2013 Open Champion - Phil Mickelson - In The Bag
By: Owen Davies | Mon 22 Jul 2013
Carding birdies on four of the final six holes to match the low round for the tournament and claim his fifth major victory,
Mickelson started the final round five strokes behind the leader and went on to win by three strokes. On the 71st hole, Mickelson used a Callaway X Hot 3Deep Fairway Wood off the tee and then again from the fairway – with 308 yards into the wind to the green -- to put himself in great position for an eventual birdie putt. Later, Mickelson noted, “Those two 3-woods were the two best shots of the week, to get it on that green. As I was walking up to the green, that was when I realised that this is very much my championship in my control.”
During the awards ceremony on the grounds of Muirfield, Mickelson thanked Callaway technicians for their efforts. In his bag this week:
Driver/Fairway : Callaway X Hot 3Deep Fairway Wood, 13-degree
Irons : Callaway X Forged Irons, 4-9 + PW
Wedges : Callaway JAWS Wedges 52- and 56-degree
Wedges ; Callaway Mack Daddy 2 Wedges, 60- (prototype) and 64-degree
Putter : Odyssey Versa #9 Putter (white/black/white)
The Callaway X Hot 3Deep is derived from Tour players' desire for a deeper faced 3-Wood. The Forged Face Cup with the Speed Frame Face increases ball speeds across the face, and the deeper face and lower CG are designed to reduce spin and provide a stronger ball flight for huge distance from everywhere on the course, as Phil demonstrated throughout the weekend and especially on the championship’s 71st hole. On a recent episode of Callaway Talks, Callaway Director of Fitting & Instruction talks about the importance of this fairway wood to Mickelson’s game. Watch the video here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77gkmGDwmrM
The win secured Mickelson his fifth Major title, his second win in as many weeks and marked the 49th overall professional victory of his storied career.
For specific information regarding the X Hot family of fairway woods or any other Callaway products, please visit www.callawaygolf.com
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