It’s hard to believe Tiger Woods’ Sunday pitch-in and resultant explosive fist pump at The Memorial was 12 years ago. Alas, if we know one thing here at WITB Time Machine it’s that time waits for no man — nor Tiger.

The flop shot hole-out at the par-3 16th pulled the then-14-time major champion level with Rory Sabbatini for the tournament. Woods would go on to card a final-round 67 and secure a two-stroke victory over Sabbatini and Andres Romero.

“Every shot was exactly the shape, the trajectory, the distance control,” Woods said of his final round. “I had it all today, shape off tees, whatever club I wanted to hit, I could hit. That was fun to have it when I needed it.”

The win was Woods’ 73rd, which fittingly tied tournament host Jack Nicklaus’ PGA Tour total.

See what Tiger had in play 12 years ago, below.

Driver: Nike VR Tour (8.5 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6 X

3-wood: Nike VR Pro Limited Edition (15 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103 X

5-wood: Nike SasQuatch II (19 degrees) Buy here.
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana Blue Board 103 X

Irons:  Nike VR Pro Blades (3-PW) Buy here. 
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: Nike VR Pro (56, 60) Buy here.
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold S400

Putter: Nike Method 001 Buy here.

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Ball: Nike One Tour D

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Take the top-selling driver of the year (per Golf Datatech), give it a military finish, and make a donation to Ohio-area (in partnership with The Memorial Tournament) veterans’ organizations in the process. That’s what Callaway is doing with its new Paradym Ai Smoke Tactical driver launch. The company is also fitting four wounded warrior veterans on the range ahead of The Memorial.

Green forged carbon replaces the traditional sole of the Paradym Ai Smoke Max and Ai Smoke Triple Diamond for what might be called a camouflage-adjacent look, as you can see below. Also apparent are the green weights and military-inspired graphics.

Callaway has also partnered with Mitsubishi to develop a Mitsubishi Tensei shaft with a custom cosmetic.

…and is outfitting the Tactical drivers with green/black Golf Pride MCC grips.

…and a custom headcover.

The drivers — Paradym Ai Smoke Max and Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond — are available for pre-sale today for $699.99 in 9 and 10.5-degree loft offerings.

Check out in-hand photos of both drivers from Muirfield Village below.

Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max Tactical

Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Tactical

For more photos, and to see what GolfWRXers are saying, head to the forums.

For a refresher on all things Paradym Ai Smoke, check out our launch coverage.

 

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Custom TaylorMade P7TW irons.

From the seller: (@BirdieBob): “Irons:  4 – PW (seven irons); Lofts bent to play like a 5 – GW set…see spec pic. Shafts:  Custom built with LAGOLF L Series Graphite shafts… $125 per club upgrade and not available thru TM. Flex:  1201-5, xstiff, Hardstepped once, ie 5i shaft in 4i, W shaft in 9i. Loft, Lie, Lengths:  see spec sheet pic;  can change to std lofts if desired. 

Swingweights:  listed in spec sheet pic. Grips:  MCC Align Plus4 Standard with 4 wraps;  OR GP (tm logo) Z grips…your choice. Condition:  The PW and only a few others have been hit off a range mat..(the toe face chrome of the 6 & 7 have couple of marks during build..see pics)..never seen turf….no bag chatter, etc. Tiger Box available for plus $30 shipping…your choice. TM MSRP:  $1750 with std x100 shafts. LAGOLF:  +$125 per shafts club upgrade. Total:  $2625 less ~$200 sale of x100 = $2425. Price:  $1890 OBRO…. shipped CONUS, no trades. Heads Only: $1100.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Custom TaylorMade P7TW Irons

This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules