Tour Customs: 2012 Barclays Championship
Layers of lead tape, unique finishes, custom stamps and more adorn the clubs the pros are using this week at Bethpage Black. Check out the details as we go behind the scenes at the 2012 Barclays Championship.
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If you're going to take on a course that comes with a warning sign, you'd better have a bag full of high-tech, custom-fitted clubs. Here's what the pros are using this week at the Barclays Championship at Bethpage Black. -
Vijay Singh adds weight tape to his vintage-looking Cleveland Forged 588 MB irons. -
Luke Donald pulled his Mizuno's MP-59 irons out of the bag at Bethpage and added these yet-to-be-released Mizuno MP-64s. -
K.J. Choi is using Callaway RAZR X Muscleback irons and Titleist Vokey Design Spin Milled wedges. -
Hunter Mahan has used this set of Ping S56 irons throughout the 2012 season. -
Graeme McDowell's Cleveland 588 Forged wedges has a rust-colored finish. -
Bill Haas, the defending FedEx Cup champion, will try to win another $10 million check by using these Titleist Forged 712 CB irons. -
Phil Micklelson has plenty of lead tape on the back of his Callaway X Series JAWS lob wedge. -
U.S. Ryder Cup caption Davis Love has a set of Bridgestone J40 Cavity Back irons and a Mizuno MP Fli-Hi driving iron. -
Matt Kuchar is using the same irons, Bridgestone J40 Cavity Backs, but his are made with unfinished, raw steel that rusts over time. -
Scott Piercy's Titleist 690 irons are almost unrecognizable under their coating of weighted tape. -
To battle Bethpage's thick rough, Justin Rose is carrying some high-lofted TaylorMade ATV wedges. -
The T2G on these Callaway Forged wedges stands for Tommy "Two Gloves" Gainey. -
Charl Schwartzel is using a custom-stamped set of VR Pro Blade irons at Bethpage. -
Rory McIlroy won the PGA Championship using these Titleist Forged 712 MB irons. Notice that he's also carrying a Titleist 503i driving iron this week. -
Lee Westwood's putter headcover is simple, but it reminds him of his son back home. -
As for clubs, Westwood is using the Ping i20 irons he put into play before the U.S. Open. -
Jeff Overton had some red paint added to his Cleveland 588 Forged wedges. -
Nick Watney may be in the land of Mets and Yankees fans, but he's showing pride in his San Francisco Giants on his Titleist Vokey Design SM4 wedges. -
J.B. Holmes shows his love for his alma mater, Kentucky, on his Callaway X Forged sand wedge -
Bubba Watson signed a few of these T-shirts for Ping employees back at the company's headquarters in Phoenix.
