Posted at 8:19 a.m., Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Toms will play with new irons at Kapalua
By Doug Ferguson
Associated Press
The change could include the end of a club that made him famous his 5-wood.
Toms has had the club since 1998, and his most memorable shot came in the third round of the 2001 PGA Championship when he made a hole-in-one on the 15th hole at Atlanta Athletic Club, where he went on to win by one shot.
He was testing a TaylorMade hybrid at the Target World Challenge two weeks ago, and he was trying out another hybrid during a practice round Monday at the Mercedes-Benz Championship.
"Sooner or later, I'm going to retire it," Toms said.
Joe Durant is using the latest irons from Cleveland, putting aside a model he has used for eight years. He tried to switch last year, returned to his old clubs and finished the year with a victory and two top-five finishes.
"I struggled last year trying to make a transition to the irons, and the guys at Cleveland were nice enough to give me the year to really work on it," Durant said. "This year, I knew I needed to make a switch and here I am. I'm happy with what I've got in the bag."
He also left Titleist, signing a ball, shoe and glove deal with Callaway.