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The 2026 PGA Tour regular season and playoffs concluded with Scottie Scheffler capturing the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup title. As the Fall Series continues, tracking the equipment used by tournament champions offers insight into how professionals utilize modern technology to gain a competitive edge. Titleist leads all manufacturers with 17 victories during the season, followed by TaylorMade with 13 wins, Callaway with three, Srixon with two, and Cobra with one.
Early Season and Hawaiian Events
Chris Gotterup opened the year at the Sony Open in Hawaii by using a Ping G440 LST driver with a HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 shaft to finish first in strokes gained off the tee at plus 4.352. At The American Express, Scottie Scheffler triumphed using a TaylorMade Qi10 driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft, finishing fourth in strokes gained off the tee. Justin Rose secured his victory at the Farmers Insurance Open using a Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max driver with a Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 TX shaft.
At the WM Phoenix Open, Chris Gotterup again relied on the Ping G440 LST driver to finish seventh in strokes gained off the tee. Collin Morikawa claimed the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am using an 8-degree TaylorMade Qi4D LS driver equipped with a Mitsubishi Diamana WhiteBoard 63X shaft, ranking fourth in driving accuracy by hitting 43 of 56 fairways. Jacob Bridgeman captured the Genesis Invitational at Riviera with a TaylorMade Qi35 LS driver and a HZRDUS Smoke Green 60X shaft.
Spring Tournaments and Major Championships
Nico Echavarria won the Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches using a Srixon ZXi Diamond driver with a Mitsubishi Diamana BB 73 TX shaft, recording a 360-yard drive on the fourteenth hole during the final round. Ricky Castillo secured the Puerto Rico Open with a Titleist GT3 driver paired with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft. Akshay Bhatia triumphed at the Arnold Palmer Invitational using a Callaway Rogue ST driver and a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft after improving his accuracy in the final round.
Cameron Young won The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, highlighted by a 375-yard drive on the eighteenth hole, the longest recorded on that hole since ShotLink tracking began in 2003. Matt Fitzpatrick claimed the Valspar Championship using a Titleist GT3 driver with a Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange 65 TX shaft, hitting 34 of 52 fairways. Rory McIlroy won The Masters at Augusta National using a TaylorMade Qi4D driver and a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft, leading the field in driving distance with a 334.3-yard weekly average.
Matt Fitzpatrick secured a second victory within a month at the RBC Heritage using the same Titleist GT3 driver setup. In New Orleans, the team of Matt and Alex Fitzpatrick won the Zurich Classic, with Matt using his Titleist GT3 and Alex utilizing a Ping G440 LST driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft. Cameron Young claimed the Cadillac Championship at Doral with a Titleist GT3 driver featuring an 11-degree loft and a Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX shaft.
Summer Events and Major Victories
Brandt Snedeker won the OneFlight Myrtle Beach Classic using a TaylorMade M2 driver with a Fujikura Speeder 757 shaft, ranking tied for third in fairways hit. Kristoffer Reitan triumphed at the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow using a Ping G440 K driver, averaging over 330 yards off the tee on Sunday. Aaron Rai claimed the PGA Championship at Aronimink using a TaylorMade M6 driver that debuted over seven years prior, finishing fourth in driving accuracy by hitting 38 of 56 fairways.
Wyndham Clark secured the CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch using a TaylorMade Qi4D driver and a Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX shaft. Russell Henley won the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club using a Titleist TSi3 driver with a HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.5 TX shaft, leading the field in driving accuracy by hitting 46 of 57 fairways. J.T. Poston captured the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village using a Titleist GTS3 driver and a Mitsubishi Diamana BF 60 TX shaft.
Bud Cauley won the RBC Canadian Open at TPC Toronto using a Titleist GTS2 driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black Velocore+ 6X shaft. Wyndham Clark claimed the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills using a TaylorMade Qi4D driver, averaging 342 yards on measured drives. Viktor Hovland won the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands using a Ping G440 LST driver with a Fujikura Ventus TR Black shaft, leading the field in strokes gained off the tee.
Chris Gotterup added a third 2026 victory at the John Deere Classic using a Ping G440 LST driver and a HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 shaft, finishing first in strokes gained off the tee. Steven Fisk won the ISCO Championship using a Titleist GTS2 driver with a Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XD 70 TX shaft. Tom Kim captured the Genesis Scottish Open at the Renaissance Club using a Titleist GTS3 driver and a Fujikura Atmos Black 6 X shaft, relying on accuracy to finish tied for eighteenth in fairways hit.
Fall Events and Tour Conclusion
Ryan Fox won the Open Championship at Royal Birkdale to claim his first major title, using a Srixon ZXi RKT LS+ driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7 TX shaft and averaging 313 yards off the tee. Jackson Koivun secured the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in his third start as a professional using a Titleist GT2 driver with a Fujikura Speeder 661 TR X shaft. Michael Thorbjornsen won the Rocket Classic at Detroit Golf Club using a TaylorMade Qi4D LS driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black VeloCore+ 7 X shaft.
Michael Brennan captured the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club using a Titleist GT3 driver paired with a True Temper HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX shaft. Scottie Scheffler won the FedEx St. Jude Championship at TPC Southwind using a TaylorMade Qi4D driver. Wyndham Clark claimed the BMW Championship at Bellerive Country Club using a TaylorMade Qi4D driver with a Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX shaft. Scottie Scheffler then secured the Tour Championship at East Lake with the same TaylorMade Qi4D driver model.
Jacob Bridgeman won the Biltmore Championship in Asheville using a TaylorMade Qi4D driver with a Project X Titan Green 6.5 60g shaft. Austin Smotherman claimed the Bank of Utah Championship at Black Desert Resort and later won the Butterfield Bermuda Championship in a playoff at Port Royal Golf Course using a Titleist GT3 driver with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 60 TX shaft. Michael Brennan won the Baycurrent Classic in Japan using a Titleist GT3 driver, tying as the most accurate player in the field by hitting 55 of 60 fairways. Blades Brown concluded the recent stretch by winning the World Wide Technology Championship in Cabo at age 19, using a Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond driver with a Fujikura Ventus Red 8X shaft and missing only three fairways all week.
