador of the CyberSmile Foundation, and more recently, a critic against the LPGA’s new dress code.
PXG was founded in 2014. The ultra-premium golf equipment manufacturer has a PGA Tour staff of nine players, including major champions Zach Johnson and Charl Schwartzel. Its LPGA Tour staff also includes nine players, most notably two-time major champion Lydia Ko.
“PXG is changing the golf industry in a way that is exciting and refreshing,” Spiranac said. “I believe in the company and its people, and want to be part of what they’re doing. I’m excited to finally say I am a member of the PXG Troops!”
Paige Spiranac WITB?
Driver: PXG 0811X Driver (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei White 60S
3 Wood: PXG 0341X (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder Evo I 661S
Hybrids: PXG 0317X (19 and 22)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei Blue 80R
Irons: PXG 0311XF (5-PW)
Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber 70R
Wedges: PXG 0311T Milled Sugar Daddy (50, 54), Zulu (58)
Shafts: Steelfiber 70R
Putter: PXG Gunboat S
Discussion: See what GolfWRX Members are saying about the partnership.
Equipment
Then and now: Comparing Rory McIlroy’s current setup to his record-breaking 2019 Canadian Open victory
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.
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.
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
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Jon
Sep 5, 2017 at 9:33 pm
Two words why she was picked, first begins with T and the second begins with A…and neither has anything to do with golf.
Gary
Sep 5, 2017 at 4:12 pm
Now that she is using PXG clubs, her LPGA tour record is bound to improve, right?
Jalan
Sep 2, 2017 at 12:08 pm
I’m sure as a Brand Ambassador, she’ll increase sales by about two sets, annually.
Jacked_Loft
Sep 2, 2017 at 8:23 am
I bet she didn’t get a free Tesla or Rolex.
Chipoverdale
Sep 2, 2017 at 6:43 am
Whoa that is truly stacked and tilt.
matt_bear
Sep 1, 2017 at 10:06 am
Paige is very attractive. PXG clubs are very unattractive. I’m not sure how they align a strategy of “premium” price to go after affluent people when their clubs look tacky and the names are something an adolescent would think of. “milled sugar dady zulu” wedges? No thank you.
TT
Sep 1, 2017 at 12:17 pm
Sell the sizzle, not the steak…… and that’s a market advertising rule that works every time. Just look at the dazzling bling clubs being peddled to the desperate geerheads searching for masculinity. They will pay anything to pretend to be a man among men. So obvious.
Jack Nash
Sep 1, 2017 at 9:56 am
Great to see Go Daddy going back to their original “Sex Sells Platform”.
steve
Sep 1, 2017 at 11:47 am
exactly. not surprising at all but it did make parsons a load of moolah.
Jack Nash
Sep 1, 2017 at 5:25 pm
Just like Danica can’t drive a race car, I guess this one can’t make a cut, so might as well sell product.
Bob Roberts
Sep 1, 2017 at 8:53 am
Hopefully it will help pay to fix that giant schnoz of hers.
Swingman/Jerry
Sep 1, 2017 at 10:25 am
Hey, hey, hey … I resemble that remark.
i bogey alot
Sep 1, 2017 at 8:43 am
the name of her putter is obv named after BOB! we see what you did there!
justin case
Sep 1, 2017 at 8:41 am
Guys. You all have missed the boat here. It is a tax write-off for BP/PXG. Plus, Paige will help attract the high income guys AND ladies to come out to AZ and go thru the fitting experience, play golf for 2 days and be treated like a tour pro. This is brilliant business and he gets to write it all off.
She is not tour player quality as of right now, but she can play and hit shots. I think it is a huge value add for PGX.
Also… I was in Detroit playing in a M-G at DCC… I must have seen 15 sets of PGXs on the range. I hit a 6 iron shafted with a KBS tour S and after about 6 balls, i wanted to break my pings. Those clubs are awesome.
Swingman/Jerry
Sep 1, 2017 at 10:26 am
Good points, and yes, the irons when fit, play well and are extremely soft.
Nouke DeWales
Sep 1, 2017 at 10:51 am
Justin hasn’t realized it yet, but his Pings are just fine. He just needs to re-shaft them with KBS Tour S’s.
TT
Sep 1, 2017 at 12:21 pm
But the shaft only carries the clubhead which hits the ball a ton. Haven’t you figured that out yet? It’s all about the sexy clubhead, not the unglamorous shaft.
