But Im not.. olkev, October 17, 2022 in PGA WITB and Tournament Pics. He currently plays on the PGA Tour and is a former world number 1 golfer. Standard lie with lofts at 2 degrees strong. It was a packed week with big names making equipment switches, so lets waste no more time on the intro. With the help of the people who get clubs in his bag and the man himself, here is the what and the why of Fred Couples WITB. One reason you don't see many updated WITB for Couples (besides the fact that no one really covers the Champions Tour that often) is he doesn't let anyone shoot his bag. 5 Testers Needed! Tommy Fleetwood tested a custom Kia Ma-designed TaylorMade putter. I think the driver and irons were in there. Titleist TSR3- 9* - Tour AD IZ So true Greg. We will confirm if any or all go in play. Posted October 19, 2022. More photos from the event here. PGA Tour Champions released a good couple of minutes video of him testing a three wood last week. The couple tied the knots on February 22, 2022. Tiger Woods weighs in, Augusta National officially announces new tee, yardage for par-5 13th, Take our Masters survey for a chance to win a 2023 Odyssey White Hot putter, This former Masters champion says 2023 will be his last, 'Mood killer': Adam Scott recalls Masters Champions Dinner awkwardness. Well see if they come to the US market. For me I feel like this one is a little more consistent with the misses. I don't wear a glove either so I could totally see that side of it. If so, you are obligated to be better than us all in everything. With the help of the people who get clubs in his bag and the man himself, here is the what and the why of Fred Couples WITB. A week later the week of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship Couples paid a visit to Pings headquarters in Phoenix for a testing session to make sure his new i210s were dialed in before putting them in play. But, what do you think about the design itself? Shaft: AeroTech SteelFiber I95 X (40.5 inches) At 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. He makes his living with them so I get it. That would be cool to see. I don't like people touching my equipment either. I tried to go heavier with everything from DG 120s to X100s and then just 10 grams heavier in the same wood shafts. Watch. After testing a few different Ping G425 heads at different lofts, Millard says Couples found optimal launch with a Ping G425 LST 9-degree head with a Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue 65TX shaft. Has Freddie ever been a staffer for anyone? Thats all were really looking for out here. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) With the combination of those two aspects, it actually does make the ball have more spin with a dead ball speed off the turf. 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. People who fade the ball need it to start left. Great feel and consistent dispersion make this a great option to elevate your game. Pingback: Morning 9: Sneds ahead in Houston | Why fans now? Couples is proof that age is just a number. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. Driver: Lynx Boom Boom9 Fairway wood: Ram Laser Irons: Lynx Parallax Wedges: Cleveland WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. The exhibit, which is located just off the 18th green at Bay Hill, was put on byArnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation to launch its new Sincerely, Arnold Palmer The Latrobe Legacy Campaign.. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! Yep, I wouldve expected the same. 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? interesting that one of the most famous faders of all time doesnt like to see any openness at address. 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. For me I feel like this one is a little more consistent with the misses. Driver: Lynx Boom Boom9 Fairway wood: Ram Laser Irons: Lynx Parallax Wedges: Cleveland Dont forget an extra sleeve of balls for the 17th hole. PW loft is now at 46 degrees, WEDGES: TaylorMade ATV (54 degrees), Titleist Vokey SM7 (60-10S) Never find enough info on Couples clubs. Just dont touch em. ( 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. He ultimately felt that he needed it, and Bill was happy to give it up. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Now Couples switches to them. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. Can't seem to find any more recent Fred Couples WITB on here or elsewhere. Start the Golf Season off right with InsideGOLF ($100 value - just $20). If there were GolfWRX Gearhead points to award, Cantlay just won them all for this week. All rights reserved. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. 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. By Had a stealth+ like someone else said, squareway 3 wood, stealth 4 or 5 wood and a stealth hybrid. I assume part of his sensitivity on this is due to not wearing a glove. Plus, Im a big Bettinardi fan. He talked about his irons when he made the change to SF i110 X flex. Hideki Matusyama used the Houston Open to break in a piece of gear hell have in the bag at the Masters a TaylorMade SIM UDI 3-iron (True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 Tour Issue shaft) with a sole that was shaved down to reduce bounce for the firm turf at Augusta National. EmperorPenguin (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images). What wedges? So if you saw Freddie with a BH stamped on his Vokey, its because it wasnt his. ", "Bridgestones were back in the bag. You hear complaints about low spin irons I would like to see more testers use different balls when they test. 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. Driver: Cobra Amp Cell Pro (8.5 degrees) Driver: Cobra Amp Cell Pro (8.5 degrees) Watch. In his long career, Fred Couples has won 64 tournaments. PUTTER: Bettinardi FC Proto (37 Inches, 71 Lie, 3 degrees of loft with 17 Lamkin Grip). We will confirm if any or all go in play. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. Appreciate the ones you do get though! 