Two tournaments, two winners – and two completely different bags. Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed show that success in golf has many paths.
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 excelled at the American Express, are both Americans who discovered golf during high school in Texas, they have few similarities in their choice of clubs.
Off the tee, 20-time PGA Tour winner Scottie Scheffler, originally from New Jersey, trusts a new partner. Scheffler plays a TaylorMade Qi4D driver. After enjoying great success for two years with the TaylorMade Qi10 driver, he switched in December 2025 to TaylorMade’s new flagship, 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 tested by top players. The improved face uses newly designed carbon technology 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 uses a driver from the traditional brand Titleist. The Titleist GT3 allows precise adjustment to his swing thanks to an adjustable weight track in front, optimizing performance off the tee. In a 2024 interview with Golf Monthly, Reed said, “With clubs from different manufacturers, if you hit the ball perfectly in the center, they’re good. But I feel this club generates a bit more speed and flies straighter even on imperfect hits.”
Fairway Woods: Same Brand, Different Details
For fairway woods, the two Americans at least share a brand choice from TaylorMade. Reed plays the TaylorMade Qi35 woods and uses a 3-wood with 15° loft. Scheffler also uses a 3-wood at 15° loft but