Two tournaments, two winners – and two completely different bags. Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed show that success in golf comes in many ways.
Two different tours, two different winners, two different bags. Although Patrick Reed, who won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour, and Scottie Scheffler, the world number one on the PGA Tour who impressed at the American Express, are both Americans who discovered golf while in high school in Texas, they have very few similarities in their choice of clubs.
From the tee, the 20-time PGA Tour winner Scottie Scheffler, originally from New Jersey, trusts a new partner. Scheffler plays a TaylorMade Qi4D driver. After two years of great success with the TaylorMade Qi10 driver, he switched in December 2025 to the new flagship from TaylorMade, featuring an aerodynamically optimized clubhead. The driver is not yet available in regular retail but is expected to launch by the end of January 2026 and is currently being tested by top pros. The improved face is based on a newly designed carbon technology with an optimized roll radius to increase forgiveness on off-center hits.
Patrick Reed from San Antonio, Texas, changed driver manufacturers in mid-2024. Previously using Ping models, he now plays a driver from the traditional company Titleist. The Titleist GT3 allows him to precisely adjust to his swing thanks to an adjustable center of gravity on a front-positioned track, enabling optimal tee performance. Speaking to Golf Monthly magazine in 2024, Reed said, \”As for clubs from different manufacturers: if you hit the ball exactly in the center, they are good. However, I feel this club generates slightly more speed and flies straighter even on imperfect shots.\”
Fairway Woods: Brand Unity, Differences in Detail
Both Americans share TaylorMade as their fairway wood brand choice. Reed opts for TaylorMade Qi35 woods and uses a 3-wood with 15° loft. Scheffler also uses a 3-wood with 15° loft but sticks with the proven Qi10 model. For his 7-wood, Scheffler uses the new TaylorMade Qi4D with 21° loft. Among Reed’s older clubs is the 2016 Titleist 716 T-MB utility iron, which he adds or removes from his setup depending on course conditions. He also carries a Callaway Apex Pro hybrid in an 18° configuration.
Muscle Back vs. Custom Design: Comparing the Iron Sets
In irons, both players favor low-loft models. Both carry a 4-iron in their bags. Scheffler uses a Srixon ZU85 from Japan, while Reed wields a Japanese Grindworks PR-202. For their regular iron sets from 5-PW, Scheffler again turns to TaylorMade, using the P7TW series specially developed with Tiger Woods. These muscle-back blades offer maximum precision, soft feel, and excellent control. Reed remains loyal to the less known Japanese brand Grindworks with his signature PR-101A series, developed after noticing a frequent left spin