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Jon Rahm shot 17-under par to win the Mexico Open at Vidanta and earn his seventh PGA TOUR victory. Check out the clubs he used to get it done at Vidanta Vallarta. RELATED: Final leaderboard Driver: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond LS (10.5 degrees @11.2) Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 75 TX (45.25 inches, tipped 1 inch) 3-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond T HL (16.5 degrees @15.2) Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 85 TX (43.25 inches, tipped 1.5 inches) 5-wood: Callaway Rogue ST Triple Diamond T (18 degrees @17.9) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI Black 8 X (42 inches, tipped 2 inches) Irons: Callaway X Forged UT 2021 (22 degrees @20.5), Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW) Shafts: Project X 6.5 Wedges: Callaway Jaws Forged (52, 56 and 60 degrees) Shafts: Project X 6.5 Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie S Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X Grips: Golf Pride MCC midsize

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Bryson DeChambeau implored the golfing world to not judge a book by its cover after he solidified himself as a player of the future with a thrilling playoff win at Muirfield Village. Welcome to the Monday Finish where DeChambeau claimed a second PGA TOUR win in front of an idol – taking out the Memorial Tournament Presented by Nationwide with Jack Nicklaus looking on. FIVE OBSERVATIONS 1. The saying goes – love him or hate him. And it has been attached to Bryson DeChambeau at times. But there is really no reason to hate the guy some call the mad scientist of golf. Yes, he has ideas and thoughts that are non-conventional. Yes, he advocates things you might think are silly. But he is ultimately likable and downright excellent at golf. His single length irons and one plane swing might not work for you, but they work for him. And the passion he shows for the game and its history is great to watch. This is one guy that actually gets it. “Whenever you look at somebody, don’t judge them by the cover, right? You got to judge them by the results and the work ethic and the dedication and the perseverance that the person has,â€� he said. Indeed. 2. DeChambeau showed some steel in the final round that will certainly help him going forward. As a confidence player he had possibly created some seeds of doubt after missing a few chances to close the deal in regulation and the opening playoff hole. But a stoic approach shot on the second playoff hole was followed by a great putt for the win. The putt came after Byeong An had hit a tremendous flop shot to possibly keep the tournament alive. Bottom line, it was clutch. It is something that Jim Furyk and Tiger Woods would have loved to see. As the upcoming Ryder Cup and Presidents Cup captains they know this guy will play with passion under the American flag. 3. Byeong An can’t be far away from becoming a more consistent performer and clinching a maiden win on the PGA TOUR. His playoff loss was his third top-10 this season and moved him to 46th in the FedExCup. When he is on he is certainly good enough to end up on top. Nerves may have played a factor on Sunday but those suggesting his putt on the 72nd hole was easy (he missed) are way off the mark. Multiple players miss-read that putt, expecting it to come back to the right a little more. Sure DeChambeau made it on a similar line to win a few holes later but An gave his chance a good run. And while some of his playoff shots he’d like back, the flop he hit to have a chance to stay in it was first class. Watch this space. 4. Tiger Woods still knows how to get the crowds rocking. But sadly at Muirfield Village he also took the wind out of our sails at times. And it was because of the putter – a club he used to be deadly with. The roars around the place on Friday when he holed out for an eagle on the par-5 11th and then hit the flag on the par-3 12th were vintage stuff. Hair on the back of your neck standing up stuff. Sadly a rain delay stopped his momentum. And then his putter stayed ice-cold. Woods ranked first in several ball-striking categories at Muirfield Village including Strokes Gained: Tee to Green (+14.157); Strokes Gained: Approach the Green (+11.164) and Proximity (23 feet, eight inches). But he was second last in Strokes Gained: Putting (-7.695). He missed seven putts inside five feet during the tournament, and 15 putts inside 10 feet. If he marries his game together then we might finally see that win we all crave. 5. Joaquin Niemann is another name you need to add to the youth brigade in golf if you haven’t already done so. The Chilean teenager, who is not long removed from being the world’s best amateur, has secured special temporary membership on the PGA TOUR in just his fifth start as a professional. Sunday was a chance to win but while he faded a little to be tied sixth it represented his third top-10. He will now be able to accept unlimited sponsor invites for the rest of the season as he looks to earn enough non-member points to earn a TOUR card for next season. The 95 FedExCup points earned at Muirfield Village takes him to 275 non-member points – the equivalent to around 115th in the standings. If he beats the mark of the man who finishes 125th at season’s end he will automatically get a TOUR card for next season. He has locked up a spot in the Web.com Finals as another potential avenue to the TOUR. FIVE INSIGHTS 1. DeChambeau moved from 22nd to fourth in the FedExCup and at 24 years, 8 months and 18 days, he is the fourth youngest winner in the Memorial Tournament history behind Hideki Matsuyama’s 2014 win (22 years, 3 months and 7 days) and Tiger Woods’ 1999 and 2000 victories. 2. DeChambeau became the 10th winner this season to rank inside the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Putting. He ranked sixth – outperforming the field by +1.366 strokes per round on the greens. A total of 44 percent of his total strokes gained for the week were a result of his performance on the greens at Muirfield Village. It was the third best Strokes Gained: Putting performance of his career. His best was when he won the John Deere Classic last season. 3. DeChambeau led the field in Scrambling, managing to salvage par 80 percent of the time (16 of 20) when missing the green in regulation. His scrambling performance marked the fourth-best by a winner at the Memorial Tournament since 1992. 4. DeChambeau attacked the front nine holes at Muirfield Village to get his victory. Through 72 holes he was 11-under par on the front nine and 4-under on the back nine. 5. Of note leading into the U.S. Open was Rory McIlroy’s weekend performance. After making the cut on the number at even-par, he recorded weekend rounds of 64-69 to move into a tie for eighth. It was his fourth top-10 (T8: 2018, T4: 2016, 5: 2011, T10: 2010) in his seventh career start at the Memorial Tournament. He led the field in Strokes Gained: Around-the-Green (+5.630) and his third-round 64 was the lowest round of the tournament.

