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Hero World Challenge 2024: Scottie Scheffler’s Winning WITB

Scottie Scheffler's WITB 2024 with TaylorMade. (Image: Getty)
Scottie Scheffler's WITB 2024 with TaylorMade. (Image: Getty)

After an exciting season start, Scottie Scheffler secured the win back at the Players Championship 2024, the Masters Tournament 2024 and the RBC Heritage and finally the FedExCup. He know ends the season with a ninth win at the Bahamas and the Hero World Challenge. Scheffler continued to rely on TaylorMade and the new Spider Tour X putter, which his Tour colleague and TaylorMade staff player Rory McIlroy recommended to him in March and won back to back. 

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WITB Scottie Scheffler for the Olympics 2024

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (8°)

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3 wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15°)

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Driving Irons: Srixon ZU85 (3, 4)

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Irons: TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)

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Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (50, 56)

Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks Proto (60.5)

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Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

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Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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WITB Hideki Matsuyama 2024: FedEx St. Jude Championship

Hideki Matsuyamas PPGA Tour WITB with Srixon and TaylorMade. (image: Getty)
Hideki Matsuyamas PPGA Tour WITB with Srixon and TaylorMade. (image: Getty)

Hideki Matsuyama’s golf bag this week is not being carried by his regular caddie Shota Hayafuji, who had to return to Japan due to a stolen passport, but by Taiga Tabuchi, Ryo Hisatsune’s actual caddie. Thanks to the quick replacement, Matsuyama doesn’t have to lug his Srixon, TaylorMade and Cobra equipment around the TPC Southwind himself and even changes his putter at the last minute before the tournament.

Hideki Matsuyama WITB: Woods From Three Companies Ensure Success in the FedExCup Playoffs

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Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9,5°)

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3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15°)

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5-wood: Cobra King RadSpeed Tour (17,5° at 19°)

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Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3), Srixon Z-Forged II (4-9)

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Wedges: Cleveland RTX 4 Forged Prototype (48°, 52°, 56°, 60°)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Prototype

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Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV

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WITB: Brooks Koepka with Srixon and Cleveland to Fourth LIV title

Brooks Koepka's WITB for the 2024 season. (Image: Getty)
Brooks Koepka's WITB for the 2024 season. (Image: Getty)

The PGA Championship winner in 2023 switched to Srixon/Cleveland as his sponsor two years ago and has been playing with clubs and tour bags from the Japanese brand ever since. However, Brooks Koepka first had to look for the right partner. In addition to various companies, Brooks Koepka also tried out different models from the manufacturers. Now he’s winning again on the LIV Golf Tour and we take a look inside the tour winner’s bag.

WITB: The golf equipment of Brooks Koepka 2024

For his driver, he opted for the ZX5 LS Mk II model from Srixon instead of the “pro model” ZX7. With a weight in the back part of the sole, the ZX5 helps to achieve a straighter swing path and slightly more launch height compared to the ZX7, while the low-spin version also helps to achieve a penetrating ball flight and therefore more length, at least for the pros on the tours. For the fairway wood, Koepka looks back to the 2017 model from TaylorMade. The M series was the predecessor of the current Stealth models and seems to have taken a liking to the American. The M2 fairway wood with 16.5 degrees makes it into his set up. The fairway wood is complemented by the Nike Vapor Pro Driving Iron. The sporting goods manufacturer’s iron, which was released back in 2015, has a centre of gravity directly in the sweet spot and, despite the now nine-year-old technology, seems to be a bank in the setup of the renewed LIV winner.

For his irons, he then opts again for Srixon and the blades from the latest 2023 series. The ZX7 Mk II irons impress with their slim design and offer Koepka the possibility of different flight curves and the best possible control over ball flight and spin.

He also relies on his equipment supplier for the wedges and opts for the sister company Cleveland. The RTX Zipcore wedges are also in his bag for the 2023 season and seem to have won his trust around the green. In addition to a putter from Scottie Cameron in the Newport 2 Tour version, the Srixon Z-Star Diamond golf balls make it into Koepka’s bag.

