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. 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 Fred Couples First reached World No 1: March 22, 1992 As a Lynx ambassador Couples carried the brands driver and irons along with equipment from four other brands. just goes to show you how nuanced all these little things are. Its more compact, which I like the look of. Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58R Logo Down, Photo Courtesy of @fullyequippedgolf on Instagram, Photo Courtesy of @johnny_wunder on Instagram. Couples recognized that Father Time isnt on his side, and he needs a ball that will allow him to compete. Pingback: Morning 9: Sneds ahead in Houston | Why fans now? Fred Couples finally switches ironsafter 10 years GolfWRX, Wilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons, Sincerely, Arnold Palmer The Latrobe Legacy Campaign. What GolfWRXers are saying about beginner iron club recommendations, What GolfWRXers are saying about the best fairway woods off the turf. Your email address will not be published. And his Stealth+ w/Tensei Blue. Brian Cooper was 17 shots better Friday than his last outing on the PGA Tour Champions. I thought maybe going heavier in everything would help me hit it a little straighter. Irons are J38 style built in 2015 when they did the J15 release. Makes sense. It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. This week at Bay Hill, we got a fully immersive experience into the legacy of Arnold Palmer, which included a look at even more of his old personal golf clubs. Sometimes, players who love old gear can keep it current with a serious golf ball. Fred Couples and his new wife, Suzanne, said I do, on 2-22-22. For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. The couple tied the knots on February 22, 2022. 38 VIEW ANALYSIS AND HIGHLIGHTS > 35 Home. And the heavy change was really difficult for me to have similar feels. First round play begins on Thursday. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. 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. Im sure their ability to play a 3/4 shot is a bit better as well. My post from earlier in the thread was accurate as of his last tournament in 2022. This season, through the first round at the 2023 Genesis Invitational, McIlroy was still using the older TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver. As Ping Tour rep Brad Millard toldGOLF.com, Couples recently reached out to Ping in search of a driver upgrade. Thanks for reading. Titleist TSR3 19* Hybrid - Hazrdus Black 6.5 Upload or insert images from URL. We should all be that picky. Its a fact ( 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. Couples seems to have an idyllic life. On that front, GolfWRX got quite the treat, getting the opportunity to explore an exhibit full of Palmers old artifacts, trophies, photos, memorabilia, and game-used golf clubs. Anyone struggling with their game should seriously consider Ping for everything. Beautiful set that needs no introduction. I have to whip it out Michael Douglas reveals wild side bet when he golfs with wife Catherine Zeta-Jones, Lee Westwood and Ian Poulter go after hypocrite Brandel Chamblee over response to new no-cut events, Rocco Mediate has a very interesting prediction for Tigers immediate future, Morning 9: Rahm leads | Rorys Tiger-inspired driver switch | Bay Hill photos, Golf world left fuming with latest show of poor etiquette at womens college event, Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (3/3/23): Wilson Staf Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons. Has Freddie ever been a staffer for anyone? Started 2 hours ago. At 45.75 inches in length, Viktor Hovland already plays one of the longer drivers on the PGA Tour. They will go down as an all time great for PING. One of my favorites! Check out ourfull report over on PGATOUR.com. I like your comment! Here was Cantlays answer (gearheads will especially enjoy this): Yeah, Ive done a little testing. Seems like always a large gap 7-10 degrees sometimes.. Shouldnt be odd at all, they actually play to yardages, unlike how we think we play to yardages. 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. At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways. Hideki Matusyama used the Houston Open to break in a piece of gear hell have in the bag at the Masters a TaylorMade SIM UDI 3-iron (True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 Tour Issue shaft) with a sole that was shaved down to reduce bounce for the firm turf at Augusta National. I could see that. Hes the kind of guy who could find a club he likes in a bargain bin as easily as he could find one on a truck. So I noticed that the club, or the shaft, started to feel a little weak. His first ended in a Something to note: Fred is nuts about his sticks but not in the way we are at WRX. Shafts alone are worth the price of admission. Fred Couples and his new wife, Suzanne, said I do, on 2-22-22. 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. The great bag debate, Part 2: Single or double strap? March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. Morning 9: Sneds ahead in Houston | Why fans now? Some found it funny, but his SO loved the idea. EmperorPenguin Shafts: True Temper Project X PXi, Wedges: Cobra Trusty Rusty (50, 55), Tour Trusty (60) Many thanks. That putter is delicious.I find it odd so many touring pros have a 46 or 47 degree pw and then the next wedge is 54 or 55 degrees? WebFred Couples is an American professional golfer who has a net worth of $120 million. An Azalea flower is positioned prominently on each piece of green and white gear. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. Watch. Congrats Fred and Suzanne! Especially when its so hard to find new talks without any golf. During the session, Millard says they flattened the irons a touch and Couples liked the way the irons looked and felt. For me I feel like this one is a little more consistent with the misses. Posted October 19, 2022. Always has an interesting bag equipment wise. *So how in Gods name did that 3-wood get into his bag and stay there for going on 12 years? Fred Couples First reached World No 1: March 22, 1992 As a Lynx ambassador Couples carried the brands driver and irons along with equipment from four other brands. WebFred Couples is now married to his longtime girlfriend, Suzanne Hanneman. Tommy Fleetwood tested a custom Kia Ma-designed TaylorMade putter. But, what do you think about the design itself? 