Two tournaments, two winners – and two completely different bags. Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed show that success in golf comes in many forms.
While both Americans discovered golf during high school in Texas, Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed, winners on different tours, have very different club selections. Scheffler, a 20-time PGA Tour winner from New Jersey, now trusts a new partner off the tee: the TaylorMade Qi4D driver. After two successful years with the Qi10 driver, he switched in December 2025 to this new flagship model featuring an aerodynamically optimized clubhead and advanced carbon technology improving forgiveness on off-center hits. Patrick Reed, from San Antonio, Texas and winner of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic on the DP World Tour, changed driver manufacturers in mid-2024, switching from Ping to a Titleist GT3 driver. This model offers adjustable weight positioning for a customized performance, which Reed praised for producing more speed and straighter ball flight even on imperfect strikes.
Fairway Woods: Brand Agreement, Technical Differences
Both players use TaylorMade for their fairway woods. Reed plays the TaylorMade Qi35 with a 15° 3-wood, whereas Scheffler opts for the tried-and-tested Qi10 3-wood also at 15°. Scheffler’s 7-wood is the newer Qi4D model with 21° loft. Reed adds versatility with an older Titleist 716 T-MB utility iron from 2016 and a Callaway Apex Pro Hybrid configured similarly at 18°.
Iron Sets: Muscle Back Versus Custom Design
Both players prefer low-loft irons and carry a 4-iron: Scheffler uses a Srixon ZU85, Reed a Grindworks PR-202. Scheffler’s 5-PW set is the TaylorMade P7TW series developed with Tiger Woods, designed for precision and optimal feel. Reed sticks with the relatively unknown Japanese brand Grindworks, using the PR-101A forged to his swing specs to correct his leftward ball flight. For wedges, Reed combines Titleist Vokey SM10 and Cleveland RTX6 models, known for their excellent short game performance, while Scheffler also favors Titleist Vokey wedges with similar specifications and shafts.
WITB: Mallet versus Classic Blade Putters
In putting, Scheffler uses the TaylorMade Spider Tour X mallet putter, popular on the PGA Tour and used by Rory McIlroy, while Reed relies on the classic Scotty Cameron Tour Rat 1.5 Proto blade putter. Reed’s preference for a blade style is becoming rarer among professionals amid the rise of mallet designs. Both players trust Titleist golf balls, Scheffler playing the Pro V1 and Reed the Pro V1x, with differences in ball flight, spin, and feel suited to their games.
Patrick Reed’s Notable Under Armour Golf Shoes
A unique aspect of Reed’s gear at the Hero Dubai Desert Classic was his choice of Under Armour Drive Pro Clone golf shoes, set