The Bryan BriefNo. 47 · 22 October 2026
George, Wesley and Grant with the gallery at the Old Course, St Andrews
The Old Course Major Cut
My favorite Major Cut yet 👀
The home of golf, Open pins, and real Scottish weather on the back nine.
Hey y’all,
Last week I said St Andrews might be my favorite Major Cut yet, and I promised to tell y’all why. The video is out, so here it is.
Plus what is in my bag right now, how the putter is going, and how Wesley ended up helping design our wedges. Pelli has your cold-weather checklist, and we will do Wesley’s bag next week.
George
01The home of golf
 
Why this one is my favorite
Our favorite series, at the most special place in golf.
If you have been to St Andrews, you know there is an energy there that is tough to describe. It is the home of golf, and it is one of the most special places on earth. Just getting to play there and be there would have been enough.

But Major Cut is, I think, our favorite series we have ever made and created. It is something very special to both Grant and the Bryan Bros. To film it at the home of golf was absolutely incredible.

Then you add the crowd that came out to support us, and it was just a special two days.
02The back nine
 
Then the weather rolled in
Day one was beautiful. Day two was Scotland.
If you have watched the video, you saw the elements roll in on the back nine. The first day was calm, sunny and beautiful. The second day started off that way too, just a little windier, and then on the back nine the real weather rolled in. It was windy, it was cold, and at times we could not see in front of ourselves.
A player lines up a drive into thick fog on the Old Course at St Andrews.
Pick a target. Any target.
On top of that, they set the round one and round two pins from the Open for us, and the greens were hard. A really cool experience.

We got to experience some true Scottish links weather.
03The gallery
 
80 or 60, it would not have mattered
Two special days, start to finish.
You just add it all up together. The home of golf, the weather, the pins, and the gallery and the support we had out there. We could have shot 80 or 60, and I do not think it would have made a difference.

It was that special and that fun. I could go on and on.
04What’s in my bag
 
Wesley’s is next week
Plus a three wood crisis.
DriverTitleist
Three woodMini driver, for now. I have a three wood crisis and cannot find one.
HybridAn old Callaway Apex I found in my bag, from a lot of years ago.
IronsTakomo 301s, four through nine.
Wedges46, 50, 54 and 58
PutterTakomo blade
On the putter, I told y’all last week it was in the bag. Now I can say I am putting the best I have in a long time. It has the blade look I like, a little fatter than a traditional blade, but it is low torque, so the face does not turn over as much and it stays stable. There is still a little play in it, so I can be handsy and a little wristy, and athletic like I like.

I am a Takomo ambassador, but I am not just saying it because I am supposed to. I am not as big a fan of the mallet, but for how I putt, the blade is one of the best putters I have ever had. We went through two prototypes before the final version, and seeing it get better at each stage was pretty cool.

It really is a unique feel for a blade, something I have not felt before.
Built with Wesley
Wesley helped design our wedges
Takomo came to Wesley for ideas. The grooves are my favorite part.
Wesley’s wedge play is kind of legendary in the golf space, especially on YouTube and social media. So we had the idea: Wesley is known for his wedges, so what if he had a little input on the design of the next one? Takomo were all in.

Wesley told them what he liked and did not like about wedges and gave them some ideas, and Takomo built that out. If you look at the old wedge next to the new one, they have made massive improvements, and the wedges are really, really good.

The grooves going all the way to the toe was a cool, fun touch, because I hit everything on the toe.
All in all, a fun experience. It was super cool that they came to Wesley and wanted him to help design what the new wedges would look like.
Play: cold-weather golf tips, from Pelli Golf.
Pelli’s tip of the week
Three cold-weather swaps 👀
The temperature is changing. Here is what Pelli changes with it.
Cold air means shorter carries and less spin. So Pelli changes three things.

1. The ball. If you play a low-spin ball, go a step softer, to one that spins a little more.

2. The bag. Slower swing speed means less spin, so swap a driving iron for a higher-lofted fairway wood or hybrid. Pelli is going from his driving iron to a seven wood to get the ball up.

3. What you wear. A merino-cashmere sweater and a vest keep your core warm without costing you mobility.

Bonus: spend extra time stretching in the locker room, and make it dynamic. Your body does not like to move in the cold, which is another reason your speed drops.
Who is behind this one
A week like this one runs on sleep, and Engineered Sleep have been a big part of our year. They are out of South Carolina, and the $100,000 series we have been running with them carries on right through to the end of the year.

Use code BRYANBROS for 15% off.
 
That is the week.
The home of golf, a three wood crisis, and wedges with Wesley’s fingerprints on them.
George
P.S. 👀 What do you want to know about Wesley’s bag? Hit reply, and the best questions go in next week.

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