What's In My Bag: Peter Malnati

January 20, 2016

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#Unfinishedbusiness

When the Kansas City Royals got to the World Series in 2014 but didn’t win, it coincided with me not retaining my PGA Tour card. Then what happened? I got my card back for this season, then won an event eight days after the Royals won it all. I really couldn’t have scripted it any better.

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Tour-Level Scribe

A blogging tour pro? Yeah, I’m not exactly typical. But I’ve kept it going. Check it out here: petermalnati.blogspot.com

DRIVER

Specs: Titleist 915D2, 8.5˚, 45 inches, Graphite Design Tour AD MJ 6 shaft, X-flex, D-3 swingweight. I like the control of a low, penetrating trajectory. As a low swing-speed guy, I want my tee shots to land hot.

FAIRWAY WOOD

Specs: Titleist 915F, 15˚, Matrix Velox shaft, S-flex, 43 inches, D-3. Finding a wood that I can easily launch in the air is crucial. The ball flight of this club comes off in that same, low window as my driver.

HYBRID

Specs: Titleist 816H1 (19˚, Aldila Tour Blue 85 shaft, X-flex) and 816H2 (23˚, Aerotech Steelfiber i110 shaft, X-flex). Call me a senior citizen. But I can flight these hybrids any way I need to.

IRONS

Specs: Titleist 716 T-MB (5-iron through pitching wedge), Aerotech 110 shafts, S-flex, Iomic Sticky 2.3 grips. These have a players-iron look, but give me a little forgiveness and distance. Game-changer.

WEDGES

Specs: Titleist Vokey SM6 prototypes (50˚, 55˚and 60˚), Aerotech Steelfiber i110 shafts. These wedges went in as soon as we got to try them in Vegas. The smaller head appealed to me.

PUTTER

Specs: Titleist/Scotty Cameron Select Newport 1.5 Fastback, 34 inches, 4˚ loft, 72˚ lie angle. Dustin Johnson makes his money with his driver. Me? It’s all about my putter. Always been my go-to. I made every putt I looked at when I won.

Kaleidoscope balls

Almost every player on tour uses a simple dot. Not me. My Titleist Pro V1x gets all kinds of shapes and colors.

Feeling royal

I got to throw out the first pitch at the Royals game this year. I wore a Royals hat in practice rounds after they won!

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When you go viral

You might’ve seen this video on ESPN’s SportsCenter. I tried to hit a flop out of the water and failed at a Web.com event in August. So many people reached out to me after that!

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Making a real impact

I’ve always kept golf in perspective. But after meeting 12-year-old cancer survivor Madeline Richardson at a junior clinic, I’ve found a new friend who keeps me grounded.