I love this guy. Clear editor. Check out all of our photos of Burns driver here, or head over to PGATOUR.com for our full report. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. The couple tied the knots on February 22, 2022. I believe he put a Tmade 4 driving iron, with a KBS shaft during the Masters. It's just since he's been playing the Champions Tour and then goes back to play out on the PGA Tour every now and then. In recent years Fred has messed with a 2nd and 3rd hybrid when he gets to Augusta, but typically its just this one with a mark dead nuts in the middle. cheers! Schauffele has switched back into a red Odyssey putter at Bay Hill this week, but its the not the same one that he used from 2020-2022. In his long career, Fred Couples has won 64 tournaments. They will join a 78-player field competing in the first full-field event of the 2022 PGA Tour Champions season, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20, for a share of a $1.6 million purse. Odds. Shaft: Harrison Mugen Prototype 75 X (43-inches, D3) | Couples new irons GolfWRX. Right now, all we have are photos of a Callaway prototype wedge with a bunch of lead tape covering any back stampings or logos. PUTTER: Bettinardi FC Proto (37 Inches, 71 Lie, 3 degrees of loft with 17 Lamkin Grip). Never seen anything like it. !, To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link:Wilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons, This is the most impressive current listing from theGolfWRX BST,and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here:GolfWRX BST Rules. I hit balls on Thursday night at Riv. My post from earlier in the thread was accurate as of his last tournament in 2022. Please PM with any questions and no trades!!!!! Anyone struggling with their game should seriously consider Ping for everything. Please do that. An Azalea flower is positioned prominently on each piece of green and white gear. Yay! The S is just a smaller head. And the heavy change was really difficult for me to have similar feels. Fred likes a little offset in his irons and his lofts have gotten a little stronger over the years. Looks like he uses CP2 Wrap grips (Blue cap) , not CP2 Pros (Red Cap) Do WRX editors even play golf. Interesting. Posted October 19, 2022. He opened the 2023 season last week in hawaii. Hes always an interesting WITB. Then I just went with it from there. Its that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. Super Bowl LVII. Tiger should switch to these and give his body a break. So then I went to L.A. and I put my driver up a click in loft. Whenever I see an article about Couples club make up I have to scratch my head and wonder why I drank the Kool-aide from the major mgfs that makes me want new clubs. Its cool to see the love for the i210 because Ive had a lot of success with mine. Your previous content has been restored. Thats all were really looking for out here. Some found it funny, but his SO loved the idea. Shafts: Aerotech Steel Fiber 110cw X I sold those bridgestones this year on eBay for $300 more than I bought them for in 2014I guess they are good, I just hit them too much to the right. After extensive testing, Scott landed on a TSi4 with Fujikuras Ventus Red 6X shaft at 46 inches (D2 SureFit setting). Thats exciting. They come with Mamiya Recoil 95 F4(stiff) shafts in Matte Black!!! I experimented with some stuff in the off-season and then at the beginning of this year. Thats all I need to say on the matter. I assumed that club replaced the hybrid because I saw him teeing off with the Callaway Squareway Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees) - Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black Patriot 6X (45.25 inches), 4 Wood:Taylormade Tour Issue Sim Titanium - small head (19 @ 17 degrees) - Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8x (42 inches), 3 & 4 Utility: Srizon ZX Utility (20 degrees, 23 degrees) - Shaft: (3) Nippon Modus3 Hybrid GOST X, (4) Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X-Stiff, Irons: Miura MC-501 (5-PW) - Shaft: Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X-Stiff, Wedges: Miura Forged Wedge Raw (50, 55), Titleist Vokey SM9 WW K Grind (60/06) - Shafts: Nippon NS Pro Super Peening Blue X (50), Shimada Tour Wedge Black (55and 60), Putter: Bettinardi Innovai 8.0 Short Slant Limited Blackout(35 inches), Putter Grip: Grip Master The Roo Midesize, One reason you don't see many updated WITB for Couples (besides the fact that no one really covers the Champions Tour that often) is he doesn't let anyone shoot his bag. The dispersion delta was minimal, but Hovland still didnt feel comfortable breaking in one of the drivers during a competitive round. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! Its kind of a deeper face and it sets up really nice.. To be honest its a turf interaction thing. Shaft: Aldila NV, 7-wood: Callaway Big Bertha Its a lob wedge. We should all be that picky. An enhanced Activated Elastomer Insert behind the face delivers a softer feel and more energy return into the ball at impact. Obviously, theres a competitive golf tournament being played this week, but as much as this week is about the players, its also about celebrating the legacy of Arnold Palmer. Couples is proof that age is just a number. Here's some quotes from the other thread.. If you get Freddy to change nine clubs in one sitting, you deserve a medal. Check out all of our photos from Bay Hill here. Pasted as rich text. They will join a 78-player field competing in the first full-field event of the 2022 PGA Tour Champions season, Friday-Sunday, Feb. 18-20, for a share of a $1.6 million purse. Driver: Lynx Boom Boom9 Fairway wood: Ram Laser Irons: Lynx Parallax Wedges: Cleveland Betti putter", watched him play at Goat Hill in the Wishbone brawl at the end of 2021 very up close and he had glide eye 2 wedges, Hickory Bag: Brassie, Mid Iron, Mashie, Mashie Niblick, Niblick, Putter, Driver: PXG 12*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 63 6.0, Long Game: PXG 13*, PXG 16*; HZDRUS Handcrafted 83 6.5 (flip between the two), Driving Iron: PXG 0311 4 iron bent 17.5*; ProForce VTS 100HX (finally found a driving that works), Irons: NIKE VR Pro CBs Raw 4 - PW: Aldila RIP Tour 115 s,these are similar length irons (4 iron 37.75, PW 36.25)7, Wedges: Titleist Vokey 50F, 54D, 58S: DG S300 (will sometimes add in the 58* on shorter courses), Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Design #5 35 inches: Super Stroke GP Tour, FWIW - This is from a little over 2 1/2 years ago, GolfWRX Insider: An exclusive look inside the bag of Fred Couples. sadclevelandsports That wear on the wedge is the most interesting thing I have seen in some time. In his long career, Fred Couples has won 64 tournaments. But, what do you think about the design itself? They knew the flight/feel/look/sound they wanted and couldn't care less about the rest of it. Couples seems to have an idyllic life. At 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. I needed to go and try something else. I walked with him all 3 days when he played the seattle tourney in august. Most of the players I bagged for had no clue what they were hitting. The now-61-year-old has been married twice. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. First round play begins on Thursday. Does he also hear the commentator in his head as he stands over the shot?. 38 VIEW ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS > 35 Home. Schauffele has switched back into a red Odyssey putter at Bay Hill this week, but its the not the same one that he used from 2020-2022. Couples recognized that Father Time isnt on his side, and he needs a ball that will allow him to compete. Pretty decent thread here on it with reference to another thread as well. Last month at Pebble Beach, we got the pleasure of checking out Arnold Palmers 1960-61 Wilson irons that he used to win three majors, which are selling for $250K. The general consensus among tour players so far has been that the Paradym models offer tighter downrange dispersion than the previous Rogue ST lineup, and thats exactly why Burns says he switched, too. 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GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, Tuesday at 04:47 PM, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 20, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 13, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, February 6, GolfWRX_Spotted posted a topic in Tour and Pre-Release Equipment, January 31, By So, the other thread isn't talking about WITB. If it works dont fix it! 120 million Dollar. Fred Couples bag has been instrumental in his success as a golfer. PGA Tour Champions released a good couple of minutes video of him testing a three wood last week. Calf and back injuries have limited Couples to only two rounds this season. With the help of the people who get clubs in his bag and the man himself, here is the what and the why of Fred Couples WITB. Ive dropped a few photos in below, but make sure to browse all of our photos from Bay Hill to see more custom Arnie-inspired merch. WebBorn on October 3, 1959, in Seattle, Washington, United States, Frederick Couples popularly known as Fred Couples is a professional American golfer. Wall-to-Wall Equipment: Why this Masters champ finally switched out decade-old irons, What is Jim Nantzs career lowlight? Let him tell you about adult film, Its f hard: Jon Rahm comes back to Earth at brutal Bay Hill. By At 45.75 inches in length, Viktor Hovland already plays one of the longer drivers on the PGA Tour. Thanks for reading. Titleist Vokey SM8 RAW - 46*, 52*, 56*, 60*, DG Tour Issue X-100 & S-400 Fred Couples is a household name in golf, spending 30 years on the PGA Tour before joining the PGAs Champions Tour once he turned 50. ( PGA Twitter) Suzanne wore a beautiful wedding gown, but the 62-year-old pro golfer was on a different level and was seen clad in golf attire on his special day. Your email address will not be published. just goes to show you how nuanced all these little things are. In general, Im not a big tester. APPLY