Equipment

Lydia Ko explains why her PXG 58-degree wedge is so different

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8 years ago

Mar 22, 2018

During the PXG 0311 Gen2 iron launch at Scottsdale National Golf Club, I caught up with 20-year-old Lydia Ko — who once became the youngest ever to reach a world No. 1 ranking at 17 years old — to discuss what’s currently in her bag. She discusses switching into the new Gen2 irons, what she likes about them, and also what’s so different about her 58-degree wedge. Joining us was PXG engineer Mike Nicolette who works with Ko on fitting and building her wedges.

Enjoy my interview with Ko and Nicolette above, and click here to hear more from Nicolette.

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He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

21 Comments

Mat

Mar 25, 2018 at 1:45 am

After he said “verse the”, I threw up in my mouth a little.

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Ben Jones

Mar 24, 2018 at 12:46 pm

My Cleveland wedges are special. They have a custom sole grind that I made by using them so long and hitting them off pavement. My putter has a custom lie that I made by banging the head against a carpeted floor until it felt fight. Learned this from Lee Trevino. I used to customize my other clubs with lead tape until I started having memory loss and my doctor banned the tape.

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- Shaggy
  
  Mar 24, 2018 at 5:58 pm
  
  I’m sorry, what was that you were saying about lead tape? I spaced out for a minute then lol
  
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  - Ben Jones
    
    Mar 25, 2018 at 12:18 pm
    
    Totally forgot what I wrote. Sorry.
    
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Jim Munro

Mar 23, 2018 at 7:17 pm

Where are they made CHINA USA or somewhere else?

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- gunmetal
  
  Apr 30, 2018 at 12:35 pm
  
  PXG uses foundries in China.
  
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abba

Mar 23, 2018 at 3:13 pm

I bet she loves the skrews… in the head…

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John Horton

Mar 23, 2018 at 10:32 am

PXG clubs are way over priced and I heard Parson say his clubs should cost $1000 a club!!!!!! yea good luck with that!

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JG

Mar 23, 2018 at 2:02 am

Mmmm mmmm mmmm that Coolaid tastes so good!

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JG

Mar 23, 2018 at 2:01 am

It rubs the lotion on its skin. It does this whenever it is told. It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the hose again. Yes it will, Precious, won’t it? It will get the hose!

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ak

Mar 23, 2018 at 1:56 am

she actually doesnt explain anything. nothing more than a pxg promo. anyways, who besides sponsored players will really wanna pony up for these clubs? just dont see the value.

maybe if the clubs with a round with paige…

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Andrew

Mar 23, 2018 at 12:42 am

Is she ever going to win using PXG’s?

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Mr. Divot

Mar 22, 2018 at 11:51 pm

She’s so good it’s ridiculous. Girl just kills it out there.

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- Andrew
  
  Mar 23, 2018 at 12:45 am
  
  And it’s been all downhill for her since Fall, 2016.
  
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Rich

Mar 22, 2018 at 8:39 pm

I’m on this website to look at photos and read articles. Difficult to sneak in a video or audio clip while in between things at work. At least transcribing these would be helpful as the density of non-printed content seems to be increasing.

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- Golfer69
  
  Mar 23, 2018 at 1:45 am
  
  You are absolutely right. During work it´s impossible to watch the videos and unfortunately there are more and more of them.
  
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  - Doug
    
    Mar 23, 2018 at 8:49 pm
    
    Maybe you should work instead of surfing the web. Just a thought.
    
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gunmetal

Mar 22, 2018 at 4:16 pm

I know there’s a lot to the equation, but she was winning 4 and 5 times a year before she switched to PXG and hasn’t won since. During 2015-2016 she was the best putter on the planet – Spieth included.

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the dude

Mar 22, 2018 at 3:53 pm

so are they forging their own wedges??

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ogo

Mar 22, 2018 at 3:20 pm

I really loved the feel of them…. they were great…. I liked the feel a lot… I’m loving it and those in my group are loving them… really good… it’s been really good… (… and I love the endorsement money…) 😀

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Scott

Mar 22, 2018 at 2:49 pm

Interesting…

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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)

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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”