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Show Stoppers from Day Two: 2016 PGA Merchandise Show

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After Demo Day on Tuesday, The PGA Merchandise Show moves inside the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando for its remaining three days. In case you missed it, here are our Show Stoppers from Day One of the Show.

Now it’s on to Day Two’s list, as well as our general galleries from Thursday.

Leupold GX-2i2 rangefinder

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Like the company’s top-shelf GX-4i2 rangefinder ($499.99), Leupold’s new GX-2i2 has TGR (True Golf Range) technology, which gives golfers yardages that consider elevation changes, atmospheric conditions and trajectory.

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Unlike the GX-4i2, however, which uses an adjustable face plate to make the device legal for tournament play, the GX-2i2’s TGR mode can be toggled on and off in the device menu. Better news? It’s USGA approved for tournament play when TGR mode is toggled off.

The GX-2i2 is accurate to 0.5 yards and has a range of 800 yards. How does it know a golfer’s trajectory, you might be asking? By entering the yardage a golfer hits each club, the GX-2i2 is better able to calculate the effect of uphill and downhill shots.

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Along with PinHunter and PrismLock technology, which sounds an audible beep when it senses a prism-equipped flagstick, the GX-2i2 comes with FogMode, which helps acquire yardages through the fog.

Foresight’s 180-degree hitting bay

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Each year, more and more of the PGA Merchandise Show floor is populated with companies touting launch monitors and golf simulators that improve the experience of indoor golf.

Foresight Golf, which makes the popular GC2 launch monitor, wowed us with a 180-degree hitting bay that used three projectors to showcase its FSX golf simulator software in 4K resolution.

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HMT (left) attaches to the side of Foresight’s GC2 unit.

GC2 is a camera-based launch monitor that’s easy to set up — it needs just a few feet of space — and offers an in-depth look at everything golfers will want to know about their ball flight by analyzing the ball’s movement over an 18-inch stretch.

When equipped with the company’s HMT (head measurement technology), GC2 becomes an attractive alternative to today’s top launch monitors for golfers who want to measure finer details such as angle of attack, club path, and rate of closure. And since HMT is a camera based system, there’s no more guessing about where golfers contact the ball on the club face. The unit can actually “see” impact.

Both GC2 (about $6000) and HMT (about $6495) can be used indoors and outdoors.

KLVN golf bags

A golf bag is a golf bag, right? That notion has been challenged in recent years by companies that believe a better golf bag is possible.

The latest is a company called KLVN, which launched a new bag at the Show. Its bag is actually two bags, and uses a rigid frame made of glass-filled nylon (a strong plastic) and ABS (a resin material) to house a smaller carry bag within the larger cart bag.

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The carry bag is secured inside the cart bag with a locking mechanism. With the push of a button, however, golfers can take the smaller bag with them in situations where they can’t proceed with their golf cart.

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The bags sell for $389, and can be customized in different colors and with different pockets based on a golfer’s tastes.

Golf Pride Tour SNSR, Tech-Enabled Grips

With two new grip lines announced at the this year’s Show, Golf Pride has positioned itself squarely in two of the industry’s fastest growing spaces.

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The company’s Tour SNSR (pronounced sensor) putter grips are available April 1, and use two different designs to help golfers manage tension. The Tour SNSR Straight grips are blue and black, and have a non-tapered design. That means the top of the grip and the bottom of the grip are roughly the same thickness.

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The Tour SNSR Contour grips are red and black, and use an oversized pistol shape that helps stabilize a golfer’s top hand. Both grips sell for $24.99, and use a soft, rubber construction that depresses when a golf grips the putter too firmly.

6de3e4a60a41b2d74ae0b07a48923c81Golf Pride also announced a partnership with Game Golf. Together they created a version of Golf Pride’s popular Tour Velvet grip that comes equipped with Game Golf’s shot-tracking “tags.”