Chirpy
Sep 1, 2017 at 6:23 am
And PXG has officially “Jumped the Shark.”
Golfur
Aug 31, 2017 at 10:52 pm
Nothing new here. Companies have used good-looking people to market their products for a long time. Good for Paige- she’s made her looks a big part of her brand. It’s unknown and possibly unlikely that PXG sales will take off with her on board, but she’s getting her cut of the cake.
John
Aug 31, 2017 at 10:18 pm
She’s never made the cut on an LPGA event, only played in Dubai due to sponsor exemptions, and the tournament she won is on a 3rd string tour. As a professional golfer I’d really have to categorize her as a “scrub”. She does have social media credibility, but what value is added by an Instagram pro vs. a golf scrub. Not seeing the value add, you want pro tournament winners swinging your gear.
Jim
Sep 1, 2017 at 8:58 am
These clubs aren’t designed for scratch golfers…
We sell the crap out of them. Even a few cats buying 2 of the milled wedges (despite me telling them they’d be perfectly happy with other offerings and save 1500 on 2 clubs).
Guarantee not one of our customers actually gives a crap what any instagram era tour player (inc. Jordan, Jason, Rory or Tiger) plays…I’m not kidding. They ARE FINALLY asking a lot more about shafts, wanting to keep the loft adjustment square/neutral on drivers (premium brand bonded druver comeback?!) BALLS, and putter fittings….most of our customers won’t care if a fitness model who happens to play golf uses theses..
The 12 & 13 yr old boys will be impressed. I wouldn’t be suprised if it helped keep stronger players away.
Milo
Aug 31, 2017 at 9:36 pm
First and last time I’ve heard of her.
Vancouver Mellencamp
Aug 31, 2017 at 7:35 pm
She hasn’t eaten a piece of pizza or read a comic book in her life!!! Fake news IMO.
Mower
Sep 1, 2017 at 9:27 am
Sorry, I accidentally reported you. They need to move the ‘report’ link off to the right side and use a light gray color. And maybe make it a 2-step process.
Jerry
Aug 31, 2017 at 4:50 pm
What she done to get a contract?
Swingman/Jerry
Aug 31, 2017 at 6:31 pm
Done – nice smile, great bod, pleasant personality and is anti-bullying … yes, that’s it … that is the reason Parsons signed her. He doesn’t like bullies … 🙂
Bwall
Aug 31, 2017 at 7:28 pm
She has been under contract with Callaway for years. It came to an end, so PXG picked her up. Marketing is about exposure, and this is what she provides. She will influence club sales way before the Blayne Barbers’ and Kevin Tways’ of the world. Now, are those guys far better players, of course, but neither of them carry her 1 million plus social media followers.
Swingman/Jerry
Sep 1, 2017 at 10:30 am
Agree – she is a better fit with PXG because of their fitting vacations and she will entertain them during a round of golf with a decent game and she has a variety of trick shots.
1badbadger
Sep 11, 2017 at 11:24 am
Excellent points. Parsons didn’t become a billionaire by making stupid decisions. Just because some of you “don’t get it” doesn’t mean it was a bad move.
CT
Aug 31, 2017 at 4:25 pm
This is a tough crowd. I think she looks great — and has a better swing than I do. Good for her for making a living playing/modeling. If I could … I would.
Nick
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:17 pm
I’ve only seen 1 amateur playing PXG’s. When I asked him about it, it turned out a tour pro gave them to him. Who is paying this price point?
John
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:53 pm
They don’t play the same courses as you and I
Gorden
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:36 pm
As more and more public courses dry up and die hear in California, what we need is $3,000 sets of irons and $150 green fees….and they complain people are backing away from golf, yes they are trying to chase the average Joe away so rounds will be under 4 hours for the few.
gioreeko
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:35 pm
sounds good!!!
Brandon
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:15 pm
I was up at Haggin Oaks in Sacramento this past weekend and saw some used PXG clubs that were for sale for the first time (irons, woods). Not very pleasing to the eye and my initial thought was “are these Ping’s?”
It’s a niche brand. The question I have is how many people who are buying these clubs are financing them? You’re seeing TaylorMade go that route, or should I say the leasing route. But with PXG being so expensive, how many sets are owned outright?
cgasucks
Aug 31, 2017 at 9:56 pm
You do that PXG clubs are designed by former Ping engineers right?
