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TaylorMade Tour Response, Soft Response golf balls

TaylorMade’s newest balls for budget-minded golfers offer more distance, softer feel and enhanced greenside spin for less money.

Gear: TaylorMade Tour Response, Soft Response golf balls
Price: $35 per dozen, Tour Response; $25 per dozen, Soft Response
Specs: Three-piece, 40-compression ball with cast urethane cover available in white and yellow (Tour Response); three-piece, 35-compression ball with ionomer cover available in white, yellow and matte red (Soft Response).
Available: Feb. 28

TaylorMade takes a lot of pride in knowing several of the game’s top players, including Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson and Rickie Fowler, use TaylorMade’s five-piece TP5 and TP5x golf balls. The company started a new ball fitting program in 2019, and more than 13,000 golfers nationwide tested their choice in ball against TaylorMade’s offerings. That program hopes to conduct more than 25,000 ball fittings in 2020 to highlight the performance of not only the TP5 and TP5x but also two new balls, the Tour Response and the Soft Response.

Taking the place of Project(a) and Project(s) in TaylorMade’s stable, the two Response balls were created to feel soft at impact and deliver more speed for recreational golfers who do not want to spend $45 (or more) on a dozen balls.

The three-piece TaylorMade Tour Response has a single core, firm mantle and urethane cover. (TaylorMade)

The Tour Response ball has a three-piece construction and the same 322-dimple, seamless pattern found on the TP5 and TP5x, along with the same mantle layer found in those premium balls. It also boasts the same cast urethane cover material that is on the TP5x for enhanced spin and control on wedge shots around the green.

Where the three-piece Tour Response differs is in the core design. The core is extremely soft to help golfers compress it more easily and generate more speed. It also makes the Tour Response, which has an overall compression of 40, feel softer at impact than the 85-compression TP5 and the 97-compression TP5x.

TaylorMade Soft Response golf balls — TaylorMade Soft Response (TaylorMade)

The Soft Response is also a three-piece ball, but there are some meaningful differences between it and the Tour Response ball.

First, it has a slightly lower compression (35), so it should feel softer at contact. Second, it has a different dimple pattern, and the dimples themselves have steeper edges and a more shallow design to provide the Soft Response more lift and less drag for increased distance for golfers with slower swing speeds.

The Soft Response also has an ionomer cover, and while it probably will not create as much greenside spin as the Tour Response, it is $10 less expensive.

TaylorMade Spider S putters

The updated Spider putter has more forgiveness and stability thanks to strategically-placed tungsten weights.

Gear: TaylorMade Spider S putters
Price: $349.99 each with KBS Stepless Stability shaft and Super Stroke Pistol GTR 1.0 grip
Specs: Aluminum-bodied putters with tungsten weights and grooved face insert.
Available: Feb. 14

The original TaylorMade Spider debuted in 2008, and a better name for it might have been Tarantula because it was massive. Its size and extreme perimeter weighting made it stable on off-center hits. Still, many players couldn’t get past its looks.

Refinements and tinkering continued for years, but when Jason Day started using a black, custom-made Spider Mini, lightning struck. The Australian won the PGA Championship with it and the following season became the first golfer to finish a PGA Tour season with a strokes gained putting average over 1. His 1.13 average meant Day gained more than a full-shot advantage over the field each round based on the quality of his putting.

Eventually, Day switched into a red Spider Tour, which was a retail version of the putter he’d been using. Then Jon Rahm, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy and plenty of other pros started tinkering with Spider putters. In 2019, TaylorMade released a more refined version, the Spider X, which McIlroy and Rahm quickly put in their bags.

The newest version is the Spider S, and TaylorMade said that while it may look more refined, the Spider S is the most stable Spider putter yet.

TaylorMade Spider S putter — The blue aluminum body is enhanced by the addition of a tungsten bar in the back and more tungsten in the heel and toe areas. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

The key to making the smaller head play like a big putter is the multi-material construction. The body is made from 6061 aluminum, which is very light. That allowed TaylorMade designers to shift much of the head’s overall weight into a tungsten bar in the back of the head. There are also 48 grams of tungsten split between two weights behind the leading edge in the heel and toe area.

Concentrating so much weight in those areas increases the moment of inertia and helps the Spider S resist twisting on off-center hits. It also helps the ball roll out nearly as far on putts hit toward the heel and toe, for enhanced distance control.

To further enhance performance, TaylorMade updated the grooved True Roll face insert. The grooves still point downward at a 45-degree angle to help the insert grab the ball and encourage it to start rolling instead of skidding after impact, but the insert itself is slightly thicker. It gives the Spider S a softer feel and sound.

The Spider S putter is face-balanced, so it is ideally suited for golfers who have a straight-back, straight-through putting stroke, and it is available in both navy and chalk white. Both color options feature a three-stripe alignment system on the top to help golfers aim the face more easily.

Winner’s Bag: Webb Simpson, Waste Management Phoenix Open

See a complete list of the gear Webb Simpson used to win the PGA Tour’s 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale.

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The golf equipment Webb Simpson used to win the PGA Tour’s 2020 Waste Management Phoenix Open:

DRIVER: Titleist TS3 (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei Blue AV 65 TX shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70 TX; 913Fd (18 degrees), with UST Mamiya Proforce VTS 8 TX shaft

HYBRIDS: Titleist 913 Hd (20, 23.5 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DI 105X shafts

IRONS: Titleist 620 MB (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (54 degrees), prototype (60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

PUTTER: Odyssey Tank Cruiser V-Line

BALL: Titleist Pro V1

GRIPS: Golf Pride Tour Velvet

Tour Edge Exotics Wingman putters

Combining steel, carbon fiber and interchangeable weights, the Wingman mallet putters boost forgiveness and stability.

Gear: Tour Edge Exotics Wingman putters
Price: $199.99 with black KBS CT Tour putter shaft and Lamkin Sink Fit Straight Jumbo grip
Specs: High-MOI putter with carbon-fiber soleplate, grooved face insert and interchangeable weights
Available: April 1

The new Exotics Wingman putters are the most technologically advanced flat sticks Tour Edge has ever released, combining multiple materials with a unique shape to create clubs that offer an extremely high moment of inertia in a compact mallet.

While the body of each Wingman is made from stainless steel, the putters have a large carbon-fiber soleplate on the bottom. The carbon fiber is significantly lighter than the steel it replaces, which creates discretionary weight and shifts more of the head’s overall weight to the perimeter, which enhances stability.

Tour Edge Wingman 01 putter — The carbon-fiber sole plate in the Exotics Wingman putters shifts weight from the center of the head to the perimeter. (Tour Edge)

Tour Edge further boosted the stability and MOI by adding a pair of interchangeable 3-gram weight screws to the winged areas in the back of the sole. For golfers who prefer a heavier putter or fitters who want to adjust the swing weight based on the club’s length, 8- and 15-gram weights also are available.

To encourage the ball to roll instead of skid after it is hit, Tour Edge gave the Wingman putters a grooved Surlyn face insert. The soft material enhances sound and feel to help golfers develop better distance control.

Tour Edge opted to make the black KBS CT Tour putter shaft standard to compliment the dark PVD finish of the Wingman and make its alignment lines stand out.

The Wingman-01 has 30 degrees of toe hang, making it ideally suited for golfers who have a slightly arced putting stroke, while the Wingman-02 is face-balanced for players with a straight-back, straight-through stroke. Both putters have a thick white line on the top that is split by a thin black stripe, with the same pattern appearing low in the putter’s tail section.

Tour Edge Exotics Wingman 03 — Tour Edge Exotics Wingman-03 (Tour Edge)

The Wingman-03 is a face-balanced, center-shafted mallet that features a single, thin white line on the top to help golfers aim the face. Like other center-shafted putters, it is best suited for straight-back, straight-through strokes.

TaylorMade TP5 Pix and TP5x Pix (2020) golf balls

With the help of Rickie Fowler, TaylorMade’s update to the high-visibility Pix balls is easier to use on the greens.