Details on distribution and pricing will be unveiled later this spring, but the technology gives Game Golf users the ability to seamlessly track and share their rounds, shot data, and compete in Game Golf events on Android and iOS devices without adding anything extra to their clubs. Golfers will also receiving recommendations on when it’s time to change their grips based on the number of rounds played, according to the company.

Bentley Golf

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You would expect golf clubs with the Bentley logo on them to carry a hefty price tag… but $100,000? While the stock set — including 14 clubs — retails for $3,500, the tricked out version, which includes a trip to Japan for a fully customized set will run golfers six figures.

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The irons, offered in blade and CB models, are made from S25 carbon steel and forged by Vega with a dual finish, “piano” black and satin.

Throughout the set, the designs are inspired by shapes from a Bentley automobile; the dividing lines between silver and black finishes take after the haunch in the rear quarter panel, and the grip offerings are made to match the different interior leather options.

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The drivers — made from titanium — are offered in 9, 10.5 and 12 degree lofts, while the fairway woods come in a 15-degree head.

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The shafts come in women’s, regular and stiff-flex offerings, labeled with Bentley’s own design, but any custom shaft is available for an upcharge. Other than the stainless steel finish on the iron shafts, golfers can have rose gold or gun metal if your pockets feel up to the challenge.

Why golf clubs for Bentley? Well, because the owners of Bentley like to play golf. Fair enough.

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Bentley Golf also has ball markers (steel for $70 or silver for up to $700), divot repair tools (about $700) and golf bags (about $3500).

Specs are listed below.

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Happy Putter doubles down on adjustability

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Brainstorm Golf’s first generation Happy Putter introduced a level of adjustability never-before-seen on the market, offering golfers the ability to adjust lie angle, loft, offset, weight and even dexterity (between right-handed and left-handed with the same putter).

According to its CEO and president Vikash Sanyal, however, the putters weren’t getting the traction and play on Tour that he wanted. But as he said, “with desperation comes creativity.”

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Its new prototypes (blade and mallet), which are expected to hit the market in April around the Masters, offer three interchangeable sight lines made from aluminum. With its second generation designs, Happy Putter is 2-for-2 on bringing something new to the putter market. Also, they offer the same adjustable options (aside from dexterity) as its predecessors.

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Hosels are more toward the heel than its predecessor to allow space for the sight lines.

According to Sanyal, the company has signed Champions Tour player Steve Pate, and a top-100 PGA Tour player and three top-10 LPGA players are soon to be announced. The new putters are expected to sell for $320, and have head weights between 360 and 390 grams.

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24 Comments

  1. Grand Bleu

    Sep 2, 2016 at 11:50 am

    Sure Bentley clubs look nice ! Sure production quantities don’t matter as they are made one by one.. but goods from prestigious brands aren’t just a show out : Aston Martin forged irons have a good reputation.. And they are quite expensive but not irrealistic, even for who doesn’t own an Aston.. Surprisingly, I have bought from my regular dealer an Aston Martin black wedge, a AM cap and a AM polo and paix 125€ for the whole thing ! And since, this 56° is my favourite club !

  2. Grand Bleu

    Sep 2, 2016 at 11:27 am

    Re/Bentley golf
    Sure it Looks nice ! Sure they are hand made, so production quantities don’t m

  3. scott

    Feb 3, 2016 at 3:20 am

    imagine being a broke 1 handicap and getting these comped. haha

  4. Golfgirlrobin

    Jan 31, 2016 at 10:59 pm

    Manager at my local Golf Galaxy told me they hadn’t sold a single Happy putter in five months. Hard to imagine doubling down on that.

  5. Trump

    Jan 31, 2016 at 2:50 pm

    I invented Bently clubs. Anyone who doesn’t use Bently clubs is a looser.

  6. Bob

    Jan 31, 2016 at 4:12 am

    “Prestige” car companies sell lots of luxury add ons at absurd list prices. As far as I can tell they are for people who have so much money they don’t look at prices and to fill up car maker catalogues.

  7. I'm Ron Burgundy??

    Jan 30, 2016 at 1:02 am

    Haha Bentley!! HAHA! I thought that was a joke?!! I wrote it down in my diary and I laughed at it!

  8. Nope

    Jan 29, 2016 at 4:22 pm

    The GC2 is such an annoying machine, having to take it apart and move the camera around from one side to the other for the Left hand. And you can’t reliably use it outside when the light changes, it confuses the machine.

    • talljohn777

      Feb 1, 2016 at 6:25 pm

      Try playing right handed. Problem solved.

  9. Gardner Fuller

    Jan 29, 2016 at 3:31 pm

    That KLVN bag looks pretty cool!

  10. Willy

    Jan 29, 2016 at 2:25 pm

    Looks like Bentley is trying to enter the PXG high end market in golf….will be interesting to see if that market can be profitable. Seems like a bad idea, but I also don’t have $$$ like the audience they are targeting, so maybe people will buy into the brand.

  11. Jafar

    Jan 29, 2016 at 1:52 pm

    Sweet, now all I need is a Bentley golf cart

  12. Ryan k

    Jan 29, 2016 at 1:45 pm

    Any word on release date of that rangefinder?

    Also think the klvn bag is a great idea but seriously $389? Let’s be real.

  13. cody

    Jan 29, 2016 at 12:04 pm

    Mr Happy putter, have you considered that maybe as a new comer to the market that maybe you should introduce your interesting although gimmicky putter at a more reasonable price point in order to gain the traction that you are looking for??

    • Happy Not

      Jan 29, 2016 at 2:49 pm

      No.
      Golf is an elite sport, not for the street. Not meant to be easily affordable

      • Other Paul

        Jan 31, 2016 at 8:46 pm

        Maybe where you live. In my city a huge portion of the average people play golf for fun.

  14. Chuck

    Jan 29, 2016 at 11:25 am

    lol. I remember “Porsche Golf.” When was the last time you saw a Porsche driver, or a complete set of Porsche clubs?

    (Writing this made me check on whether you could still buy overpriced Porsche clubs; you can’t. But you can still buy Porsche bags, apparel, headwear, logo ball marks, etc. And, setting aside the brain-damage prices, they are very nice items indeed. They should just not pretend to make the best golf clubs. It does not make sense. It would be like Tiffany making golf clubs. Or maybe like TaylorMade building a sports car.)

  15. Doc

    Jan 29, 2016 at 10:53 am

    The company’s Tour SNSR (pronounced SNSR) … LMAO

    • Zak Kozuchowski

      Jan 29, 2016 at 12:10 pm

      Thanks for catching that, Doc. It’s been a crazy week!

  16. ooffa

    Jan 29, 2016 at 10:46 am

    Bentley Golf. LOL. Shoot for the stars. Maybe someone will buy a set. But that person will be laughed at. By the salesman (secretly) and by his friends. (outwardly).

    • TWShoot67

      Jan 29, 2016 at 1:11 pm

      It would be like this Owner of Bentley clubs, ” look guys I have Bentley Woods and irons.” Friends response, ” Who give a s#!^!”

    • Tom

      Jan 29, 2016 at 1:12 pm

      It’s always a good thing to have a friend with dispensable funds.

    • Steve

      Jan 29, 2016 at 4:52 pm

      Laughing harder when your twenty by him with driver you got on clearance

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Cameron Young’s WITB from his win at the 2025 Wyndham Championship. Cameron is a Titleist staff player but his bag is definitely filled with some unique clubs. Here are the clubs he used to secure his first PGA Tour win!

Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX

3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

Hybrid: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Black VeloCore+ 10 X

Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Titleist T100 (5), Titleist 631.CY Prototype (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F @57), WedgeWorks (60-K* @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Prototype

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Driver: Titleist GT3 (10 degrees, C2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X

7-wood: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X

Irons: Titleist T150 (4, 5), Titleist T100 (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F, 56-08M @57, 60-04T @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

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Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow

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GolfWRX Members Choice presented by 2nd Swing: Best driver of 2025

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We’re proud to once again partner with 2nd Swing Golf to bring you GolfWRX Members Choice 2025! 2nd Swing has more than 150,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here

What is the best driver in 2025? At GolfWRX, we take great pride in our online community and the cumulative knowledge and experience of our members. When it comes to the best driver of 2025, we want to know what our forum faithful think.

Since our founding in 2005, the bedrock of GolfWRX.com has been the community of passionate and knowledgeable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX members — the most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. No other group of golfers in the world tests golf clubs as frequently or as extensively, nor is armed with such in-depth information about the latest technology.

Below are the results of GolfWRX member voting for the 2025 best driver, along with the vote percentage for each club.

Best driver of 2025: The top 5

5. Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond: 6.02%

Callaway’s pitch: “For golfers looking for a fast, forgiving, yet workable driver, the Elyte Triple Diamond features a tour-inspired shape and is the preferred model by most Callaway tour players.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond here.

4. Ping G440 Max: 6.86%

Ping’s pitch: “The most forgiving G440 model, MAX has a hotter face to generate speed and distance, and a lighter overall system weight with a longer shaft (46″) for faster clubhead speed, higher launch and longer carries. The Free Hosel and Carbonfly Wrap crown save weight to create our lowest CG ever and increase forgiveness while contributing to a more muted, pleasing sound.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 Max here.

3. Ping G440 LST: 9.53%

Ping’s pitch: “LST is an especially good fit for faster swings, offering less spin and more control with a penetrating trajectory. A hotter face, lighter overall system weight and longer shaft (46″) deliver more speed and distance while maintaining tight dispersion.”

@phizzy30: “Not a fan of Ping drivers in general, but 440 LST takes the cake. It’s super forgiving across the face for a low spin head, looks and sounds good and the ability to make it play neutral or slightly fade biased through the hosel settings is very appealing.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 LST here.

2. Titleist GT3: 16.55%

Titleist’s pitch: “The GT3 Driver offers Titleist’s boldest combination of power and personalization through adjustable performance. Dial in the CG Track to your frequent contact location to make your biggest drives even bigger while taking total control over flight and shaping.”

@mrmikeac: “I’ve been Anti-Titleist for years and years and years (outside of Vokey, of course). With that being said, HOLY BEGEEZUS the GT3 driver is an absolute NUCLEAR MONSTER! This thing blew my G430 10K Max out of the water in every single category. Forgiveness is the biggest thing that stands out of me, the 3 model has always been one of the less forgiving models in the past but this GT3 can take bad shot after bad shot and still end up in the fairway, I think a ton of that has to do with the adjustability, it’s actually effective. Feel and sound is perfect, that solid crack is so addicting to hear and when you hit it out the screws this thing can absolutely bomb it. Titleist, I’m sorry for doubting you. You have converted me.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT3 here.

1. Titleist GT2: 22.91%

Titleist’s pitch: “Delivering impressive distance from any impact point, the Titleist GT2 Driver extracts maximum performance through a forgiving design. Get the stability and added confidence of a high-MOI driver without sacrificing speed.”

@DTorres: “The Titleist GT2 has proven to be the best driver of the year. Packaged in a classic profile, GT2 perfectly balances performance and forgiveness while consistently being a high performer across all categories.”

You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT2 here.

Other drivers receiving >2% of the vote

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Ping G430 Max 10K 3.85%
Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond 3.68%
TaylorMade Qi35 3.51%
Callaway Elyte 3.18%
Cobra DS Adapt X 2.34%
Cobra DS Adapt LS 2.17%
TaylorMade Qi35 LS 2.17%

 

 

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