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Is Paige Spiranac helping grow the game of golf by being in the 2018 SI Swimsuit issue?
Is Paige Spiranac good for golf? Host Michael Williams discusses the Instagram star, who is making her first appearance in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue this week. Also, Golf Channel contributor and veteran golf writer Ron Sirak gives his thoughts on the WM Phoenix Open, the upcoming ATT Pebble Beach Pro-Am and a look at Tiger Woods’ next event.
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On this episode of the Club Junkie Podcast, I head to the Titleist Performance Institute for a full driver fitting with the new Titleist GTS lineup. We dive into the fitting process, talk about what made the biggest difference in performance, and break down how the different GTS heads and shaft combinations compare on the launch monitor. If you are thinking about a new driver setup for this season, there is a lot to take away from this one.
I also get into Brooks Koepka and the gear setup he brought to the PGA Championship, including the putters that caught my eye during the week. There are some interesting equipment trends showing up at the highest level right now and we break down what stands out.
To wrap things up, I talk about reshafting a few wedges, what I learned during the process, and swapping an adaptor onto a new shaft for another build project in the shop. A gear packed episode from start to finish for anyone who loves golf equipment and club building.
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Excited for this week’s WITB as we get to add the new Titleist GTS woods to the bag! I was fit at Titleist’s TPI facility in Oceanside California a few weeks ago and my new clubs just showed up. I am also adding a cool set of irons that I built last year some wild custom wedges into a new golf bag. Speaking of the bag I have a new Ghost Anyday Black Ops stand bag that I will be using on my Motocaddy Remote M7 electric cart.
Driver: Titleist GTS3 (11 degrees @ 10.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 6s
3-wood: Titleist GT1 3Tour (14.5 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD CQ-7s
5-wood: Titleist GTS (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 7s
9-wood: Titleist GT1 (24 degress)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Red 7s
Irons: Bettinardi CB24 (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS C-Taper Lite 110 stiff
Wedge: TaylorMade MG5 (50-09 SB)
Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT 125 Stiff
Wedge: TaylorMade MG5 (56-12 SB)
Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT 125 Stiff
Wedge: TaylorMade MG5 (60-08 LB)
Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT 125 Stiff
Putter: Dan Carraher ZT Proto
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour
Bag: Ghost Anyday Black Ops Stand Bag
In this episode of the Club Junkie Podcast, we dive into one of the most interesting flatstick releases of the year with a full review of the new TaylorMade SYSTM 2 putters. After spending time on the greens, I break down what makes this design stand out, where it performs, and why it has me completely torn between loving it and fighting it. If you are into feel, alignment, and consistency, this is one you will want to hear about.
We also take a look at some of the putters in play on the PGA Tour last week. From familiar favorites to a few surprising setups, there is always something to learn from what the best players in the world are rolling with under pressure.
To wrap things up, I walk through the process of building a set of JP Golf Prime irons paired with Baddazz Gold Series shafts. From component selection to performance goals, this is a deep dive into what goes into creating a unique custom set and why this combo has been so intriguing.
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Dave
Feb 5, 2019 at 1:22 am
She’s beautiful. She plays golf well. We need more of this. Just enjoy it…
Fang
Sep 28, 2018 at 7:27 pm
She’s growing my weiner.
Steven Meyers
Nov 9, 2018 at 3:14 pm
Damn, too late!
Dan Igger
Mar 27, 2018 at 11:32 pm
She’s an attention who*e who constantly needs validation. With that nose she is a 7 out of 10 at the most. If she did not have the fake ta ta’s and blonde hair she would be a 6 maybe. Anyways the wall is coming for Paige, if she doesn’t wize up she will have to marry an old man. Or even worse burn the coal via mud sharking.
Bruno
Feb 10, 2018 at 12:53 pm
Page is the picture of par pulchritude …. 😮
John Krug
Feb 10, 2018 at 11:07 am
How long before Trump invites Paige to “play”.
Steven Meyers
Nov 9, 2018 at 3:22 pm
Probably around the same time you get an invite from him.
