What's In My Bag: Patton Kizzire

March 13, 2018

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PATTON KIZZIRE
AGE: 32
LIVES: St. Simons Island, Ga.
STORY: Won twice in four events to start 2017-'18 season— 2017 OHL Classic at Mayakoba and 2018 Sony Open.

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GETTING HOT
At each stage: mini-tours, Web.com Tour and PGA Tour, I came close a bunch before I broke through. Now that I've won twice, I hope it's the start of big things.
MY BUDDY DUF
Jason Dufner and I are Auburn guys. I've gotten to know him well. Funny story: At the Sony during the false missile alarm, Duf texted me and said, "I'm staying in bed." Classic Duf. —With Stephen Hennessey

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DRIVER
SPECS: Titleist 917D3 (10.5˚), Fujikura ATMOS Tour Black 6-X shaft, tipped 1.5 inches, D-5 swingweightI want a stable feeling and lower flight with my driver. The shaft in my 917D3 is almost like a double X-flex. At 6-foot-5, sometimes I need different gear than other pros.

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FAIRWAY WOOD
SPECS: Titleist 917F2, 16.5 degrees, Aldila Tour Blue 95 TX shaft, tipped 1.5 inchesMy ball flight is pretty low compared to most guys, so I lofted up to a 16.5-degree 3-wood. I was smoking the 15-degree almost too far, so I dialed it back for extra control.

HYBRID
SPECS: Titleist 913H, 19˚, UST Mamiya ProForce Axivcore Black 100 shaftThis hybrid is a gamer. It's been in my bag from the mini-tours through the Web.com Tour. I work it both ways from any type of lie.

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IRONS
SPECS: 4-iron: Titleist 718 T-MB (15˚), 5-, 6-iron: Titleist 718 CB, 7- through 9-iron: Titleist 718 MB. True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts, Golf Pride New Decade midsize gripsThis year I switched my pitching wedge to match my other wedges. Gives me confidence I'm holding a scoring club. I split up my set for more forgiveness in the long and middle irons.

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WEDGES
SPECS: Titleist Vokey SM7 (47˚, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚) True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts.I learn a lot from Dufner—even about golf. He added offset to his wedges recently. I tried it and loved the look. So I asked Titleist's Aaron Dill to grind my 60-degree so it has a more square leading edge. We all want to chip like Duf.

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PUTTER
SPECS: Scotty Cameron by Titleist GoLo Tour, 36.5 inches, 3.5˚, built up gripI'm tall, so this length helps my posture. My putting has always been a strength. I've played this model for years. Working with Todd Anderson really has keyed my success.

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LOOK CLOSELY
I'm colorblind—it's tough for me to tell blue from black. Sometimes, I need to get close to see if it's my Pro V1x.

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THAT ISLAND LIFE
I keep a piece of home with me on tour: These ball markers are from Ocean Forest Golf Club and Sea Island resort.

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IN MY POCKET
We need to cut random stuff on tour—medical tape for your hands or whatever. This makes life easy.

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BO KNOWS
I was thrilled to get a text from fellow Auburn Tiger Bo Jackson after my first win. We keep saying we're going to go hunting together. I hope it happens!

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LOVE BIRDS
My wife, Kari, travels with me on tour, and she loves doing fun, outdoor activities. This was us hot-air ballooning in Napa last year.Photo courtesy of Patton

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