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8 Revealing Photos from the 2016 PGA Championship
GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 PGA Championship at Baltusrol Golf Club’s Lower Course in Springfield, New Jersey. If you missed any of the photos from this week, make sure to browse through the galleries in the links below.
Glory’s Last Shot takes on multiple meanings this year; not only is it the season’s final major, but it’s the last “revealing photos” for awhile, as we’re taking a hiatus from the feature. So it’s either glory or bust in this week’s revealing photos.
So, let’s get started with Revealing Photos: Glory’s Last Shot.
Baltus Roll
Major championships are often described as a battle, meaning the players must fight against not only difficult courses, but unrelenting nerves. Recently, however, there’s a new type of battle at the majors, and it’s between equipment companies to see who can design the coolest one-off staff bag to commemorate the event.
At the Open Championship, TaylorMade won with its Open leaderboard inspired bags. The PGA Championship staff bag champion, on the other hand, belongs to Callaway with its Baltus Roll bags and headcovers.
If you don’t know who Baltus Roll (B.R.) is, you must read this story right now. To summarize, he’s the victim of a murder, is buried 5 miles from the premises, and the land he once owned was turned into a golf club named after him: Baltusrol Golf Club.
The bags are a tribute to Baltus Roll and Baltusrol’s historic club house. The brown represents the club house’s base color, while the green-and-white stripes represent the awning (as seen below).
The wings are a tribute to the club’s logo, as are the yellow and red color schemes shown throughout. “Springfield” written on the base of the bags are for the township the club is located.
Callaway didn’t miss much in its intricate design, did it?
Fujikura (Baltus) Rolls out new Evo shaft
We spotted a new shaft from Fujikura at the final major of the year. We don’t know anything about it, or if anyone was demanding a third rendition of the Speeder Evolution shafts, but feel free to speculate. Read what GolfWRXers are saying about it in our forum.
Spieth is changing it up
As we’ve seen, Spieth isn’t one to change clubs very often, so when he does we take notice. Previously, he was using Titleist’s new 716 T-MB 3 iron, but looks as though he’s back with the familiar 712U driving iron he’s played the last few years.
He’s also yet to change to Titleist’s new 917 driver, unlike Byeong Hun-An, who used it to win the PGA Championship’s long-drive contest with a 347-yard blast.
Spieth will take to the PGA Championship with some new stampings on his wedges, though, starring the “Towel Mike.” That’s pretty funny, since he constantly asks caddie Mike Greller for a towel to dry his hands or clean his club.
But the switch he should be making is re-gripping his driver, since his thumb has nearly dug a hole through the grip into the shaft.
Nice try, Charley
A note to Charley Hoffmann: You can hide your lead tape from T.V. cameras with a little black marker cover up, but you can’t hide from GolfWRX.
This ain’t the lesson tee
The PGA Championship provides PGA Club Professionals, who typically make their paychecks running the show at country clubs and giving lessons, a chance to participate in a major championship. All they have to do is qualify in the PGA Professional Championship, which was held this year at Turning Stone Resort in New York.
Click to see the top-20 finishers who earned invites into the field.
Rich Beem WITB
Gotta love the stand bag from the one-time Assistant Pro at a course in Texas. In case you forgot, Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship at Hazeltine, holding off none other than Tiger Woods by one stroke.
And he has a set of black PXG 0311 irons in the bag. While people will surely call him out for putting lead tape on the irons, saying the move “defeats the purpose of the screws,” but remember, the Tungsten weights on the irons are not interchangeable like they are on the driver, so we’ll give him a pass.
Also, nothing but respect for the Beemer strolling out to the PGA with an old school Bullseye putter. Awesome WITB. Give em the dance, Richie!
On the grind
No better way to grind out a major than grinding the soles of your irons until they’re raw. I like Freddie Jacobson’s chances this week solely for that reason.
For the love of cars
At first glance, Scotty Cameron’s custom putter for the 2016 PGA Championship is a bit confusing, so we cleared up the design with a Titleist representative:
“Scotty was inspired by the Baltusrol Golf Club’s flying golf ball logo and wanted to celebrate his love of cars, American Craftsmanship, and gorgeous hood ornaments… thus came the Goddess in Flight headcover.”
As a reminder, here’s the Balustrol Golf Club logo.
Enjoy your viewing of the season’s last major, and I hope you enjoyed the last revealing photos for awhile. See you next season!
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
- Peter Malnati what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. More photos from the event here.
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
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Fastback 1.5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow
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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
| Driver | Vote percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Cobra DS Adapt Max K | 4.85% |
| 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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BoBo
Sep 16, 2017 at 2:07 am
If you want more ‘draw’ control from your driver and you can’t seem to get it from the adjustable weights, JUST ADD A GOB OF LEAD TAPE ….. because the Fade/Draw/CG adjustments are virtually useless if you understand the design of club head distribution of mass. It’s a psychological scam and a swing fraud.
Collin
Jul 30, 2016 at 8:53 pm
That stinks this was my favorite feature