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WITB – Whats in the Bag of Pro Golfers

In the world of professional golf, the phrase “What’s in the Bag” (WITB) refers to the specific clubs and equipment a golfer carries during a tournament. These clubs and equipment are carefully chosen based on individual preferences, playing style, and course conditions. In this article, we will take an in-depth look at the typical contents of a pro golfer’s bag and discuss how these tools contribute to their success on the course.

Kevin Kisner WITB:

• Driver: Callaway Epic Speed Triple Diamond LS (9 degrees)
• Fairway Wood: TaylorMade SIM (15 degrees)
• Hybrid: Callaway Apex (20 degrees)
• Irons: Srixon ZX7 (4-PW)
• Wedges: Vokey Design SM8 (52, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Odyssey White Hot Pro 2.0 #3

JJ Spaun WITB:

• Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (9 degrees)
• Fairway Wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Titanium (15 degrees)
• Hybrid: TaylorMade SIM2 Max Rescue (19 degrees)
• Irons: TaylorMade P7MC (4-PW)
• Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50, 54, 58 degrees)
• Putter: TaylorMade Spider X

Charl Schwartzel WITB:

• Driver: Callaway Epic Speed (9 degrees)
• Fairway Wood: Callaway Epic Speed (15 degrees)
• Hybrid: Callaway Apex (18 degrees)
• Irons: Srixon ZX7 (3-PW)
• Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (52, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Odyssey O-Works Black #3T

Wyndham Clark WITB:

• Driver: Titleist TSi3 (9 degrees)
• Fairway Wood: Titleist TSi2 (15 degrees)
• Hybrid: Titleist TS3 (21 degrees)
• Irons: Titleist T100 (4-PW)
• Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5

Padraig Harrington WITB:

• Driver: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (10.5 degrees)
• Fairway Wood: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (15 degrees)
• Hybrid: TaylorMade SIM2 Max (19 degrees)
• Irons: Wilson Staff Model Blades (3-PW)
• Wedges: Wilson Staff Model Hi-Toe (52, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Wilson Staff Infinite South Side

Stewart Cink WITB:

• Driver: Ping G425 LST (10.5 degrees)
• Fairway Wood: Ping G425 Max (14.5 degrees)
• Hybrid: Ping G425 (20.5 degrees)
• Irons: Ping Blueprint (4-PW)
• Wedges: Ping Glide Forged (50, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Ping PLD Anser 2

Min Woo Lee WITB:

• Hybrid: Titleist TSi3 (21 degrees)
• Irons: Mizuno MP-20 (4-PW)
• Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50, 54, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie S

Sebastian Munoz WITB:

• Driver: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees)
• Hybrid: Ping G425 (19 degrees)
• Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW)
• Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2

Troy Merritt WITB:

• Fairway Wood: Ping G425 (14.5 degrees)
• Putter: Ping Vault 2.0 Ketsch

Rocco Mediate WITB:

• Irons: Callaway Apex MB (3-PW)
• Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy CB (54, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #1

Matt Kuchar WITB:

• Driver: Bridgestone Tour B JGR (9.5 degrees)
• Fairway Wood: Titleist TS3 (15 degrees)
• Irons: Bridgestone J15CB (4-PW)
• Wedges: Bridgestone J15 Forged (50, 54, 58 degrees)
• Putter: Bettinardi BB1

Adam Hadwin WITB:

• Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (4-PW)
• Wedges: Callaway Jaws MD5 (50, 54, 58 degrees)
• Putter: Odyssey O-Works Black Marxman

Brendon Todd WITB:

• Irons: Ping iBlade (4-PW)
• Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 28

Brian Gay WITB:

• Irons: Mizuno JPX921 Hot Metal Pro (4-PW)
• Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #1WS

Jay Haas WITB:

• Wedges: Ping Glide 3.0 (50, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Ping Scottsdale TR Piper C

MJ Daffue WITB:

• Irons: Srixon Z785 (4-PW)
• Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (50, 54, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 38

Robert Streb WITB:

• Fairway Wood: Titleist TSi2 (16.5 degrees)
• Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 (21 degrees)

Kevin Tway WITB:

• Hybrid: Ping G425 (18 degrees)
• Putter: Ping Vault 2.0 Piper

Chez Reavie WITB:

• Wedges: Ping Glide Forged (50, 54, 58 degrees)
• Putter: Ping Vault 2.0 Craz-E-H