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. Its been easy,much easier than going heavier as far as the feels go.. 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. Thats all were really looking for out here. This wasnt the case for bunkers as the face doesnt really come into contact with the ball. 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. Ive done some testing when I worked for the JP golf media once and found that there are a bunch of tour pros that deliberately strike their wedges on the toe to increase spin and decrease ball speed, especially on partial distances. The S is just a smaller head. Fred is also testing Ping Glide 3.0 wedges 54-WS and 58 and 60-SS. Never would have thought he would play that ball over the Tour B series. Face angle determines starting line, path determines curve. Will try to find some photos. Partly to do with that. Photo courtesy of @fullyequippedgolf on IG. Wilson Staff ProModels are designed to elevate your game while make the misses a little more forgiving. Theres one in every crowd. Quick-hitters: Francesco Molinari added a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft to his Callaway Mavrik Sub Zero driver and 8X to the Mavrik Sub Zero 3-wood. I experimented with some stuff in the off-season and then at the beginning of this year. 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 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Engineered for players desiring sleek aesthetics and forgiveness, i210 Irons combine refined leading edge and sole profiles with a progressive set design to enable precision, distance and workability through the set. WebBorn on October 3, 1959, in Seattle, Washington, United States, Frederick Couples popularly known as Fred Couples is a professional American golfer. on his hands due to not wearing a grip. I love this guy. But like many athletes, his personal life hasnt been as successful as his golf career in some ways. It was a packed week with big names making equipment switches, so lets waste no more time on the intro. 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. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! JW thanks for the hreat article. At 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. Enjoy! Excellent point and a huge shame. He, like very few others, will stick with a club for years. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW X. Std Lofts, +.25 inches, and 1 degree up. Well see you next week as the Florida Swing takes us to The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass. It looked like he had a Taylormade Stealth 5 or 7 wood in the bag. 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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. We will confirm if any or all go in play. With the combination of those two aspects, it actually does make the ball have more spin with a dead ball speed off the turf. The S is just a smaller head. More photos from the event here. 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. Driver: Charles Kelley whats in the bag accurate as of the Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Here's some quotes from the other thread.. Thats made a big difference in kind of just straightening out the ball flight, feeling like I dont have to guard against too big of a draw. Search The now-61-year-old has been married twice. Fred can have them any way he wants. Set make up is 3-Pw, 5 iron measures in at 38 1/4 and come with Multicompound Black/Black in standard with 3 wraps. All rights reserved. (Photo by Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images). I think if other people saw it they would probably see that it sits slightly open, but to my eye it sits square. He ended his five-year-long dry run to secure a thundering win at the SAS Championship. His 3-wood is 12-years-old and his irons (at least a version of the same head) for over 10. NOW AVAILABLE: GolfWRX G/Fore Hats and Holderness & Bourne Polos! 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. HYBRID: TaylorMade R11 TP (19 degrees) Still had the same old bridgestone irons in the bag and had the new stealth 2+ driver with the tensei pro blue shaft. Stories. Just dont touch em. 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. Hit the same iron with low spin and high spin balls. Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) I tried to go heavier with everything from DG 120s to X100s and then just 10 grams heavier in the same wood shafts. APPLY NOW: Cleveland Frontline Elite Putters! Thats exciting. Fred is VERY particular about people touching his clubs. 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 PW loft is now at 46 degrees, WEDGES: TaylorMade ATV (54 degrees), Titleist Vokey SM7 (60-10S) Irons: Ping I210 (3-PW) Shafts: Aerotech Steelfiber I110 CW X. Std Lofts, +.25 inches, and 1 degree up. First round play begins on Thursday. I thought it was what you were looking for, my bad. Just when you think Stenson owns the atomic 3 wood design, along comes Freddie with a Callaway Squareway? At 63 years old, he was able to produce something incredible. Its been easy,much easier than going heavier as far as the feels go.. Check out all of our photos of Burns driver here, or head over to PGATOUR.com for our full report. 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. Have a nice day, Blake. For me I feel like this one is a little more consistent with the misses. If there were GolfWRX Gearhead points to award, Cantlay just won them all for this week. From the seller (@llewol007): Up for sale is a beautiful set of irons with Bigfoot status shafts. I don't wear a glove either so I could totally see that side of it. More photos from the event here. His are probably hand forged unlike the retail models. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Does he also hear the commentator in his head as he stands over the shot?. Thats how we landed on this. Fred Couples has earned his net worth through his many professional wins in the PGA tours and Champions tours, and sponsorship. Thats all were really looking for out here. 