Callaway x hot driver 2013 pro#

It looks like a 3-wood, but it's bigger than our 3-wood. 'I asked the engineers to take the technology from that club and put it on steroids,' Mickelson said. After hinting that he had a 'special club' in the works, Mickelson discussed his new X Hot Phrankenwood during his Tuesday press conference.

Callaway x hot driver 2013 pro#

'This has got to be good for every player I would think, but it sure as heck is good for me.'Ĭallaway unveils X Hot 3Deep fairway wood: In preparation for the Masters, Mickelson pulled his RAZR Fit Xtreme driver at the Shell Houston Open and used a new X Hot 3Deep fairway wood as his 'driver' for the week.Ĭallaway unveiled X Hot 3Deep at the beginning of the tournament week - a taller-faced version of the X Hot Pro fairway wood that, for Mickelson, was almost as long as his driver and gave him the ability to work the ball both ways with ease.Ĭallaway pulls back curtain on X Hot Phrankenwood: Arguably one of the most anticipated clubs in company history made its debut at the 2013 Masters. “This driver spins so low that I can have more loft on the club, making it easier to hit,' Mickelson said.

Mickelson averaged 298 yards with the driver the first week and won by four shots. The driver featured a forged composite crown that lowered the center of the gravity, and a Speed Frame Face for increased ball speeds. Phil Mickelson nearly shoots 59 with RAZR Fit Xtreme: Phil Mickelson came within a shot of the elusive 59 during the first round of the Waste Management Phoenix Open with a new RAZR Fit Xtreme driver in the bag. PGA TOUR winners (2013): Phil Mickelson (Waste Management Phoenix Open, British Open) Sang Moon Bae (HP Byron Nelson Championship) Gary Woodland (Reno-Tahoe Open) Patrick Reed (Wyndham Championship) While the major win capped an impressive year for Callaway, it was the buzz Mickelson continually generated with each new product that made 2013 such a memorable one for Callaway.Įquipment released on TOUR: X Hot and X Hot Pro (irons, drivers, fairway woods, hybrids) RAZR Fit Xtreme (driver, fairway wood) X Forged (irons) X Hot 3Deep (fairway wood) X Hot Phrankenwood (fairway wood) FT Optiforce (driver, fairway wood) Mack Daddy 2 (wedges) HEX Chrome + ball Mickelson played a major role in putting the RAZR Fit Xtreme driver on the map, coming within a shot of becoming the sixth player in PGA TOUR history - Callaway staffer Jim Furyk would later become sixth with an 11-under 59 at the BMW Championship - to shoot 59 with the new club.įollowing the round, Mickelson called the driver, which went in the bag for the first time that week, a 'revolutionary club.' The equipment buzz continued shortly thereafter at the Shell Houston Open, where Mickelson used a taller-faced X Hot 3Deep fairway wood, followed by a one-of-a-kind X Hot Phrankenwood fairway wood the very next week at the Masters.Ī few months later at The Open Championship, Mickelson would hit 3Deep off the tee and from the fairway - considered to be the shot of the tournament - on the 17th hole to secure the Claret Jug. The Waste Management Phoenix Open was where the buzz started for Callaway's 2013 product line. Phil Mickelson made 2013 a year to remember for Callaway Golf - and that was before he won The Open Championship in dramatic fashion with four birdies over the last six holes at Muirfield. World Golf Championships-Dell Technologies Match Playīy Jonathan Wall, PGATOUR.COM Equipment Insider