Golf equipment has changed a lot since Rich Beem won the 2002 PGA Championship. We have more fitting data, more shaft options, adjustable woods, increasingly specialized iron sets and putter technology that would have sounded pretty foreign 24 years ago.…
The author interviewed 2002 PGA Championship winner Rich Beem to discuss his historical golf equipment choices and how they compare to modern fitting challenges. Beem famously held off Tiger Woods at Hazeltine to win his sole major championship, relying on equipment choices that were considered unconventional at the time.
Beem discussed his early transition to graphite iron shafts in 2002, a rare choice during that era. He explained that he wanted a lighter shaft to increase his swing speed and noted that graphite significantly reduced joint vibration over his decades-long career.
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