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 the. Shaft: Aldila NV, Irons: Cobra Amp Forged (4-PW) He makes his living with them so I get it. Once Millard dialed in the lies, it was a no-brainer from there. In Couples first event with the new golf clubs, he ended up finishing T5. 2.22.22 pic.twitter.com/kn2728sx0v, PGA TOUR Champions (@ChampionsTour) March 4, 2022. Hi Mike. He's never said but most likely doesn't like people touching his clubs. Whats with the weird Bridgestone golf ball ad thrown into the middle of the article? 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. After extensive testing, Scott landed on a TSi4 with Fujikuras Ventus Red 6X shaft at 46 inches (D2 SureFit setting). Search 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. 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.. Started 2 hours ago, Please put and questions or comments here, Please put any questions or comments here, Please put any questions of comments here, Bridgestones were back in the bag. Thats how we landed on this. For clarity, the PW has dimple on the bottom edge of the face from a hidden pebble but does not affect play. 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). Shaft: Aldila NV, 7-wood: Callaway Big Bertha This is great!!!!! Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set ofWilson Staff Recoil Staff Model 95 F4 Matte finish irons. It even allows us to share another thing we all love buying and selling equipment. Not sure of his iron heads, but he has Steelfiber i110 soft stepped X shafts in irons. Couples has 13 wins on the senior circuit most recently in 2017 at the American Family Insurance Championship as well as two senior majors, the 2011 Constellation Energy Senior Players and the 2012 Senior Open Championship. While the specs on his Ping G425 LST driver wont be changing at the Masters, Hovland decided to test two different builds in Houston. Tiger famously closes the face a little at address when hes hitting a cut, and opens it a little when hes hitting a draw. Perhaps most iconic was his Ping Anser putter. 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. Whats in the bag? That is right folks. All wedges with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Set make up is 3-Pw, 5 iron measures in at 38 1/4 and come with Multicompound Black/Black in standard with 3 wraps. Whats in the bag? McIlroy posted a photo on his social media feed of a bevy of balls with a peach logo centrally located just below the TaylorMade stamp. "All I keep saying is keep plugging and keep kicking butt and you can do it. Driver - TaylorMade Sim Max 9*, 45", Fujikura Speeder 661 Evolution VI, Mini-Driver - TaylorMade Sim Max (12* @ 13.5*), 43.75", Project X Hzrdus Black 75 6.0, Fairway Wood - Ping G410, (17.5*), 42.5", Project X Hzrdus Black 75 6.0, Hybrid - Ping Anser 17* / 20*, Ping TFC800h, Wedges - Cleveland RTX ZipCore, 52*-58*, DG Tour Issue Spinner, Putter Ping Vault Oslo Stealth H, UST All-In Putter shaft. WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. WebFred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters - YouTube 0:00 / 20:59 Fred Couples 1st Round @ The 2022 Masters Mike Granch 2.58K subscribers Subscribe 233K views 10 As a reminder, Pings i210s are designed for golfers who want feel, control and minimal offset, but with the added forgiveness of a cavity-back design. 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. The exhibit, which is located just off the 18th green at Bay Hill, was put on byArnold & Winnie Palmer Foundation to launch its new Sincerely, Arnold Palmer The Latrobe Legacy Campaign.. He was launching it around 12-12.5 degrees with about 2300 rpm of spin, which is the ideal window for Couples, according to Millard. Grip: Golf Pride CP2 Wrap 58R Logo Down. 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. 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. Drop them a line as they may have lost your contact details and club specs. With the rise in longer driver shafts on Tour in recent weeks, it wouldve been easy to assume the former Masters champion was chasing distance in an effort to keep up with Bryson and crew. LaCava was his caddy at the time, great guy btw. Required fields are marked *. Would you guys consider the Ping i210 irons a low handicap player set? 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). Anybody know what Fred had in the bag this past weekend? All of our market picks are independently selected and curated by the editorial team. Partly to do with that. For the most part, he doesnt pay much attention to the makeup of his clubs, just how they look and what they do. WebFred Couples is now married to his longtime girlfriend, Suzanne Hanneman. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Calf and back injuries have limited Couples to only two rounds this season. I love this guy. Not because hes difficult, hes just Fred Couples, and if hes making a switch its gotta do more than just impress on TrackMan. ", "Bridgestones were back in the bag. I wonder if it's still in his bag. Appreciate the ones you do get though! Ahead of the 2020 Charles Schwab Cup Championship, however, the 1992 Masters Champion made big changes with the Masters looming. The PGA Tour Champions is in Phoenix this week for the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, and Fred paid a visit to Ping HQ on Monday to test some gear. But if somethings better or potentially better, Im now in a position where I can go out and put that in right away. So, the other thread isn't talking about WITB. LOL! 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. WebFred Couples Scorecards Round By Round - 2023 - SAS Championship - Golf. Calf and back injuries have limited Couples to only two rounds this season. When he played the PGA Tour and Joe was his caddied I was able to shoot the WITB. Thanks Mr. Wunder. You cannot paste images directly. Had a stealth+ like someone else said, squareway 3 wood, stealth 4 or 5 wood and a stealth hybrid. On the LIV Golf-PGA Tour divide, Fred Couples is siding with Tiger, with Jay Monahan, with Rory. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I played the (WM Phoenix Open) and noticed that my spin numbers on my driver were a little low. March 4, 2022 12:15 pm ET. 120 million Dollar. You stand out for you overwhelming jerkishness. He has tried mallets in the past but consistently ends up in this one.