Gear: TaylorMade TP5, TP5x Pix golf balls
Price: $44.99 per dozen
Specs: Five-piece, urethane-covered balls with high-visibility pattern
Available: Feb. 28

Last season TaylorMade debuted the first TP5 Pix ball, a five-layer offering like the company’s other premium balls with the added benefit of a high-visibility pattern. In flight, the orange and red Xs were easy to track against blue skies or clouds. But for golfers such as Rickie Fowler, who prefer to put a line on their ball, there was a problem with TP5 Pix: There was no area where a straight line could be drawn that did not run into the Pix pattern.

With feedback from Fowler, TaylorMade is offering an updated version of the Pix ball and making it available in TP5 and TP5x versions.

TaylorMade TP5 Pix 2020 — The TaylorMade TP5 Pix (left) and TP5x Pix for 2020 (TaylorMade)

Instead of Xs, the updated Pix balls have triangles formed by gray, black and orange lines. It is still easy to spot the balls flying on a full shot, and when players want to use a line to align their putts, they can take advantage of a channel between the triangles.

TaylorMade calls it ClearPath Alignment, and it not only creates a good place to draw a line, it provides instant feedback on the quality of a player’s putt. On well-struck putts, the white channel area is maintained as the ball rolls on the green, but a stroke that cuts across the ball, is pulled offline or pushed will upend the pattern as the ball rolls and the channel will not be visible.

Aside from the Pix system on the cover, these are the same TP5 and TP5x balls that players such as Fowler, Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Jason Day and Dustin Johnson have played for over a year. They are both five-layer balls that feature TaylorMade’s Tri-Fast Core system and a soft urethane cover that helps generate more spin on chips, pitches and approach shots.

The TP5 Pix will feel slightly softer and fly lower because it has an 85 overall compression while the TP5x Pix has a 97 compression. The TP5 Pix will produce more spin, and the TP5x will provide more carry distance.

Tiger changed drivers and golf balls at Torrey Pines

Tiger Woods rarely changes his equipment, but the 15-time major winner played the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open with a new driver and ball.

Tiger Woods rarely changes his golf equipment, aside from occasionally swapping a 2-iron for his 5-wood on fast, firm courses. So, it was noteworthy to see that the 15-time major winner made not one but two changes to his set up last week at the Farmers Insurance Open. One was obvious, while the other was subtle.

The change that was easy to spot was his driver. Tiger played last season using a 9-degree TaylorMade M5 fitted with a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft. He used that club to win his fifth Masters and to go 3-0-0 at the Presidents Cup in December, but at Torrey Pines, he opted for TaylorMade’s new SIM driver.

TaylorMade SIM driver — The sole plate of the SIM driver is asymmetrical, pointing slightly toward the toe, for better aerodynamics. (TaylorMade)

Tiger’s driver has 9 degrees of loft and the same Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft. The SIM has a single moveable weight that allows golfers and fitters to create either a draw or a fade bias, but Woods had the weight in the center of the track system, in a neutral setting. That should make the club more forgiving.

For the week, Tiger hit 59 percent of the fairways (tied for 18th in the field), averaged 297 yards off the tee (26th) and had a strokes gained off the tee of 0.302 (26th). For reference, that represents a four percent improvement in accuracy off the tee over Woods’ performance last year at Torrey Pines. He averaged one yard less per tee shot in 2020, but his strokes gained off the tee was up about 0.1, so it’s fair to say that Tiger drove the ball better with the SIM driver this year at the Farmers Insurance Open than he did last year with the M5.

The equipment change that many people missed last week was Tiger played using a new golf ball. Bridgestone updated the Tour B series of balls for 2020, and while the balls will not be available to the public until Feb. 14, Tiger used the 2020 version of the Tour B XS last week.

Bridgestone Tour B XS (2020) — Bridgestone Tour B XS for 2020. (Bridgestone)

The three-piece Tour B XS is for golfers with a driver swing over 105 mph, but who want a softer feel and more greenside spin than the standard Tour B X, which is played by both Bryson DeChambeau and Matt Kuchar. For 2020, Bridgestone made a modification to the urethane blend used in the cover and the company claims it helps the ball create more speed off the tee plus more spin with wedge shots.

