Late birdie run saves Rory McIlroy’s day, week at PGA Championship

It’s only right that the most patriotic of the majors – the United States Open Championship – is littered with red-white-and-blue themed custom equipment. Add in the history at Pebble Beach Golf Links, and it’s a recipe for a collection of awesome custom equipment for the 2019 U.S. Open. Below is a collection of the coolest equipment, gear and accessories made specifically for this week’s U.S. Open Championship. Did we miss anything? If so, reach out to @andrewtursky on Twitter or Instagram for a chance to see that product added to the list. TaylorMade’s 17-Mile Drive Staff Bags The iconic 17 Mile Drive is home to some of the world’s best golf courses, including Pebble Beach Golf Links, and breathtaking views. TaylorMade’s red-white-and-blue golf bags for the week, which will be used by select TaylorMade staffers, features a map of the Monterey Peninsula that highlights 17-Mile Drive with red stitching. Also, the bags feature the Cypress tree that stands near the 18th green at Pebble Beach. The bags and headcovers are currently available on its website. Odyssey Toulon Pebble Beach putter Odyssey’s premium Toulon Design putter brand – its putters are used by PGA TOUR pros including Francesco Molinari — made a custom 2019 U.S. Open putter, stamped appropriately. Toulon’s cryptic caption, “coming soon,â€� implies the putters could be made available for retail sometime in the near future. Ping’s Pebble accessories For its staffers, Ping designed a custom “Pebbleâ€� box that houses red-white-and-blue metalwood headcovers, putter covers, hats and visors to be used this week. This Twitter post also shows that the box fits ever so perfectly in the Pebble Beach lockers. Seamus stars and stripes Seamus Golf, a company that makes headcovers, tools and other accessories, designed a “U.S. Open Packâ€� of headcovers with stars stitched into the top sections of the blue-white-and-red headcovers. They also prominently showcase the 2019 U.S. Open Pebble Beach logo. FootJoy Europe represents for the USA FootJoy Europe unveiled a pair of limited edition FJ Flex shoes made for the U.S. Open. The spikeless golf shoes are currently available for pre-order on the FootJoy website. For more information on the FJ Flex shoes, check out the PGA TOUR SUPERSTORE. Callaway’s Clam Bake bags Callaway creatively gives a nod to history with Monterey Reserve Vintage Clam Bake and antique car designs on its staff bags for this week. Check out the Callaway logo and the “CLAM BKâ€� license plate on the red car featured in the second-to-last image of the Instagram post, and the green “17â€� zipper tags; a few nice touches, indeed.  Push Cut’s Pebble covers While you probably won’t see one of these covers during competition this week, that doesn’t make these covers any less cool. Push Cut Custom cooked up a leather Pebble Beach headcover with red-white-and-blue fleece lining on the interior. As per the Instagram post, the headcovers are currently available at auction. For more custom equipment from the 2019 majors, check out The Masters and PGA Championship editions.

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NAPLES, Fla. — Sahith Theegala made a 15-foot birdie putt on the final hole Sunday as he and Tom Hoge closed with a 10-under 62 in Fourballs and became the first rookie team to win the QBE Shootout in 11 years. Ryan Palmer and Charley Hoffman each missed birdie putts from about 12 feet at Tiburon Golf Club that would have forced a playoff. They had a 65. Theegala was coming off a strong PGA TOUR rookie season in which he reached the TOUR Championship and twice had chances to win going to the final hole of tournaments. The QBE Shootout is an unofficial event, but it still felt good to win. “It’s nice to get a taste of victory because it’s so hard out here,” Theegala said. Hoge, who won his first PGA TOUR title at Pebble Beach in February, carried much of the load early when Theegala pulled a muscle in his left side on the first hole. By the end of the day, Theegala said it felt better and he was able to take fuller swings. They still had to contend with Palmer and Hoffman, especially at the end. Palmer’s chip up a steep slope on the par-5 17th hole didn’t get up the hill and came back to him. Stepping up quickly for the next shot, he drilled it into the cup an unlikely birdie that gave his team a share of the lead. Harris English and Matt Kuchar, trying to win the QBE Shootout for the fourth time, finished two shots behind after a 62. Max Homa and Kevin Kisner had a 63 and finished fourth. The top LPGA Tour player was Nelly Korda, who teamed with Denny McCarthy for a 62 to tie for fifth.

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