Andrew Landry became the latest first-time winner on the PGA Tour, holding off Sunday charges from Sean O’Hair, Trey Mullinax and Jimmy Walker to win the Valero Texas Open. Landry fired a 4-under par 68 in the final round to win by two strokes.
Andrew Landry Celebrates First Title In Texas Style
Check out the PING and Titleist equipment Landry used to get his breakthrough win.
What’s In His Bag
Driver: PING G30 (9°, Aldila Tour Blue 65X shaft)
3-wood: PING G (14.5°, Project X HZRDUS Yellow 75 6.5 shaft)
5-wood: PING G (17.5°, Project X HZRDUS Yellow 80 6.5 shaft)
Irons: PING iBlade (3-PW; Nippon Pro Modus3 Tour 105X shafts)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (52-12F°, 60-10S°, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts)
Putter: PING PLD ZB-S (33 inches)
Ball: NOT A CUT GOLF BALL
Most Valuable Clubs: PING iBlade Irons
A change to Andrew Landry’s iron setup helped produce the first @PGATOUR win of his career at the @valerotxopen. https://t.co/NF7JvfPgZJ pic.twitter.com/DG7V4UTMEf
— Jonathan Wall (@jonathanrwall) April 23, 2018
Landry had missed the cut in four of his previous five starts before breaking through at Valero. A shaft change in his irons, as well as a slight tweak to his lofts, helped him to lead the field in strokes gained: approach to the green, picking up more than 7.6 strokes on the field average.
[Club info via PGATour.com]
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