Luke Donald: My Wedge Set-up
Luke Donald gives his thoughts on his own, as well as other professionals, wedge setup to the Golf Monthly team.
Luke Donald gives his thoughts on his own, as well as other professionals, wedge setup to the Golf Monthly team.
Luke Donald discusses his club choices and why his bag has seen very little change since the golfer started playing professionally.
The 5 time PGA Tour winner discusses how despite club change, his bounce setup and the lofts have repeatedly stayed the same over the years.
Donald also addresses the issue of bounce and why for him, it is not a key feature in his lob wedge.
Donald points out the difference between his club selection compared to other professional players such as Phil Mickelson and Seve Ballesteros.
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Nick Bonfield joined Golf Monthly in 2012 after graduating from Exeter University and earning an NCTJ-accredited journalism diploma from News Associates in Wimbledon. He is responsible for managing production of the magazine, sub-editing, writing, commissioning and coordinating all features across print and online. Most of his online work is opinion-based and typically centres around the Majors and significant events in the global golfing calendar. Nick has been an avid golf fan since the age of ten and became obsessed with the professional game after watching Mike Weir and Shaun Micheel win The Masters and PGA Championship respectively in 2003. In his time with Golf Monthly, he's interviewed the likes of Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Jose Maria Olazabal, Henrik Stenson, Padraig Harrington, Lee Westwood and Billy Horschel and has ghost-written columns for Westwood, Wayne Riley, Matthew Southgate, Chris Wood and Eddie Pepperell. Nick is a 12-handicap golfer and his favourite courses include Old Head, Sunningdale New, Penha Longha, Valderrama and Bearwood Lakes. If you have a feature pitch for Nick, please email nick.bonfield@futurenet.com with 'Pitch' in the subject line. Nick is currently playing: Driver: TaylorMade M1 Fairway wood: TaylorMade RBZ Stage 2 Hybrid: Ping Crossover Irons (4-9): Nike Vapor Speed Wedges: Cleveland CBX Full Face, 56˚, Titleist Vokey SM4, 60˚ Putter: testing in progress! Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
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