Brandon
Sep 1, 2017 at 12:24 pm
Yes I am aware. And I hate Ping clubs so it’s only natural that I hate these ultra expensive Ping clubs with a bunch of screws all over them.
LoBlo
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:12 pm
This proves PXG clubs are not meant for playing well
LoBlo
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:12 pm
They’re only meant for image bling bling
Swingman/Jerry
Aug 31, 2017 at 11:27 am
It’s all business and $$$, guys. You know that. Callaway sponsored her since she graduated from college and helped her career. And she returned that loyalty by going with PXG. Loyalty? I should not have used that word. Everyone uses the other for profit, just as PXG is using Paige.
Interpol
Aug 31, 2017 at 11:02 am
Does this mean we’re going to start seeing PXG TV commercials similar to GoDaddy’s?
TT
Aug 31, 2017 at 5:21 pm
PXG ho ho ho …..$$$$$$$
Thomas A
Aug 31, 2017 at 10:56 am
Really no different than Callaway sponsoring Justin Timberlake and Alice Cooper. She may be a middling golfer but she gets page views. I do find it funny on how her comment of golf being for everyone is counter to the exclusivity that PXG promotes.
Swingman/Jerry
Aug 31, 2017 at 6:33 pm
Yes, since Callaway was sponsoring her until yesterday… I think Hank was giving her lessons. Is that why she left?
Jon
Aug 31, 2017 at 10:38 am
I was wondering how long it would take before Bob would start a marketing approach like he did with Go Daddy. All I have to say is, what the hell took so long!?
LoBlo
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:05 pm
She asked for too much money and she wouldn’t go down
Aren
Sep 3, 2017 at 2:14 pm
LOL, I see what you did there
AceW7Iron
Aug 31, 2017 at 10:24 am
You Guys are hard on the girl…Like someone else mentioned its 2017 and a different world out there than it was in 1980. A college degree and hard work do not always = success at the level most desire anymore. It takes presenting yourself in a “special” light that makes you stand out.
Paige has done that IMO…while using all her assets? Yes…but not to the point of distaste.
All I have to say is…”You Go Girl”
Mower
Aug 31, 2017 at 3:50 pm
Yelp! Make hay while the sun shines. Don’t blame her a bit!
Brian
Aug 31, 2017 at 9:59 am
Leave it to Bob Parsons to hire a golfer of questionable talent, but ample…um…you know….to be his brand ambassador. You say classy, Bob!
C
Aug 31, 2017 at 11:12 am
How about Zach Johnson, a golfer with fantastic talent, and not a lot of, um, you know…
Brian
Aug 31, 2017 at 11:26 am
Male golfers aren’t marketed on their sex appeal, but their ability to win tournaments.
C
Aug 31, 2017 at 12:31 pm
Don’t tell the LPGA that.
Brian
Aug 31, 2017 at 1:08 pm
Which part of “male” did you not understand?
DD
Sep 3, 2017 at 10:42 am
Now you’re equivocating. You clearly took Parsons to task for hiring someone with little golfing talent but great looks. When Zach was brought up you then added in ‘male’. Sorry, dude, you can troll if you want but you deserved to be called out on your hypocritical positions.
She’s beautiful, probably a better player than 95% of the folks on this site, doesn’t say mean *stuff* about anyone, and is finding a way to a successful career in the golf business. Let me summarize for the dim-witted: beautiful, good at golf, nice, and successful. Yet the denizens here still find something to snipe at. Wtf?
Swingman/Jerry
Aug 31, 2017 at 6:34 pm
It’a all about balance…
Patrick norm
Aug 31, 2017 at 9:52 am
I have a daughter about the same age as Page who just completed a communications degree. What I’ve learned from my daughter is how young people like Page monetize their ” brand” which is really their attractiveness , athletic ability and number of followers on Facebook, YouTube and instagram. If I didn’t follow this website or the Golf Channel I wouldn’t have clue who she is because I’m aware she’s a competent college golfer but has had little or no success on pro tours. Apparently that’s not important to PXG and I get that.
I don’t begrudge this young lady’s success because it’s 2017 and this is how advertising is done. With over a million followers on instagram she has a specific target audience. This is pure gold to any advertiser. Page created her brand through hard work and now is reaping some rewards. Good for her.
Chris
Sep 1, 2017 at 12:03 am
All but a handful of those million followers just want to jerk off and have no interest in PXG’s. Whatever, Trout Bob. Disgrace to the USMC.