Last week at Torrey Pines, using the new Bridgestone Tour B XS, Tiger had a strokes gained around the green average of 1.518 (21st), hit 70 percent of the greens in regulation (T-24) and a had a scrambling percentage of 76 percent (3rd).

Cleveland Smart Sole 4 and CBX Full-Face wedges

Cleveland’s newest specialty wedges are for players who struggle with the basics or who want to maximize versatility around the green.

Gear: Cleveland Smart Sole 4 and CBX Full-Face wedges
Price: $119.99 steel, $129.99, graphite (Smart Sole 4); $149.00 (CBX Full-Face)
Available: Feb. 7 (Smart Sole 4), Feb. 28, CBX Full-Face

Pros make awkward shots around the green look easy because they practice for hours every week and understand how to use their wedges to get balls out of sand and tight lies. Many weekend players rarely practice, so when they face challenging shortgame situations, they struggle.

For years, Cleveland Golf has offered unique wedges designed to make shortgame shots easier for the masses, and for 2020 the company has updated one and released an all-new model as well.

The three new Cleveland Golf Smart Sole 4 wedges are the latest iteration of clubs designed to help golfers who struggle with the fundamentals of chipping, pitching and bunker play.

Cleveland Smart Sole 4 wedges — Each of the three Smart Sole 4 wedges has a wider sole and more leading edge bounce than a typical wedge. (Cleveland Golf)

Each wedge features an extra-wide sole and lots of leading-edge bounce to reduce the chance of digging and encourage a clean strike. There are also CNC milled grooves in each wedge designed to get water and sand off the hitting surface more effectively and maximize spin as well.

The Smart Sole 4 C wedge is designed with chipping in mind. It comes standard with 42 degrees of loft, like a traditional 9-iron, and at 34 inches in length. That’s about as long as many golfers’ putters, and when players make a putting stroke with it, the loft and upright lie angle help to naturally create bump-and-run style chip shots.

The 58-degree Smart Sole 4 S wedge is for sand play. It has the widest sole and the most bounce, so it can work through bunkers more smoothly and help golfers escape more easily.

The Smart Sole 4 G comes standard at 50 degrees and can be used from a wide variety of lies and situations. Its loft is the same as a modern gap wedge, so it is especially useful on approach shots because it can get the ball up quickly, but the Smart Sole 4 G still presents a large hitting area that will inspire confidence.

The Cleveland CBX Full-Face wedge has a high-toe shape with a hitting area covered by grooves. (Cleveland Golf)

For golfers looking to maximize versatility, Cleveland is also offering a new wedge, the CBX Full-Face. It has been designed with a high-toe shape, so when golfers open the face on flop shots, bunker shots and in other tricky situations around the green, there is more hitting area presented to the ball.

Cleveland’s Tour Zip grooves cover the entire face, but between each groove, Cleveland has added four laser milled grooves to complement the circular Rotex milling pattern that is applied to the whole face. The combination of these technologies dramatically increases surface roughness and friction, which should help golfers generate more spin.

The back of the CBX Full-Face has a new half-cavity design that features a muscleback shape in the toe section and a cavity-back design low in the heel. It is designed to shift the center of gravity away from the hosel and more into the center of the hitting area. Cleveland claims this will enhance feel and consistency.

The CBX Full-Face wedge is available in 56, 58, 60 and 64-degree loft options.

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Titleist Vokey Design SM8 wedges

The latest Vokey wedges aim to provide golfers with tighter dispersion, more spin and increased flexibility.

Gear: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 wedges
Price: $159 each with True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 shafts and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grips.
Specs: Cast 8620 carbon steel with tungsten added to the toe. Available in 46 to 62 degrees
Available: March 6

Aaron Dill is one of the busiest guys on the PGA Tour, responsible for building Titleist Vokey Design wedges for pros. It’s up to him to make sure the players have all the short game gear they need, and when you consider that 49.4 percent of all the wedges used at PGA Tour events last season were Vokey wedges, you can understand why Dill has to hustle.

The newest Vokey wedges, the SM8 line, debuted on the PGA Tour in November at the 2019 RSM Classic, and 37 players immediately switched, collectively putting 102 clubs into play.

