Here are the biggest Callaway equipment notes this week, including Danny Willett’s WITB at the BMW PGA Championship:
Danny Willett WITB – BMW PGA Championship
Here’s what Callaway staffer Danny Willett has in the bag as he looks to win the European Tour’s flagship event:
- Rogue Driver (9*) – Mitsubishi Tensei Diamana 60X Shaft
- Rogue Fairway Wood (15*) – Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana 70X Shaft
- X Forged UT Irons (18*, 24*) – True Temper Dynamic Gold Superlite X100 Shafts
- X Forged 18 Irons (5-9) – True Temper Dynamic Gold Superlite X100 Shafts
- Mack Daddy Forged Wedge (46*) – True Temper Dynamic Gold Supelite X100 Shaft
- Mack Daddy 4 Wedges (50*, 56*, 60*) – True Temper Dynamic Gold Superlite X100 Shafts
- Stroke Lab Tuttle Putter
- A Chrome Soft X Golf Ball
Willett has been a longtime staffer and he’s used our drivers during the biggest wins of his career – including the 2016 Masters and the 2018 DP World Tour Championship, and he’s averaged 304.5 yards per drive through the first three rounds this week. Callaway continues to be the #1 Driver Brand across the major worldwide Tours in 2019, it’s the #1 Driver Brand this week at the BMW PGA Championship, and it’s the #1 driver brand across the major worldwide Tours by far this week.
Willett has continued to play a Chrome Soft X Golf Ball on Tour, and it’s a ball that’s winning around the world in 2019 for players like Phil Mickelson, Xander Schauffele, Francesco Molinari, and many more. Chrome Soft X features a graphene-infused Dual Soft FastCore with a larger inner core that maximizes compression energy while minimizing driver spin and promoting high launch for long distance. The premium dual-core construction promotes more distance off the longer clubs, and more control off of mid-irons, short irons, and wedges. The ultra-soft Tour Urethane Cover delivers pinpoint greenside control, and the ball delivers soft feel.
Danny has been using an Odyssey Stroke Lab Tuttle since last year and he trusted it to win in Dubai in 2018. His gamer features our innovative multi-material Stroke Lab Shaft that’s designed to improve tempo and consistency throughout the stroke and the three lines on the putter head help to improve alignment, Willett has said of his putter, “I didn’t have to try to improve my stroke. The Stroke Lab did it for me.” He entered the final round 4th in the field in Putts Per GIR. Stroke Lab has helped Odyssey dominate the putter count at the BMW PGA Championship this week, with 50% of the putters in play, and Odyssey is the #1 Putter on every major Tour in 2019.
Stenson and Molinari Put In New JAWS MD5 Wedges
The new JAWS MD5 Wedges are in stores now, and Henrik Stenson and Francesco Molinari both put the new wedges into play this week at the BMW PGA Championship. Molinari has 50*, 56*, and 60* wedges in his bag, and Stenson is using a 52* and 58* for the European Tour’s flagship event.
JAWS MD5 is designed to create the most aggressive grooves in golf, led by a new JAWS groove design with innovative Groove-in-Groove Technology for exceptional spin. The JAWS groove design utilizes an extremely sharp edge radius that works with our proven Groove-in-Groove Technology to impart more spin for precise control.
#1 Driver At BMW PGA Championship, And Around The World
Callaway is the #1 Driver at the BMW PGA Championship this week, led by the continued success for our Epic Flash Driver. We’re also the #1 Driver on the Champions Tour, the JGTO, and the #1 Driver brand across the major worldwide Tours this week. Epic Flash is the #1 driver model in the U.S. per golf datatech, and Callaway is the #1 Irons Brand at the BMW PGA Championship as well.
Odyssey Sweeps Putter Count On Every Tour
Odyssey is the #1 Putter brand on every Tour this week, including the European Tour for the BMW PGA Championship. In fact, 50% of the players at Wentworth this week are using Odyssey, and we won the count on the PGA Tour. The #1 Putter in Golf continues to be the #1 Putter on every major Tour in 2019.
Molinari Using Chrome Soft X Triple Track
This week Francesco Molinari is using a Chrome Soft X Triple Track Golf Ball at Wentworth. This ball uses Vernier Hyper Acuity with the three lines on the ball to improve alignment for better putting, and it’s continued to grow in popularity on Tours around the world. Phil Mickelson and Dylan Frittelli have both used this ball to win on the PGA Tour in 2019.