NOW: Cleveland Frontline Elite Putters! He isnt too concerned with Trackman numbers, hes more concerned with how the irons looked to his eye, Millard said. I experimented with some stuff in the off-season and then at the beginning of this year. Clay Long Personal Edition SW 58* TTDyn Gold X100 8i shaft Taylormade M3 3w 17* Fujikura Atmos S shaft It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. WebCouples, 62, was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013 after winning more than $30 million in prize money during a professional career that began in 1980. On 10/18/2022 at 12:02 PM, Pepperturbo said: Please put and questions or comments here, Please put any questions or comments here, Please put any questions of comments here. I asked him about it during his press conference on Wednesday at Bay Hill, and his answer was gold: I was sick of Tiger outdriving me (he said with a laugh). After the first round, however, he conducted some testing on the range at Riviera and he decided to switch into the new Stealth 2 Plus driver for round two. His first ended in a The putter is a heavy-headed counterbalanced beauty. Dont forget an extra sleeve of balls for the 17th hole. With the Steelfiber shaft, they are great sticks. Driver: GolfWRX is on the ground in Orlando ahead of the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge. Hes learned nothing Olympic legend launches scathing attack on Tiger Woods over tampon apology, Golf fans left bemused following bizarre Jim Nantz blunder, Best driver 2023: Expert club fitters recommend the best driver for your swing speed, An UP-CLOSE look at Tiger Woods famous Scotty Cameron putter, David Feherty ridiculed for Greg Norman comment during LIV broadcast, Tour pro says LIV would be done if Brooks Koepka returned to PGA Tour, TOUR REPORT: McIlroy switches drivers during Genesis Invitational (plus Tigers iron change). Hes my hero, my old mans hero and my citys hero. Stories. Speaking of Arnold Palmer, the modern companies on the PGA Tour turned it up as always to celebrate Arnie and Bay Hill this week. Millard says that Couples liked the driver so much that he wanted to try some Ping irons, too. Theres one in every crowd. Can't seem to find any more recent Fred Couples WITB on here or elsewhere. He ended his five-year-long dry run to secure a thundering win at the SAS Championship. The part of his bag that I believe has made the biggest impact on his stellar play over the past decade was the switch to the Bridgestone golf ball (currently the Tour B RXS). But Im so particular about face angle when it comes to drivers that when I went up a click in loft, obviously I can see a little more face, it looks a little further left to me. Here in Utah we golf a lot during the season and he is a no glove, Ping golfer! Scores. PW loft is now at 46 degrees, WEDGES: TaylorMade ATV (54 degrees), Titleist Vokey SM7 (60-10S) To me it was all about face angle. Titleist TSR3 19* Hybrid - Hazrdus Black 6.5 The couple tied the knots on February 22, 2022. Can we confirm what he bagged? Beautiful set that needs no introduction. Guess I got that from you. WebFred Couples, right, talks with Butch Harmon before practice for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 4, 2007. All rights reserved. The Harrison rep at the time was testing shafts with Fred and one of the samples was connected to this square-headed Callaway. Ranked just 128th in driving accuracy on the PGA Tour so far in 2022-23, Burns was looking for greater forgiveness from his driver, and he finally made a switch this week at Bay Hill. At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways. IRONS: Bridgestone J15 Dual Pocket Cavity (3-P) Then I just went with it from there. 5 Testers Needed! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. WebFred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic - YouTube 0:00 / 20:32 Fred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers 254 If there were GolfWRX Gearhead points to award, Cantlay just won them all for this week. JW thanks for the hreat article. Thank you! Whats in the bag? Fred Couples bag has been instrumental in his success as a golfer. Check out all of our photos from Bay Hill here. We will confirm if any or all go in play. Appreciate the ones you do get though! Below is a collection of some of the photos from the experience, but theres also a 190-photo tour in our GolfWRX Forums for you to enjoy. He has never worn a glove, and like fellow Seattle legend Ken Griffey, Jr and his mitt, new hands mean potential grease, stretching, etc. PGA Tour Champions released a good couple of minutes video of him testing a three wood last week. Earlier this summer, I wrote an article about the makeup of Couples bag. WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. WebBorn on October 3, 1959, in Seattle, Washington, United States, Frederick Couples popularly known as Fred Couples is a professional American golfer. WebFred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic - YouTube 0:00 / 20:32 