The most significant difference between the new SM8 and its predecessors, the SM6 and SM7, is the position of the center of gravity. Titleist has kept the center of gravity low in the pitching wedges and gap wedges, but starting with the SM6 line, the center of gravity progressively rose as mass was added behind the topline in sand wedges and lob wedges. This aligned the center of gravity with the ideal impact position on the face, improving distance control and helping golfers flight shots lower.

The downside of adding a weight pad to the top of the SM6 and SM7 sand wedges and lob wedges was it not only shifted the center of gravity up, it moved it back, too. In the SM8 wedges, the center of gravity not only goes up and down based on the club’s loft, it also shifts forward.

Titleist Vokey Design SM8 wedges — Lengthening the hosel and adding tungsten to the toe of the sand wedges and lob wedges shifts the center of gravity forward. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

By lengthening the hosel and adding tungsten to the toe of the sand wedges and lob wedges, designers shifted the center of gravity forward – Titleist said it is actually in front of the face. (Don’t worry, you can’t strike a theoretical spot with a golf club.)

Titleist said shifting the center of gravity forward in the higher-lofted wedges helps golfers square the face more efficiently and increases the moment of inertia by 7 percent, making the clubs more stable at impact.

So, players now get the short/long forgiveness of a progressive center of gravity height, plus left-and-right forgiveness thanks to the boosted moment of inertia.

The SM8 wedges are offered in six sole grinds to increase versatility around the greens:
F: An all-purpose grind designed to make the full-swing transition from irons to wedges easier.
S: With a small amount of heel and toe relief, this wedge is ideally suited for square-faced shots and simple techniques.
M: For players who sweep the ball using a shallow swing and who like to open the face and expose extra bounce.
K: This grind offers the most bounce and widest sole, making it a great option in soft conditions and from fluffy bunkers.
L: This is a low-bounce option suited for firm conditions and tight lies.
D: The crescent-shape grind gives players heel and toe relief plus lots of bounce, making it extremely versatile.

To ensure golfers get the maximum amount of spin, Titleist inspects every groove in every wedge. The grooves in the 46-degree to 54-degree clubs are deeper and narrower, like the grooves in an iron, because golfers will typically hit these clubs with a full swing from the fairway. The grooves in the 56-degree to 62-degree wedges are shallower and wider, so they remove water and debris from the hitting surface more effectively on greenside chips, pitches and bunker shots.

Between each groove, a series of microgrooves create more friction and roughness. And each wedge receives a heat treatment that makes the grooves more durable.

The Titleist Vokey Design SM8 wedges are available in four finishes: Tour Chrome, Brushed Steel, Jet Black and Raw finish. The Jet Black will rust as the dark finish wears, while the Raw wedges will rust more quickly with exposure to air and moisture.

Bridgestone Tour B golf balls (2020)

Bridgestone used a new urethane blend in the new Tour B balls to increase distance off the tee and improve greenside control.

Gear: Bridgestone Tour B golf balls (2020)
Price: $44.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece urethane-covered balls
Available: Feb. 14

What happens when you take 900 engineers who specialize in polymer and rubber, and combine them with expert golf ball designers and the feedback of 15-time major winner Tiger Woods? The answer is the new family of Bridgestone Tour B golf balls, which the company said will give golfers the best combination of distance off the tee and greenside spin.

The key technology in the second generation of Tour B balls is a new type of urethane used in the cover. Bridgestone calls it Reactiv urethane, and it contains an impact modifier that helps the material do some unique things.

Off the tee, the urethane rebounds more quickly than other urethanes Bridgestone has used to help golfers generate more ball speed and distance. However, on softly hit pitches and chip shots around the green, it absorbs shock and helps the ball stay in contact with the face for a longer period of time. That should help the grooves in wedges generate more spin and greenside control.

Bridgestone Tour B X 2020 — The Tour B balls have an updated cover that helps produce more distance off the tee while boosting greenside spin. (Bridgestone)

In addition to the new cover material, Bridgestone’s updated Tour B balls feature the company’s gradational compression core design. Instead of using multiple cores, Bridgestone has engineered the core of each Tour B to be very soft in the center and become gradually firmer toward the outer areas. Bridgestone said this type of core helps generate consistent compression time for increased ball speed.

