AGE 30
LIVES Birmingham, Ala.
STORY Won the 2022 Honda Classic.
CAREER SHOT The 6-iron I hit into the final hole of the 2022 Honda Classic is one I’ll never forget. It was raining hard, and Shane Lowry was playing behind me, so I didn’t know what score I needed to win. I was going to hit a 7-iron but changed my mind when it started raining. I knew instantly I had flushed it. I hit the green and two-putted for birdie to defeat Lowry by one stroke.
SPECS TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus, 9°, Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft.
The specs are pretty standard other than being a little upright. Forgiveness is the main thing I like about this club. By no means do I hit it far compared to a lot of the guys out here, but I’m fairly accurate for how far I drive it. That’s definitely a strength of mine.
SPECS TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus, 15°, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80TX shaft; TaylorMade Stealth, 21°, Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 80TX shaft.
I’ve had this 7-wood since last April. It’s great on par 5s because I can flight any trajectory I need into greens.
SPECS Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-iron through 9-iron), True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts, Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips.
I’ve always liked the look and feel of forged blade irons. I played the previous Srixon ZX7 irons, so these new ones aren’t much of a change for me. The look is similar, but Srixon added weight behind the center of the face, which provides the feel I like.
SPECS Cleveland RTX ZipCore (46°, 52°, 56°, 60°), True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shafts.
Having four wedges is critical for me. I play so many shots with them during a round. I find it’s important to have more wedges than an extra long iron.
SPECS Odyssey Stroke Lab Tuttle, 35 inches, 2.5°, Stroke Lab Pistol grip.
This is the oldest club in my bag. I put this in play my rookie season of 2018-’19. I putted with a Rife Barbados mallet for a long time, and this has similar lines and a similar shape. It has a main aiming line in the middle plus two lines that kind of frame the ball. I’ve always liked that look to help with alignment.
My Srixon Z-Star Diamond is terrific in the wind. It doesn’t get knocked around very much in crosswinds, and I get plenty of spin around the greens and with iron approach shots.
I’ve always loved Diet Coke. I drink one every morning. If I’m playing really bad, and I need to change something up, I’ll have one. It shakes up the momentum a bit. It always works.
Shoal Creek and Greystone in Birmingham, Ala., are the courses I play most in the area. I have plenty of these ball markers because I can just reach in and grab some when I’m home.