Phil mickelson continues to tinker with clubs at presidents. Does anyone remember the awkward hug between phil mickelson and holly sonders in his post round interview after round 1 of the 2015 us open. Mickelson was introduced to golf aged 18 months, by his father, philip. But now hes onto something new as his new prototype putter has been unveiled as the strokelab black ten which will be released by odyssey in the new year. Kbs say you can achieve up to 20 per cent better dispersion over competitor shafts using the new tourv. Phil mickelson of the us reacts on the sixth hole during the second practice round of the 20 masters tournament at the augusta national golf club in augusta, georgia, usa, 09 april 20. I also tried a cleveland driver back in may and i was only flying it 260 when i was flying others 275 of same length on the range. Sean weir in odyssey putters, tour sticks july 21, 20 0 phil mickelson staged an epic final round at muirfield today, sinking several clutch putts to pave the way for hoisting the claret jug at the british open. He also uses callaway x forged 18 for his 5iron and for his shorter irons 6pw he has the callaway apex mb 18 irons in the bag the clubs that everyone associates mickelson with are his wedges, he currently has callaway mack daddy wedges 54. Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw shafts. Phil has commented that he likes the cg positioning in x forged irons and how straight they fly. Lefty lauds new callaway driver as key to his 41st pga tour victory. Phil mickelson swears hes got new solutions for his.
Phil mickelsons callaway gear at the wgcmexico golf. Phil mickelsons putter revealed and we got our hands on. The 2004 ryder cup was phils first outing using new callaway gear, having recently signed with them. Mickelson warmed up with two drivers before fridays second round and decided to make the switch to a different, longer driver. Callaway x forged ut 2iron, callaway epic forged 47, callaway apex pro 19 8pw.
Last week at the safeway open, phil mickelson put a new odyssey prototype putter into play for the first time. Mar 21, 2017 phil mickelson driver secretssetuptakeaway. Phil mickelson has twitter abuzz with his choice of drivers this week. This is not your grandfathers shaft, because original steel driver shafts weighed about 140 grams each.
Phil mickelson showed up at augusta national this week with his frankenwood driver a club callaway developed after mickelson asked for a modern 2wood. Here are all the clubs mickelson had in the bag during his first win in 20. While the stats would indicate otherwise, mickelson s level of. Phil mickelson champion golfer of the year callaway.
Phil has the new kbs prototype driver shaft since he likes how it launches and. Ill have a wicked graphic done on this tomorrow but for now heres whats in the 20 callaway bag of phil mickelson. Phil mickelson drove so far left on the par4 ninth that he was in the rough behind a tree all the way across the adjacent first fairway. The shaft is the project x pxv 39, which tips the scales at 39. Another phil mickelson surprising club change highlighted the major. Oct 05, 20 phil mickelson continues to tinker with clubs at presidents cup phil mickelson carried clubs on thursday, then he threw a taylormade driver in the bag on friday.
May 20, 2019 march, 2019 phil mickelson comes in at no. Its a driver, but it just looks like a 3wood, because our drivers are so big now, mickelson added. Mickelson will put phrankenwood in play at augusta golfweek. Phils using a low lofted driver and a higher launching shaft. While lefty struggled off the tee thursday at the american. There has been a lot of talk this week regarding phil mickelsons change to callaways new ft9 driver, but here is an interesting tidbit about his irons. His alignment is very square and i like how his shoulders are on top of his toes an indication of a.
But now hes onto something new as his new prototype putter has been unveiled as the strokelab black ten which will be released by odyssey in the new. Usts new recoil iron shafts are made with denser graphite fibers that. Phil mickelsons golf bag showing his taped up clubs during the first. Phil mickelson described his phrankenwood, calling it a 3wood on steroids and explained why hes using the newlydesigned callaway club at the 20 masters. Every club in phil mickelson s bag was working at the waste management phoenix open, but it was his new callaway razr fit xtreme driver that gained. As i look back on 20, i played some of my best golf and had some huge. Whatever you want to call it, this will go down as one of the best final round performances in major championship history, and now to paraphrase from the man himself, phil can proudly call himself the 20 champion golfer of the year. I actually do like the razr hawk beter last years and maybe phil is using it for the same reason. Whats in the winners bags for the week of july 21, 20.
