Even at 61 years old. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. I love this guy. Fred Couples and the SAS Championship By olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics Share Followers 1 Reply to this topic Start new topic olkev Advanced Members 116 Feedback 0 0 0 Total Rating 0% Posted October 17, 2022 Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? Wow. Betti putter", watched him play at Goat Hill in the Wishbone brawl at the end of 2021 very up close and he had glide eye 2 wedges, Hickory Bag: Brassie, Mid Iron, Mashie, Mashie Niblick, Niblick, Putter, Driver: PXG 12*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 63 6.0, Long Game: PXG 13*, PXG 16*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 83 6.5 (flip between the two), Driving Iron: PXG 0311 4 iron bent 17.5*; ProForce VTS 100HX (finally found a driving that works), Irons: NIKE VR Pro CBs Raw 4 - PW: Aldila RIP Tour 115 s,these are similar length irons (4 iron 37.75, PW 36.25)7, Wedges: Titleist Vokey 50F, 54D, 58S: DG S300 (will sometimes add in the 58* on shorter courses), Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Design #5 35 inches: Super Stroke GP Tour, FWIW - This is from a little over 2 1/2 years ago, GolfWRX Insider: An exclusive look inside the bag of Fred Couples. At 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. Grab this whole set up today for $645 shipped via Fedex. They will go down as an all time great for PING. On that front, GolfWRX got quite the treat, getting the opportunity to explore an exhibit full of Palmers old artifacts, trophies, photos, memorabilia, and game-used golf clubs. Thats great! | Couples new irons GolfWRX, Wilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons, Sincerely, Arnold Palmer The Latrobe Legacy Campaign. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. on his hands due to not wearing a grip. Maybe you were aiming there or presenting dynamic lie too upright or, Jesus H Christ it could be a thousand things but I promise you it was unlikely an inherent design defect in the iron head . Fred Couples and his new wife, Suzanne, said I do, on 2-22-22. Ranked just 128th in driving accuracy on the PGA Tour so far in 2022-23, Burns was looking for greater forgiveness from his driver, and he finally made a switch this week at Bay Hill. Titleist U500 - 4 iron, DG Tour Issue X-100 This confirms even more that Bridgestone is getting out of making clubs. Thats made a big difference in kind of just straightening out the ball flight, feeling like I dont have to guard against too big of a draw. This season, through the first round at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, McIlroy was still using the older TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver. Yep, I wouldve expected the same. jarediogolf In Couples first event with the new golf clubs, he ended up finishing T5. Learn how your comment data is processed. Speaking of Arnold Palmer, the modern companies on the PGA Tour turned it up as always to celebrate Arnie and Bay Hill this week. TM Tour Issue Rescue 11 TP Deep Face Ghost Proto 16* - Ventus Black HB 9TX, New Level NLU-01 21* - KBS Hybrid Proto 105X, 54* Miura HB - KBS 610 S+, 58* Miura - KBS Tour Black. ( PGA Twitter) Suzanne wore a beautiful wedding gown, but the 62-year-old pro golfer was on a different level and was seen clad in golf attire on his special day. One WRX member mentioned on the tournament thread that one of his wedges was a TM ATV, Driver--- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha--- Speeder 565 R flex, 7W TM V-steel 21* Ust Pro Force Gold 65 R, Irons 4 thru 9 1980 Mac VIP Hogan Apex #2 shafts, PW-- 1962 Mac VFQ FC -4000 Pro Pel 2 shaft, Putter--- 1997 Rusty Scotty Santa Fe fluted Bulls Eye shaft, you can google "fred couples getty images" and update the filter to NEWEST, and see if you can do any more detective work (this is the method I usually do btw lol). Shaft: Aldila NV, 7-wood: Callaway Big Bertha It seems as though Couples is on the leaderboard every year at Augusta, and with new technology in the bag, it wouldnt be shocking to see him up there again. And I didnt hit one drive out of the middle of the face the first day at Riv. Copyright 2020 GolfWRX Holdings, LLC. Here in Utah we golf a lot during the season and he is a no glove, Ping golfer! Your email address will not be published. For clarity, the PW has dimple on the bottom edge of the face from a hidden pebble but does not affect play. *So how in Gods name did that 3-wood get into his bag and stay there for going on 12 years? Driver: Cobra Amp Cell Pro (8.5 degrees) If it works of course. Ping might make you a custom set with your exact bounce spec. Well see you next week as the Florida Swing takes us to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. Some found it funny, but his SO loved the idea. According to Ping Tour rep Kenton Oates, the 47-inch driver was roughly 3-5 mph faster than his gamer, while the 48-inch