Nick Watney's irons begin at the Five (sic): Shape of our bags to come?

One of my favorite e-newsletters is a new one from the folks at The Wire. It’s called Tour Van, and gives you a synopsis of what each week’s winners on most of the major tours were playing. Check out Nick Watney’s bag last week:

Driver: Titleist Pro Titanium 905R (11.5 degrees, UST Proforce V2 79 shaft)
3-wood: Titleist PT 906F2 (15 degrees, True Temper Dynamic Gold shaft)
Utility: Titleist PT 585.H (21 degrees, Aldila NV 105 shaft)
Irons(5-PW): Titleist 695MB (True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Spin Milled Wedges (56 and 60 degrees, True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts)
Putter: Scotty Cameron prototype

I get to thinking that it must be a misprint, as he totals 12 clubs. I imagine that they mean 3-PW, but who knows? My point is this…if we add a second fairway metal (a 5 or a 7), or a second utility club, or a lob wedge (any two of the three will do,) we hit 14 clubs and who needs the 3 and 4 irons?

A friend of mine bought a set of Ping irons the other day. He asked me why I still play Mizuno blades. I told him that these blades would be my last set of forged blades, and that perhaps I was putting off the inevitable. With luck, they’ll last me until I’m long in the tooth, but truth be told, I expect my set make-up and clubhead type to change radically over the next decade. If you’re in the market for new irons and metals, consider my words as you mull your purchase.
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