Apr 03, 2019 the phrankenwood at the 20 masters might be phil mickelsons most unique equipment decision in a career full of them. Its 45 inches with eightandhalf degrees of loft, mickelson said. This week, callaway staffer phil mickelson is using a new mavrik sub zero driver 9 and he played his first tournament round with it earlier today on the european tour. The driver had black paint instead of the dark grey on the crown, and a blackened sole that covered up the obvious taylormade livery. He is playing the mavrik sub zero model which produces lower spin. Phil mickelson adds a surprising club to the bag at. Mickelson closed in on the win with a back nine for the ages that included four birdies over his final six holes. Phil mickelson is hoping a new driver in his bag he calls his xhot phrankenwood can dispel the unaccustomed bout of nerves that have beset him as he prepares to play in his 21st masters.
Phil mickelson discusses how 3wood technology influenced his eventful year on the pga tour. Apr 09, 20 conventional wisdom has it that phil will replace a 9. A 45inch fubuki k 70x prototype shaft makes the club as long as a typical. Phil used a, taylormade sldr driver with a mitsubishi rayon kuro kage silver shaft. Phil mickelson hits driver off fairway at masters, makes.
One in which he picked up a win at a wgc event and again played his way onto the ryder cup team at the age of 48. Phil mickelson has been channelling boris karloff in his preparation for a tilt at a. Phil mickelson adding loft back to his driver golf channel. There has been a lot of talk this week regarding phil mickelson s change to callaways new ft9 driver, but here is an interesting tidbit about his irons. A 45inch fubuki k 70x prototype shaft makes the club as long as a typical driver. We created a core in the shaft that is extremely rigid, brown said. Lefty is setting up to crush it over the corner of this dogleg right. Phil mickelsons putter revealed and we got our hands on it. Mickelsons new shafts, and horschel gets a new driver. To receive golfs allnew newsletters, subscribe for free here. Callaway x forged 18 5pw with kbs tour v 125 shafts.
Apr 09, 20 phil mickelson may not be happy with a pga tour schedule change that threw off his premasters routine, but the popular southpaw is reportedly enthralled with a new driver he may introduce at. Phil mickelson playing mavrik driver with kbs graphite shaft. March 7 the goal a new movable weight complements a fast face and aerodynamic features to help the g410 plus and g410 sft drivers. Mickelson dominates, wins going away with razr fit xtreme.
Phil mickelson news, stats, career results, family history. Mickelson had a 43inch mitsubishi diamana white board shaft. Although drivers were not used often at muirfield, some big names had a new big stick in the bag. It has been an eventful last six months for phil that includes two notable victories to add to his illustrious career. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour. Published on mar 31, 20 the drive of multiple major champion phil mickelson, captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by fourtime pga tour winner and emmywinning broadcaster billy kratzert. Over the years, these shafts grew only marginally lighter. True tempers sub40 driver shaft, project x pxv 39 golfweek. Oct 19, 2019 phil mickelsons putter available to the public. Phil mickelson to unleash phrankenwood at masters golf. His new gamer driver has a kbs prototype shaft, and he carded an opening round 66 to move near the top of the leaderboard. His new 34 prototype putter features a new prototype odyssey shaft to help improve the consistency of the putting stroke.
Late wednesday, phil mickelson walked the hallowed grounds of riviera cc with callaway golfs technology team, explaining to them a look he was trying to achieve in his driver setup. Apr 09, 20 phil mickelson s creating some buzz this week at the 20 masters with his decision to use a customdesigned club known as the phrankenwood. Phil mickelson used five wedges and no driver to win the open championship. Whats in the bag 20 phil mickelson golfcentraldaily. Callaway rogue sub zero 9 degrees with project x hzrdus t1100 shaft. Feeling at home, mickelson wins wire to wire the new. Heres a look inside his winning bag at the wgcmexico championship. Royal precision also owned royal grips, so it was a natural that mr. Titleist 714 20 awards titleist dot driver tmag 14 speedblade tmagsldr driver new ping. Mickelson uses new razr fit extreme driver in win bunkers. Snedeker played the final 36 holes in 12 under, with a. Conventional wisdom has it that phil will replace a 9.
Irons 4 iron through pitching wedge with kbs tour v2 shafts. Feb 18, 2014 phil mickelson discusses how 3wood technology influenced his eventful year on the pga tour. For me, the rest of the year took a turn on tuesday when i got my new driver, he said. Phil mickelsons driver secrets instruction golf digest. Equipment insider jonathan wall and fred albers from pga tour radio talk about the shaft change in phil mickelson s driver and hybrid, as well as the new ping g30 in billy horschels bag. Ap phil mickelson has now gone three consecutive pga tour seasons without a victory, his last title coming at the 20 british open at muirfield. At the 2018 pga show talking with dave neville of callaway about the new rogue line of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids. Sep 23, 2012 i also tried a cleveland driver back in may and i was only flying it 260 when i was flying others 275 of same length on the range.
Phil mickelson employed two drivers for the first time at the 2006 masters. Mickelson used this phrankenwood at augusta in the 20 masters. Phil mickelson encouraged after second round of tour championship. Phil mickelson, paul casey best year so far without winning. Phil puts mavrik in play for the first time news and. Jack nicklaus commented on wednesday that phil mickelson wasis the longest hitter hed ever seen, especially with his irons. Callaway staff professional phil mickelson uses new razr. Apr 14, 20 it looks like phil mickelson will not carry a driver in his bag at augusta after callaway engineers cobbled together what they call a phrankenwood.
Transcript the three wood technology made my year 20 phenomenal because specifically in the majors. The name should make what exactly the club is fairly. It was mickelson s victory number 43 on the pga tour and 46 th worldwide in a career that includes five major championships. Jun 06, 2010 jack nicklaus commented on wednesday that phil mickelson wasis the longest hitter hed ever seen, especially with his irons. His drive on the 1st hole found the bushes right of the fairway, and he legitimately whiffed when trying to hit a. Its 3wood technology but its got a driver shaft in it. Weve already covered the latest launches for for drivers, fairway woods. An oral history of phil mickelsons callaway x hot phrankenwood. A 52gram version of the shaft also is available for golfers who prefer a heavier driver shaft or want to use it as a fairway wood shaft. Jan 21, 2014 talking about his new callaway big bertha alpha driver prior to the abu dhabi hsbc championship, phil mickelson said. They were also based in scottsdale, az, where phil attended asu for four years, then continued living there after college.
In his first tournament playing the razr fit xtreme driver, phil mickelson bombed huge drives all week on the way to a dominating wiretowire win at the waste management phoenix open. Mickelson is coming off a surprisingly productive season. Feb 06, 20 thank modern carbonfiber materials and advanced construction and no paint for the new shaft. Phil mickelson champion golfer of the year callaway golf. Phil mickelsons project x series shafts golf channel. Phil mickelson on how his 3wood tech made his year golf. Really random to bring up now but me and friend have looked all over the internet and cant find a video or even a picture, almost like it has been scrubbed from the internet. Apr 09, 20 initial reports for the callaway tour van indicated the club was a 2wood with 12 degrees of loft, but mickelson said the actual number was 8. The old man beat the flashy new kidjustin thomason the first.
Mickelson had a strong week on the greens in napa, and finishe. How phil mickelsons equipment moves have both worked muirfield 20. Remembering phil mickelsons wildest equipment changes. Phil has been using royal precision shafts for a long time. Apr 07, 2018 phil mickelson s third round at the masters got off to an inauspicious start. Extended highlights phil mickelsons winning highlights from 20 waste management phoenix open at the 20 waste management phoenix open, phil mickelson claimed his 41st victory on the pga tour. Callaway x hot 3deep degrees, fubuki k 70x shaft 17degree hybrid. Phil mickelson swaps driver for phrankenwood at augusta. Published on mar 31, 20 the drive of multiple major champion phil mickelson, captured at the barclays 2012, is analyzed by fourtime pga tour. Phil mickelson plays his taylormade sldr driver in the draw position. Heres how mickelson gained driving distance despite his age.
Phil mickelson moved into the callaway razr fit xtreme driver this week at. Its not the first time mickelson has used tm clubs, he used the rocketballz fairway in 2012, but it is sure to be damaging. Phil mickelson has callaways consent to use taylormade. In 2006, phil mickelson famously used two drivers one to hit a draw and one to hit a fade at the bellsouth classic, where he won by shots, and a week later at the masters, where he won.
Callaway staff professional phil mickelson uses new razr fit xtreme driver in wiretowire win lefty lauds new callaway driver as key to his 41st pga tour victory carlsbad, calif. Sep 23, 2016 atlanta phil mickelson hit just five of 14 fairways friday during the second round of the tour championship at east lake golf club. It feels odd watching mickelson use anything other than that halfmoon putter he used for years. Phil mickelsons golf equipment through the years golf monthly.