generated an additional 4-6 mph. Fred Couples new iron setup. Its a fact I believe he put a Tmade 4 driving iron, with a KBS shaft during the Masters. Thanks for reading. I really have only done some shaft changes this year. Search When he played the PGA Tour and Joe was his caddied I was able to shoot the WITB. Then I just went with it from there. Paste as plain text instead, Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58R Logo Down, Photo Courtesy of @fullyequippedgolf on Instagram, Photo Courtesy of @johnny_wunder on Instagram. His first ended in a Fred said it then got all over his grips and he was ruined for the day and vowed to never shake someones hand again before a round. Why the mid-event switch-up? Search Upload or insert images from URL. I asked him about it during his press conference on Wednesday at Bay Hill, and his answer was gold: I was sick of Tiger outdriving me (he said with a laugh). Guys that confident with opening up with the pw? Thats exciting. WebFred Couples is an American professional golfer who has a net worth of $120 million. Titleist TSi2- 15* - Tour AD IZ They will join a 78-player field competing in the first full-field event of the 2022 PGA Tour Champions season, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20, for a share of a $1.6 million purse. We should all be that picky. And I didnt hit one drive out of the middle of the face the first day at Riv. 38 VIEW ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS > 35 Home. With the rise in longer driver shafts on Tour in recent weeks, it wouldve been easy to assume the former Masters champion was chasing distance in an effort to keep up with Bryson and crew. Ping BeNi Anser 4 34.5" or Ping BeNi Scottsdale Anser. Fred Couple switches irons but first let me tell you how amazing this golf ball is!. Fred Couples is a household name in golf, spending 30 years on the PGA Tour before joining the PGAs Champions Tour once he turned 50. The good ones are really good, but its just getting those bad ones to be closer. In Couples first event with the new golf clubs, he ended up finishing T5. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. Whats your index ? With the Steelfiber shaft, they are great sticks. For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. 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Never got the real info but in the past he has liked quite a bit of bounce in his FW wedges. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW X. Std Lofts, +.25 inches, and 1 degree up. Couples is an old-school feel player who finds what he likes and sticks with it. Its 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. 5 Testers Needed! olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics. Estimated Net Worth. Driver: Charles Kelley whats in the bag accurate as of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Grip: Golf Pride CP2 Wrap 58R Logo Down. WebFred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic - YouTube 0:00 / 20:32 Fred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers 254 Thank god that lunatic is out of the house. The 2022 SAS Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Fred Couples, who earned the win on the 2022 PGA Tour Champions schedule at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. Beautiful set that needs no introduction. He opened the 2023 season last week in hawaii. But if somethings better or potentially better, Im now in a position where I can go out and put that in right away. I needed to go and try something else. Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 65 TX (45 1/4). In a sport where basically every ball looks the same, McIlroys will surely stand out from the crowd at Augusta. Many thanks. His first ended in a @McIlroyRory definitely has Augusta on his mind. 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Titleist TSR3 19* Hybrid - Hazrdus Black 6.5 Ive done some testing when I worked for the JP golf media once and found that there are a bunch of tour pros that deliberately strike their wedges on the toe to increase spin and decrease ball speed, especially on partial distances. Last month at Pebble Beach, we got the pleasure of checking out Arnold Palmers 1960-61 Wilson irons that he used to win three majors, which are selling for $250K. Estimated Net Worth. Not sure of his iron heads, but he has Steelfiber i110 soft stepped X shafts in irons. I just dont understand why more pros dont use their putters. Couples is proof that age is just a number. Appreciate the ones you do get though! Wilson Staff ProModels are designed to elevate your game while make the misses a little more forgiving. Tiger famously closes the face a little at address when hes hitting a cut, and opens it a little when hes hitting a draw. You stand out for you overwhelming jerkishness. rickybooby25, October 18, 2022 in Tour Talk. Thats all I need to say on the matter. Thank you! March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. Fred Couples