Fred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers 254 Yep I saw that video on one of my feeds. More photos from the event here. jarediogolf My husband is the same way. Same here, would like to see what Fred won with yesterday. I asked him about it during his press conference on Wednesday at Bay Hill, and his answer was gold: I was sick of Tiger outdriving me (he said with a laugh). If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. The 2022 SAS Championship final leaderboard is headed by winner Fred Couples, who earned the win on the 2022 PGA Tour Champions schedule at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, N.C. It seems as though Couples is on the leaderboard every year at Augusta, and with new technology in the bag, it wouldnt be shocking to see him up there again. Made me laugh when I read your excited about having that in common, haha! In a video on Bridgestones YouTube channel, Couples noticed longer distances and a softer feel from the ball. Id guess Freddie has bagged a lot during his career. WebFred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic - YouTube 0:00 / 20:32 Fred Couples @ The 2022 Mitsubishi Electric Classic Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers 254 I would be shocked if we ever see a true WITB from him. Watch. On the LIV Golf-PGA Tour divide, Fred Couples is siding with Tiger, with Jay Monahan, with Rory. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. WebFred Couples, right, talks with Butch Harmon before practice for the 2007 Masters golf tournament at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Ga., Wednesday, April 4, 2007. March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. If there were GolfWRX Gearhead points to award, Cantlay just won them all for this week. Ping might make you a custom set with your exact bounce spec. Posted October 19, 2022. I don't wear a glove either so I could totally see that side of it. Wilson Staff ProModels are designed to elevate your game while make the misses a little more forgiving. Theyre posted you dummy! One WRX member mentioned on the tournament thread that one of his wedges was a TM ATV, Driver--- Callaway Big Bertha Alpha--- Speeder 565 R flex, 7W TM V-steel 21* Ust Pro Force Gold 65 R, Irons 4 thru 9 1980 Mac VIP Hogan Apex #2 shafts, PW-- 1962 Mac VFQ FC -4000 Pro Pel 2 shaft, Putter--- 1997 Rusty Scotty Santa Fe fluted Bulls Eye shaft, you can google "fred couples getty images" and update the filter to NEWEST, and see if you can do any more detective work (this is the method I usually do btw lol). The good ones are really good, but its just getting those bad ones to be closer. He has said that he started fist bumping because he is hyper vigilant about oils, sunscreen, etc. So I went to try and find what the right nudge into stiffer was. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Where'd you grab all this from, videos or images? Until last week, he was still bagging custom Bridgestone iron designs that hes been playing for about a decade, and a TaylorMade M3 driver that released in 2018. Pricing may vary. The 62-year-old is in the field for the Hoag Classic this week and is grouped with last weeks champion Miguel Angel Jimnez and Jim Furyk to start the week. Not sure on wedges. I could see that. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Clear editor. Posted October 19, 2022. Have a nice day, Blake. Dont forget an extra sleeve of balls for the 17th hole. I would like that setup. On the LIV Golf-PGA Tour divide, Fred Couples is siding with Tiger, with Jay Monahan, with Rory. Check out the special logo his @TaylorMadeGolf balls. Does anybody know what clubs Fred Couples used to win the SAS Championship?? Search *Funny story on the Vokey wedge: Fred was at the home of Bill Haas and saw this beautiful lob wedge in Bills staff bag. Fred Couples is a household name in golf, spending 30 years on the PGA Tour before joining the PGAs Champions Tour once he turned 50. Super Bowl LVII. 38 VIEW ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS > 35 Home. EmperorPenguin Standard lie with lofts at 2 degrees strong. Required fields are marked *. Maybe its my ocd but why is there a pic of two Tensei AV Raw shafts if Freddie is using a Tensei CK Blue 65 TX? Fred said it then got all over his grips and he was ruined for the day and vowed to never shake someones hand again before a round. Grip: Golf Pride CP2 Wrap 58R Logo Down. Pingback: Fred Couples finally switches ironsafter 10 years GolfWRX, Those irons are J40s with different stampings lol. I would love to know the answer. You can not find too many of these prototypes anywhere. You can see in the instagram video that he still has the Bridgestone dual pocket irons with Steelfiber shafts (i95 stiff I think) same irons for many years now. So what I ended up doing was going back to the old weights, same shaft, and then tipping the wood shafts and hard stepping the iron shafts. I think the driver and irons were in there. Its not a weird ad, if you wanna know why a player can maintain older equipment for a longer period