Lee Westwood WITB:

• Wedges: Ping Glide Forged (52, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Ping Vault 2.0 Voss

Tom Brady WITB:

• Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
• Hybrid: Titleist U500 (18 degrees)
• Irons: Mizuno JPX 921 Tour (4-PW)
• Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (52, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5

Patrick Reed WITB:

• Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10.5 degrees)
• Hybrid: Titleist TS3 (19 degrees)
• Irons: Grindworks Patrick Reed Prototype (4-PW)
• Wedges: Artisan Prototype (51, 56, 60 degrees)
• Putter: Scotty Cameron Tour Rat Prototype

Gary Woodland WITB:

The driver is the club used for tee shots and is designed to hit the ball over long distances. Most pro golfers carry a single driver in their bag, typically featuring a large clubhead and low loft for maximum distance. Popular driver brands among pros include TaylorMade , Callaway, and Titleist.

Fairway Woods

Fairway woods are versatile clubs used for both tee shots and long approach shots on par-4 and par-5 holes. They are designed with a smaller clubhead and higher loft than drivers, providing better control and accuracy. Pros often carry two to three fairway woods, most commonly a 3-wood and a 5-wood.

Irons are used for approach shots to the green and come in a range of lofts and designs. Pros typically carry a full set of irons, numbered 3 through 9, with each club progressively featuring a higher loft and shorter shaft. Forged irons are popular among pros due to their feel and precision, while cavity back irons offer added forgiveness for off-center strikes.

Wedges are specialized irons used for shorter approach shots, bunker shots, and shots around the green. They feature the highest loft and shortest shafts of all the clubs in a golfer’s bag. Pros usually carry three to four wedges, including a pitching wedge, gap wedge, sand wedge, and lob wedge, each with a specific purpose and loft.

The putter is the club used for the final strokes on the green. Putters come in various designs, including blade, mallet, and center-shafted models. Pros choose their putter based on personal preference, feel, and alignment aids. Popular putter brands among pros include Scotty Cameron, Odyssey, and Ping.

Pro golfers use specific golf balls designed to match their playing style and desired performance characteristics, such as distance, spin, and control. Some popular golf ball models used by pros are the Titleist Pro V1, Callaway Chrome Soft, and TaylorMade TP5.

Accessories and Equipment

In addition to clubs and balls, pro golfers carry various accessories and equipment in their bag. Some of these items include:

• Golf gloves: Worn on the non-dominant hand for better grip and reduced friction.
• Tees : Small pegs used to elevate the ball for tee shots.
• Rangefinder/GPS device : Used to measure distances on the course for accurate club selection.
• Umbrella : Protects from rain and sun.
• Towel : Cleans clubs and dries hands.
• Ball markers and divot repair tools : Used to mark the position of the ball on the green and repair damage to the turf.

The contents of a pro golfer’s bag are carefully chosen to maximize performance and adapt to various course conditions. By understanding the purpose and characteristics of each club and accessory, aspiring golfers can better tailor their equipment to their own preferences and skill level. Ultimately, the right combination of tools can make a significant difference in a golfer’s success on the course.

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What’s In The Bag (WITB)

Welcome to “What’s in the Bag” for the PGA Tour Champions! Ever curious about what golfing treasures our seasoned pros are carrying on the course? From trusted irons and drivers that have seen them through fierce competition to the latest gear giving them an extra edge, we’ll give you an exclusive look. Our golf expert shares a bit more insight into what golf clubs are similar to if you’re looking to build your own bag, too!

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Lee Janzen WITB 2024: 8-Time PGA Tour Champ’s Bag

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Rob Labritz WITB 2024 | Clubs of a Relentless Fighter

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Joe Durant WITB 2024 | The 9 Time PGA Tour Winner

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Davis Love III WITB 2024 | The Major Champion’s Golf Clubs

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Steve Stricker WITB 2024: The Clubs of a Champion

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Padraig Harrington WITB 2024 | Irishman Bagged Another Win

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Paul Broadhurst WITB 2024 | Broady’s Golf Bag

Ernie Els WITB 2024 | Golf Clubs of The Big Easy

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Miguel Angel Jimenez WITB 2024 | The Most Interesting Golfer

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Nelly Korda WITB 2024 | 2x Winner of The Annika