Brooks Koepka WITB 2024

Driver: Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II (10.5°)

3-wood: TaylorMade M2 Tour HL (16.5°)

Driving iron: Nike Vapor Pro (3-iron)

Irons: Srixon ZX7 Mk II (4-9)

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore Tour Rack (46°) 

Cleveland RTX6 ZipCore Tour Rack (52° mid, 56° mid, 60° low)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Teryllium TNP2

Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond

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WITB: Team McIlroy/Lowry with TaylorMade and Srixon to victory

Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy win the Zurich Classic. Their WITB to victory. (Photo: Getty)
Shane Lowry and Rory McIlroy win the Zurich Classic. Their WITB to victory. (Photo: Getty)

It’s the 25th win on the PGA Tour for Rory McIlroy and the first win for Shane Lowry since 2019. The Irish duo played their way through the four rounds of the tournament with aplomb, beating Team Ramey/Trainer in the play-off. Take a look at the Irish duo’s equipment during their victory in New Orleans.

WITB Rory McIlroy at the Zurich Classic 2024

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Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 LS (9°)

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3 wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15°, 18°)

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Driving Irons: TaylorMade Stealth UDI (16°)

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Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4)

Irons: TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)

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Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46°, 50°, 54°) Titleist Wedge Works (60°)

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Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

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Ball: TaylorMade TP5x

WITB Shane Lowry at the Zurich Classic 2024

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Driver: Srixon ZX7 Mk II Driver

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5-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus

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Irons: Srixon ZX Utility (3), Srixon ZX5 Mk II (4, 5), Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW)

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Wedges: Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore Tour Rack (50°, 54°), Cleveland RTX Full Face (58°)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

Golf ball: Srixon Z-Star XV 2023

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Brooks Koepka is off the market and joins Srixon/Cleveland-Team

Brooks Koepka signs equipment-deal with Srixon/Cleveland. (Photo: Getty)
Brooks Koepka signs equipment-deal with Srixon/Cleveland. (Photo: Getty)

Brooks Koepka, one of the world’s top golfers is off the equipment market. After five-plus-years without an equipment-sponsor “Brooksy” joins the Srixon/Cleveland-Team just a week before “The Match” against his nemesis Bryson DeChambeau. After Nike stopped their club production in 2016 Brooks Koepka, a four-time-major-champion was a wanted man. Just like his former Nike-colleagues Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods, who quickly joined other Brands. The signing was teased by Srixon in a highly cryptical Twitter post earlier this week.

Brooks Koepka is in good company

Koepka joins Masters Champion Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry and Graeme McDowell in the Srixon staff. “I’ve been an equipment free agent for the past few years,” Koepka said in a release, “so it will be fun to be involved with a company on a daily basis and be able to contribute to the development of their future equipment.”

He starts his Srixon/Cleveland journey with the Srixon ZX5 driver, ZX7 irons and Cleveland RTX ZipCore Tour Rack wedges. Along with the Prototype of a new Srixon golf ball, the Srixon Z-Star. He will carry a Srixon Tour Staff bag as well, known for being one of the biggest marketing spots for tour pros. Other than that, there is no more information about Koepka’s future paychecks and financial details.

Srixon’s vice president Rodney McDonald said, “We’re extremely proud to have Brooks come on board as our newest staff member.” He goes on, “Brooks is one of the best players in the world and brings his major championship pedigree and validation to our brands. We’re excited for Brooks to join the Srixon and Cleveland Golf family and look forward to supporting him out on tour.”

Not so big changes for Brooks Koepka

Although Koepka needs to get along with a new driver, new wedges and a completely new golf ball he is comfortable using the ZX7 irons. He started playing these in January and got along quickly, proving the equipment decision right by winning the Phoenix Open 2021 two weeks later.