Two tournaments, two winners – and two completely different bags. Scottie Scheffler and Patrick Reed show that success in golf comes in many forms.
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 shining at the American Express, are both Americans who discovered golf during high school in Texas, they share few similarities in their choice of clubs.
Off the tee, 20-time PGA Tour winner Scottie Scheffler from New Jersey trusts a new partner. Scheffler plays a TaylorMade Qi4D driver. After two years of great success 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 available in regular golf retail but is expected to be released by the end of January 2026 and is currently being tested by professional players. The improved face is based on a newly developed 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 models from Ping, he now uses a driver from the traditional company Titleist. The Titleist GT3 allows precise adjustment to his swing thanks to an adjustable center of gravity via a front rail, optimizing his performance off the tee. In an interview with Golf Monthly in 2024, Reed said, \”As for clubs from different manufacturers: when you hit the ball perfectly in the center, they are good. However, I feel this club generates a bit more speed and flies straighter even on less perfect hits.\”
Fairway Woods: Agreement on Brand, Differences in Details
For fairway woods, both Americans use TaylorMade, though with different models. Reed plays TaylorMade Qi35 woods, using a 3-wood with 15° loft. Scheffler also uses a 15° 3-wood but sticks to the proven Qi10 model. For the 7-wood, Scheffler chooses the new TaylorMade Qi4D with 21° loft. One of the older clubs in Reed’s bag is the 2016 Titleist 716 T-MB utility iron, which he includes or removes depending on course conditions. Additionally, Reed plays a Callaway Apex Pro hybrid configured at around 18° loft.
Muscle Back vs. Custom Design: Comparing Irons Sets
In irons, both players show a preference for low-loft models. Both carry a 4-iron; Scheffler uses a Srixon ZU85 from Japan, while Reed opts for a Grindworks PR-202, also Japanese. For his standard 5-PW iron set, Scheffler trusts TaylorMade’s P7TW series developed in collaboration with Tiger Woods, featuring muscle-back blades designed for maximum precision, soft feel, and optimal control. Reed remains loyal to the lesser-known Japanese brand Grindworks, playing the PR-101A series named after himself. After noticing a frequent left spin on his balls at the