NEWS FROM THE TOUR VANS
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With all the latest and greatest technology advances in equipment, it’s refreshing to see players who have success remaining loyal to something tried and true.
PGA Tour rookie William Mouw won for the first time at the ISCO Championship played opposite the Genesis Scottish Open. The Pepperdine alum did it in style with a career-low 61 in the final round at Hurstbourne Country Club in Louisville, Kentucky, to overcome a seven-shot deficit, then promised to celebrate with his wife by enjoying Blizzards at Dairy Queen.
What’s unusual is that the 24-year-old Mouw – who grew up working on his parents’ egg farm in Southern California – did it playing with his 15-year-old classic Ping Anser irons, which GolfWRX once described as “made for a golfer that is looking to play with an Aston Martin with a touch of forgiveness.”
Before winning at Hurstbourne, Mouw was probably more famous for the 13 he made on the 16th hole of PGA West’s Pete Dye Stadium Course during the American Express in January. “To do something like that in front of everybody could have been the best thing that ever happened, it just frees you up,” Mouw said of his ignominious effort playing ping-pong back and forth over the steeply elevated green. “We are human out here, we’re not perfect, and to do something like that and have that never-give-up attitude is what led me to be a PGA Tour champion.”
Chris Gotterup’s dream fortnight on the links swing was aided by a 10-year-old 1-iron. That’s right, Lee Trevino, a 1-iron – specifically a 16-degree TaylorMade RSi TP UDI with a KBS CTaper 130 X shaft.
Both Gotterup and Scottie Scheffler won overseas using TaylorMade Spider Tour X putters, extending a pretty remarkable run of success for the Spider family since the start of 2024. They were the 24th and 25th wins by Spider putters in the last 19 months. Granted, 16 of the wins were thanks to Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, but it’s remarkable nonetheless.
Gotterup uses a TaylorMade Spider Tour X L-Neck similar to the one that has turned what was the weakest part of Scheffler’s game in 2023 into one of his greatest strengths since switching to the mallet in March 2024. At Royal Portrush, Scheffler gained 8.52 strokes putting on the field, which actually ranked second behind runner-up Harris English’s +8.84.
Scott Michaux