Two tournaments, two winners – and two completely different bags. Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed prove success in golf comes in many ways.
Two different tours, two different champions, two different bags. Although Patrick Reed, who won the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour, and Scottie Scheffler, currently world number one on the PGA Tour where he shined at the American Express, are both Americans who discovered golf during high school in Texas, their club choices share few similarities.
Off the tee, 20-time PGA Tour winner Scottie Scheffler from New Jersey entrusts a new partner: he plays a TaylorMade Qi4D driver. After two successful years with the TaylorMade Qi10 driver, Scheffler switched in December 2025 to TaylorMade’s latest flagship driver featuring an aerodynamically optimized clubhead. The driver is not yet commercially available but expected by the end of January 2026 and is currently tested by professionals. Its improved face utilizes new carbon technology with an optimized roll radius designed to enhance forgiveness on off-center hits.
Patrick Reed from San Antonio, Texas, changed his driver manufacturer in mid-2024. Previously using Ping models, Reed now uses a driver from Titleist’s long-established portfolio. The Titleist GT3 allows precise swing adjustment via a movable weight track in the sole for optimal performance off the tee. In a 2024 interview with Golf Monthly, Reed said: ‘Regarding clubs from various manufacturers: if you hit the ball dead center, they’re all good. However, I feel this club generates slightly more speed and straighter flight even on less perfect strikes.’
Fairway Woods: Brand Unity, Differences in Details
Both Americans align at least in fairway wood brand choice, favoring TaylorMade. Reed uses TaylorMade Qi35 woods and plays a 3-wood with 15° loft. Scheffler also uses a 3-wood with 15° loft but from the proven Qi10 line, while his 7-wood is the new TaylorMade Qi4D with 21° loft. Reed occasionally includes a vintage Titleist 716 T-MB utility iron from 2016 depending on course conditions, as well as a Callaway Apex Pro hybrid in a similar 18° setup.