WHAT’S IN MY BAG : SCOTTIE SCHEFFLER DRIVER
AGE
SPECS TaylorMade Stealth Plus, 8°, Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft, 45 inches, D-3 swingweight.
25 Dallas
LIVES
I picked up ball speed with this driver, and it goes as straight as my old one. Since putting it in play, I fiddled around with the adjustable weight on the sole, moving it about half an inch from the fade setting to a more neutral position.
STORY
Winner of four PGA Tour events including the Masters and an elevation to No. 1 in the world as of March 27.
FAIRWAY WOOD
BUILDING TRUST
Before joining the TaylorMade staff in March, I had avoided signing an equipment deal for a very long time because I liked being able to choose the clubs I play. I don’t put anything in my bag if I believe it might sacrifice performance. You have to be able to trust your equipment. —WITH MIKE STACHURA
This 3-wood went in the bag at the match play and worked really well. I used it a lot off the tee on downwind holes. I get consistent distance across the face, especially when I hit it off the heel. IRONS SPECS Srixon ZU85 (3-iron), Nippon Pro Modus3 Hybrid Tour X; Srixon ZU85 (4-iron); TaylorMade P•7TW (5-PW), True Temper Dynamic Gold X100; Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips.
I grew up playing Nike irons like Tiger, so these had appeal. I found I could hit these lower and higher than my previous irons. That’s more options into greens.
yards*
driver
300
3-wood
265
3-iron
240
4-iron
226
5-iron
212
6-iron
198
7-iron
184
The lofts are altered so that my wedges are actually 51, 55.5 and 61 degrees. That lets me make sure I’m hitting the proper distance gaps that I need to.
8-iron
170
PUTTER
9-iron
156
pw
143
SPECS Scotty Cameron by Titleist Special Select Timeless Tourtype GSS prototype, 36 inches, 3 degrees of loft.
50˚wedge
130
56˚wedge
118
60˚wedge
104
WEDGES SPECS Titleist Vokey SM8 (50, 56 degrees); Titleist Vokey SM8 WedgeWorks prototype (60 degrees); True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts.
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HAND-ME-DOWNS
When I was a kid, tour pros hanging out at Royal Oaks in Dallas would give me clubs. Justin Leonard gave me a few wedges (pictured is one of them), and I used Anthony Kim’s putter for a long time.
GUIDING STAR
The Scotty Cameron guys gave me this putter at the WM Phoenix Open in February because they were tired of applying lead tape to my previous one to make it heavier. This one has adjustable weights on the sole, which eliminates the need for lead tape.
* carry distance
32
I put two green dots and cover the Pro V1 stamp with a black line in case I want to line up my ball. I use Nos. 5 through 8 to help me ID my ball faster. I’ve been guilty of hitting the wrong ball!
I mark my ball with the same coin every time. It’s a Dallas Cowboys ball marker. I’m not superstitious, though. If I lost it, I’d probably just use a quarter. But for some reason I always bring it out.
PHOTOGRAPHS BY JESSE RIESER
scheffler: ben jared/pga tour/getty images
club
SPECS TaylorMade Stealth, 16.5°; Fujikura Ventus Black 8X shaft.
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