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. Muirfield 20th irons 2-PW;/TT DGHL S-300, Clay Long Personal Edition SW 54* TTDyn Gold X100 8i shaft Greg, He's never said but most likely doesn't like people touching his clubs. The irons were the next frontier. So, the other thread isn't talking about WITB. Whats in the bag? As Ping Tour rep Brad Millard toldGOLF.com, Couples recently reached out to Ping in search of a driver upgrade. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. to not reference it is a discredit to the whole process. 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. Any information will be appreciated. I love the WITB pics. Shafts alone are worth the price of admission. Here was Cantlays answer (gearheads will especially enjoy this): Yeah, Ive done a little testing. I feel like this Stealth 2 head for me has just got a little more spin on it, but at a more neutral or what I perceive to be a more neutral face angle. My dads older than him and we dont trust him with the tv remote , never mind the nuclear launch codes. I have been swinging the golf club just a little bit faster lately, and thats by design. Titleist T1005-9, DG Tour Issue X-100 Where'd you grab all this from, videos or images? Thats how we landed on this. WebFred Couples is now married to his longtime girlfriend, Suzanne Hanneman. This week at Bay Hill, we also spoke to Xander Schauffele about his sneaky putter switch, Patrick Cantlay about his major shaft experiments, Sam Burns about his unique driver switch, and Rory McIlroy about his recent driver change, which involves Tiger Woods. That putter is delicious.I find it odd so many touring pros have a 46 or 47 degree pw and then the next wedge is 54 or 55 degrees? If it works dont fix it! Driver: Charles Kelley whats in the bag accurate as of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. After hitting a few Fred turned to the guy and said I love it, the rep said, great so what head do want it in? Fred replied, nope, I love the whole thing, thanks. Here we are today. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW X. Std Lofts, +.25 inches, and 1 degree up. July 11, 2022 Richard Heathcote Fred has been making news lately. Couples is proof that age is just a number. I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. The Harrison rep at the time was testing shafts with Fred and one of the samples was connected to this square-headed Callaway. 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. Added a comment in @3puttterritory s question. I feel like this Stealth 2 head for me has just got a little more spin on it, but at a more neutral or what I perceive to be a more neutral face angle. You cannot paste images directly. One of my favorites! It's just since he's been playing the Champions Tour and then goes back to play out on the PGA Tour every now and then. To me it was all about face angle. His particular issue is that he doesn't want anyone touching his grips. Photo courtesy of @ytowns_prodigal_son on Instagram, DRIVER: TaylorMade M3 440 9 @9.5 (upright setting) I heard that Cantlay had been fiddling around with his shaft weights recently, and hes an equipment free agent now. The couple tied the knots on February 22, 2022. At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways. As a reminder, Pings i210s are designed for golfers who want feel, control and minimal offset, but with the added forgiveness of a cavity-back design. Your email address will not be published. The dispersion delta was minimal, but Hovland still didnt feel comfortable breaking in one of the drivers during a competitive round. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. It was a packed week with big names making equipment switches, so lets waste no more time on the intro. The exhibit, which is located just off the 18th green at Bay Hill, was put on byArnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation to launch its new Sincerely, Arnold Palmer The Latrobe Legacy Campaign.. July 11, 2022 Richard Heathcote Fred has been making news lately. His first ended in a Perhaps most iconic was his Ping Anser putter. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Excellent point and a huge shame. Shafts: True Temper Project X PXi. Please PM with any questions and no trades!!!!! The good ones are really good, but its just getting those bad ones to be closer. WebFred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters - YouTube 0:00 / 20:59 Fred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers Subscribe 233K views 10 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. 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). Offset, bounce, and a long blade length. On the LIV Golf-PGA Tour divide, Fred Couples is siding with Tiger, with Jay Monahan, with Rory. 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational: How to watch, TV schedule, streaming, tee times, Meet the new GOLF Top 100 Teachers of America, 7 interesting gear finds inside Tommy Fleetwoods golf bag | Bag Spy, Arnold Palmer Invitational presented by Mastercard. March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. He has tried mallets in the past but consistently ends up in this one. Display as a link instead, It is like he invented it (along with Howie Mandel). He seems so laid back about other stuff though it's a little surprising to me that he's that guy. WebFred Couples is now married to his longtime girlfriend, Suzanne Hanneman. LOL! I think if other people saw it they would probably see that it sits slightly open, but to my eye it sits square. In general, Im not a big tester. Not because hes difficult, hes just Fred Couples, and if hes making a switch its gotta do more than just impress on TrackMan. Hes also still using a Callaway FT-i Squareway fairway wood from 2008. Started Thursday at 04:13 AM, By Also, look at the wear markwho says you need to hit it outta the center? 