ORLANDO. – The Arnold Palmer Invitational starts Thursday, and Golfweek’s David Dusek was on the range and in the practice area Monday at the Bay Hill Club and Lodge.
He spotted plenty of interesting gear and equipment under the Florida sun.
Swag Golf specializes in boldly colored milled putters and eye-catching putter head covers.
Tommy Fleetwood said his prototype TaylorMade P-7TW irons are similar in size and shape to the Nike irons he played for the past several years. The grooves on the sole are made by a milling machine as it passes back and forth shaving metal.
Si Woo Kim’s Callaway Mack Daddy 4 wedges are made with raw steel, and they rust with exposure to air and water.
Jimmy Walker plays a Titleist 718 T-MB 3-iron and 718 MB irons. His wedges are Vokey Design SM7.
The original TaylorMade Spider putter was released 10 years ago. At Bay Hill, these new Spider X putters were available for pros to try. Rory McIlroy has used a copper-toned Spider X in 2019.
Kiradech Aphibarnrat has his signature etched into his Callaway Apex MB irons, and his likeness has been added to his Callaway Mack Daddy Forged gap wedge.
Byeong-Hun An’s prototype Vokey Design lob wedge is stamped 5712R-001. According to a Titleist representative, that is the model number of the Patek Philippe Nautilus Moon Phase Rose Gold watch his father-in-law gave him as a gift.
Former University of Texas star Beau Hossler blends TaylorMade RSi UDI 4- and 5-irons with TaylorMade P770 irons and Milled Grind wedges.
Hossler’s TaylorMade TP Red Collection Ardmore putter is protected by an Endless Summer-themed head cover.
Danny Willett’s Callaway X-Forged UT irons and Forged wedges are trimmed in Masters green.