November 16, 2023

Annika Sorenstam WITB 2023 | The GOAT’s New Clubs 🐐

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Justin Leonard WITB 2023 | New To The PGA Tour Champions

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Mike Weir WITB 2023 | The 2003 Masters Champion’s Clubs

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Bernhard Langer WITB 2023 | The Player Of The Decade

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Fred Couples WITB 2023 | Boom Boom’s Top Golf Clubs

August 31, 2023

Darren Clarke WITB 2023 | Senior Open Championship Winner

August 3, 2023

John Daly WITB 2023 | A Long Hitters Golf Clubs of Choice

July 5, 2023

Kevin Sutherland WITB 2024 | Charles Schwab Cup Champion

July 3, 2023

Vijay Singh WITB 2023: Favorite Golf Clubs Of The Big Fijian

July 1, 2023

Stuart Appleby WITB 2023 | Down Under to PGA Tour Success

Jim Furyk WITB 2023 | World Champions Cup Team USA Captain

April 22, 2023

Rocco Mediate WITB 2023 | Eclectic Mix of Golf Clubs

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David Toms WITB 2024 | PGA TOUR Champions Winner

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Gary Woodland What's In The Bag?

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Sergio Garcia What’s In The Bag?

We take a look at the golf equipment that Ryder Cup legend Sergio Garcia uses.

Sam Burns What's In The Bag?

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Ludvig Aberg What's In The Bag?

We take a look inside the bag of rising star Ludvig Aberg.

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Joel Dahmen What's In The Bag?

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Cameron Young What's In The Bag?

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Akshay Bhatia What's In The Bag?

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Chris Kirk What's In The Bag?

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Eric Cole What's In The Bag?

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Billy Horschel What's In The Bag?

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Whats in the Bag

Jon rahm’s winning witb: 2023 masters.

• Jon Rahm what’s in the bag accurate as of the Masters.

Our friend  Sean Martin at PGATour.com on the degree of loft Rahm recently added to his driver.

“He is using the same type of driver head as at the start of the year – a 10.5-degree Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond – but switched into a different head and changed the hosel setting from NS to NS+1, which adds a degree of loft to the head. The increased spin from the added loft brought back Rahm’s preferred shot shape. The team at Callaway brought Rahm several different heads to help him find one that didn’t look too closed with the added loft.”

“In his first round with the new club, Rahm missed just one fairway over the final nine holes of his opening 71 at TPC Sawgrass.”

‘“We knew we were in a good spot, and then it was a bummer because he got sick,” Davidson said Thursday. “Last week, he was working with (instructor) David Phillips, and they had some unbelievable sessions. I think he shot 60 … last week in Scottsdale. We knew coming into this week that he was scoring well.”’

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @11.5) Shaft: Aldila Tour Green ATX 75 2.8 TX (45.25 inches, tipped 1.5 inch)

3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (High Launch, 16 degrees @15.1) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X

5-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (18 degrees) Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 X

Irons:  Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW) Shafts: Project X 125 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10, 56-12 @55.25, 60-10) Shafts: Project X 125 6.5

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie S

Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X

Grips: Golf Pride MCC midsize

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St. Bolitos the Unmercenary of Ohrid

Apr 29, 2023 at 2:16 pm

I’m having a “doing-simple-math” brain freeze. Would someone tell me exactly how many clubs are in the bag pictured above?

Apr 10, 2023 at 2:51 pm

Totally faithful to that Aldila Tour Green driver shaft since 2016. Knows what works for him; inexpensive option relative to what’s out there in the driver shaft world.

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Apr 10, 2023 at 11:19 am

What is really cool..not showing any of the LIV Tour guys bags.

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Apr 10, 2023 at 7:12 am

Dude isn’t even putting with a Scottie! He doesn’t deserve a green jacket

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• Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.

Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

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6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

Irons:  TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW) Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C) Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)

Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

• Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.

Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX

3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX

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Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX

Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW) Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130

Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C) Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X

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• Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic. 

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X

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5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X

Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9) Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)

Wedges:  TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59) Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

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What’s In The Bag: Jon Rahm

Published: 19 February 2023 Last updated: 23 March 2024

What golf clubs and ball does Jon Rahm use? Our in-depth review of what’s in the bag of the two-time Major champion for 2024.