Mikele
Feb 9, 2018 at 1:55 pm
She’s hot, sweet and great eye candy. By all means, she should make every penny she can off it because her golf game will never earn her much more than I can pull in from a $20 Nassau on Saturday morning.
Bob Jones
Feb 9, 2018 at 10:55 am
Less than a handful of LPGA players could cash in on their looks, and Paige is one of them. So why not? The day will come when she won’t earn income from golf, and from her looks as well, so why not cash in while has a chance? As for whether or not her modeling is “good for the game” or whether or not she’s a negative role model for junior girl golfers is entirely irrelevant. She owes golf nothing and she owes young golfers nothing. It’s her life, and her choice, and none of anyone else’s business.
Dan
Feb 8, 2018 at 6:48 pm
Shut up… was Danica Patrick trying to grow NASCAR by doing the SI Swimsuit issue… let the girl do her thing, she tried to play that failed because people like you all. Good lord, if she wants to use her platform to model then who gives a dam?
Robert
Feb 9, 2018 at 3:27 am
She failed because of us? LOL, just LOL. She failed because she doesn’t have what she needs to have to compete with the best. Got a couple of sponsor exemptions and wasted them horribly. Looks don’t play.
atis chalardthum
Feb 8, 2018 at 5:43 pm
I’m on instagram. You know how many girls “golfer” are on it? I don’t know 99.9% will never make it on LET, LPGA or whatever tours they have. They are living a good life though. Traveling, playing good course, attending PGA events and stuff. Help growing the game? I don’t think so, nice to look at? For sure.
Andrew
Feb 8, 2018 at 1:09 pm
It’s pretty bad when 40 “likes” miraculously show up overnight. Computers fapping to humans now?
Amy
Feb 8, 2018 at 11:31 am
According to the AMA, doctors now diagnose obesity a disease. I see many diseased male golfers on the golf course attempting to swing a golf club with their non-golfing bodies. Page is just showing us what a female golf body looks like, and it looks good for golf and viewing. Just suck it up fellas.
James Strachan
Feb 9, 2018 at 1:00 pm
Well said, Amy.
Dr. Bernfeld
Nov 10, 2018 at 2:26 pm
Before you can diagnose obesity as a “disease”, a medical doctor should be trained in clinical nutrition, which they are not. Obesity is sadness, emptiness, loneliness, all in epidemic proportions in America. If doctors learned preventive medicine instead of reactionary chemical poisoning, America wouldn’t be so sad, depressed, and obese.
4right
Feb 8, 2018 at 11:23 am
The only bad about this is the article…
Brian
Feb 8, 2018 at 11:15 am
Like anyone is going to suddenly take up golf just because Paige is hot.
The Colonel
Mar 30, 2018 at 7:37 pm
Was k wrong to do that???
Progolfer
Feb 8, 2018 at 10:23 am
Can someone explain to me how taking one’s clothes off grows a game founded on morals, decency, and respect?!
Nat Thorp
Feb 9, 2018 at 11:36 am
Sorry. Meant to say, NOT as simple as “practice more”
Alfredo Smith
Feb 17, 2018 at 4:22 pm
Oh my, a purist lol.
CB
Feb 8, 2018 at 2:15 am
Young girls are looking at her and asking questions of their parents whether it’s OK to be mediocre at playing golf but more important to have large breasts and a whiny voice and better at moaning on social media making easy money that way than actually achieving victories in golf, thanks to her.
DaveJ
Feb 9, 2018 at 10:53 am
You have an odd definition of mediocre. Mediocre would be like a 12-16 handicap. She is likely a scratch. I hope my daughters think it is OK to be mediocre at golf, otherwise they might as well not even bother taking up the sport because the chances of being better than 9 handicap are pretty long unless all you do is golf and I wouldn’t want that for them.
