Top rated 10 devices tales of the 2020-21 PGA TOUR year

The TOUR Championship has wrapped, concluding the 2020-2021 PGA TOUR season. Patrick Cantlay hoisted the FedExCup trophy many thanks in no compact element to a putter change he made late in the season.

We may perhaps be marginally biased below at the Tools Report, but we consider it is the perfect time to look again on some of the most major PGA TOUR machines tales of the year — and we experienced some great kinds!

Harris’ HoHum

In January, Harris English gained the Sentry Match of Champions with the identical putter — a Ping Scottsdale HoHum — he employed for his 2013 Mayakoba Golfing Traditional victory. Exceptional-looking putter, and a unique gear tale here as we received the story from Ping TOUR Rep Tony Serrano about what English loves about his HoHum.

Hideki’s Scotty switch

Eternally in pursuit of the best putter, Hideki Matsuyama manufactured a switch two months prior to the Masters, putting a 2012 Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Tour Prototype in the bag that was outfitted with a different grip than his Cameron Timeless.

Rory returns to outdated Protos

Rory McIlroy designed a quantity of tools variations in 2021. Most important among the the switches, certainly, was his return to his 2017 TaylorMade Rors Prototype irons prior to successful the Wells Fargo Championship.

Phil’s PGA Championship-profitable driver

En route to his outstanding PGA Championship victory, Phil Mickelson wielded a Callaway Epic Pace driver with a 47.9-inch shaft (ideal up against the USGA limit of 48 inches). We received the within story of Phil’s develop.

Morikawa finds a putter that performs

Struggling with alignment, Collin Morikawa designed himself a custom made TaylorMade TP Juno putter making use of the exact same MyTP custom putter builder which is obtainable to the community. Though his gamer was eventually marginally distinctive, it was a wild “they’re just like us” tale.

Rahm’s U.S. Open up-successful wand

Jon Rahm switched to an Odyssey Rossie S the tournament prior to his epic U.S. Open triumph. We received the total tale of what transpired at the Ely Callaway Functionality Middle in Carlsbad and why Rahmbo designed the move absent from the 2-Ball 10 putter he experienced been using.

Rory calls a Cameron into Olympic obligation

Total-bag TaylorMade staffer captured the comprehensive attention of the golfing gear earth when he arrived in Tokyo not with his TaylorMade Spider putter but with a Scotty Cameron 009M flatstick. We went in research of the story, and even although Rory has now manufactured a return to the TaylorMade mallet, it was a enjoyable element to fill out.

Phil normally takes the armlock plunge

Always keen to experiment with his products, Phil Mickelson tried his hand (and arm) at armlock placing. In addition, he employed a prototype putter that featured an intriguing backstory. And even though the experiment is more than, the story is nicely worthy of digging back into.

JT will take a teen’s information

A dilemma from a 15-calendar year-aged junior golfer prompted Justin Thomas to reconsider benching the Scotty Cameron Phantom X 5.5 with which he won 14 of his 15 PGA TOUR titles.

Very little changes, big playoff payoff for Cantlay

Most not long ago on the “significant equipment storylines” front, Patrick Cantlay switched to a Scotty Cameron X 5 putter with a sightline (from an alignment aid-free version) and experienced the very best effectiveness in strokes acquired: placing heritage. He then rode the pink-warm putter to a FedExCup victory at East Lake. In some cases the smaller sized adjustments pay out the most important dividends!