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. And his Stealth+ w/Tensei Blue. Wall-to-Wall Equipment: Why this Masters champ finally switched out decade-old irons, What is Jim Nantzs career lowlight? Let him tell you about adult film, Its f hard: Jon Rahm comes back to Earth at brutal Bay Hill. Your link has been automatically embedded. Photo courtesy of @fullyequippedgolf on IG. After extensive testing, Scott landed on a TSi4 with Fujikuras Ventus Red 6X shaft at 46 inches (D2 SureFit setting). Welcome to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, home to one of the most difficult and historic golf courses on the yearly PGA Tour rotation. Then I just went with it from there. Yep I saw that video on one of my feeds. Started 2 hours ago, Please put and questions or comments here, Please put any questions or comments here, Please put any questions of comments here, Bridgestones were back in the bag. I believe he put a Tmade 4 driving iron, with a KBS shaft during the Masters. You can not find too many of these prototypes anywhere. 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. First round play begins on Thursday. In a sport where basically every ball looks the same, McIlroys will surely stand out from the crowd at Augusta. Never figured out how he does it with those tour velvets. Thank you! I dont think a lot of us are chasing distance, were just trying to get it tighter. Does he also hear the commentator in his head as he stands over the shot?. More on that below. I needed to go and try something else. Perhaps most iconic was his Ping Anser putter. All rights reserved. If you buy a linked product, This week at Bay Hill, we got a fully immersive experience into the legacy of Arnold Palmer, which included a look at even more of his old personal golf clubs. He has since had Aaron Dill build him some new ones. The great bag debate, Part 2: Single or double strap? Whats in the bag? Theyre posted you dummy! APPLY NOW: Cleveland Frontline Elite Putters! NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! Over the moon Biden did it. Grip: Golf Pride CP2 Wrap 58R Logo Down, Photo courtesy of @fullyequippedgolf on Instagram, *Fred has been with Bridgestone since 2006 and started playing the dual pocket molds in 2010 (J38, J40, J15) the irons are identical to each other with the exception of the stamping. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. Couples is an old-school feel player who finds what he likes and sticks with it. Posted October 19, 2022. I assumed that club replaced the hybrid because I saw him teeing off with the Callaway Squareway Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees) - Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black Patriot 6X (45.25 inches), 4 Wood:Taylormade Tour Issue Sim Titanium - small head (19 @ 17 degrees) - Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8x (42 inches), 3 & 4 Utility: Srizon ZX Utility (20 degrees, 23 degrees) - Shaft: (3) Nippon Modus3 Hybrid GOST X, (4) Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X-Stiff, Irons: Miura MC-501 (5-PW) - Shaft: Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X-Stiff, Wedges: Miura Forged Wedge Raw (50, 55), Titleist Vokey SM9 WW K Grind (60/06) - Shafts: Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X (50), Shimada Tour Wedge Black (55and 60), Putter: Bettinardi Innovai 8.0 Short Slant Limited Blackout(35 inches), Putter Grip: Grip Master The Roo Midesize, One reason you don't see many updated WITB for Couples (besides the fact that no one really covers the Champions Tour that often) is he doesn't let anyone shoot his bag. He's never said but most likely doesn't like people touching his clubs. Calf and back injuries have limited Couples to only two rounds this season. jarediogolf Morning 9: Sneds ahead in Houston | Why fans now? 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. This confirms even more that Bridgestone is getting out of making clubs. Learn how your comment data is processed. You don't have to be pro to think that way. Boom boom is the man. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. Hes the kind of guy who could find a club he likes in a bargain bin as easily as he could find one on a truck. The ball tells him whats going on. Ive had mine for two years, Your email address will not be published. That is right folks. Check out all of our photos from Bay Hill here. Welcome to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, home to one of the most difficult and historic golf courses on the yearly PGA Tour rotation. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. Couples seems to have an idyllic life. Brian Cooper was 17 shots better Friday than his last outing on the PGA Tour Champions. A former World No.1, he won the Masters in 1992 and The Players Championship in 1984 and 1996. One of the main reasons I switched was just the downrange dispersion is tighter, Burns said Wednesday at Bay Hill. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. For clarity, the PW has dimple on the bottom edge of the face from a hidden pebble but does not affect play. Ive heard stories of Freddie trying things on the range and tossing it out on one swing. I may never abandon them. 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( 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. Paste as plain text instead, 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. Speaking of Arnold Palmer, the modern companies on the PGA Tour turned it up as always to celebrate Arnie and Bay Hill this week. Couples recognized that Father Time isnt on his side, and he needs a ball that will allow him to compete. Greg, When he played the PGA Tour and Joe was his caddied I was able to shoot the WITB. The i210 are legendary. Shaft: Harrison Mugen Prototype 75 X (43-inches, D3) Very satisfies with my Ping i500s, 3.0 Eye2 Wedges, 410 fairway & hybrids, and especially my G400MAX driver, which I shortened and re-weighted. Wilson Staff ProModels are designed to elevate your game while make the misses a little more forgiving. Irons are J38 style built in 2015 when they did the J15 release. In Couples first event with the new golf clubs, he ended up finishing T5. Check out all of our photos of Burns driver here, or head over to PGATOUR.com for our full report. Actually felt like I drove it pretty good for the final three days at Riv, and its been pretty good in practice over the past week..