of time, the golf ball is the lynchpin of the whole thing. Shafts alone are worth the price of admission. Welcome to Wall-to-Wall Equipment, the Monday morning gear wrap-up in which GOLF equipment editorJonathan Walltakes you through the latest trends, rumors and breaking news. This week at Bay Hill, we also spoke to Xander Schauffele about his sneaky putter switch, Patrick Cantlay about his major shaft experiments, Sam Burns about his unique driver switch, and Rory McIlroy about his recent driver change, which involves Tiger Woods. RXS ball? Dylan Frittelli added two Callaway X-Forged UT utility irons (18 and 21 degrees). His particular issue is that he doesn't want anyone touching his grips. *Ive heard him refer to this as his Ginty in conversations with his caddie. I thought I had read that Freddie had gone 4 and even 5 hybrids in recent years to save the back ???? If I was 40 years old, I would be using the ball Tiger is using, theres no doubt in my mind, Couples said in the Bridgestone video. All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. Callaway staffers will have fresh staff bags (and headcovers) for Masters week. Makes sense. Not only do they resemble a club from his past (Ping Eye 2) but they have a few things Freddy loves. For at least one week, McIlroy is switching things up and going with a logo. @ John Wunder does Freddie Pure his shafts? Just when you think Stenson owns the atomic 3 wood design, along comes Freddie with a Callaway Squareway? A former World No.1, he won the Masters in 1992 and The Players Championship in 1984 and 1996. Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom, 3-wood: Titleist 906F4 (13.5 degrees) Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW X. Std Lofts, +.25 inches, and 1 degree up. Im only curious because I love that same wedge (but bent to 55) and havent been able to find one that I like better for my sand wedge. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. Greg, When he played the PGA Tour and Joe was his caddied I was able to shoot the WITB. Fred Couples new iron setup. 6th hole, Couples second to the green. Couples is proof that age is just a number. His new Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas prototype has a #7 CH shape, a red-painted crown, 3 white alignment lines, a dual-colored and diamond-milled face, and a custom sole plate with custom red screws. Bridgestone irons w/Steelfibers, probably his same old wedges (ATV and a Vokey), his Squareway 3w, what looks like a Stealth fairway of some sort with a new Kai'li Blue, I assume 5w? I thought maybe going heavier in everything would help me hit it a little straighter. LaCava was his caddy at the time, great guy btw. 1 Fred Couples new iron setup. So then I went to L.A. and I put my driver up a click in loft. Welcome to the 2023 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club & Lodge, home to one of the most difficult and historic golf courses on the yearly PGA Tour rotation. He talked about his irons when he made the change to SF i110 X flex. Grab this whole set up today for $645 shipped via Fedex. I heard that Cantlay had been fiddling around with his shaft weights recently, and hes an equipment free agent now. to not reference it is a discredit to the whole process. You cannot paste images directly. Perhaps most iconic was his Ping Anser putter. Ahead of the 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship, however, the 1992 Masters Champion made big changes with the Masters looming. So what I ended up doing was going back to the old weights, same shaft, and then tipping the wood shafts and hard stepping the iron shafts. I feel like this Stealth 2 head for me has just got a little more spin on it, but at a more neutral or what I perceive to be a more neutral face angle. Search I think its important to try and hit it farther these days. 1 You can post now and register later. Just dont touch em. I needed to go and try something else. Not because hes difficult, hes just Fred Couples, and if hes making a switch its gotta do more than just impress on TrackMan. Thats all were really looking for out here. Thats not arrogant its a commitment to only playing equipment that he loves. Actually felt like I drove it pretty good for the final three days at Riv, and its been pretty good in practice over the past week.. The now-61-year-old has been married twice. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. You hear complaints about low spin irons I would like to see more testers use different balls when they test. Started Tuesday at 05:32 AM, By I love the WITB pics. Your email address will not be published. Achieve pure precision with PING i210 Irons. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. He has tried mallets in the past but consistently ends up in this one. CNC machined faces and grooves optimize contact for even greater distance and precision. 38 VIEW ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS > 35 Home. Bridgestone Tour 201mb and 201cb. Shaft: Aldila RIP Phenom, 3-wood: Titleist 906F4 (13.5 degrees)