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How do Tour-issue driver heads perform when amateurs hit them? We found out.

Ever wonder if the driver clubhead used by your favorite tour professional is a replica of the one you carry?

Sorry to break it to you, but it’s most likely not. 

Many of the best players in the world simply do not use the same clubheads that mere mortals buy off the rack. We say many and not all, because, yes, some top pros might use the same clubheads as the ones you do, but the vast majority of them use clubheads that are tweaked to meet their highly specific needs.

And if that certain player is a big enough name, it’s likely equipment manufacturers will work one-on-one with him or her to ensure whatever model they design is precisely tuned.

When it comes to the tools of their trade, most Tour pros are pickier than you could ever imagine. That can mean wanting a clubhead that is weighted differently, or one with a slightly shallower or deeper clubface, or a shorter skirt section, and so on.     

And, by the way, if you’re not a Tour player yourself, Tour-issue heads are almost impossible to find or buy. It takes some insider connections to get one, and in the lucky case you stumble on a customized clubhead, it’s probably finely tuned for another player’s swing and not of your own.

In the latest episode of Tour Validated ( above ), hosts DJ Lantz and True Spec’s Kris McCormack highlight Callaway ’s latest Tour-issue Rogue ST Tour driver clubheads, testing and comparing them with retail offerings. The results with each was surprising, in some cases certain Tour-issue clubheads were more playable than others.

Check out the full test results in the video above.

To pick up your own (off-the-rack!) Callaway Rogue ST Tour driver, click here:

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Tour issue irons: A look behind the curtain

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Thanks to the big win by Francesco Molinari at the Arnold Palmer Invitational recently, I think it’s important to evaluate a few things that are very interesting about his equipment, and the equipment used by other players on tour.

First off, even after a banner year, including a major victory at The Open Championship,  Molinari made a full-scale equipment change to a full bag of Callaway clubs, including the Chrome Soft X Ball.

Certainly, this speaks to his confidence in the company’s equipment in general. Specifically, though, the most interesting part of this new full bag of Callaway gear are some interesting prototype blade irons, that when asked about were confirmed to  Golf.com ‘s Jonathan Wall “These [Apex MB] forged blades are made, I think, in Japan, so they’re slightly different from the standard muscle back.”

As you can see below they are similar but clearly are a different shape from the retail offering below.

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I decided to point these prototype irons out on Twitter (  Twitter – Ryan Barath ) not realizing the amount of attention it would get. But none the less, it was intended to educate not to create confusion. The one thing that continues to be true with professional golf is that PGA Tour pros (especially ones with majors on their resumes) have access to essentially anything they want from their sponsors including “made for” prototypes. Let’s be real straight here, this kind of stuff has been going on for a long long time even back to persimmon woods, but thanks to social media and full-time equipment coverage, the consumer has the ability to see what’s really going on behind the curtain.

So what are some famous examples of “tour issue” clubs? Where do they come from? Who’s got them?  What do they really offer? Let’s take a look back over the last couple decades and find the real gems.

Tiger Woods: multiple sets

Before amateur Tiger became professional Tiger, he was racking up wins with a combo set of Mizuno MP14 and 29 irons. After that, it was on to Titleist, then the BIG Swoosh. At Titleist, Tiger worked with the legendary builder Larry Bobka, and together they created sets just for him. (Full story on The Gear Dive Chats with Larry Bobka)

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Larry Bobka Ground Titleist Blades

With Nike’s departure from the equipment space and now being a part of TaylorMade’s staff, Tiger has the ability to work with their entire R&D team, while also benefiting from Mike Taylor’s work at Artisan Golf in Ft Worth Texas, to create the original masters for what are now the P7TW irons.

There was always speculation about this relationship until recently when it was confirmed by PGA Tour.com’s Equipment Writer, Andrew Tursky, during an interview with Tiger

“Yeah, he ( Mike Taylor ) worked on all these irons. He worked on all my wedges. I talk to him probably every few weeks, giving updates on how I feel, things that I think could be better. He’ll bounce a few ideas off me, what I think, what direction we need to go down the road, how can we make them any better than what they are. And this is the same process I went through all those years when I was working with him at Nike. But now working with him at TaylorMade, it’s a lot more seamless.”

  • RELATED: Full Tiger Woods 2018 TaylorMade WITB

What makes Tiger’s irons unique is they are very square and have a high muscle, which leads to a higher COG. This is the most apparent with his new TaylorMade irons compared to the other P730 model. The other thing with Tiger is that he famously plays what we now consider weak lofted clubs with a 49 to 50-degree pitching wedge, compared to the modern standard of 45. As one of the best ball strikers the game has EVER seen, and someone that has notoriously been an extremely picky player from an equipment standpoint, it makes sense that Tiger wants to see the ball go through very precise windows and feel a very particular way.

Beyond the irons, there are also the many, many prototype fixed-hosel drivers that he played during his time with Nike golf including:  Original Forged, Ignite, SQ Sumo, VR Proto, Vr Dymo Tour (also made famous Mr. Anthony Kim) and then finally the Covert. Only a few of these were ever made available at retail.

Mike Weir: Left-handed R7 forged protos

Canada’s favorite lefty. Before signing his agreement with Taylormade, Mike used to play Hogan irons — if you are familiar with the Hogan brand and some of its designs, there are a few classic telltale design traits, including a higher straight (very square) hosel transition to the top line, a good amount of offset, and an overall square look.

In the era of big money on tour, and with Weir’s status as one of the top-15 players in the world during the 2000s, he was able to work into his contract that he would only play irons if they 100 percent fit his eye. It was this little clause (confirmed and not confirmed) that throughout his best finishes (including his Masters win), Mike played a set of completely one-off TaylorMade prototypes.

Weir’s irons were always branded with the most modern line TaylorMade was producing, but the most famous of these were his original left-handed prototype R7 irons. A standard (and very different) retail version of these came out in limited numbers right-handed, but as far as “tour issue” gear goes, these are still considered one of the rarest sets ever produced.

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Danny Lee: Luke Donald Personal Grind MP-32s

Although I did a full breakdown on these a few weeks ago ( WRX article here ), these irons deserve to be in this conversation, not because of their age and recent usage, but as an example of how some tour only gear is really just a small tweak to an already fantastic design. As a Mizuno fan and gear junkie, although they didn’t last a very long time in Danny’s bag, I’m seriously hoping they make a return sometime this year.

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Francesco Molinari’s Callaway Apex MBs

I mentioned these off the top, but what I want to discuss is that, although these are clearly not the retail version of the Apex MB, we as consumers should understand that what we are playing is still 100-percent premium equipment. A set of irons like this is way more about looks than performance. Francesco is one of the premier iron players in the game, and like any player that has a crazy repeatable action (and by the way hits golf balls day in and day out FOR A LIVING), he wanted something that fit his eye with squarer lines compared to the standard Apex MB, and Callaway did its part as his sponsor to deliver an iron to his liking. Don’t forget it took a bag full of woods, hybrids, and wedges to help Francesco get another win under his belt.

Sure, not everyone can go out and fully customize the head shape of an Apex MB, but if you are looking to go that extra mile and get exactly what you are looking for there are options out there including Yoro Craft from Mizuno and National Custom Works irons by Don White. Are they pricey? Yep! BUT if you want something all yours, the option is there.

So what does this mean for the average golfer?

It’s extremely important to get custom fit for your irons and approach the process of getting a new set with an open mind. The reason these tour issue clubs exist in the first place is because OEMs want to make sure that their players under contract are using something that fits them to a tee, along with hoping to have these in the winning bag come Sunday afternoon. It’s way better to have your “guy” playing a prototype that he loves and plays well with, then having him feel like he is compromising and running the risk of not playing his best. We all know confidence in equipment means the same to a tour pro as (if not more than) it does to a 15 handicap.

