Winner’s Bag: Rickie Fowler

Using a Cobra King F7+ driver that he shortened by an inch, Rickie Fowler rolled to a five-shot victory at the Honda Classic. Ranked 131st in driving accuracy coming into the week, Fowler took his 44.5-inch driver and cut it down to 43.5 inches. The change produced immediate results for Fowler, who finished T17 in driving accuracy (67.86 percent) and T12 in driving distance (303.9 yards) with the new setup. “The reason I did that was start — I played short with my irons, my 5-wood and 3-wood are both short,” Fowler said, “and if you look at the progression of my 5-wood and 3-wood to where my driver was, they are roughly an inch apart except when I went to 3-wood and driver. Right now it’s actually at a perfect progression and they are all roughly the same swing weight.” The rest of Fowler’s game was equally impressive. He led the field in birdies (21) and ranked second in strokes gained: putting (plus 7.401) with a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Prototype putter that’s been a staple since the 2014 season. Here’s a look at the rest of the equipment in Fowler’s bag. Driver: Cobra King F7+ (Aldila NV 2K Blue 70X shaft), 8.5 degrees 3-wood: Cobra Fly-Z+ (Aldila Tour Blue 75TX shaft), 13 degrees 5-wood: Cobra King F6 Baffler Rail (Aldila Tour Blue 75TX shaft), 18.5 degrees Irons: Cobra King Forged MB (4-PW; KBS Tour C-Taper S+ 125 shafts) Wedges: Cobra King V-Grind (52, 56 and 60 degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts) Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Prototype Ball: Titleist Pro V1x PGA TOUR Superstore: Buy equipment here

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