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Players rarely rock the game of golf like Jon Rahm did. His announcement that he’d be joining LIV at the end of the 2023 season came as a surprise to many. A move of this magnitude would often have a golfers equipment deals hanging by a thread, but not Jon Rahm. His deal with Callaway is as strong as ever, seeing him kitted out in the brand’s latest clubs from top to bottom.

Before Rahm sent shockwaves through the golfing world, the Ryder Cup star enjoyed a sensational 2023 season. Victories at The Sentry Tournament of Champions, The American Express, and the Genesis Invitational fired him back to World No.1.

The highlight of the year was a sensational display at Augusta to win The Masters and his first Green Jacket, becoming just the fourth Spanish player to win the tournament after Seve Ballesteros, Jose Maria Olazabal and Sergio Garcia. Fittingly, Rahm won at Augusta on what would have been Seve’s 66th birthday.

The Spaniard, who was also No.1 in the World Amateur rankings before turning pro, has eleven career PGA Tour wins and ten DP World Tour wins including his two Major titles – the 2021 US Open and 2023 Masters. He’s the first European to win both tournaments.

A Callaway staff player, Rahm’s incredible start to the year saw him become the fastest man to achieve three PGA Tour wins in a calendar year since Johnny Miller in 1975.

Victory at the 2023 Genesis Invitational also saw him become just the fourth international player, after Gary Player, Rory McIlroy and Jason Day, to achieve 10 PGA Tour wins before the age of 30.

The 28-year-old, who we named one of the most influential people in golf, has been a Callaway staff player since 2020 and is delighted with the impact the equipment has had on his game.

“If you look at my numbers, the main difference is I have been more accurate on my approach shots but mainly making putts,” the European Ryder Cup star said. “I got a lot more comfortable with my putting. And, again, the last four or five months my putting has been about as good as it’s ever been.”

If you’re in the market for some new gear, find out how all of Rahm’s clubs performed in our tests of the best golf equipment , including drivers ,  fairway woods , and  putters . Let’s take an in-depth look at what golf clubs Jon Rahm is using for 2023.

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What driver does Jon Rahm use?

Callaway paradym ai-smoke triple diamond driver.

Jon Rahm uses a Callaway Paradym Ai-Smoke Triple Diamond Driver (10.5°) with an Aldila Tour Green ATX 75 2.8 TX Shaft

Jon Rahm’s Callaway deal is the biggest Tour equipment switch for several years. With his equipment contract up for renewal at the end of 2020, Callaway set out a plan to make it happen. “Last year presented many challenges, but one positive was taking the Tour team off the road,” Davidson told Today’s Golfer .

“When the Tour was suspended, we weren’t traveling week in, week out so we had time to re-evaluate what we wanted our Tour team to look like in 2021. We collaborated closely among the US and European teams, the R&D and marketing departments, and asked: Is there any Tour pro we really want to bring on board?

“We knew Jon’s equipment contract was up going into 2021, but we’ve had a long relationship with him. He played Callaway at college, he’s really good friends with Phil Mickelson, and they share the same agent, so there’s a connection. He also shares a lot of the values we have – competitive, a family guy, he commands respect. So he’s a really good fit.”

Of course, being a good fit for your brand and signing on the dotted line are two very different things, so Callaway needed to convince Rahm, particularly when it came to the ball. “We had to do our homework,” said Davidson.

“There would only be one chance. So we spent a lot of time analyzing his stats, asking where we could help him if we had the opportunity. Fifteen or 20 years ago we couldn’t have approached the situation like this. Launch monitors and Shotlink gave us the opportunity to be prepared like never before.”

With Rahm’s interest piqued, he met the team at Callaway.

“He was excited to learn we spend more on R&D than any other golf brand,” Davidson reveals. “How we’re leading artificial intelligence in golf, and about the investment we’ve made in our golf ball factory. We did our due diligence. We spoke to his caddie, coach and team and studied his stats at length before spending time with him to get a real feel for what he likes.

“From there we built a set of clubs confident they’d be a really good fit. This is how we did it…”

Jon Rahm’s Driver:  Callaway Epic Speed

Loft: 10.5º   Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 75 TX

We gave Jon three drivers to test, and we felt he’d fall into the new Epic 21 Speed. 