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In their own way, what these OEMs are doing is creating a “branded” brand-agnostic bags so that each player has exactly what they need. These designs are still coming from in-house company designers (in 99 percent of cases ), but as we already know, the difference is these clubs are either extremely small batch or one-off prototypes. Same can be said for metal woods, since we have seen examples of fixed hosel Callaway Epic Flash fairway woods, too. The other thing to consider is, thanks to these prototypes, designs are constantly being tweaked, and the next generation of retail clubs might take these preferences built right in — the Luke Donald grind is the perfect example.

GolfWRX was founded with the idea to share these unique clubs and help people see “behind the curtain” when it comes to equipment from every OEM. Whether it be a $4,000 Scotty Cameron 009 that might work just as well as a $150 putter with identical specs, it’s not really about that for “us.” It’s about having something different and unique. Within every group of hobbyists, there are those that seek out the different and rare. From sneakers, to cars, to golf clubs, I’d be completely dishonest if I said the “cool” factor wasn’t part of the what makes these things so interesting in the first place.

When talking to GolfWRX founder Easyyy recently about the history of the site and some of the crazy gear we have seen over the years, we both agreed that there is “something” about playing either tour issue gear, or a club built just for you. The driver you know the exact specs of, the irons with different bounce or grooves, the wedges with grinds you just can’t buy off the shelf — whether they really are better or not, as golfers we want EVERY single last advantage we can get out of our gear, and getting the chance to play these clubs and feeling like there is a positive impact might just be as good as intrinsically superior equipment.

At the end of the day, for us mortals who are buying our own equipment, it’s vital to get the most out any new clubs by keeping an open mind on everything from brand to shaft flex, and in some cases, seeking out a tour issue component. Regardless of brand, choose the 14 clubs that fit you best and the ones you like the look of. Like I said before, confidence in your gear is something you can’t put a price on.

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Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

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Apr 14, 2019 at 8:53 pm

All USGA Conforming

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Apr 9, 2019 at 2:25 pm

I read above about the Miura comment but was told by a Lynx Tour rep. that the Lynx Irons Fred Couples used were actually forged by Miura and stamped Lynx.

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Rich Douglas

Apr 7, 2019 at 9:01 pm

I “Liked” the article, but I never, ever read WITB pieces. They don’t matter for two important reasons.

First, WITB should be re-named “WITC” (What’s in the Contract). There are almost no choices being made by these players; they play what they’re being paid to play. Why should the reader care about that? The only time the concept is at all interesting is when a player signs a deal and has to play clubs that mess up his game. Payne Stewart comes to mind.

Second, it doesn’t matter WITB because it doesn’t apply to “WIYB” (What’s in YOUR Bag). As this article demonstrates, you can’t get what your favorite pro plays because his/her gear is custom-made, fitted, and ground. Even if it is marked the same, the clubs usually aren’t. Also, you can’t play that club anyway. You can’t play ANY of the clubs in the player’s bag–even the driver is different (and probably has a lot more swing weight and a much lower CG).

That’s why people go nuts over putters. They’re the one club Joe Average can wield just like his favorite pro. Remember when Nicklaus won the Master’s in ’86 using that giant brick on a fishing rod? They sold a huge number of those in the ensuing weeks!

WITB? Who cares? I don’t care what kind of shocks are on Kyle Busch’s car and I don’t care what irons Tiger Woods is gaming. I can’t use either one.

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May 5, 2019 at 6:45 am

…yeah…go get em’ brother…

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Mar 29, 2019 at 6:30 pm

“I mentioned these off the top, but what I want to discuss is that, although these are clearly not the retail version of the Apex MB, we as consumers should understand that what we are playing is still 100-percent premium equipment.”

I think this has always been up for debate. In their heyday tour issue clubs weren’t just more desirable for their uniqueness, they were desirable because of their quality, look and feel. Our store bought equipment just wasn’t the same, the difference between the place of manufacturer was noticeable.

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Mar 29, 2019 at 4:43 pm

In my time with Adams Golf, we had dozens of “tour issue” hybrids that you couldn’t buy on the shelves that were in the bags of tour players. From the 9031sf and 9031df hybrids to the highly sought after “PNT” hybrids, each hybrid was basically an “in betweener” that made it easier for us as reps to get a hybrid into a particular players bag because it gave us more shots for the players to be able to hit. The stock offerings were great, but Tour players often needed the flight to be a little higher or lower to fit their eye, or a face angle or paint line to be a little lower on the crown to have a certain look. We even had every loft from 14* to 28* in some models of the hybrids available to the players so we could hit a certain yardage gap, and we bent every hybrid we made to loft, and lie spec.

Every player was different and had a different idea of how they needed that club to perform, and we were able to deliver because we had the ability to fill gaps. As far as the “tour issue” clubs being hotter, or more or less forgiving, etc….. not true. Faces on tour were more closely monitored to ensure that they were conforming to USGA specs and were often “slower” off the face than retail models to ensure that there was no chance of structural failure during play. The last thing you wanted as a rep was to have a “gamer” crack. You lost your chance to get a second one in play.

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Kade Patterson

Mar 29, 2019 at 12:50 pm

Weirs irons are absolutely hideous!

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Harry H Adam

Apr 29, 2019 at 6:11 pm

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Mar 29, 2019 at 10:30 am

Most of these are Muiras

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Mar 30, 2019 at 10:14 pm

Please…..stop……with the “they’re all Muiras” bullshit line….

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Mar 29, 2019 at 10:26 am

234 negative reactions in the first hour? Why?

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Shallowface

Mar 29, 2019 at 7:31 am

An interesting read. I’d like to see something similar on the golf balls currently used on Tour, as we’ve heard in the past that a lot of custom designs and even past models are in play.

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Mar 29, 2019 at 10:54 am

I’ve heard their is 6 models of Pro V1/V1x in play on tour not including older models. Most are lower or high spin versions.

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Mar 29, 2019 at 7:23 pm

For sure you can bet Ricky has special balls from Taylormade… grew up with an uncle in the golf ball business…(past in 2010) he told me many players have special little needs that could be taken care of in their supply of golf balls..but he said they were not major differences from the standard and some just got balls that were considered the best of a bunch….

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Mar 30, 2019 at 11:37 am

No Ricky played the commercial ball. Years ago Sergio played a ball with a different dimple pattern, (bigger and fewer). Rose went to it also. That went on for 2-3 years but it worked as a prototype that helped development of later commercial models. Tiger at Nike usually played a special ball for himself. Most of the tour ballspice today are either the commercial ball or a prototype for the next model. Titleist has typically been the one to have the most different balls. But they have tried to stem the tide in recent years. They stopped shipping every model to each tour stop and forced those who wanted the oldest models to receive like 100 dozen at a time and bring their own balls to each event.

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Mar 30, 2019 at 4:04 pm

Not only is Titliest a customer of mine but I know a couple who works at Titliest – ProV line. So while they have Prototype runs they Pros are playing the cream of the crop production balls. Ones that meet a much deeper check list than what hits the shelves. Ones that don’t hit the shelves sell as defects or range Premium balls. Pros can certainly request more of the prototype balls but if they aren’t production models that Pro will not have them very long. The changes made in release is so small and there is no way Titliest could cater to each swing.

Apr 15, 2019 at 12:01 am

That sounds just what a Taylormade rep told me….tour players get the ones with fastest cores and get the best of of the best of any lot.

May 5, 2019 at 6:48 am

…that…would be on eye opener…

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Mar 29, 2019 at 3:08 am

Yeah that Apex MB is actually a Mizuno lol What a load of bull

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Mar 29, 2019 at 10:21 am

Strange, it looks exactly like the MP-33! Mizuno ftw!

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Mar 29, 2019 at 4:28 pm

Not hardly ????

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Mar 30, 2019 at 9:49 pm

It’s closer to a Miz than it is to a Cally….

…what?….WHAT!?!?!

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The timing of Lowry’s putter changeup was curious: Was he just using a Spider putter because he was paired with McIlroy, who’s been using a Spider Tour X head throughout 2024? Was Lowry just being festive because it’s the Zurich Classic, and he wanted to match his teammate? Did McIlroy let Lowry try his putter, and he liked it so much he actually switched into it?

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“I just picked it up on the putting green and I liked the look of it, so I was like, ‘Let’s give it a go.’”

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Webb Simpson: Titleist has been so great at working with me, and R&D, on trying to get an iron that kind of modernizes the 680. And so the 682.WS took the T100 grooves, but kinda took the look and the bulk and the build of the 680’s into one club. They’re beautiful, and awesome looking. I just never hit them that well for a consistent period of time. It was probably me, but then I went to T100’s and loved them. I loved the spin, the trajectory, the yardage, but again, I never went on good runs. Going through the ground, I couldn’t feel the club as well as with the blade. So last week, I’m like, ‘Alright. I’m gonna go back more for…comfort, and see if I can get on a nice little run of ball striking.’

So that’s why I went back.

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OK, that makes sense. I know you had done some 2-wood testing recently. Is that in the bag right now?

It’s like day-by-day. I used it at Hilton Head every day. Valero, I used it one round. And this week, me and my caddie will do the book every morning, and if it’s a day where we think we need it, we’ll just put it in and take the 3-wood out. I love it because it’s a super simple swap. Like, it doesn’t really change much.

Yeah, can you tell me about that club? I mean, we don’t really know anything about it yet. You know? I haven’t hit it or anything, obviously.

It has grooves like a 3-wood. Spin is perfect. And it’s honestly, like, everything is in the middle of a 3-wood and driver number. Trajectory, spin, carry, all of it. So, a Hilton Head golf course is almost too easy to talk about because, you know, there, so many holes are driver 3-wood.

Valero, our thinking was we had two par-5’s into the wind, and we knew that it would take two great shots to get there in two. So instead of hitting driver-driver, we just put it in. And I used it on those holes.

Hilton was a little easier because it was off-the-tee kind of questions. But Colonial will be a golf course where, you know, there’s a lot of driver or 3-woods. It’s kind of like a backup putter or driver for me now. I’ll bring it to every tournament.

So it’s, like, in your locker right now, probably?

Well, it would be. It’s in my house [because Webb lives near by Quail Hollow Club, and is a member at the course.] It’s in the garage.

Oh, yeah, that’s right. Do you know what holes you might use it out here if it goes in play? 

Potentially 15, depending on the wind. Second shot on 10. Could be 14 off the tee. The chances here are pretty low (that he’ll use the 2-wood). But, like, Greensboro would be an awesome club all day. I’m trying to think of any other golf courses.

There’s plenty that it’ll be a nice weapon to have.

It’s interesting, the wave of 2-woods and mini drivers. Like, it’s just really taken off on Tour, and all the companies have seemed to embrace it.

Yeah. The thing I had to learn, it took me, like, at least a week to learn about it is you gotta tee it up lower than you think. I kept teeing it up too high. You need it low, like barely higher than a 3-wood. And that was where I got optimal spin and carry. If you tee it up too high, you just don’t get as much spin and lose distance, I don’t know if that’s just a mini driver thing.

And you obviously have a Jailbird putter this week. What spurred that on?

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Inconsistent putting. I’m stubborn in a lot of ways when it comes to my equipment, but I have to be open minded – I just hadn’t putted consistently well in a while. And I’m like, ‘Man, I feel my ball-striking coming along. Like I feel better; for real, better.’

If I can just get something in my hands that I’m consistent with. Being on Tour, you see it every year, guys get on little runs. I can put together four to five tournaments where I’m all the sudden back in the majors, or in the FedExCup Playoffs. You can turn things around quick out here. I’m like, ‘Man, whatever’s going to get me there, great.’

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And you’re going with it this week?

Hundred percent.

Alright, I love it. Thank you, I always love talking gear with you. Play well this week. 

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THE BLOOD BROTHERS reunite for U.S. tour and 'Crimes' reissue

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A decade on from their last round of reunion dates, Seattle-formed post-hardcore eccentrics the Blood Brothers have announced they're getting back together for a U.S. tour, which celebrates an upcoming vinyl reissue of their fourth full-length release, Crimes .

After teasing something being on the horizon in an Instagram post yesterday (May 15th), the band have now formally announced their plans to hit stages coast to coast throughout November and December.

The show poster is marked with "Everything will be just awful when we're around," a line taken from "The Shame" off 2003's Ross Robinson -produced …Burn, Piano Island Burn , though the upcoming dates coincide with the October 4th reissue of the following year's Crimes , which was produced by Fugazi's Guy Picciotto.

"As we've been putting together the 20th anniversary reissue of Crimes , what I'm struck by most listening back is the energy," vocalist Jordan Blilie commented in a press statement.

"It feels both feral and weirdly focused, like whatever chemistry we'd been tinkering with had finally crystallized. It was on stage, though, where that energy reached its most joyful, reckless, collective state. It's an experience that never really goes away, and one we wanted to share again. So, we'll be playing a handful of shows this fall. We hope to see you there."

As with last year's BPIB repress, the 20th anniversary edition of Crimes is being presented as a double LP that now includes b-sides, and a booklet featuring liner notes and era-specific photos. You can pre-order the album here , via Epitaph Records.

The Blood Brothers initially played from the late Nineties to 2007, but reunited for a run of dates in 2014. Band members went on to perform in Past Lives, Head Wound City, Jaguar Love, Fleet Foxes and more.

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Arron Oberholser, a former Tour winner who now is a Golf Channel analyst, took issue with Rahm’s comments about the LIV defector’s Tour loyalty earlier Tuesday ahead of the PGA Championship at Valhalla.

During his pre-championship presser, Rahm was asked for his observations “from the other side” on the current negotiations between the Tour and Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, which funds LIV, the league that signed Rahm last December for a reported mid-nine figures. Rahm took immediate exception to the assertion that he was on the “other side.”

“See, you guys keep saying ‘the other side,’ but I'm still a PGA Tour member, whether suspended or not,” Rahm said. “I still want to support the PGA Tour. And I think that's an important distinction to make. I don't feel like I'm on the other side. I'm just not playing there. That's at least personally.”

Rahm later added: “I've said however I can, I would like to support [the Tour], right? So even though I'm playing full-time on LIV Golf, like I've said many times, had I been allowed, I would have played some events earlier in the year, and if allowed in the future and not conflicting with my schedule, I would play in the future. … The PGA Tour has given me so much and has given me this platform and the opportunity that I'm not really going to turn to the side and go against it, because I'm not going against it.”

Oberholser, speaking from Golf Channel’s “Live From” desk, couldn’t believe his ears.

“He doesn’t get it,” Oberholser said of Rahm. “To this day, he doesn’t get it. And this is a guy who wanted a position or wanted to be heard, from what I understand, either a board position, policy board – he wanted to be heard on this whole thing before he went to LIV. And I feel like he wasn’t as heard as much as he probably should’ve been. And now I’m glad he wasn’t in that position because he doesn’t get it. As a PGA Tour player and as a PGA Tour member, still a card-carrying PGA Tour member and someone who supports the PGA Tour – not happy with what’s going on right now, obviously, but supports the PGA Tour – I’m incensed, quite honestly, by the level naivete, that you don’t get it, you still don’t get it. You took 500 large, and then you’re going to sit there and tell me, oh, you still feel like a PGA Tour member, I want to support the PGA Tour… I’m that mad right now, I’m that mad.

“Every player in that locker room right now if they watch that – and they’re on the PGA Tour – should be absolutely incensed by that.”

Many believed that Rahm’s move to LIV would expedite some sort of definitive agreement between the PGA Tour, DP World Tour and PIF. But following Jimmy Dunne’s abrupt resignation from the Tour’s policy board on Monday and Dunne’s accompanying comments citing “no meaningful progress” being made in the negotiations, it still appears a deal is far from imminent.

Rahm said he wasn’t privy to those discussions, but he echoed Rory McIlroy’s recent thoughts that there will need to be compromise from both sides to ultimately reach an agreement. Rahm also supports McIlroy’s desire for a world tour, saying, “I would love to be able to see that.”

Rahm didn’t, however, seem frustrated with the speed of the negotiations.

‘This would be some decisions and negotiations that can't be taken lightly, so it should take quite a bit of time to get it done properly,” Rahm said. “I wouldn't want to see something rushed just to get a resolution and not be comfortable for everybody of having just pushing the issues down the road, right? So, since I don't know what's going on behind closed doors, I really can't tell you, but I think they should take their time to make this work properly.

“I don't know if that takes one, two, three, five, six years. I don't know what that might be like. But I don't feel like I'm on any rush to make something happen today.”

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Correct. Tour Authentic would be things like Mavrik and Epic Flash Triple Diamonds that could be had from fitters and certain retailers. TC is the stuff that is actually earmarked for tour use at some

It depends on the series, they change. F is a flatter lie, TF is flatter again IIRC   Some of the suffixes on the Rogue heads were for CG location, they did some higher CG locations and lowe

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Nothing besides tour issue. F doesnt mean flat.

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48 minutes ago, ggpro said: How do you identify clubs that have been made by the Callaway Tour Department?

tour issue heads have a serial number starting with TA

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1 hour ago, third-times-a-charm said: tour issue heads have a serial number starting with TA
1 hour ago, belh22 said: Tc 
51 minutes ago, UnderPar18 said: TC

I think you're all correct.  I thought there were some Mavrik heads that had TA, but no TC. Epic Flash and back have had TC I believe.

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TA means Tour Authentic no? Its gear thats not OTR but you can still buy it from retail or fitter?

I thought true Tour Issue Callaway was TC serial.

21 minutes ago, Gohigh said: TA means Tour Authentic no? Its gear thats not OTR but you can still buy it from retail or fitter?   I thought true Tour Issue Callaway was TC serial.    

Correct. Tour Authentic would be things like Mavrik and Epic Flash Triple Diamonds that could be had from fitters and certain retailers. TC is the stuff that is actually earmarked for tour use at some level. 

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3 hours ago, third-times-a-charm said: tour issue heads have a serial number starting with TA

No, this prefix signifies that the product was a retail product that may have been a limited release of a unique model that was usually tour only.

TC is the correct prefix for tour issue Callaway products.

do any one know different between TCV and TCF serial for callaway?

57 minutes ago, krythus019 said: do any one know different between TCV and TCF serial for callaway?

 No difference, the suffix at the end of the serial number is more important 

3 hours ago, HISPL said:  No difference, the suffix at the end of the serial number is more important 

do you mind pointing out the different suffix and what they represent? 

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10 hours ago, ggpro said: How do you identify clubs that have been made by the Callaway Tour Department?

Hate seeing BST ads with Tour Issue listing and a TA stamp. Confusing. 🤔

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6 hours ago, HISPL said: No, this prefix signifies that the product was a retail product that may have been a limited release of a unique model that was usually tour only.   TC is the correct prefix for tour issue Callaway products.

Fine. Do I get half credit? lol

6 hours ago, krythus019 said: do any one know different between TCV and TCF serial for callaway?

The F and V signify where the head was made. V is for the Vietnam factory I believe and maybe F is for Mexico or something like that. The F/V shouldnt be of any significance overall.

3 hours ago, krythus019 said: do you mind pointing out the different suffix and what they represent? 

It depends on the series, they change. F is a flatter lie, TF is flatter again IIRC

Some of the suffixes on the Rogue heads were for CG location, they did some higher CG locations and lower CG locations. PPF was the highest CG/Spin model.

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11 hours ago, HISPL said: It depends on the series, they change. F is a flatter lie, TF is flatter again IIRC   Some of the suffixes on the Rogue heads were for CG location, they did some higher CG locations and lower CG locations. PPF was the highest CG/Spin model.
12 hours ago, third-times-a-charm said:   The F and V signify where the head was made. V is for the Vietnam factory I believe and maybe F is for Mexico or something like that. The F/V shouldnt be of any significance overall.

cool, thanks guys, I just check mine and it has the TD53 suffix, not sure what that is but maybe a tour draw?

I have a raw set of Apex MB's that don't have any serial number on them ?

Legit from the tour truck ?

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On 1/25/2021 at 2:02 PM, HISPL said: It depends on the series, they change. F is a flatter lie, TF is flatter again IIRC   Some of the suffixes on the Rogue heads were for CG location, they did some higher CG locations and lower CG locations. PPF was the highest CG/Spin model.

Anyone know what the significance is of TCF as a serial for an Apex UW please?

Just now, Pleasedwith3putts said: Anyone know what the significance is of TCF as a serial for an Apex UW please?

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‘Little House on the Prairie’ cast members celebrate 50th anniversary of show’s debut with tour

PEPIN, Wis. (WKBT) - It’s been 50 years since “Little House on the Prairie” debuted on TV.

Some of the cast members were in Wisconsin, where the show was set, celebrating that anniversary.

When “Little House on the Prairie” debuted in 1974, starring the late Michael Landon and Melissa Gilbert, Wendy Lou Lee, who played Grace Ingalls, said she never imagined the show’s legacy would continue decades later.

“I don’t think anyone thought that would happen, but Michael Landon, he predicted it that this would be here way longer than all of us would be here,” Lee said.

Friday kicked off Part 2 of the show’s 50th anniversary tour, highlighting the place author Laura Ingalls Wilder once called home.

“It started here. The story starts here, so that’s the whole thing. We wanted to pay tribute to the place where she was born and the Little House in the Big Woods book was written all about her time here in Pepin,” tour member Jackson Bishop said.

Cast members Jennifer Donati and Lee say the best part of it is now.

“We get to travel together at least once or twice a month and it’s really incredible. We do get to see Melissa Gilbert once in a while, but not that often,” Lee said.

For Pamela Roylance, who played Sarah Reed Carter, being on the show was a full-circle moment.

“I read the books when I was about 9 years old, and I loved the books. And I always wanted to be on the show. When I got on the show, it was a dream come true,” she said.

The actresses were asked what they thought Landon and Laura Ingalls Wilder would say.

“I’m sure Laura would be floored. I don’t think she could have even imagined all of this,” Donati said.

“And I think Michael Landon is smiling from heaven saying, wow, the work we did, and I’m gonna get emotional,” Lee said.

The celebration continued all weekend as fans came and met the participants.

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s charity foundation has been declared delinquent and ordered to stop raising or spending money, Page Six can reveal.

The royal duo have let the official registration fees for their charity, Archewell, lapse since at least the beginning of May, according to an official letter from California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta.

The document states that Archewell has been listed as “delinquent” with the registry of charities and fundraisers for failing to submit its annual report and its registration fees.

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The note adds, “An organization that is listed as delinquent is not in good standing and is prohibited from engaging in conduct for which registration is required, including soliciting or disbursing charitable funds.

“The organization may also be subject to penalties and its registration may be suspended or revoked by the Registry.”

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The couple set up their foundation after moving to the US in March 2020 after quitting their senior royal roles.

The group includes the couple’s nonprofit charitable foundation, as well as for-profit business divisions focusing on media production, Archewell Audio and Archewell Productions.

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The news of the late filing comes as Harry was snubbed by his father, King Charles , and brother, Prince William, on a trip to London before starting a semi-royal tour of Nigeria with his wife.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were greeted by excited crowds during their three-day visit to the West African country that Markle called her “motherland” after a DNA test found that she is 43 percent Nigerian.

She also showed off a cross necklace previously owned by her mother-in-law, Princess Diana, gifted to her by her husband.

A royal source told Page Six, “It’s certainly been a very royal week for Harry and Meghan!”

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Despite any issues with Archwell, the couple announced an expansion of the partnership between the GEANCO Foundation in Abuja and their own foundation.

After spending time with the nonprofit that administers the David Oyelowo Leadership Scholarship for Girls, Harry, 39, and Markle, 42, announced that Archewell’s existing initiative dedicated to serving girls and young women in Nigeria with menstrual health products and educational services will now include mental health resources and training for young men and women. 

The announcement coincides with an inaugural Mental Health Summit organized over two days for nearly 200 students in the Nigerian capital of Abuja.

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex opened the summit by speaking to the young people gathered there. 

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  22. Callaway Tour Issue

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