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So, if some players elect to putt with the flag in and some elect to putt with the flag out, is this rule actually going to slow play down rather than speed it up?

 

It certainly could. I myself will probably just leave it in if it's in and leave it out if it's out. As far as the tour pros, who the hell knows.

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So, if some players elect to putt with the flag in and some elect to putt with the flag out, is this rule actually going to slow play down rather than speed it up?

 

Absolutely. Do you think we will see players like tiger putt with the pin in ? Doubt it. Then Bryson wants it in. Cantlay can’t decide. Then phil wants it tended Incase he hits it too fast. Should be a real cluster.

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So, if some players elect to putt with the flag in and some elect to putt with the flag out, is this rule actually going to slow play down rather than speed it up?

 

Absolutely. Do you think we will see players like tiger putt with the pin in ? Doubt it. Then Bryson wants it in. Cantlay can't decide. Then phil wants it tended Incase he hits it too fast. Should be a real cluster.

 

Lol'ed at "Cantlay can't decide."

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I'm headed out for a date (shocking, I know for a nerd like me), so I really want to give your post the attention it deserves.

 

You bring up good points, but I'd encourage you to read the link to Pelz article/study. It was done on five separate greens and he mentions the variables of using natural turf, including it wearing, holes wearing, and imperfections in the green.

 

That being said, I also posted a link with a good analysis of the physics involved. I understand capture rates and the physics involved, but some of it is admittedly a bit beyond my education.

 

So in my mind, both in theory and in practice (including using a machine and a human), I am confident in saying keeping it in is a better long-term strategy.

 

The one brief thing I'll say about Phil is that while the hole effectively becomes larger with the stick in, it APPEARS larger with the stick out. So I think you are onto something as to why players take it out. It has to do with the visualization and feel, which we both know is a big component of the game.

 

Have a good evening... hopefully I can come back tonight and add to the convo.

 

 

 

 

Two questions:

 

1. What exact physics computations pertain to a ball striking a flag stick (with so many unknowns)?

2. How did your date go? (I will not take this into the gutter and ask about sticks and holes, and such?)

 

First, the date went well, thank you. She used to play bball so I figured a first date at our local rec center shooting a couple games of HORSE would be fun. She got to see why I'm a golfer and not a bball player :D Dinner and drinks followed and... second date is going down tonight. Score. She must have been impressed by the photos of my indoor putting green...

 

Now, the important stuff...

 

Please follow the link to the other site for full text, because I'm not sure if I can post the name of the site here. I am NOT a member there, but this thread came up in my reading on the subject. Poster identified six areas of potential benefit for putting with the stick in. The first three have justification rooted in physics. Personally, I believe #1 is most important, followed closely by #3. I am not a physicist, but know enough about each topic to expound a little bit if you'd like.

https://thesandtrap....e-flagstick-in/

  1. The flagstick slows the ball by a greater factor than it decreases the time the ball spends suspended over the hole.
  2. Unless you have exceptional distance control, effective capture speed can remain about the same.
  3. Hitting the ball more firmly allows for a larger margin of error. It also reduces the tendency of a slow-moving putt to "wobble" or be moved off-line due to imperfections.
  4. Players, particularly poorer putters, leave a lot of putts from 6' to 15' short. This change would let them be more aggressive.
  5. The situations where the flagstick should be removed (it leans too much, it's moving around a lot in the wind) almost never occur.
  6. The flagstick offers an aid - it gives the player yet another point or two at which to aim.

 

 

 

As long as you leave the lampshade at home, the next date will go equally as well, if not better.

 

 

As a follow-up:

 

My son and I ran an experiment putting 20 balls each from 8 feet, it was a straight putt down grain - first with stick in and then stick out.

Our greens are perfect.

 

He made 16 with stick with stick out

13 with stick in

 

I made 13 with stick with stick out

11 with stick in

 

 

Then we went hit some balls and came back and did it again.