But we wanted him to hit a couple of different models. We saw good speed gains over what he was playing, and the dialling-in was much more about getting shots to start on the line he likes – left to right – and tailoring launch and spin to his preference. He loved the look of the Epic 21 Max LS, but it just turned over a little too much for him; he hates to see the ball going left. Going back and forth between his previous gamer, he saw an increase in ball speed and tighter dispersion.

“That wasn’t a good swing, delete that one”.

One of the things that really opened Jon’s eyes was when he hit a couple of off-centre drives. He asked us to delete the shots from the data, but his team were very quick to point out the ball speed remained high. They’d call out toe and heel strikes, but he’d still see ball speeds in the 180mph range. He was very pleasantly surprised! At the end of the day, he picked up 3mph of ball speed from his 122mph swing speed with his new Epic 21 Speed driver and Chrome Soft X ball. 

Jon’s a feel player.

He doesn’t have a long swing, it’s very tight, very compact, but there is an aggressive transition. We wanted to make sure he had a familiar feel from the driver, and we didn’t want to introduce another variable at such an early stage, so each driver was made up with his trusted Aldila Tour Green shaft. It’s common among Tour players to find a shaft and stick with it, especially when they know how it performs under pressure. The Tour Green is a lower launch and spin shaft, but he gets lots of feel from it without giving up stability and low torque properties.

Jon Rahm’s Fairway Woods:  Callaway Epic Speed Sub Zero Triple Diamond

Loft: 14º (3-wood)   Shaft: Aldila Tour Green 75 TX

Loft: 18º (5-wood)  Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI (Black) 8 X

There was no deadline to switch to Callaway’s latest models.

Under (Callaway CEO and President) Chip Brewer’s leadership, we gave Jon the freedom to transition when he felt the products were right for him. When we initially tested we didn’t have the new Epic 21 fairways available, so he fell into the Mavrik Sub Zero heads. Even though his previous equipment contract ended only a few days before, he still rocked up to Hawaii in January with 13 Callaway clubs in his bag. 

The ultimate goal on Tour is for clubs at the top of the bag to fulfil a very specific job or yardage gap.

Players are looking for shots to launch at a specific height and spin at very specific numbers. We’re lucky that, thanks to Jailbreak, players can go up in loft without losing speed. So we’re fitting the majority of our Tour staff with 4-woods rather than 3-woods, as shots launch a little higher and you get a little more forgiveness. It’s a competitive advantage as shots travel the same distance and work from the tee or off the grass into a par 5.

Jon’s not scared to press back if he doesn’t understand something, or doesn’t like the answer.

He was happy to stop mid-conversation and ask what something meant, or if we could explain a piece in technology in more layman’s terms. As we went through the fitting process,  when shots were hit off-centre, he’d ask if that’s what  we were talking about when we mentioned AI faces? It really started to resonate with him. He saw something different to what he was getting previously, and that was equipment he’d been very successful with.

We’ve worked  with Jon and his team to fill specific gaps at the top end of his bag.

He’d been using a Mavrik Sub Zero 4-wood (16.5°) and 5-wood (18°), but we walked him towards the new Epic 21 . The 5-wood will very much be course-dependent. He’ll look at course conditions (soft or hard), what the par 3s are like, are there reachable par 5s, so we’ll have different options for him depending on how he feels how each course needs to be played.

Jon Rahm’s Utility Iron:  Callaway Apex UT

Loft: 22º bent to 20.5º   Shaft: Project X Rifle 6.5

Rahm’s caddie (Adam Hayes) told us the one club we’d struggle more than any to get out of his bag was his utility iron.  

Jon likes to hit a variety of shots with it, often stingers off the tee and launch shots high into the air for quick stopping approaches into par 5s. We made him up a 22° Apex UT, bent to 20.5° and it’s a really versatile option. There’s a little more bounce than his old gamer. He could get a little more club on the ball which helped launch shots higher, but also allowed him to flight shots down, too.

He and his caddie obviously had a conversation about not switching the club before our fitting, because once he’d hit just a few shots, the Apex UT went straight into his bag.

Jon Rahm’s Irons:  Callaway Apex TCB

Lofts: 4-PW   Shaft: Project X Rifle 6.5

We did extensive testing with the Apex TCB irons and Xander Schauffele leading up to Rahm’s fitting.

