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Rickie Fowler WITB 2025 (8th May, 2025) - What's In The Bag? Truist Championship 2025 @ The Philadelphia Cricket Club
The Cobra DS Adapt is Rickie's formula for distance and forgiveness, but the real star here is the shaft—a WB 63TX, which is basically a telephone pole disguised as a graphite wand.
🎯 Rickie Fowler in 2025: Orange You Glad He’s Still Around?
In a year where golf has been weirder than ever—PGA players chasing LIV money like it's golden tickets to Willy Wonka’s factory, and AI influencers getting brand deals—Rickie Fowler has somehow managed to stay both relevant and delightfully unpredictable. The 2025 season? Let’s just say it’s been as colorful as his Sunday wardrobe.
Fowler kicked off the year like he’d been drinking Red Bull from his Cobra staff bag—solid but erratic. A T21 finish at The American Express was a decent opening act, but he followed it up with a T53 at Pebble Beach, which was more "meh" than McIlroy’s attempt at American small talk. And that’s kind of the vibe of Rickie’s 2025 so far: flashes of brilliance, surrounded by long stretches of "he's still working on it."
Now don’t let the numbers fool you—he’s still got it. At the Cognizant Classic, a heckler shouted something about his “washed-up career,” and Rickie clapped back with, “That’s why you’re in the stands, bro.” Iconic. He might not be leading every leaderboard, but he's definitely winning the war of vibes.
And this year, there’s been a noticeable shift: Rickie 2025 has edge. No longer content to just smile and sell Farmers Insurance, he's back to swinging like he’s got something to prove—and dress like he's in a midlife crisis at Coachella. In other words: he's fully back, baby.
But let’s talk brass tacks. Technically, his ball-striking is dialed. His stats on approach shots from 150-175 yards? Among the top 25 on tour. His putter? Hotter than a Florida summer wedding. And while he's not quite contending every week, he’s hovering—dangerously so.
Expect him to sneak a win this season. It’s not a matter of if—it’s when he stops putting his tee shots into parking lots. Hey, it’s called “shot shaping,” not “GPS routing error.”
🧰 What’s In Rickie Fowler’s Bag in 2025? It's a Gearhead's Dream
Let’s be honest—if there's one thing Rickie never half-asses, it's his golf bag. This man treats his gear like a Formula 1 driver treats his car. It’s high-tech. It's dialed. And it's dangerously optimized to make you wonder why your own clubs feel like broom handles in comparison.
So here’s the full breakdown of Rickie’s 2025 tools of destruction:
🏌️♂️ Driver: Cobra DS Adapt 10°, Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63TX shaft
This beast is tuned tighter than a tour van espresso machine. The Cobra DS Adapt is Rickie's formula for distance and forgiveness, but the real star here is the shaft—a WB 63TX, which is basically a telephone pole disguised as a graphite wand. The guy swings hard. The club doesn’t flinch.
🏌️♂️ Mini Driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper 13.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73TX shaft
Yeah, you read that right. A mini driver. This club is a throwback—but Rickie uses it like a sniper rifle. Off the tee when accuracy is everything, or off the deck when he's trying to pull off something from a video game. Bonus points for it looking like steampunk art.
🏌️♂️ 5 Wood: Cobra LTDx LS Prototype 17.5°, Lin-Q M40X White 8F5 shaft
This isn't just a 5 wood—it’s an anti-aircraft missile. Ideal for soft par-5s and wind-splitting par-4s. The Lin-Q shaft gives it the stiff stability to match Rickie's aggressive tempo. You miss with this combo? That’s a you problem.
🏌️♂️ Irons: Cobra King Tour (4-PW), KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+ shafts
Rickie’s irons are the equivalent of precision scalpels. No jacked lofts, no gimmicks. These are buttery soft with tight tolerances, matched with the kind of shafts that say, “I'm not here to make friends.” They're heavy, stable, and built for control—not forgiveness. Exactly what you’d expect from a guy who wears joggers on the course.
🏌️♂️ Wedges:
Cobra Snakebite 54° (@52°)
Cobra Snakebite 56° (@54°)
Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack 60° (LOW6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts
These are Rickie’s short game scalpels. The Snakebites are bent weak to suit specific spin windows, while the Cleveland 60° is a LOW6—meaning it's basically a straight-up magic trick for flop shots and spin-stoppers. And with S400 Tour shafts, these aren't casual lobbers—they're weapons-grade.
🏌️♂️ Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3
It looks like a spaceship and rolls like a dream. The DF3 helps Rickie keep the face square without thinking, which is good, because thinking on the greens is overrated when your instincts are world-class.
🏌️♂️ Ball: TaylorMade TP5
It’s soft, spinny, and fast. Rickie likes a ball that doesn’t balloon in the wind but still bites like a caffeinated raccoon around the green. This is it.
🏌️♂️ Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Because if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Classic grip. Timeless feel.
🏆 The Truist Championship: Rickie’s Time to Shine?
This week, Rickie enters the inaugural Truist Championship like a cowboy riding into town for a high-stakes shootout—with confidence, a steely gaze, and a bag full of dangerous toys. The event's venue, the Philadelphia Cricket Club’s Wissahickon Course, is a beast—tree-lined fairways, gnarly rough, and greens slicker than his agent’s Instagram filter.
But guess what? Rickie’s tailor-made (pun intended) for this kind of setup. Tight driving lanes? He’s got the mini driver for that. Elevated greens? His wedge game has been filthier than a frat house kitchen. Plus, the guy rolls his L.A.B. putter like he’s reading Braille with a sixth sense.
This is a Signature Event, meaning a big-boy purse and a stacked field. But Rickie’s used to pressure. He’s played majors with more heat than a Death Valley taco stand. The only thing he needs is one hot round. Get that momentum and suddenly he’s on the weekend leaderboard, fist-pumping his way into another highlight reel.
Does he have a legit shot? Absolutely. If his driver behaves and he doesn’t get tempted to go full YOLO with that mini off the deck on hole 6, he’s in contention.
And if nothing else, we get at least one vintage Rickie moment—something social-media-worthy. A hole-out from the bunker. A backwards-hat interview. A chip-in that makes your uncle question why he ever bought hybrids.
Let’s hope we also get a chance to see that orange Sunday fit in full force. Because golf is always better when Rickie’s making noise—and looking like a traffic cone with swag.
Driver: Cobra DS Adapt 10°, Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63TX shaft
Mini driver: TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper 13.5°, Mitsubishi Diamana WB 73TX shaft
5 Wood: Cobra LTDx LS Prototype 17.5°, Lin-Q M40X White 8F5 shaft
Irons: Cobra King Tour (4-PW), KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+ shafts
Wedges: Cobra Snakebite 54° (@52°), 56° (@54°), Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack 60° (LOW6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts
Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3
Ball: TaylorMade TP5
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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