 

He made 18 with stick with stick out

14 with stick in

 

I made 14 with stick with stick out

11 with stick in

 

 

 

We are pulling - no sense messing with what works.

 

Your sample size is microscopic. And the misses were because you missed the hole right? I still have no idea how it's possible to hit an 8 foot putt hard enough to bounce off a flag, so just making sure you're not claiming that like others have. Mental effects are a real thing too. Maybe some players like it better with no flag and as such do better. Just saying the physics seem very likely for it to overall benefit unless the flag is crooked

 

 

My experiment was a tangible example to support my claim that my kid's putt would have gone down with the flag out.

I try to bring something aside from unsubstantiated statements.

 

 

It was an experiment, and it's more than what you have offered, Judge Wapner.

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Heard Dennis Paulson say the PGA tour would never permit leaving the pin in when on the green. Said it would look bad and that the Tour will keep playing by the old rule.

 

For whatever that is worth

LOL, for whatever its worth, I am guessing that Dennis doesn't speak for the Tour.When he says it would "look bad", he's really saying that it would look bad to his eyes. The Tour has said that they'll play by the Rules of golf, and approved wordings of local rules. As far as I'm aware, there's no approved local rule that applies a penalty for hitting a flagstick in the hole when the ball is played from the putting green. It will be interesting to see if they attempt to include this under Conditions of Competition, with things like the long trouser requirement, and the limitation on the use of buggies.

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But a committee can't waive a rule, or apply a penalty where the ROG do not, yes? This from the 2019 RoG http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-2019/rules-of-golf/rules-and-interpretations.html#!ruletype=cp&section=rule&rulenum=8&subrulenum=12

 

Rule 1.3c(3) states that the Committee does not have the authority to apply penalties in a different way than stated in the Rules of Golf. Therefore, it is inappropriate for a Committee to write an unauthorized Local Rule that waives a penalty or changes a penalty. For example, a Committee cannot change the penalty for using a non-conforming club from disqualification to the general penalty or change the general penalty for failing to replace a ball which was moved to a single stroke. The Committee must not impose penalties when the Rules do not impose them, for example, penalizing a player who failed to total his or her score on the scorecard in stroke play.

 

In addition, Committees must not write a Local Rule that goes beyond the authorized Local Rules in ways which compromise the basic principles of the Rules of Golf. As examples, allowing players to use preferred lies throughout the general area or giving free relief from divot holes in the fairway compromise the basic principle under Rule 1.1 of playing the ball as it lies.

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Re: this from the RAW DOG

 

I'm headed out for a date (shocking, I know for a nerd like me), so I really want to give your post the attention it deserves.

 

You bring up good points, but I'd encourage you to read the link to Pelz article/study. It was done on five separate greens and he mentions the variables of using natural turf, including it wearing, holes wearing, and imperfections in the green.

 

That being said, I also posted a link with a good analysis of the physics involved. I understand capture rates and the physics involved, but some of it is admittedly a bit beyond my education.

 

So in my mind, both in theory and in practice (including using a machine and a human), I am confident in saying keeping it in is a better long-term strategy.

 

The one brief thing I'll say about Phil is that while the hole effectively becomes larger with the stick in, it APPEARS larger with the stick out. So I think you are onto something as to why players take it out. It has to do with the visualization and feel, which we both know is a big component of the game.

 

Have a good evening... hopefully I can come back tonight and add to the convo.

 

 

 

 

Two questions:

 

1. What exact physics computations pertain to a ball striking a flag stick (with so many unknowns)?

2. How did your date go? (I will not take this into the gutter and ask about sticks and holes, and such?)

 

First, the date went well, thank you. She used to play bball so I figured a first date at our local rec center shooting a couple games of HORSE would be fun. She got to see why I'm a golfer and not a bball player :D Dinner and drinks followed and... second date is going down tonight. Score. She must have been impressed by the photos of my indoor putting green...

 

Now, the important stuff...

