There is no equipment formula that guarantees a victory on the PGA Tour. But I’ve tracked every bag that’s won on the PGA Tour this year and there are some trends. I’m not suggesting that these are things you should skip with your own game, but they are worth paying attention to.
1. More than two-thirds used a Titleist golf ball
Of the 38 winning bags we tracked, 26 had a Titleist golf ball. Nearly 70 percent of Tour winners have played a Titleist ball. The year didn’t start that way with a few wins for Bridgestone, TaylorMade and Srixon. As the season went on, we saw more Titleist wins on the board.
The Pro V1x family accounted for 16 of those winning bags while another 10 used a version of the Pro V1.
There were also a few reminders that Tour players aren’t necessarily chasing the newest version of a product. Wyndham Clark won with a 2019 Pro V1x and Viktor Hovland had a 2021 Pro V1.
2. A third had a TaylorMade Spider
A TaylorMade Spider putter appeared in 13 of the 38 winning bags.
He was not a player who repeatedly won with the same putter. Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa, Chris Gotterup, Michael Thorbjornsen and others won with a version of Spider.
Exact models vary. We have seen the Spider Tour X, Spider Tour, Spider Tour V and other variations. These are just Tour winners; if you look at professional golf, even at the Korn Ferry level, the Spider is everywhere.
3. A 7-wood was almost like a Spider
Twelve of the 38 winning bags included a 7-wood.
Scottie Scheffler, Justin Rose, JJ Spaun, Wyndham Clark, Chris Gotterup, Michael Brennan and others all won with one. Alex Fitzpatrick carried a 7-wood and a 9-wood.
Only four winning bags had a conventional hybrid.
There was also a pattern that stood out. The TaylorMade Qi4D 7-wood accounted for seven of the 12 winning bags that had a 7-wood. Add JJ Spaun’s Qi10 7-wood and TaylorMade accounted for eight of the 12.
If the best players in the world choose the extra launch and forgiveness of a 7-wood three times more often than a hybrid, it may be worth reconsidering who belongs in your bag.
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