Two tournaments, two winners – and two completely different bags. Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed show there are many paths to success in golf.
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 in Texas during high school, they have few similarities when it comes to club choices.
Off the tee, 20-time PGA Tour winner Scottie Scheffler from New Jersey trusts a new partner. He uses a TaylorMade Qi4D driver. After two successful years with the TaylorMade Qi10 driver, he switched in December 2025 to TaylorMade’s new flagship driver featuring an aerodynamically optimized clubhead. Not yet available in retail but expected by end of January 2026, it is currently being tested by top pros. Its improved face is constructed with new carbon technology and optimized roll radius to increase forgiveness on off-center hits.
Patrick Reed from San Antonio, Texas, changed driver manufacturers mid-2024. Previously using Ping drivers, he now plays a Titleist GT3 driver. Thanks to an adjustable weight rail, this enables precise customization to his swing and optimal performance from the tee. Reed told Golf Monthly in 2024, \”Regarding drivers from various brands: If you hit the ball exactly in the center, they’re good. But I feel this driver generates slightly more speed and flies straighter even on imperfect strikes.\”
Fairway Woods: Brand Agreement with Details Differing
Both Americans agree on TaylorMade for their fairway woods. Reed uses TaylorMade Qi35 woods with a 15° loft 3-wood. Scheffler also uses a 3-wood with 15° loft, but the proven Qi10 model. For his 7-wood, Scheffler goes for the new TaylorMade Qi4D with 21° loft. Reed also carries an older Titleist 716 T-MB 2016 utility iron, added or removed depending on course conditions, and a Callaway Apex Pro Hybrid set similarly at 18°.
Muscle Back vs. Custom Design: Comparing Iron Sets
In irons, both prefer low loft models. Both carry a 4-iron: Scheffler with a Srixon ZU85 and Reed with a Grindworks PR-202, both Japanese brands. For 5-PW, Scheffler trusts TaylorMade’s P7TW series, developed with Tiger Woods, focusing on precision, soft feel, and control. Reed remains loyal to lesser-known Japanese Grindworks and uses his namesake PR-101A irons, custom-developed with the manufacturer after noticing a left spin tendency at the range.
Known for his short game, Reed refines his approach shots with a mix of Titleist and Cleveland wedges: a Cleveland RTX6 Tour Rack 52°, and Titleist Vokey SM10 wedges at 56° and 60°, all with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts. Scheffler also carries