 

Please follow the link to the other site for full text, because I'm not sure if I can post the name of the site here. I am NOT a member there, but this thread came up in my reading on the subject. Poster identified six areas of potential benefit for putting with the stick in. The first three have justification rooted in physics. Personally, I believe #1 is most important, followed closely by #3. I am not a physicist, but know enough about each topic to expound a little bit if you'd like.

https://thesandtrap....e-flagstick-in/

  1. The flagstick slows the ball by a greater factor than it decreases the time the ball spends suspended over the hole.
  2. Unless you have exceptional distance control, effective capture speed can remain about the same.
  3. Hitting the ball more firmly allows for a larger margin of error. It also reduces the tendency of a slow-moving putt to "wobble" or be moved off-line due to imperfections.
  4. Players, particularly poorer putters, leave a lot of putts from 6' to 15' short. This change would let them be more aggressive.
  5. The situations where the flagstick should be removed (it leans too much, it's moving around a lot in the wind) almost never occur.
  6. The flagstick offers an aid - it gives the player yet another point or two at which to aim.

 

 

 

As long as you leave the lampshade at home, the next date will go equally as well, if not better.

 

 

As a follow-up:

 

My son and I ran an experiment putting 20 balls each from 8 feet, it was a straight putt down grain - first with stick in and then stick out.

Our greens are perfect.

 

He made 16 with stick with stick out

13 with stick in

 

I made 13 with stick with stick out

11 with stick in

 

 

Then we went hit some balls and came back and did it again.

 

He made 18 with stick with stick out

14 with stick in

 

I made 14 with stick with stick out

11 with stick in

 

 

 

We are pulling - no sense messing with what works.

 

Your sample size is microscopic. And the misses were because you missed the hole right? I still have no idea how it's possible to hit an 8 foot putt hard enough to bounce off a flag, so just making sure you're not claiming that like others have. Mental effects are a real thing too. Maybe some players like it better with no flag and as such do better. Just saying the physics seem very likely for it to overall benefit unless the flag is crooked

 

 

My experiment was a tangible example to support my claim that my kid's putt would have gone down with the flag out.

I try to bring something aside from unsubstantiated statements.

 

 

It was an experiment, and it's more than what you have offered, Judge Wapner.

 

Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

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Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

 

Actually, I just realized what's more interesting is the 90% and 70% make percentages with the stick out - from 8 feet.

 

Some tour-level stuff right there!

 

If they're hitting every putt with enough pace to bounce off a flagstick and out of the hole, the effective size of the hole becomes really small. A ball with enough speed to roll 3.5' past the hole has only a 1.2" wide capture width (a golf ball is 1.62").

 

So to hit 18 of 20 dead center cup is pretty amazing skill.

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Re: Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

 

 

Yes. In our experiment we proved the flag stick "influenced" the number of makes.

 

Make rate is different than it hitting the flag stick and bouncing out. Did they miss the hole or bounce out

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Re: Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

 

 

Yes. In our experiment we proved the flag stick "influenced" the number of makes.

You didn't exactly answer his question. With the stick in, how many putts hit the hole, how many of those went in/out, and how far away did they end up? Same for the ones with the stick out. Of the putts that missed the hole, how far away did they end up, separated by pin in and out. Did you, intentionally or not, putt the ball firmer with the pin in? Did any difference in speed change your read, or your approach, and could that influence the make percentage? My impression was that you had an opinion before you did your experiment, and that could have influenced your approach to each putt.

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But a committee can't waive a rule, or apply a penalty where the ROG do not, yes? This from the 2019 RoG http://www.usga.org/content/usga/home-page/rules/rules-2019/rules-of-golf/rules-and-interpretations.html#!ruletype=cp&section=rule&rulenum=8&subrulenum=12

 

Rule 1.3c(3) states that the Committee does not have the authority to apply penalties in a different way than stated in the Rules of Golf. Therefore, it is inappropriate for a Committee to write an unauthorized Local Rule that waives a penalty or changes a penalty. For example, a Committee cannot change the penalty for using a non-conforming club from disqualification to the general penalty or change the general penalty for failing to replace a ball which was moved to a single stroke. The Committee must not impose penalties when the Rules do not impose them, for example, penalizing a player who failed to total his or her score on the scorecard in stroke play.

 

In addition, Committees must not write a Local Rule that goes beyond the authorized Local Rules in ways which compromise the basic principles of the Rules of Golf. As examples, allowing players to use preferred lies throughout the general area or giving free relief from divot holes in the fairway compromise the basic principle under Rule 1.1 of playing the ball as it lies.

 

A committee can do whatever they want if they don’t follow USGA rules and make individual rule stipulations

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But a committee can't waive a rule, or apply a penalty where the ROG do not, yes? This from the 2019 RoG http://www.usga.org/...8&subrulenum=12

 

Rule 1.3c(3) states that the Committee does not have the authority to apply penalties in a different way than stated in the Rules of Golf. Therefore, it is inappropriate for a Committee to write an unauthorized Local Rule that waives a penalty or changes a penalty. For example, a Committee cannot change the penalty for using a non-conforming club from disqualification to the general penalty or change the general penalty for failing to replace a ball which was moved to a single stroke. The Committee must not impose penalties when the Rules do not impose them, for example, penalizing a player who failed to total his or her score on the scorecard in stroke play.

 

In addition, Committees must not write a Local Rule that goes beyond the authorized Local Rules in ways which compromise the basic principles of the Rules of Golf. As examples, allowing players to use preferred lies throughout the general area or giving free relief from divot holes in the fairway compromise the basic principle under Rule 1.1 of playing the ball as it lies.

 

A committee can do whatever they want if they don't follow USGA rules and make individual rule stipulations

 

It's a great sound bite, but it ain't happening.

 

If they detract from USGA/R&A rules or approved local rules at any time this year for any reason for any rule I will send you a dozen balls of your choosing. Unauthorized local rule, Unauthorized CoC, adding a penalty, taking away a penalty, whatever. They're just not going to do it.

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But a committee can't waive a rule, or apply a penalty where the ROG do not, yes? This from the 2019 RoG http://www.usga.org/...8&subrulenum=12

 

Rule 1.3c(3) states that the Committee does not have the authority to apply penalties in a different way than stated in the Rules of Golf. Therefore, it is inappropriate for a Committee to write an unauthorized Local Rule that waives a penalty or changes a penalty. For example, a Committee cannot change the penalty for using a non-conforming club from disqualification to the general penalty or change the general penalty for failing to replace a ball which was moved to a single stroke. The Committee must not impose penalties when the Rules do not impose them, for example, penalizing a player who failed to total his or her score on the scorecard in stroke play.

 

In addition, Committees must not write a Local Rule that goes beyond the authorized Local Rules in ways which compromise the basic principles of the Rules of Golf. As examples, allowing players to use preferred lies throughout the general area or giving free relief from divot holes in the fairway compromise the basic principle under Rule 1.1 of playing the ball as it lies.

 

A committee can do whatever they want if they don't follow USGA rules and make individual rule stipulations

 

It's a great sound bite, but it ain't happening.

 

If they detract from USGA/R&A rules or approved local rules at any time this year for any reason for any rule I will send you a dozen balls of your choosing. Unauthorized local rule, Unauthorized CoC, adding a penalty, taking away a penalty, whatever. They're just not going to do it.

 

Not arguing they would, just that they could. Do I still get a dozen balls?

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So, if some players elect to putt with the flag in and some elect to putt with the flag out, is this rule actually going to slow play down rather than speed it up?

 

Yes.

 

I hope the tour bans this rule. Great for the average casual player, not for the tour.

