GEAR ON TOUR
What’s in My Bag Christiaan Bezuidenhout
DRIVER
FAIRWAY WOODS
IRONS
SPECS PXG Black Ops Tour-2, 9.8°, UST Linq White 7TX shaft I prefer more loft, so I can see the face. This is a 10.5-degree head, but I use the adjustable hosel to bring it down to 9.8. I saw a ball-speed jump of 2 to 3 miles an hour over my previous driver. It’s more forgiving, too. I changed the shaft at The American Express to get more feel in the handle. I like to feel where the club is during the swing.
SPECS PXG Black Ops, 15°, Mitsubishi Kai’li Blue 70TX shaft; PXG Black Ops, 18°, Fujikura Ventus Black 9X shaft I usually don’t like changing equipment, especially my fairway woods, but these were a pretty easy switch. I really like how they sit on the ground, and I’m hitting the same numbers as my old fairway woods. Plus, I like the look of these much better.
SPECS 4-PW: PXG 0317 CB, KBS Tour 125 S+ shafts, Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58R grips I have a 20-yard gap between my 5-wood and 4-iron, so I bent the iron a little stronger. Everyone thinks tour players play nothing but muscle-back blades, but I’ve never played a blade in my life. The game is hard enough. These launch a little higher. I want to make it as easy as possible.
FEELING IT I’ve tried the Pro V1x, but the Pro V1 feels better around
the greens. The dots are
something I’ve always done to identify my ball. FOR COUNTRY I represented South Africa in the last two Olympics. This divot tool is a nice little reminder of those incredible weeks. LUCKY CHARM When I was a junior, I found this poker chip, threw it in my bag as a ball marker and
WEDGES
PUTTER
SPECS 50° and 56°: PXG Sugar Daddy III, True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts; 60°: PXG Sugar Daddy III, True Temper Dynamic Gold S400 shaft These are one-off wedges made specifically with my personal grind. I’ve always been a good wedge player, so when I went to PXG, that was one of the main things we needed to get right. I change my 60 every couple of weeks. This one is only a week-and-a-half old, and it’s already getting worn.
SPECS Odyssey Works Big T #5, 3°, 35 inches, Two Thumb Snug Daddy 30 grip I’ve had this style of putter in the bag for seven years now, and this specific one for two-plus years. It just suits my eye. You can see the wear mark on the face, and those centre hits don’t come easy. I recently added the line on the top to help with alignment. I have a tendency to line up on the toe. This gets me matched up with the middle of the putterface at address.
played well. I’ve used it ever since.
GOLF DIGEST SOUTH AFRICA 103
MAY 2025
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