  We were very confident we’d created a world-class set of irons, as Xander had played them from the Tour Championship last year. The pair swing the club in totally different ways, yet they both fall into the same set. Any iron that’s played by two of the top five players in the world has to be a great set. We knew Jon wasn’t a blade guy, so we didn’t want to introduce the Apex MB and we felt the X-Forged might have a bit too much offset, so the new TCBs were the natural fit.         

Jon doesn’t start with the numbers. He wants to hit shots, experiment with low and high ball flights, draws and cuts.

He has a little routine in his head which is like a final check off before he looks at launch numbers and dials in the gapping between each club. We had him go through each iron in the bag (we call it a “performance combine”) and we looked at the launch and spin of each, plus the gapping. We analysed the data while Jon had lunch, then headed back out in the afternoon with a few tweaks.

The major mid-iron gains were sound, and turf interaction.

Thanks to Xander’s feedback, we knew the TCBs were good. We thought that from an offset and topline standpoint, they weren’t too far away from what Jon had been playing. The leading edges are a little different, as is overall shaping, but essentially sole bounce was relatively close between the two sets, so the fit was actually pretty straightforward. Jon’s irons aren’t custom machined for him, and he’s stuck with his favourite Project X 6.5 shafts and a D3 swingweight. The lofts are very much like those he was already playing.

“Here, hit this 9-iron 147 yards”.

Jon’s caddie was calling out distances and he would hit shots to that exact yardage; that’s the gain he saw with the short irons. He liked the workability, but also felt they were easier to flight, which is to do with the improved turf interaction. Spin difference (robustness) between full and half swings was much more closely matched and consistent. Part of it comes down to the Chrome Soft X ball, but he definitely had more ability to hit his distances better.            

Jon Rahm loves red.

  We actually built two sets of TCB irons, as we wanted a back-up in case something needed adjusting. To differentiate the two sets, we painted the Callaway logo on the back of one set red. We didn’t know it at the time, but as soon as Jon picked them up he said: “Red’s my favourite colour”. That was a home run he appreciated.

Jon Rahm’s Wedges:  Callaway Jaws Forged JPN

Lofts: 52°, 56°, 60°   Shaft: Project X Rifle 6.5

Jon likes to manipulate the face of his wedges depending on the shot.

We presented both our MD5 Jaws and Japanese Jaws Forged models to him; he liked both, but preferred the straighter leading edge of the Japanese model. We built two sets in his 52°, 56°, 60° lofts and made sure one set was a little heavier, so if we needed to do any custom grinding work we could, and still hit our weight target.

Jon’s sole grinds are standard stock shapes.

He had us match the sole grind of the 60° to his previous gamer as he thought there was a difference in feel. He wasn’t sure at that point whether it was just different, or better. We matched sole grinds so he could compare apples with apples. He hit shots from lots of different positions around our short game green, and was very interested to see how the wedges performed from a damp area. Just a few weeks earlier, he’d played a Major championship in soft conditions, where he felt he’d struggled.

He has incredible hands.

He hit pitch shots 47 yards on to a down slope, where the ball took one hop and backed up. We’re not talking about once – he was hitting this seemingly impossible shot six or seven times in a row. He has a practice set up in his backyard and spends a lot of time pitching and chipping. We knew when he left that his wedges and ball were going home to get some thorough testing. And we knew we were in a good place when he saw the same results at home. Of course, the paintfill on his wedges had to be red. We stamped ‘Rahmbo’ on them, too.

Jon Rahm’s Putter:  Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie S

Shaft: New Stroke Lab

We wanted to bring Jon in on some prototype putters we’d been working on and get him involved in the design process.

It’s no secret that he putted with a 2-Ball at college, so he’s very familiar with Odyssey. He switched into the OG Rossie S with a Microhinge insert for the first time at the Memorial.

In particular, Rahm’s new gamer allows him to improve the takeaway so that he can be more aggressive and it certainly worked at the US Open, with two incredible birdie putts made on the last two holes.

Jon Rahm’s Golf Ball:  Callaway Chrome Soft X  #10

Jon’s a world-class driver, but if there’s one area we felt we could help him improve it was within 150 yards.

It’s the one area that stuck out for us. For someone who’s a strong iron player from 150-225 yards, we’d spotted there was a significant drop-off inside 150 yards. We were trying to understand why he wasn’t getting great results in this area. We spoke to his coach and caddie and felt it was a void the Chrome Soft X ball could help fill. We felt we could open his eyes to something he hadn’t seen before, and it turned out we could.