The tour will simply not "ban" this rule. They will NOT go counter to the rules of golf, and the rules have no provision for ignoring this rule. The only way to force players to remove the flag is to add a penalty for hitting it, and the rules specifically do not allow additional penalties to be imposed by a local rule.

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Re: Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

 

 

Yes. In our experiment we proved the flag stick "influenced" the number of makes.

You didn't exactly answer his question. With the stick in, how many putts hit the hole, how many of those went in/out, and how far away did they end up? Same for the ones with the stick out. Of the putts that missed the hole, how far away did they end up, separated by pin in and out. Did you, intentionally or not, putt the ball firmer with the pin in? Did any difference in speed change your read, or your approach, and could that influence the make percentage? My impression was that you had an opinion before you did your experiment, and that could have influenced your approach to each putt.

 

 

Although it's easy and convenient to think the flag stick would have zero influence on putts made or missed from 8 feet, the test results from my experiment tell a vastly different story. We found, after making the effort to test the assumption, the flag stick served as a hindrance to several correctly struck putts resulting in fewer “made putts” than under the same circumstances and conditions without a flag stick in the hole. Using 8-10 putts as the control group to gauge our speed, line and stroke further supports the argument that leaving the flag in serves as an unnecessary obstacle, and negatively impacts putts made. The belief that the flag stick has no influence on putts made is what scientists and professionals would label as generally as not a good idea.

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Re: Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

 

 

Yes. In our experiment we proved the flag stick "influenced" the number of makes.

You didn't exactly answer his question. With the stick in, how many putts hit the hole, how many of those went in/out, and how far away did they end up? Same for the ones with the stick out. Of the putts that missed the hole, how far away did they end up, separated by pin in and out. Did you, intentionally or not, putt the ball firmer with the pin in? Did any difference in speed change your read, or your approach, and could that influence the make percentage? My impression was that you had an opinion before you did your experiment, and that could have influenced your approach to each putt.

 

 

Although it's easy and convenient to think the flag stick would have zero influence on putts made or missed from 8 feet, the test results from my experiment tell a vastly different story. We found, after making the effort to test the assumption, the flag stick served as a hindrance to several correctly struck putts resulting in fewer “made putts” than under the same circumstances and conditions without a flag stick in the hole. Using 8-10 putts as the control group to gauge our speed, line and stroke further supports the argument that leaving the flag in serves as an unnecessary obstacle, and negatively impacts putts made. The belief that the flag stick has no influence on putts made is what scientists and professionals would label as generally as not a good idea.

I think that to accept the conclusions of a study in which the data is not made available for review is also not a good idea. I'm sure you did your best, but you still haven't provided the data. In my opinion, the variability of human putting is a significant factor, its just too hard to reproduce a truly consistent line and speed, and line and speed will definitely influence the results. Its impossible to remove that human variability from the scatter in the resulting data.

 

Ideally, you could do experiments using something like the Perfect Putter. http://theperfectputter.com/index.php/description

With a device like that, you can set it up close to the hole, and vary the location of the ball (dead center, 0.5 inch from center, 1, 1.5, 2 inches), and vary the speed (dead weight, 1 foot past, 3 feet, 5,10), and really get meaningful results. Now I'm not going to spend a few hundred bucks for something like that, but I'm sure a number of people and/or organizations will.

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So, if some players elect to putt with the flag in and some elect to putt with the flag out, is this rule actually going to slow play down rather than speed it up?

 

Absolutely. Do you think we will see players like tiger putt with the pin in ? Doubt it. Then Bryson wants it in. Cantlay can't decide. Then phil wants it tended Incase he hits it too fast. Should be a real cluster.

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Re: Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

 

 

Yes. In our experiment we proved the flag stick "influenced" the number of makes.

You didn't exactly answer his question. With the stick in, how many putts hit the hole, how many of those went in/out, and how far away did they end up? Same for the ones with the stick out. Of the putts that missed the hole, how far away did they end up, separated by pin in and out. Did you, intentionally or not, putt the ball firmer with the pin in? Did any difference in speed change your read, or your approach, and could that influence the make percentage? My impression was that you had an opinion before you did your experiment, and that could have influenced your approach to each putt.

