Two tournaments, two winners – and two completely different bags. Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed demonstrate that success in golf comes in many forms.
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, world number one on the PGA Tour who shined at the American Express, are both Americans and discovered golf at high school in Texas, they barely share any similarities in their club choices.
From the tee, 20-time PGA Tour winner Scottie Scheffler, originally from New Jersey, relies on a new partner. Scheffler plays a TaylorMade Qi4D driver. After two successful years with the TaylorMade Qi10 driver, he switched in December 2025 to TaylorMade’s new flagship model featuring an aerodynamically optimized clubhead. The driver is not yet commercially available but is expected to launch by the end of January 2026 and is currently being tested by select professionals. Its improved face technology uses newly designed carbon materials with an optimized roll radius to increase forgiveness on off-center hits.
Patrick Reed from San Antonio, Texas, changed his driver manufacturer in mid-2024. Previously using Ping models, he now relies on a Titleist GT3 driver. The GT3 offers adjustable weighting via a front rail allowing precise swing fitting for optimal tee performance. Reed told Golf Monthly in 2024: \”Regarding clubs from different manufacturers: if you hit the ball in the middle, they are good. However, I feel this club generates more speed and flies straighter even on imperfect strikes.\”
Fairway Woods: Same Brand, Different Models
Both Americans align on brand choice for fairway woods, using TaylorMade. Reed plays TaylorMade Qi35 woods with a 15° 3-wood. Scheffler also uses a 15° 3-wood but opts for the proven Qi10 model. For a 7-wood, Scheffler uses the new TaylorMade Qi4D with 21° loft. Reed rotates in the older Titleist 716 T-MB utility iron from 2016 depending on course conditions and also carries a Callaway Apex Pro hybrid around 18°.
Muscle Back vs. Custom Design: Comparing Iron Sets
In irons, both show preference for low-loft models. Both carry a 4-iron: Scheffler uses a Srixon ZU85, Reed a Grindworks PR-202 iron, both Japanese brands. For 5-PW, Scheffler relies on TaylorMade’s P7TW series, developed in collaboration with Tiger Woods, offering muscle-back blades designed for precision, soft feel, and control. Reed sticks with Grindworks and plays a custom PR-101A set tailored to his swing, particularly addressing a hook tendency observed on the range.
Reed, celebrated for his short game, combines Titleist and Cleveland wedges: a Cleveland RTX6 Tour Rack 52°, supplemented by Titleist Vokey SM10 56° and 60°, all with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts