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Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black 65 TX
3-wood: Titleist TSR3 (16.5 degrees, C1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 8 X
7-wood: Titleist TSR2 (21 degrees, C1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD XC 9 TX
Irons: Titleist T100S (4), T100 (5), Titleist 620 MB (6-9)
Shafts: KBS Tour $-Taper 130 X
Wedges: Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 50-12F, 56-14F, 60-04L)
Shafts: KBS TOUR $-Taper 130 X (46), KBS Hi Rev 2.0 125 S (56-60)
Putter: Scotty Cameron T-5.5 prototype
Ball: 2023 Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Bawhaaa
Jan 29, 2023 at 3:47 pm
Homa (aka the Happy Merchant) rubs hands together.
Jason Gore
Jan 29, 2023 at 12:36 am
SCV ftw!
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Good Tuesday morning, golf fans, as we head over to the Honda Classic.
PGATour.com staff rounds up what’s worth remembering from the West Coast swing. No surprise on point No. 1…”Rahm won his first two starts of 2023, then added a third victory Sunday at The Genesis Invitational, where he outlasted Max Homa. That’s three wins for Rahm in his past five starts on TOUR. He’d never won three titles in a single PGA TOUR season before.”
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Good Monday morning, golf fans, as Jon Rahm kept his phenomenal run going by claiming victory at Riviera.
ESPN report…”Jon Rahm returned to No. 1 in the world Sunday by winning the Genesis Invitational with a performance that left no doubt who’s playing the best golf.”
AP report…”Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark claimed his seventh DP World Tour title with a four-shot victory in the Thailand Classic at the Amata Spring Country Club on Sunday.”
Christopher Powers for Golf Digest…”Woods, 47, turned up at Riviera this week having not played a real competitive round since the Open Championship last July. He winced. He perspired. He trudged up every hill that required trudging. He finished all four rounds with a broken body because he doesn’t know how to do it any other way. This is how it is now. He’s never going to feel good, but maybe just one week he’ll feel good enough to shock the world once more. Ultimately, this week, he finished with a two-over 73, putting him at one under overall, tied for 45th. It’s not the result he wanted, but it’s the one he produced despite all evidence pointing to him missing the cut. Even he knows that’s progress, as much as it pains him to say it.”
Kent Paisley for Golf Digest…”World No. 1 Lydia Ko?’s hot streak continues after capturing a win in her first start of 2023. The newlywed took home her second Aramco Saudi Ladies International title with a final-round 68 and a one-shot victory over Ladies European Tour stalwart Aditi Ashok? ?at Royal Greens Golf & Country Club. It’s the 26th victory of the 26-year-old’s career and the third in her last four starts.”
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AP report…”John Paramor, the mustachioed European tour rules official whose career spanned six decades, has died after a bout with cancer. He was 67.”
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @11.3)
Shaft: Aldila Tour Green ATX 75 TX (45.25 inches, tipped 1 inch)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (High Launch, 16 degrees @15.1)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X
5-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (18 degrees @17.9)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X (42 inches, tipped 2 inches)
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10, 56-12 @55.25, 60-10)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie S
Grips: Golf Pride MCC midsize
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X
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Jon Rahm posted his third win in 2023 and no one can argue that he is the hottest player in the world right now. After trading birdies and bogeys with Max Homa all day, Rahm took the lead with a few holes to play and never looked back, carding a stroke victory over Max. As Jon celebrated with his family, he wore his favorite timepiece, the Rolex Sky-Dweller in bright blue!
WOTW Specs
Name: Rolex Oyster Perpetual Sky-Dweller
Reference: 326934-0003
Limited: No
Date: 2017 – Present
Case: 904L Oystersteel
Bezel: White Gold Fluted
Dial: Bright Blue
Size: 42mm
Movement: Calibre 9001, 40 Jewels
Power Reserve: 72 Hours
Glass: Saphire Crystal, Cyclops Lens
Waterproof: 100 Meters
Bracelet: Rolex Oyster, 904L Oystersteel
Price: $15,650 (~$24,500)
The Sky-Dweller is the most complicated watch that Rolex makes currently with a unique dual time zone design. The Rolex Sky-Dweller was introduced 10 years ago as a watch for world travelers. The case is on the larger side for Rolex at 42mm and made from Rolex’s own stainless steel, Oystersteel. The caseback is solid stainless steel and screws into the case for a 100 meter waterproof rating. On the right side of the case is the screw-down crown that features Rolex’s Twinlock double seal system.
Under a sapphire crystal is a Bright Blue dial with an off-center ring around the middle. The off-center ring tells the time of a second time zone in a 24-hour format. Around the dial are hour markers made from white gold and filled with Rolex’s Chromalight luminescent material for a bright blue glow in low light. Above each hour marker is a white, or red, square that indicates the current month. The date is at the 3 o’clock position and only needs to be set once per year as the Sky-Dweller is an annual calendar. It is engineered to distinguish between the months with 30 and 31 days so you only need to set it on March 1st each year.
On top of the case is the iconic fluted bezel that is crafted from Rolex’s own white gold alloy. White gold can fade over time and Rolex created their own foundry in order to produce a white gold that will keep its luster longer through everyday wear. The bezel also features Rolex’s Ring Command that works with the mechanical movement to set the date and time on the watch.
Rotating the bidirectional bezel into one of three positions allows you to set the local time, second time zone, or the month and date. This unique system gives you the ability too easily set a very complicated watch.
Internally the Sky-Dweller uses Rolex’s most complicated movement, the Calibre 9001. The 9001 is a self-winding automatic with the aforementioned annual calendar and Ring Command. It contains around 380 parts and that is a lot to package into its 33mm diameter. The 9001 is unique as it works with the bezel and that feature alone takes 60 parts to function correctly. Rolex designed and builds the 9001 completely in-house and it offers the wearer around 72hrs of power reserve. Like all Rolex movements the 9001 is COSC (Swiss Superlative Chronometer) certified to ensure it is extremely accurate through all temperatures and conditions.
Jon’s Sky-Dweller has the more casual design, the Oyster, bracelet. The Jubilee option is a little more flashy and formal in its look. Made from 3 solid, flat links of Oystersteel the bracelet is very durable and comfortable. A folding Oysterclasp brings the bracelet together and features Rolex’s Easylink extension, allowing you to adjust the band 5mm for the perfect fit. The Sky-Dweller is a popular watch among collectors and the Bright Blue dial is by far the most sought after. Rolex collector’s demand has pushed up the price of the blue Sky-Dweller to around $24,500 on the secondary market, almost $9,000 over its retail price.
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