First reached World No 1: March 22, 1992 As a Lynx ambassador Couples carried the brands driver and irons along with equipment from four other brands. Regarding the switch into the new Ping G425 LST driver, Millard said this, Fred loved the look and feel of the G425, his launch and spin were perfect (12.5 launch spin around 2300-2400) and we dialed in the flight he wanted., Driver: Ping G425 9 LST (Dot Setting) Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. Driver- stealth plus with tensei pro blue, 3 wood- cally squareway with Harrison shaft (cool vid on champions tour insta of him testing what looked like a speeder Nx shaft with the same head), 4/5 wood- stealth (non plus) with kaili blue, hybrid- stealth rescue (non plus) with steelfiber, wedges- not sure but looked like taylormade. Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom, 3-wood: Titleist 906F4 (13.5 degrees) Super Bowl LVII. Makes sense. 5 Testers Needed! Fred Couples and the SAS Championship By olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics Share Followers 1 Reply to this topic Start new topic olkev Advanced Members 116 Feedback 0 0 0 Total Rating 0% Posted October 17, 2022 Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? The LPGA has a heavy usage of Ping i210 ( most amateur men should watch what they play) . A former World No.1, he won the Masters in 1992 and The Players Championship in 1984 and 1996. Whenever I see an article about Couples club make up I have to scratch my head and wonder why I drank the Kool-aide from the major mgfs that makes me want new clubs. PGA Tour Champions released a good couple of minutes video of him testing a three wood last week. All rights reserved. Brian Cooper was 17 shots better Friday than his last outing on the PGA Tour Champions. Face angle determines starting line, path determines curve. As you can see, there isnt a ton of new gear in his bag. Shafts: True Temper Project X PXi, Wedges: Cobra Trusty Rusty (50, 55), Tour Trusty (60) So what I ended up doing was going back to the old weights, same shaft, and then tipping the wood shafts and hard stepping the iron shafts. For a Seattle-born gear junkie (me), pretty much anything the guy does is a big deal. Super Bowl LVII. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Its kind of a deeper face and it sets up really nice.. All rights reserved. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. Fred Couples and the SAS Championship By olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics Share Followers 1 Reply to this topic Start new topic olkev Advanced Members 116 Feedback 0 0 0 Total Rating 0% Posted October 17, 2022 Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? Seriously Mr. Wunder, can you save the world? This is great!!!!! Adam Scott switched to a 46-inch driver in Houston. Please PM with any questions and no trades!!!!! Shafts alone are worth the price of admission. More photos from the event here. 2.22.22 pic.twitter.com/kn2728sx0v, PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) March 4, 2022. Fred Couples new iron setup. I heard that Cantlay had been fiddling around with his shaft weights recently, and hes an equipment free agent now. Id guess Freddie has bagged a lot during his career. Its actually a hybrid design that combines his former Odyssey O-Works #7 CH Red putter, and his most recent Odyssey Toulon Design XS Proto silver putter. For clarity, the PW has dimple on the bottom edge of the face from a hidden pebble but does not affect play. Couples has 13 wins on the senior circuit most recently in 2017 at the American Family Insurance Championship as well as two senior majors, the 2011 Constellation Energy Senior Players and the 2012 Senior Open Championship. Hes also still using a Callaway FT-i Squareway fairway wood from 2008. !, To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link:Wilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons, This is the most impressive current listing from theGolfWRX BST,and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here:GolfWRX BST Rules. I wonder. Obviously, theres a competitive golf tournament being played this week, but as much as this week is about the players, its also about celebrating the legacy of Arnold Palmer. Standard lie with lofts at 2 degrees strong. sadclevelandsports Thats exciting. Suzanne invited a small amount and I invited a small amount and we had a great celebration, Couples said of the ceremony. We dont do weird ads in the middle of a players bag info. Welcome to Wall-to-Wall Equipment, the Monday morning gear wrap-up in which GOLF equipment editorJonathan Walltakes you through the latest trends, rumors and breaking news. I dont think a lot of us are chasing distance, were just trying to get it tighter. The dispersion delta was minimal, but Hovland still didnt feel comfortable breaking in one of the drivers during a competitive round. Your email address will not be published. And the heavy change was really difficult for me to have similar feels. McIlroy posted a photo on his social media feed of a bevy of balls with a peach logo centrally located just below the TaylorMade stamp. He, like very few others, will stick with a club for years. So, the other thread isn't talking about WITB. Now Couples switches to them. Driver: GolfWRX is on the ground in Orlando ahead of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. 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Ive never felt the need to call someone a jerk on an online forum, because it would take an overwhelming jerk for me to make such a statement. One was a 47-inch G425 LST (8.3 degrees); the other was a 48-inch G425 LST (7.8 degrees). EmperorPenguin You don't have to be pro to think that way. Check out the special logo his @TaylorMadeGolf balls. You cannot paste images directly. But, obviously, Im no Fred Couples, or other staffers who have had success with them. If you dont mention Tom Watsons former wife Linda Watsons 3-wood Freddie used for years, the article is not complete! Thanks for reading. His particular issue is that he doesn't want anyone touching his grips. Started Tuesday at 05:32 AM, By Im sure their ability to play a 3/4 shot is a bit better as well. If there were GolfWRX Gearhead points to award, Cantlay just won them all for this week. But Im so particular about face angle when it comes to drivers that when I went up a click in loft, obviously I can see a little more face, it looks a little further left to me. A former World No.1, he won the Masters in 1992 and The Players Championship in 1984 and 1996. He seems so laid back about other stuff though it's a little surprising to me that he's that guy. The general consensus among tour players so far has been that the Paradym models offer tighter downrange dispersion than the previous Rogue ST lineup, and thats exactly why Burns says he switched, too. Drop them a line as they may have lost your contact details and club specs. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. The irons were the next frontier. Since the toe is moving at a slightly faster speed than the heel/neck, the face impacts the ball with more speed causing the ball to compress a bit more than the heel, but at the same time due to the very low MOI of the wedge head that speed decreases almost instantly after the strike causing it to lose ball speed and the ball to come off the face more dead. It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. Your link has been automatically embedded. ( PGA Twitter) Suzanne wore a beautiful wedding gown, but the 62-year-old pro golfer was on a different level and was seen clad in golf attire on his special day. Ranked just 128th in driving accuracy on the PGA Tour so far in 2022-23, Burns was looking for greater forgiveness from his driver, and he finally made a switch this week at Bay Hill. He also tipped his Fujikura Ventus 7TX shaft a half inch for a bit more stability. His new Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas prototype has a #7 CH shape, a red-painted crown, 3 white alignment lines, a dual-colored and diamond-milled face, and a custom sole plate with custom red screws. Seems like always a large gap 7-10 degrees sometimes.. Shouldnt be odd at all, they actually play to yardages, unlike how we think we play to yardages. He currently plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number 1 golfer. The wear mark on that wedge is horrific. I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. Earlier this summer, I wrote an article about the makeup of Couples bag. Its just the simplest, fastest way to get a little better. Hes one of the all time greats. Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set ofWilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons. Below is a collection of some of the photos from the experience, but theres also a 190-photo tour in our GolfWRX Forums for you to enjoy. Had a stealth+ like someone else said, squareway 3 wood, stealth 4 or 5 wood and a stealth hybrid. Callaway Epic GBB Driver 9* Project X Even Flow Blue 65G 6.0 shaft Pretty decent thread here on it with reference to another thread as well. Watch. Driver: GolfWRX is on the ground in Orlando ahead of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. 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He has said that he started fist bumping because he is hyper vigilant about oils, sunscreen, etc. The Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond S 9+ degree head that Burns is using is a 420cc construction, and he puts a 12-gram weight in the front port, and a 14-gram weight in the back port. WebFred Couples, right, talks with Butch Harmon before practice for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 4, 2007. Same here, would like to see what Fred won with yesterday. Until last week, he was still bagging custom Bridgestone iron designs that hes been playing for about a decade, and a TaylorMade M3 driver that released in 2018. Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58R Logo Down. If so, you are obligated to be better than us all in everything. Sometimes, players who love old gear can keep it current with a serious golf ball. Fred Couples bag has been instrumental in his success as a golfer. An enhanced Activated Elastomer Insert behind the face delivers a softer feel and more energy return into the ball at impact. WebCouples, 62, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013 after winning more than $30 million in prize money during a professional career that began in 1980. To be more specific: a peach. Does he also hear the commentator in his head as he stands over the shot?. Thats not arrogant its a commitment to only playing equipment that he loves. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. Shaft: Aldila NV, Irons: Cobra Amp Forged (4-PW) just goes to show you how nuanced all these little things are. More photos from the event here. GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, Tuesday at 04:47 PM, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 20, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 13, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 6, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, January 31, By I thought I had read that Freddie had gone 4 and even 5 hybrids in recent years to save the back ???? I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. Super Bowl LVII. After the first round, however, he conducted some testing on the range at Riviera and he decided to switch into the new Stealth 2 Plus driver for round two. WebFred Couples is now married to his longtime girlfriend, Suzanne Hanneman. Unfortunately, we dont yet have an answer for that question. It would be great to see a follow article about Couples play after such a big change. So I noticed that the club, or the shaft, started to feel a little weak. Good day, I have noticed that there are different versions of Freddie Couples WITB from 2022. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. Its a lob wedge. Its been easy,much easier than going heavier as far as the feels go.. I caddied in his group years ago in a practice round. 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So what I ended up doing was going back to the old weights, same shaft, and then tipping the wood shafts and hard stepping the iron shafts. 1 You can not find too many of these prototypes anywhere. 120 million Dollar. Quick-hitters: Francesco Molinari added a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft to his Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero driver and 8X to the Mavrik Sub Zero 3-wood. JW thanks for the hreat article. I love this guy. those are not j15 cbs, they are j38 dpcs with a j15 stamp. Does anybody know what clubs Fred Couples used to win the SAS Championship?? Couples is proof that age is just a number. Very satisfies with my Ping i500s, 3.0 Eye2 Wedges, 410 fairway & hybrids, and especially my G400MAX driver, which I shortened and re-weighted. Irons are J38 style built in 2015 when they did the J15 release. Im only curious because I love that same wedge (but bent to 55) and havent been able to find one that I like better for my sand wedge. PGA Tour Champions released a good couple of minutes video of him testing a three wood last week. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. More on that below. Thank you Blake. Brad Millard (Ping Tour Rep) was the man running the session, and in a Herculean effort, was able to spin Couples out of some old standbys and into a new driver and irons. He has never worn a glove, and like fellow Seattle legend Ken Griffey, Jr and his mitt, new hands mean potential grease, stretching, etc. He ended his five-year-long dry run to secure a thundering win at the SAS Championship. By Stories. Its just the simplest, fastest way to get a little better. Its a fact the guy is a fanatic about them being right and not fussed with, but the how and why for Fred is irrelevant. The golf ball is interesting I think that many players could do well to look into what ball they play more. For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. Greg, When he played the PGA Tour and Joe was his caddied I was able to shoot the WITB. Titleist TSR3- 9* - Tour AD IZ Boom boom is the man. WebFred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic - YouTube 0:00 / 20:32 Fred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers 254 I guess we should hit more nuggets and spend less time on this forum.. Added a comment in @3puttterritory s question. First round play begins on Thursday. But Im so particular about face angle when it comes to drivers that when I went up a click in loft, obviously I can see a little more face, it looks a little further left to me. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Guess I'm getting old. The now-61-year-old has been married twice. IF IT WORKS KEEP IT. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos!