Equipment

TaylorMade SLDR Hybrid for sale on eBay

Published

13 years ago

Sep 23, 2013

Through the years, we at GolfWRX have become accustomed to seeing new product photos leak well before their launch dates. But what we’re not used to seeing is embargoed products leak on eBay, which is what happened this weekend with TaylorMade’s new SLDR hybrid.

The adjustable 18.5-degree hybrid, which has a buy-it-now price of $349.99 (about double what we expect the club to cost when it hits stores), has a size and shape that’s consistent with TaylorMade hybrids, as well cosmetics that are similar to TaylorMade’s SLDR driver and fairway woods. It also has the same speed pocket that was present on TaylorMade’s new SLDR fairway wood that we spotted at the Tour Championship.

The seller is says that the club is a “sample … still in plastic.” It is located in Leesburg, Ga., and has a stiff-flex RocketFuel hybrid shaft but no SLDR headcover. Most surprising is the seller’s history. He or she has a 60 positive feedback scores and 60 other items currently for sale, but none of them are golf clubs.

The seller has sold golf equipment before, especially gear made by TaylorMade-adidas. But from what we can tell, he or she has never sold anything like this is the past. That why we (as well as TaylorMade when they catch wind of the sale) are scratching our heads to understand how the club got into the hands of an eBay seller.

Click here to see what GolfWRX members are saying about the hybrid in the forums.

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9 Comments

Tad

Oct 14, 2013 at 8:36 am

I wander if the seller made this form a 3d printer and is now trying to sell it for more than what the fairway wood will cost. its a scam

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Lee H.

Sep 24, 2013 at 12:04 am

Apparently, the person either saw this article or was contacted by Taylormade as the item was pulled and is no longer for sale.What’s messed up is that the shaft and grip are from the RBZ stage 2 hybrid since they are both black and gold. The new Sldr driver is a black grip and the new Speedblade has a black and blue grip. I would think the new sldr hybrid would either have an all black or black and blue grip.

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lloyd duffield

Sep 23, 2013 at 5:33 pm

THERES BEEN PLENTY OF PICTURES AND SPECS ON THE NET ABOUT THIS CLUB. ITS PROBLEY A GOOD FAKE

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- MorikawaTMaG
  
  Sep 28, 2013 at 3:13 pm
  
  no its real, trust me retailers are able to buy it right now
  
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Poo

Sep 23, 2013 at 3:22 pm

Stolen head. Simples.

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- J
  
  Sep 23, 2013 at 4:31 pm
  
  And advertising something he stole for sale on the Internet.
  
  Right.
  
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  - Merde
    
    Sep 23, 2013 at 10:14 pm
    
    Plenty of sheep out there who don’t know crap about nothing who would buy this in a heartbeat. Not everybody reads GolfWRX.
    
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Nicholas

Sep 23, 2013 at 2:35 pm

It’s a Trap!

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Gaz

Sep 23, 2013 at 12:01 pm

You can see his face in the picture. Looks like Rory to me, probably been gathering what he can while the rest of the players are preparing for post-cut rounds.

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Putters that never made it: Check out some of the best tour builds that didn’t make the cut

Published

2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

Alistair Cameron

Arguably, the best perk of being a professional golfer on the PGA Tour is the ability to request or even just be handed pretty much any club you could think of. It happens more often than you think, usually with putters around the practice green from one event to the next. Come Wednesday, the Tour bags lining the edge of the putting surface become resting places for fallen flatsticks that never made the cut.

So let’s take a look at some of the best we’ve seen out on Tour this year that never made it to the competition. (You may notice none of Hideki Matsuyama’s custom Scotty Cameron putters made this list. There are too many.)

Let’s start with this custom Damascus Milled Odyssey Rossie made for Ryo Hisatsune. Featuring a single line and the short-slant hossel, we’ve seen plenty of Number 7 and jailbird heads featuring the Damascus Milled insert, but this is the first and only one we’ve spotted in a Rossie. Hisatsune primarily putts with an Odyssey Black Series iX #9, but we have seen him recently with a TaylorMade TP Collection SOTO, so there could be potential that the Damascus Milled Rossie could end up in the bag.

Everyone wants to be Cameron Young right now. We’ve had Justin Thomas and Tom Hoge both game the Scotty Cameron 9.5R prototype. Well, for the PGA Championship, Brooks Koepka nearly joined that list after requesting the same style of putter, with the full-length alignment line. But the Scotty Cameron reps took the request a step further and made one specially for Koepka with a Teryllium insert, similar to one in his previous Newport 2 gamers. The reason why this one didn’t go into play, though? Because it was too heavy.

Harry Hall was the third-best putter on Tour last year, so when Bettinardi made him a custom proto, you know it was going to be good. The custom BB28 blade features VDF face milling, a custom-welded single-bend shaft, and the owner’s initials – HH – on the sole of the putter. Hall, who usually games an Odyssey O-Works #7 W, has dabbled with a TaylorMade Spider Tour X already this year. Maybe there’s a chance this Bettinardi might make his bag.

Honestly, this one doesn’t need a description. It’s Kieth Mitchell’s custom Scotty Cameron Napa. One Scotty Cameron face stamp, two Scotty Dogs, two Scotty Cameron 7-Point Crowns and one Circle T. That is all. Oh, except for the Cashmere Cameron headcover.

Finally, and just for fun, how about we pour one out for this TaylorMade Spider Tour X made for Scottie Scheffler in its new torched finish. It’s unlikely we’ll see a putter change anytime soon from the best golfer in the world. In fact, he hit just two putts with it on the Harbour Town practice before going back to his trusty gamer.

Whats in the Bag

Patrick Reed WITB 2026 (May)

Published

2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: Titleist GT3 (9 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 130 M.S.I. 70 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X

Irons: Grindworks PR-202 (4), Grindworks PR-101A (5-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Cleveland RTX6 Tour Rack (52-10 Mid), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-08M), SM11 (60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron Tour Rat 1.5 Tour Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride MCC

See more photos of Patrick Reed’s clubs here.

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Which of Tiger’s major winning irons are your favorite? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

2 weeks ago

May 18, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been discussing their favorite major winning irons used by Tiger Woods. WRXer ‘golferdude54’ kicks off the thread saying:

“Mizuno MP 14/29. Titleist 681T. Nike Forged Blades. TaylorMade P7TW.

Among these irons that helped Tiger win 15 majors, which is your favorite in terms of looks?”

And our members have been naming their favorites and why in response.

Here are a couple of posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

SwingBlade: “I prefer the early blades he played and the more recent TM TW’s especially because after Tiger had his major behavioral setbacks, part of Nikes support payback was making Tiger play a Nike putter and cease using his beloved uniquely customized Scotty putter.”
ProjectX: “This (Nike Forged Blades) and there’s not even a close second.”

Entire Thread: “Which of Tiger’s major winning irons are your favorite? – GolfWRXers discuss”