PatS
Feb 9, 2018 at 1:47 pm
I fully agree Dave. I’ve been mediocre at golf for about 25 years and I still enjoy it. I hope my daughter does to. In my opinion, women like Paige are just what golf needs to grow the game. I follow her on Instagram and she looks like she has a lot of fun playing golf. She’s not afraid to show herself screwing up and she’s not afraid of showing emotion pulling off a tough shot. The fact is, golf is fading. Women and girls are the largest pool of potential golfers. Why is it a bad thing to have someone they can relate to showing them how the game can be fun? I simply don’t understand the hate. Mediocre golfer? She had a banner amateur career and has a win as a pro! Just showing off her looks? Why not? Should she play in an ankle length dress? I want to know how many of the keyboard commandos that put her down would giddy if they were paired up with her for 18 on a random course. We’re talking about a person who worked extremely hard to become a pro golfer for a lot of years and then step away. I can’t imagine how hard it would be to come that close to a goal and realize it’s not really what you wanted. I’d feel pretty lost I think. She obviously loves golf and she found a different way to stay in golf while helping people enjoy the game. I think that’s pretty cool. Instead of asking if she’s good for golf or helping to grow the game, the proper question should be “Why is she seen as such a threat?”.
Brian
Feb 11, 2018 at 12:02 pm
In the context of professional golf, Paige is below mediocre.
JARED BRANT
Feb 8, 2018 at 1:17 am
She only posts pictures of her holding her backswing and bedroom selfies. For all of these random professionals from other sports getting sponsor exempts to play in Pro golf events, you’d think she’d be trying harder to get into tournaments as well, since she is a golfer.
iutodd
Feb 8, 2018 at 11:50 am
Clearly you have no idea what she posts.
CB
Feb 8, 2018 at 1:05 pm
No, because we don’t give a sh__
Reeves
Feb 7, 2018 at 8:42 pm
Do what you have to to make a living and if looking good does it for you go for it…this lady may not have the talent to win an LPGA event, but she has the looks that people like to see…
Andrew
Feb 7, 2018 at 6:46 pm
Hey Paige! Less time with the mirror and camera and more time practicing. Get that narcissistic personality disorder treated. Golfers may then take you more seriously and give you the respect you seek. PS. There is no such thing as cyberbullying. Unplug and ignore. Respect is earned. Didn’t you learn all this by the time you were 12?
DaveJ
Feb 9, 2018 at 10:50 am
You are pretty out of touch if you don’t think there is such a thing as cyber-bullying. I don’t understand where all of the hate towards her comes from. She isn’t good enough to make the LPGA or Euro Tour, but she still is easily in the top .1% of all golfers in the world and likely would beat nearly every guy that frequents this site.
Dave
Feb 7, 2018 at 5:33 pm
If she were more of a figure on the LPGA tour I would say yes but obviously that’s not the case. She’ll grow it about as much as Paulina Gretzky has with her photo shoots. I assume this is a rhetorical question……….
Mara
Feb 7, 2018 at 11:10 pm
Sex sells, plain and simple. Look at the women on the WTA prancing about in their scanty skirts on the tennis court while old geezers in the stands ogle and grin.
Woody
Feb 7, 2018 at 5:25 pm
Cyberbullies! La-la-la-la….
Chris Downing
Feb 7, 2018 at 5:20 pm
I don’t get it. Women are up in arms about being taken advantage of in Hollywood and here we are doing this sort of thing. Is America really 25 years behind Europe?
The Empire
Feb 8, 2018 at 2:10 am
No, more like 200 years. We dumped you when we realized you liked owning slaves and having them do everything for you and let you live your lies.
Fang
Sep 28, 2018 at 7:25 pm
Doing what sort of thing?
elzzimS M
Feb 7, 2018 at 5:19 pm
She’s growing something
the dude
Feb 7, 2018 at 5:27 pm
haha…ya beat me to it (…..)
Hjkn
Feb 10, 2018 at 8:18 pm
You absolutely dropped the ball on this comment! So she’s growing something? Or making something grow? Idiot
Scott
Feb 7, 2018 at 4:31 pm
I’d rather look at her in a bikini than John Daly
Steven Meyers
Nov 9, 2018 at 3:27 pm
To me, it’s a tossup.
Mark
Feb 7, 2018 at 3:25 pm
She’s nothing more than an Instagram creation. Doubt any golfer on the LPGA takes her seriously. Maybe she’ll end up winning a few participation trophies at best.