Update: 8/5

Thanks to Ben Everill at PGATour.com for passing along this from Steve Stricker in his press conference today, which would seem to confirm Woods is indeed benching his vaunted Newport 2. Further, Stricker suggest that adjustability and the longer length of the Timeless are motivating factors for the change.

STEVE STRICKER: Yeah, I asked him about the putter switch. It’s basically the same putter with a little bit more flexibility in the putter. He’s able to change the weights around a little bit, but the length is the difference. He’s got a little more length on there, and that’s just so he can practice a little bit more without back pain. That’s what excites him the most is that he was able to put in a lot of time with this putter, and watching him putt, it looked exactly the same to me. He rolled the ball great.”

Additional updates on Woods’ putter for the week in the “putter” section.

See what GolfWRX Members are saying in the forums.

• Tiger Woods WITB accurate as of the PGA Championship.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 04: A detail of Tiger Woods of the United States bag during a practice round prior to the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on August 04, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Driver: TaylorMade SIM (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 60 TX

3-wood: TaylorMade M5 (15  @14.25 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX

5-wood: TaylorMade M3 (19 @18.25 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P7TW (3-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

• More on the development of Tiger Woods’ P7TW irons. 

Wedges: TaylorMade MG2 TW/MT Grind (56-12, 60-11)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putter: Scotty Cameron GSS Newport 2
Grip: Ping PP58 Blackout

Putter 2: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Timeless Prototype

This putter was a prototype for the 2020 Special Select line. It has tungsten weighs in the sole to hit the desired swing weight and feel.

Loft: 3.75 degrees
Length: 35.25″ (finished with grip)
Lie: 70 degrees
Head weight: TBD (presumably heavier than his 327-gram gamer)
Grip: Ping PP58 Blackout

We will update when play begins whether he sticks with the 14-major-winning want or the putter below. Woods practiced with a similar-looking putter ahead of the 2019 Open Championship.

Golf Channel has reported Woods will put the Timeless in the bag. We’ll see if that is the case when Wood tees off Thursday.

See what GolfWRX Members are saying in the forums.

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – AUGUST 04: Tiger Woods of the United States putts during a practice round prior to the 2020 PGA Championship at TPC Harding Park on August 04, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images)

Based on the image above, the putter looks most similar to these prototypes we shot at the 2019 PGA Championship.

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord 58R

Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS

• More on Tiger Woods’ role in the development of the Bridgestone Tour B XS

• More photos of Tiger Woods’ WITB in the forums. 

Image c/o TaylorMade ahead of “The Match 2” earlier this year.

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