Matt Kuchar’s winning WITB: 2018 Mayakoba Golf Classic

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8 years ago

Nov 11, 2018

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Bridgestone Tour B JGR (9.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec 6S

3-wood: Titleist TS2 (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Speeder Evolution 757 X

Hybrids: Bridgestone Tour B XD-H (18 degrees), Ping Anser (20)
Shafts: Fujikura Motore Speeder TS 8.8 X flex

Irons: Bridgestone J15CB (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold 105 S300 (soft stepped)

Wedges: Bridgestone J40 Forged (52 degrees, bent to 51); Cleveland RTX-4 (58 bent to 57, 64 bent to 63 degrees)
Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber i110X, KBS Tour 120 S, KBS Tour 120 S

Putter: Bettinardi Kuchar Model 1 Arm Lock (400 grams, 3 degrees loft, 71 degrees lie, 40.5″)
Grip: Bettinardi Arm Lock XL

Golf ball: Bridgestone Tour B X

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18 Comments

Andree

Nov 15, 2018 at 10:14 am

I love the one randomly shafted graphite wedge shaft

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Benny

Nov 12, 2018 at 11:58 am

Arm Locks now have the big bend shaft that adds the loft. That way production at Bettinardi is standard 3*.
Also that Atmos is a “Tour Spec” 6s. Tour Spec is essentially X for us mortals. But since there isn’t a standard on flexes what Fuji says is S could be X for another brand or even line.
I am interested on when he switched from the Steel Fibers. Believe he played 95’s so little bump in weight.

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Jhon

Nov 12, 2018 at 9:55 am

True Temper in his Irons? Did he had the Steelfiber in the irons in the year(s) before?

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- Steve Sandy
  
  Nov 12, 2018 at 12:37 pm
  
  He just switched to the TT 105’s, he likes a soft flex in his irons. Some good looks of the shaft bands here. Still using the Aerofiber shaft in short clubs. Interesting bag and swing, Kuch is a throwback.
  
  https://youtu.be/CLRk6hi7jI8
  
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Toby Keith

Nov 11, 2018 at 7:26 pm

Remember the good ol’ Days when GolfWRX actually pictures of the clubs in the bag.

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- Smith
  
  Nov 11, 2018 at 8:41 pm
  
  Pepperidge Farms remembers
  
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  - Jack Nash
    
    Nov 12, 2018 at 12:24 pm
    
    LOL ????????????????????????????????????
    
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  - Tiger Noods
    
    Nov 12, 2018 at 2:05 pm
    
    Bravo.
    
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Jon

Nov 11, 2018 at 7:21 pm

Interesting that he uses X flex in driver but S300s in his irons

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- Scheiss
  
  Nov 11, 2018 at 11:13 pm
  
  It says S flex in the driver, can you read?
  
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- TacklingDummy
  
  Nov 12, 2018 at 12:13 am
  
  It is odd, but it looks like it is only X flex in his 3-wood and hybrids.
  
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DaveyD

Nov 11, 2018 at 6:29 pm

Those new Cleveland wedges are starting in show up in more PGA bags. Need to check them out.

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- Sam
  
  Nov 12, 2018 at 9:34 am
  
  The RTX-3’s were a miss in my opinion the size and shape were large and awkward looking didn’t care for them much, but these RTX-4’s are a nice size and shape. Just beautiful and they perform!
  
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Brandon

Nov 11, 2018 at 5:57 pm

70 degrees of loft on his putter, eh? That’s pretty sweet.

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The dude

Nov 11, 2018 at 5:54 pm

20* Hybrid to a 5 iron?

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- Gator022
  
  Nov 11, 2018 at 7:26 pm
  
  Would love to know the actual loft progression here. He’s definitely bent some things to make it flow for him. Likely 62 57 52 47 maybe? Then some bending at the top too to close that hybrid to 5 iron gap.
  
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- Gunter Eisenberg
  
  Nov 11, 2018 at 9:54 pm
  
  No. That’s the lie angle…loft is actually 3 deg.
  
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- Mat Chavez
  
  Nov 12, 2018 at 2:07 pm
  
  I own that Anser 20. It’s short. That’s just a 4-iron these days… plays like a 22.
  
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From the GolfWRX Classifieds: Titleist Vokey Proto Wedges 54M, 60T

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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)

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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.

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Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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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.