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Cobra has officially announced the release of its new King SpeedZone drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons for 2020 that will replace its King F9 Speedback products that were released in October 2018. Throughout 2019, Cobra staffers Bryson DeChambeau and Rickie Fowler employed Speedback drivers, and the recently-signed Cobra staffer Jason Dufner used a Speedback driver as well, even before signing with the company. Those athletes now have new products to test out, given this launch of SpeedZone products. As the names imply, the goal of SpeedZone products was to improve performance in different “zones,� or areas, throughout the club head designs. Below, we’ll highlight the upgrades and new features of the SpeedZone products compared to the Speedback products from 2018, and provide retail pricing, availability, loft options, stock shafts and more. Each of the new clubs, which release on January 17, come equipped with Cobra Connect powered by Arccos embedded in the grips to track performance. King SpeedZone and King SpeedZone Extreme drivers The most visibly different technology, compared to other drivers on the market, is what Cobra calls a “CNC Infinity Milled Face.� As with the Speedback driver, the face is milled by a CNC machine to increase precision, and Cobra has increased the milling area in the new SpeedZone designs. This allows for greater precision over leading edge and face thickness, and curvature, according to the company. Cobra also created discretionary weight by increasing the amount of carbon fiber, a lightweight material, used in the head. The carbon fiber crown now wraps around the head into the sole, thus increasing the amount of carbon to 50% of the driver body, according to Cobra. With the extra weight, Cobra could move CG (center of gravity) lower and more rearward in the head to optimize launch conditions. The company also emphasizes its aerodynamic shaping of the driver head and high MOI (moment of inertia) construction, a combination that both increases clubhead speed by reducing drag, and maximizes stability on off-center hits. The standard SpeedZone driver has CG adjustability, with interchangeable weight ports in both the front and back portions of the sole. The SpeedZone Extreme driver, on the other hand, has just one fixed 17-gram Tungsten weight in the rear of the sole to increase stability; Cobra says this design is the company’s highest MOI driver to date. Both the SpeedZone (9 and 10.5 degrees) and SpeedZone Extreme (9, 10.5 and 12 degrees) drivers come in Gloss Black/Yellow or Matte Black/White colorways. Stock shafts include UST Helium, Mitsubishi Tensei CK AV Blue, Project X HZRDUS Smoke Yellow and Aldila Rogue Silver, but over 20 shafts are available at no upcharge through custom orders. They will each sell for $449 apiece. King SpeedZone, King SpeedZone Tour and King SpeedZone Big Tour fairway woods Although they cover a smaller area of the club, the faces of the fairway woods, like the SpeedZone drivers, have CNC milled faces for greater precision. Cobra says this technology helps Cobra create a thinner and hotter face on the fairway woods while also increasing precision over a polished face. The soles of the fairway woods have Cobra’s familiar rail technology that helps the club remain stable through impact as it slides across the turf, but they have a bit of a different look this year. The SpeedZone “split rails� differ from front-to-back. The front portions (silver in color) are hollowed out to increase flex at impact for higher ball speeds and greater launch. The rear portions, on the other hand, are black in color and have a solid construction. A carbon fiber crown helps to save 10 grams of weight that’s been moved lower in the head to increase launch and forgiveness, which is important for fairway wood shots that need help getting airborne. The standard SpeedZone fairway wood (3, 5 and 7) has back weighting and a shallower face, according to Cobra, for a higher launch; the SpeedZone Tour fairway (3 and 4) has a more compact shape and forward weighting for a lower trajectory, and the SpeedZone Big Tour fairway (3 wood, 12-15 degrees) has the largest shape and strongest loft for high launch and low spin. Each of the fairway wood options will sell for $279 each. King SpeedZone hybrids The SpeedZone hybrids have a matte black crown instead of the gloss crowns seen on the drivers and fairway woods, and the hybrids are available in both variable length and one-length options. The faces are made from 455 stainless steel, and the overall shaping is made slightly larger than traditional hybrids, according to Cobra, for increased forgiveness. The variable-length hybrids (17, 19, 21 and 24 degree) and the one-length hybrids (19, 21 and 24 degrees), which use a 7-iron length build, will each sell for $229 each. King SpeedZone and King SpeedZone One-Length irons In a number of events in 2019, Fowler used a King SpeedBack long iron to take advantage of the greater forgiveness and distance. The new SpeedZone irons are replacements for those designs, so it will be interesting to see whether or not he upgrades in 2020. Either way, like the old SpeedBack irons, the new SpeedZone irons are made with ultra-low CG for increased ball speed. Looking down on the product at address, golfers will easily detect Cobra’s new carbon fiber topline, which replaces steel in the 4-7 irons to save weight. According to Cobra, the carbon fiber saved 3 grams that was placed lower in the heads, ultimately increasing ball speed and launch. Additionally, Cobra uses perimeter weighting, wide bodies and an undercut speed channel to increase speed and forgiveness in the SpeedZone irons. To optimize spin and trajectory throughout the set, the long irons (4-6) have V-grooves to reduce spin, the mid irons (7-PW) have U-grooves to “optimize spin,� according to Cobra, and the wedges (GW and SW) have wedge grooves to increase spin on shots around the green. The SpeedZone variable length and SpeedZone One-Length irons will sell for $799 per set. The one-length irons have matching 37.5-inch lengths, but they have progressive shaft weighting for higher launch in the long irons and lower launch in the short irons, and “fine-tuned lie angles,� according to the company.  

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