Erik van Rooyen just demolished Tiger’s course in Cabo. And he wasn’t the only one—9 players shot -20 or better over four rounds. But he earned the spotlight and lifted the Big-A with tears in his eyes and a big fat $1.4M check in his back pocket. van Rooyen is a full bag Callaway man, from his driver all the way to his white pearlies printed with Chrome Soft X.
Key takeaways from what we see from the pirate’s set up:
- He prefers the smaller Pardaym head (Triple Diamond) to others in the Paradym line. This is pretty a common selection for the tour guys, including Callaway’s #1 bag man, Jon Rahm.
- The loft on his driver is standard too, 9 degrees, but his shaft is lighter than many of his peers. He generates plenty of clubhead speed, so his set-up works. Or at least it worked well enough this week. He’s only ranked as the 71st best driver on tour. He must have been licking his lips when he saw the wide-open fairways at Tiger’s course at Diamante. Grip it, rip it, find it, and flip it. A perfect course for an average PGA TOUR driver of the ball.
- No 3-wood. Well, he sure as heck didn’t need one on his last hole of the tourney. He ripped a 2-iron (X Forged UT) off the tee and 3-hybrid (Apex UW 21 degrees) into the green, setting up his eagle putt, which he drained like a boss.
- The stamps on his wedges look just as tight as twisty stache and tapered joggers. Very cool.
van Rooyen’s Gear:
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond – $100 OFF SALE (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana 60 TX shaft
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (17 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X shaft
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (18 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DI-95 X Hybrid shaft, Apex TCB (4), Apex MB (5-PW), with KBS Tour V 120X shafts
Wedges: Callaway JAWS Raw (50, 54, 58 degrees), with KBS Tour V 120X shafts
Putter: Toulon Design San Diego
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X – $5 OFF SALE
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet