In a recent online exchange, L.A.B. Golf founder Sam Hahn was explaining why the company was dropping the “broomstick” terminology on its putters and replacing it with “sweeper”. The answer was eyebrow-raising.
Schauffele certainly got the job done with his irons. He ranked second in strokes gained/approach the green, picking up more than 10 shots on the field average. He also ranked second in greens in regulation.
To get where they needed to get to, Callaway’s team used the Paradym driver’s adjustable hosel to give Rahm a degree more loft, taking his 10.5-degree head effectively to 11.5 degrees.
Kim’s irons are Callaway’s X-Forged CB, a cavity-back players iron, which he used to rank first in the field in strokes gained/approach-the-green, picking up more than eight shots on the field.
Rahm came to Kapalua with a revamped top end of the bag, swapping all of his woods for Callaway’s new Paradym Triple Diamond model – a bold move considering Rahm led the tour in strokes gained/off-the-tee last season with his Callaway Rogue ST driver.