But what was wrong with the metal wood he had been employing off the tee?
The beaches are littered with metal, wood and other debris, as is the water.
Adams began to market his club in the late 1970s, but it was nearly a decade until metal woods became more popular with most golfers.
It's the metal wood for him, and safely down the middle.
No metal woods, long putters, or wedges over 56 degrees were allowed.
In fact, Eichelberger said that as far as he knows no player on either men's tour uses anything but metal woods now.
A big drive down the 15th left him with a metal wood to the green and two more putts for his four.
Everybody has always said the metal wood is easier to play.
Golf equipment companies attempt to sell metal woods to the average golfer with claims that they add distance.
More recently the company invested in two state-of-the-art bed shredders to recover metal, wood and other material.