Like the previous generation Tour B golf balls, there is also a firm mantle layer to create more ball speed, as well as a dual-dimple system on the cover. The outer dimple is designed to create more height and speed off the tee, while the inner dimple promotes a shallower descent angle for increased roll in the fairways.

There are four Tour B models designed for different types of players and individual preferences.

Bridgestone Tour B X and Tout B XS (Bridgestone)

The Tour B X and the Tour B XS are designed for golfers who have a driver swing that is 105 mph or faster. They are both three-piece balls, but the Tour B X (Matt Kuchar and Bryson DeChambeau’s choice) has a firmer feel while the Tour B XS has a softer feel at impact and generates slightly more greenside spin. Tiger Woods is expected to use the updated Tour B XS this week at the 2020 Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines.

In a release, Woods said, “(The Tour B XS) gives me the right feel and has shortgame spin that exceeds my previous urethane ball. Off the tee, ball speed is up and this new Tour B XS is definitely longer while still being in my window.”

Bridgestone Tour B RX and Tour B RXS (Bridgestone)

For golfers with driver swing speeds below 105 mph, Bridgestone is offering the Tour B RX and Tour B RXS. Again, both balls are three-piece designs, with the RX ball being the firmer of the two. The cover on the Tour B RXS is slightly softer, so it should provide more greenside spin.

Ping G710 irons

The new Ping G710 irons provide slower-swinging players with more distance and forgiveness with enhanced sound.

Gear: Ping G710 irons
Price: $175 per club with Ping AWT 2.0 steel shafts and Golf Pride 360 Tour Velvet Arccos Caddie grips; $190 with Ping Alta CB Red graphite shafts
Specs: Hollow-body 17-4 stainless steel head, plasma-welded maraging steel C300 face, tungsten toe and hosel weights
Available: Jan. 20

Two years ago Ping released its first hollow-bodied iron set, the G700, for mid- and higher-handicap golfers who want to hit the ball higher and farther. The company has now released the update to that club, the G710, promising it will help golfers get more distance and be more forgiving.

While the body of each G710 iron is cast from 17-4 stainless steel, the hitting areas are made from hardened maraging steel. Its strength allowed engineers to make it thin, and because the clubs are hollow, the hitting area can flex more efficiently at impact. Ping said the G710 creates the most face deflection of any Ping iron to help golfers generate more ball speed and more distance.

Ping G710 irons — Tungsten added under the hosel and in a screw piece in the toe area boost the moment of inertia. (Ping)

Ping also added pieces of tungsten in the heel and toe areas to increase the perimeter weighting and boost the moment of inertia. Ping said the G710 has a moment of inertia that is 5 percent higher than the G700, which means it should perform better on off-center hits.

What might surprise golfers the most is how the G710 sounds at impact. Typically, hollow-bodied irons have a higher-pitched sound, not the deep, resounding tone that comes from many solid, better-player’s clubs. After studying the sound waves clubs produce at impact, Ping’s designers added an Ethylene-vinyl acetate polymer piece to an area inside the head to absorb excessive vibrations and enhance the sound. As a result, the G710 has a similar sound profile to Ping’s Blueprint irons, the clubs used by some tour players such as Louis Oosthuizen.

While the G700 irons had a chrome finish, the G710 irons are darker. The hydropearl stealth chrome finish reduces glare and repels water to help players get more consistent results and avoid fliers created by water on the face. The darker finish also makes the G710 appear smaller than the G700, even though the two irons are identical in size.

Ping is making Arccos Caddie Golf Pride 360 Tour Velvet Smart grips standard on the G710 irons. Each grip’s embedded sensor can link with a free Arccos smartphone app and provide valuable data such as how far players typically hit each club and where they tend to miss. Golfers receive a 90-day free trial of the Arccos Caddie app and eight additional screw-in sensors at no charge after the purchase of six or more G710 irons. If players like the added Caddie feature, which uses analytics to make club suggestions and provide strategic feedback, they will need to buy a $99.99 annual subscription after the 90-day trial is complete.