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Scotty Cameron announces four new models for the Phantom X putter line.The line extension includes redesigned 5 and 5.5 models and a new 11/11.5 head design.Available in stores worldwide on March 26 for $429.

Scotty Cameron today announced two new models for its Phantom X putter line. The Phantom X mallet putter line first debuted in 2019. Since then, the line has expanded once already and provided the basis for the Inspired by Justin Thomas (IBJT) limited edition putter. One can assume sales of the Phantom X line must be going well for Scotty and Titleist to keep the line essentially unchanged.

Yes, I did say there are two new models and, yes, that does count as a change. However, only the Phantom X 11 is a new head, with the Phantom X 5 representing more of a materials revision. However, I expect Cameron and JT fans will see that revision as welcome.

New Multi-material Construction

All of the heads in the Phantom X line feature stainless steel and aluminum construction. The original Phantom X models had the lighter aluminum in the center of the head and face with the stainless steel toward the edges and rear to boost the MOI. Things are a bit different with these two new releases as most of the head is now milled 303 stainless steel with the aluminum moving to the sole and flange.

This is an interesting shift in construction. It’s not unprecedented in the putter arena. Bettinardi swapped the aluminum and stainless steel components in their Inovai lines to make the faces stainless steel. If memory serves, this was due to player demand and increased design versatility with a stainless steel face. Perhaps that was the motivation here as well since the new 5.5 features a slant neck to increase swing arc as opposed to a different bend position in the shaft. The stainless spud necks did poke through the aluminum bodies of the original Phantom X models but I’ll bet that getting a slant neck through that hole was not an option.

PXG announces two additions to the PXG Battle Ready putter line: The Mustang and Bat Attack.Both putters are updated versions of previous PGX putter designs.Putters available today for the limited-time pricing of $285.

Today we see not one but two additions to the PXG Battle Ready line of putters. The Mustang and the Bat Attack are joining the 2020-released Blackjack and One & Done models. This is noteworthy for a couple of reasons. First, PXG previously has offered the Mustang and the Bat Attack designs. The Blackjack and One & Done were new designs. Second, the Mustang represents the first blade in the Battle Ready putter line.

Both of these feature the design elements we expect in PXG Battle Ready putters. The names may have been used before by PXG but these are definitely upgraded versions of those previous GEN1 and GEN2 models. With that in mind, let’s take a look at what makes the new incarnations of the PXG Mustang and the Bat Attack “Battle Ready.”

“What happens on the green can make or break a round so we’ve engineered our Battle Ready Putters to give you the best shot technology currently affords to sink more putts. And, like all PXG clubs, they feel incredible and are unbelievably sexy.”

PXG founder and CEO Bob Parsons

Key Takeaways

New Staff Model wedges offer “Tour-inspired” grinds for versatility around the green.New grind is available in 56-, 58- and 60-degree models, right-handed only.Priced at $129.99, due to hit stores on Feb. 9.

The new Wilson Staff Model Tour Grind wedges are an interesting release. Not so much for what is there as much as for what isn’t there.

What is there is a sole grind with a little added versatility. If you like to open the clubface and get creative around the green, this grind will suit you. What isn’t there? This specific grind on lower-lofted wedges. It’s available on higher-lofted wedges only.

Which, if you think about it, makes some sense.

Wilson Staff Tour Grind Wedges: Keep It Simple

Navigating your way through the wedge sole grind maze can be confusing. Do you need high bounce on all your wedges or just specific ones? What about heel and/or toe relief? Do you need different wedge grinds for different playing conditions? And how do you know what conditions you’re going to be playing in?

When you have all those options—and don’t have an honest-to-goodness wedge fitting available—it’s little wonder the most common choice is whatever is in the middle.

The spectacular views will be unchanged. But with no amateurs -- celebs, CEOs and more -- the tournament will have an entirely different feel.

World No. 1 Dustin Johnson has withdrawn from the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am.

Taylormade is reportedly up for sale at a valuation of $2 billion with a B. Are they really worth that much, and who’s buying?

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ECCO GOLF Launches BIOM H4 for men and women.

For those who are not familiar with ECCO GOLF, they’re worn by some of the best players in the world.  Henrik Stenson, Thomas Bjørn, Fred Couples, Erik van Rooyen, Lydia Ko, Minjee Lee and Caroline Masson, among others have been winning with ECCO GOLF on their feet.

BIOM H4 will Available this March and retailing for $200 MSRP.

Take a gander at these shoes and let me know if they’re “going straight in your basket”?

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Key Takeaways:

Wide sole, hollow-body game-improvement irons with a forged-like feelLowest center of gravity in Srixon line for easy launch and high flightProgressive Grooves and signature Srixon V.T. Sole for turf interaction$1,299.99 per set in steel, $1,399.99 in graphite.Available at retail March 5

The new Srixon ZX4 irons surprised us a little. There are two layers to that statement.

We knew the ZX5 and ZX7 irons were in the pipeline as an on-schedule update to the two-year-old Z-85 irons. But the ZX4s? Totally under the radar until the samples showed up.

That’s the first-layer surprise. The second-layer surprise?

Srixon has something here you’re definitely going to want to try.

Srixon ZX4 Irons – Hollow to the Core

Hollow-body irons certainly aren’t new. Heck, even forged darling Mizuno has the HMB-20. But the Srixon ZX4 irons are, depending on how you look at it, either category busters or misfit toys. The sole width screams “super game improvement” but the topline and offset suggest “player’s distance.” The ZX4’s loft structure will surely get Torch and Pitchfork Nation riled and angry but it’s not out of line for game improvement irons. But, then again, the relatively short blade length and forged-like sound and feel make you think player’s distance again.

New versions of the TaylorMade TP5 and TP5x golf balls are coming to retail in March.Both models feature a new Tour Flight Dimple design.The TP5 is faster and longer while the TP5x produces more greenside spin (relative to previous models – now $39.99).$47.99 for white and yellow, $49.99 for pix

Here’s a fun fact.

On the USGA’s February 2021 list of conforming golf balls there are 37 balls listed with five-piece construction. Two are made by Kasco. Three are produced by Snyder. Two come from V Plus.

The other 30 are all some flavor of TaylorMade TP5.

We can take a couple of things from that. The first is that a good number of you just learned about three new golf ball brands. The second is that TaylorMade is the only major golf ball brand producing a five-piece golf ball.

Brooks Koepka chipped in from 32 yards for eagle on the 17th hole to break a tie for the lead and then parred the last for a 1-stroke victory Sunday in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

Top-ranked Dustin Johnson won the Saudi International for the second time in three years on Sunday after shooting a 2-under 68 in the final round to finish 2 strokes clear of Justin Rose and Tony Finau.

A day after saying he needed to be patient about results, Jordan Spieth matched his career best with a 10-under 61 on Saturday for a share of the third-round lead with Xander Schauffele in the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

He shot 61 on Saturday. He enters the final round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open tied for the lead, giving him his best chance for his first win in nearly four years.

American Dustin Johnson carded a four-under-par 66 in the third round to go 13-under overall and take a two-shot lead at the Saudi International on Saturday.

We’ll defer to World Wrestling Entertainment’s Paul Heyman for a proper Arccos introduction here.

Why Heyman Hustle? On golf’s consumer-facing side of big data and Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) there is only one “reigning, defending, undisputed heavyweight champion!”

 That’s Arccos. And it’s no contest.

Lot of truisms inside the squared circle: To be a fighting champion, you take on all comers. It’s part of the code. Only one problem: There have been more pretenders than contenders that have tried to challenge Arccos.

Not exactly a fair fight.

Steve Stricker, 53, is looking to become the oldest winner in PGA Tour history as he enters Saturday within a stroke of leader Xander Schauffele.

Spieth enters the weekend at the Waste Management Phoenix Open with a shot at his first win in four years. But he has been here before. Is now the time?

New Zealand's Ryan Fox carded a second consecutive five-under-par 65 to take a share of the lead in a rain-affected second round at the Saudi International on Friday.

NCGA Alum Justin Suh Gives Back

February 5, 2021

San Jose native and two-time Junior Tour of Northern California Player of the Year  Justin Suh literally paid it forward.Playing on a sponsor’s exemption, Suh finished tied for 37th at the Farmer’s Insurance Open, earning a check for $34,125. So what did Suh, who was playing in just his 17th career PGA Tour event do with his winnings?The 23-year-old donated half his winnings back to the tournament

Suh, who is waiting for the PGA Tour Latinoamerica season to start, said his decision came as a result of seeing the impact COVID-19 has had on his home state.

“It was a shock to see how many tents are out on the street and how many businesses have cardboard and wooden planks on the windows,” Suh said. “So it’s extremely sad going back home. I played [in the Farmers] last year and was lucky enough to get a spot again this year, and it just felt like the right thing to do. The tournament, the Century Club, they’re the ones who take care of us as players. And they’re the ones out there—from taking our COVID testing and making sure the security is right—just helping out and making the experience the best that they could for us as players.”

Joining Suh in giving back was his caddie, A.J. Montecinos, who also donated half his earnings from the week. The two had made the decision early on in the week before the tournament started.

It caught Marty Gorsich, the second-year tournament director and CEO of the Century Club completely by surprise, with Gorsich telling GolfChannel.com, which first reported Suh’s donation, that in his nine years with the organization he had never had or heard of a gesture like that from a player in the tournament.

The story of the new TaylorMade Distance+ golf ball is as simple as it gets for the category.

Distance+ is an inexpensive ball designed to hit a price point. It’s positioned for the no-frills’ golfer looking for affordability, distance and, in this case, an integrated alignment aid.

Distance+ Alignment.

And there you have it.