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The clubs Ben Griffin used to win the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge

By E. Michael Johnson
May 25, 2025
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Sam Hodde

Ben Griffin nabbed a PGA Tour title last month at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans team event, but had yet to break through on his own. The Zurich win, however, had him in an aggressive frame of mind for the final round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. “I’m a PGA Tour winner now. … The pedal is going to be down. I'm excited to get back out there. You know, there's some birdie holes to start the round tomorrow. So excited to go at it and see what I can do.”

What he did was an eagle and a birdie to start, needed strokes for Griffin on the way to victory despite a few loose plays coming in.

Mizuno Mizuno Pro S3
$200 per iron | Golf Galaxy
4.0
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$200 per iron
The split cavity-muscle design has a thin topline and compact head shape. Mizuno used its shaft-optimizer data to learn the attack angles of better players. The result is a sole with a beveled leading edge and relief on the trailing edge for better turf interaction. The copper underlay delivers an extra layer of soft material beneath the surface for a muscle-back, blade-like feel. One degree more bounce than the Mizuno Pro 241 in the 5-iron through pitching wedge to better match up with elite-player swings. Designed for low-single-digit-handicap players. Mizuno has longer-than-usual product lifecycles for its irons. The goal for this iron is four years. SPECS: 7-iron: 34 degrees; PW: 46 degrees
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Griffin got off to his fast start by unleashing a mammoth 357-yard tee shot on the par-5 first with his 9-degree Ping G430 Max 10K driver—one designed more for max forgiveness than raw distance but clearly one with plenty of giddyup. The approach was struck with a Mizuno Pro S3 iron to 15 feet.

On the following hole, the 386-yard second, his tee shot went even farther—this one 361 yards to a greenside bunker where he used his TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 lob wedge to knock it to two feet for a birdie.

TaylorMade Milled Grind 4
$180 | Golf Galaxy
5.0
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$180
The fourth generation of TaylorMade’s Milled Grind wedges continues the consistency benefits of the machined-sole shaping of its predecessors with three new options at the higher lofts for seven total. The grooves are supported by laser-etched diagonals on the flat area between each scoreline to increase spin on partial shots and prevent spin loss in wet conditions. By increasing the thickness of the flange in an area more in line with the center of the face, TaylorMade was able to improve the sound. The stock shaft—True Temper’s Dynamic Gold Tour Issue—is 115 grams or about 15 grams lighter than a standard steel shaft. Fifteen paint fills, personalized lettering and logos, and additional finishes are available through TaylorMade’s custom-wedge program. Top 5 in Performance, low- and high-handicaps. 23 options (46-60 degrees), 7 grinds, 1 finish
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The back nine brought some tense moments but Griffin responded with his venerable Scotty Cameron by Titleist Concept 2 rolling in par putts of 12 and eight feet on Nos. 14 and 15 to keep him out in front and that wedge-putter combination came up with one more huge up-and-down at the last to seal the win for Griffin.

All by himself.

The clubs Ben Griffin used to win the 2025 Charles Schwab Challenge

Ball: Maxfli Tour X

Driver: Ping G430 Max 10K (UST Mamiya Linq White PC TX), 9 degrees

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35, 15 degrees

Irons (3): Mizuno JPX923 Tour; (4-PW): Mizuno Pro S3

Wedges: Mizuno Pro T-1 (52 degrees); TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 (56, 60 degrees)

Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Concept 2

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