Range Rat

Image: CS Range Rat titleNEWS FROM THE TOUR VANS BROUGHT TO YOU BY GOLF PRIDE, THE #1 GRIP ON TOUR Dividing RuleViktor Hovland missed the cut at the Honda Classic, but remains among the top players in the strokes gained off the tee stat dating to his PGA Tour debut last year. Before his victory two Sundays ago at the Puerto Rico Open, the former Oklahoma State player told Ping reps that his G410 LST driver produced too much spin and curved to the right more than he likes. To remedy the problem, reps shifted the hosel setting from “Flat +” to “Flat Standard,” and the center of gravity shifted to the heel. The move flattened Hovland’s ball flight.In the bag CTA (one winner)Justin Rose also made a change with his driver, albeit a far more drastic one. He used a TaylorMade SIM driver at the Honda Classic, ditching the Honma TR20 460 he had been playing the past year. He already uses TaylorMade M6 fairway woods, so currently only his irons and two of his wedges are from Honma.After a little more than four years as a PXG staff member, Billy Horschel reportedly split with the company, although he appeared to be playing the brand’s clubs at the Honda Classic. The former University of Florida standout wore a hat with the school’s logo on it rather than the PXG cap he had been wearing since January 2016. The company also removed Horschel from its website’s “PXG Pros and Ambassadors” page.When it comes to equipment quirks, there were many on display last week. Lee Westwood writes his carry yardages on the cavities of his Ping i210 irons using permanent marker. Ryo Ishikawa made a PGA Tour start last week and arrived at PGA National with a Callaway XR 16 fairway wood that had lead tape wrapped around the hosel, a rarity in pro golf.Perhaps the coolest equipment development of the week came from Kevin Streelman. The die-hard Chicago Cubs fan visited the team during spring training and then showed up at the Honda Classic with a Cubs-themed staff bag autographed by every player.Titleist won the ball counts at the Honda Classic (77 percent) and Oman Open (75 percent). FootJoy won the Honda Classic shoe count (64 percent) and glove count (38 percent).Sean FairholmCoverWhat's InsideA Requiem For Coul LinksCallaway Mavrik Hybrid 030220Channeling ArniePlus ExcerptKingsmill Resort 030220Crisp Wisdom Imbues New U.S. Open Brand CampaignU.S. Open Tightens Host Site ListWatch This USGA 030220Callaway Chicopee Golf Ball Plant 030220Picture This: GalleryPicture This: PlaneOdyssey Toulon Family 030220A Quick 9Cleveland CBX2 030220FootJoy Goes For More With Pro/SL AdvancesGlobal Golf FootJoy 030220New XXIO Drivers ‘Push The Limits’ Of LightweightKBS 030220Golf Forever Advertorial 030220Range RatBrooks Ready For Pro DebutXXIO 11 030220PGA National The Only One Unscathed At HondaSrixon Z Series 030220Im Conquers Bear TrapEnglishmen Come Up Short At PGA NationalPGA Jr League 030220Koepka’s Hectic Week Ends In Missed CutLPGA 030220Finn Välimäki Scores First TitleVirus Uncertainty Briefly Sidelines ItaliansStatisticsPostScriptMasthead