Chipping and pitching at our Carlsbad Performance Centre, Jon fell in love with the Chrome Soft X.

It’s a good fit, the same model that Xander plays and the same the public can buy. He was hitting balls and it was noticeable how differently shots launched on short pitches. The ball came out lower, and span more. After hitting balls from side to side across our green, he looked up at his caddie and coach with a big smile on his face and said: “That’s different in a really good way”. 

It’s faster, more consistent in the wind and there’s better trajectory control with wedges.

That’s pretty much the summary of the switch. We saw a 1mph gain in ball speed (with the ball alone) on driver shots. For the 3- and 5-woods and 4-6-iron, his spin numbers and launch windows were exactly what he wanted. Off-speed shots have a little more spin, so there’s less drop off from full swing to half shots, and he really likes that. When chipping and pitching, he also feels there’s more spin with the Chrome Soft X, as well as being able to better control trajectory. His ball will be number 10 – his football shirt number when he was a kid.

Golf Grips:  Golf Pride MCC

Golf glove:  callaway tour authentic.

Jon Rahm’s Golf Apparel and Shoes:  TravisMathew  / Cuater

Callaway have put a lot of eggs in the Rahm basket, and it’s much more than simply a club and ball deal. 

As well as having the Top Golf logo on his sleeve (the innovative driving range business is part-owned by Callaway), Rahm will wear TravisMathew clothing and their Cuater shoes (Callaway also own Travis), which are going to get a big push across Europe in 2022.

“I’m really pleased to begin the next chapter of my career as a part of this team with TravisMathew and Cuater,” Rahm said. “Everything TravisMathew make is lightweight with stretch, providing a lot of comfort. I really feel confident playing in TravisMathew apparel.”

Jon Rahm on…

His new Callaway Chrome Soft X ball

“I saw an opening to improve my short iron game, which has been improving the past few years, but it’s something I feel I can improve a lot more. I can add a variety of shots now. The ball was one of the key ingredients. Once I saw I could hit it well off the tee, as I have the last few years, I could try to strengthen a weakness.”

Testing new Callaway gear

“I did a lot of work earlier than people think, so I already had a valuable set of clubs for after Augusta (in November). As soon as that was done, I went straight to San Diego and spent three days in the Callaway center – a lot of hours hitting a lot of shots, just making sure everything was dialed in. And when I went home I was really confident with everything. I did not expect that the only club in the first bag that wasn’t Callaway would be the putter.”

“I do believe the clubs and the ball can help me improve in some areas. I feel like my ball striking is solid, but one area that can get better is my consistency inside 150 yards. I have good weeks when I can win, but I’m not consistently at the level I should be.”

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Rob Jerram – Digital Editor

Rob Jerram is the Digital Editor of todays-golfer.com. He specializes in the DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the Ryder Cup, spending large chunks of his days reading about, writing about, and watching the tours each month.

He’s passionate about the equipment used by professional golfers and is also a font of knowledge when it comes to golf balls, golf trolleys, and golf bags, testing thousands down the years.

Rob has been a journalist for more than 23 years, starting his career with Johnston Press where he covered local and regional news and sport in a variety of editorial roles across ten years.

He joined Bauer Media in September 2010 and worked as the Senior Production Editor of Today’s Golfer and Golf World magazines for ten years before moving into the Digital Editor’s role in July 2020.

During his time in the golf industry, Rob has interviewed and played golf with some of the biggest names in the game, including Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie, and Rick Shiels. He’s traveled the world attending product launches and golf events and reported at both The Open and Ryder Cup.

He has been playing golf for almost three decades and is a member at  Greetham Valley  in Rutland and  Spalding Golf Club  in Lincolnshire, playing off a 9.7 handicap.

Away from golf, Rob enjoys spending time with his wife and two daughters, watching Peterborough United FC, going for long walks, flying his drone, cooking, and reading.

Rob uses a  Callaway Paradym driver ,  TaylorMade M5 5-wood ,  TaylorMade P790 driving iron ,  Callaway Paradym irons  (4-AW),  TaylorMade MG3 wedges  (52º, 58º),  Odyssey Tri-Hot 5k Double Wide putter , and  Callaway Chrome Soft X golf ball .

You can  email Rob  or  get in touch with him on Twitter .

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