 

 

Although it's easy and convenient to think the flag stick would have zero influence on putts made or missed from 8 feet, the test results from my experiment tell a vastly different story. We found, after making the effort to test the assumption, the flag stick served as a hindrance to several correctly struck putts resulting in fewer “made putts” than under the same circumstances and conditions without a flag stick in the hole. Using 8-10 putts as the control group to gauge our speed, line and stroke further supports the argument that leaving the flag in serves as an unnecessary obstacle, and negatively impacts putts made. The belief that the flag stick has no influence on putts made is what scientists and professionals would label as generally as not a good idea.

 

Again you still haven't answered my question. On the misses is it hitting the flag and bouncing out or are you missing the hole?

 

 

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Re: Can you answer the question? You're telling me on multiple putts the ball hit the flag and jumped out of the hole?

 

 

Yes. In our experiment we proved the flag stick "influenced" the number of makes.

You didn't exactly answer his question. With the stick in, how many putts hit the hole, how many of those went in/out, and how far away did they end up? Same for the ones with the stick out. Of the putts that missed the hole, how far away did they end up, separated by pin in and out. Did you, intentionally or not, putt the ball firmer with the pin in? Did any difference in speed change your read, or your approach, and could that influence the make percentage? My impression was that you had an opinion before you did your experiment, and that could have influenced your approach to each putt.

 

 

Although it's easy and convenient to think the flag stick would have zero influence on putts made or missed from 8 feet, the test results from my experiment tell a vastly different story. We found, after making the effort to test the assumption, the flag stick served as a hindrance to several correctly struck putts resulting in fewer “made putts” than under the same circumstances and conditions without a flag stick in the hole. Using 8-10 putts as the control group to gauge our speed, line and stroke further supports the argument that leaving the flag in serves as an unnecessary obstacle, and negatively impacts putts made. The belief that the flag stick has no influence on putts made is what scientists and professionals would label as generally as not a good idea.

I think that to accept the conclusions of a study in which the data is not made available for review is also not a good idea. I'm sure you did your best, but you still haven't provided the data. In my opinion, the variability of human putting is a significant factor, its just too hard to reproduce a truly consistent line and speed, and line and speed will definitely influence the results. Its impossible to remove that human variability from the scatter in the resulting data.

 

Ideally, you could do experiments using something like the Perfect Putter. http://theperfectput...php/description

With a device like that, you can set it up close to the hole, and vary the location of the ball (dead center, 0.5 inch from center, 1, 1.5, 2 inches), and vary the speed (dead weight, 1 foot past, 3 feet, 5,10), and really get meaningful results. Now I'm not going to spend a few hundred bucks for something like that, but I'm sure a number of people and/or organizations will.

 

 

How about this?

 

What if we were to create a ramp device (similar to a Stimpmeter, only at a steeper angle) and roll 20 balls at a distance of 8-feet, at the same assertive pace, on the same line, with the same brand of ball - you're asserting all 20 would go in?

 

I disagree. The results would be even more staggering, in regard to the number of "missed putts."

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      David Lipsky - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Martin Trainer - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Zac Blair - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Jacob Bridgeman - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Trace Crowe - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Jimmy Walker - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Daniel Berger - WITB(very mini) - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Chesson Hadley - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Callum McNeill - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Rhein Gibson - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Patrick Fishburn - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Peter Malnati - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Raul Pereda - WITB - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Gary Woodland WITB (New driver, iron shafts) – 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Padraig Harrington WITB – 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
       
       
       
       
      Pullout Albums
       
      Tom Hoge's custom Cameron - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Cameron putter - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Piretti putters - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Ping putter - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Kevin Dougherty's custom Cameron putter - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Bettinardi putter - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Cameron putter - 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Erik Barnes testing an all-black Axis1 putter – 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
      Tony Finau's new driver shaft – 2024 Texas Children's Houston Open
       
       
       
       
       
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    • 2024 Valspar Championship WITB Photos (Thanks to bvmagic)- Discussion & Links to Photos
      This weeks WITB Pics are from member bvmagic (Brian). Brian's first event for WRX was in 2008 at Bayhill while in college. Thanks so much bv.
       
      Please put your comments or question on this thread. Links to all the threads are below...
       
       
       
       
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    • 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational - Discussion and Links to Photos
      Please put any questions or comments here
       
       
       
      General Albums
       
      2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational - Monday #1
      2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational - Monday #2
      2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational - Monday #3
       
       
       
       
      WITB Albums
       
      Matt (LFG) Every - WITB - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
      Sahith Theegala - WITB - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
       
       
       
       
       
      Pullout Albums
       
      New Cameron putters (and new "LD" grip) - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
      New Bettinardi MB & CB irons - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
      Custom Bettinardi API putter cover - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
      Custom Swag API covers - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
      New Golf Pride Reverse Taper grips - 2024 Arnold Palmer Invitational
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    • 2024 Cognizant Classic - Discussion and Links to Photos
      Please put any questions or comments here
       
       
       
       
      General Albums
       
      2024 Cognizant Classic - Monday #1
      2024 Cognizant Classic - Monday #2
      2024 Cognizant Classic - Monday #3
      2024 Cognizant Classic - Monday #4
       
       
       
      WITB Albums
       
      Brandt Snedeker - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Max Greyserman - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Eric Cole - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Carl Yuan - WITb - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Russell Henley - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Justin Sun - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Alex Noren - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Shane Lowry - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Taylor Montgomery - WITB - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Jake Knapp (KnappTime_ltd) - WITB - - 2024 Cognizant Classic
       
       
       
      Pullout Albums
       
      New Super Stoke Pistol Lock 1.0 & 2.0 grips - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      LA Golf new insert putter - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      New Garsen Quad Tour 15 grip - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      New Swag covers - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Jacob Bridgeman's custom Cameron putter - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Bud Cauley's custom Cameron putters - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Ryo Hisatsune's custom Cameron putter - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Chris Kirk - new black Callaway Apex CB irons and a few Odyssey putters - 2024 Cognizant Classic
      Alejandro Tosti's custom Cameron putter - 2024 Cognizant Classic
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    • 2024 Genesis Invitational - Discussion and Links to Photos
      Please put any questions or comments here
       
       
       
      General Albums
       
      2024 Genesis Invitational - Monday #1
      2024 Genesis Invitational - Monday #2
      2024 Genesis Invitational - Tuesday #1
      2024 Genesis Invitational - Tuesday #2
      2024 Genesis Invitational - Tuesday #3
      2024 Genesis Invitational - Tuesday #4
       
       
       
       
      WITB Albums
       
      Rory McIlroy - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Sepp Straka - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Patrick Rodgers - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Brendon Todd - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Denny McCarthy - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Corey Conners - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Chase Johnson - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Tiger Woods - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Tommy Fleetwood - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Matt Fitzpatrick - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Si Woo Kim - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Viktor Hovland - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Wyndham Clark - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Cam Davis - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Nick Taylor - WITB - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Ben Baller WITB update (New putter, driver, hybrid and shafts) – 2024 Genesis Invitational
       
       
       
       
       
      Pullout Albums
       
      New Vortex Golf rangefinder - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      New Fujikura Ventus shaft - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Tiger Woods & TaylorMade "Sun Day Red" apparel launch event, product photos – 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Tiger Woods Sun Day Red golf shoes - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Aretera shafts - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      New Toulon putters - 2024 Genesis Invitational
      Tiger Woods' new white "Sun Day Red" golf shoe prototypes – 2024 Genesis Invitational
       
       
       
       
       
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