Equipment
Ryder Cup 2018: The Clubs the U.S. Ryder Cup Team Will Play in France
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Most of the best players in the world will compete at the Ryder Cup next week at Le Golf National outside Paris. And one of the topics of discussion heading into a team competition like the Ryder Cup is the equipment that the players will play. Particularly in the foursome format, where teammates play alternate shot, we often like to speculate which golf ball a pairing will use in competition.
We can debate which pairings captains Jim Furyk and Thomas Bjorn should put together for foursomes (and fourball, of course) play next week. And while we do that, it's interesting to look at the equipment the players will use at the Ryder Cup. Here's a look at the equipment of the U.S. team members (as of the Tour Championship).
Gregory Shamus
Bryson DeChambeau
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B X
Driver: KING F8+ Nardo, 8 degrees
3-wood: Cobra King LTD, 14.5 degrees
5-wood: Cobra F8+ Baffler, 17.5 degrees
Irons (4-5): Cobra King One Utility; (6-PW): Cobra Forged One Length
Wedges: Cobra King (50, 55, 60 degrees)
Putter: SIK Midsize
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Tony Finau
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: Ping G400 Max, 9 degrees
3-wood: Ping G400, 14.5 degrees
Irons (3): Ping i500; (5-PW): Ping iBlade
Wedges: Ping Glide 2.0 Stealth (50 degrees); Titleist Vokey SM7 (56, 60 degrees)
Putter: Piretti
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Rickie Fowler
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: Cobra King F8+, 8.5 degrees
3-wood: Cobra King F8+, 14.5 degrees
5-wood: Cobra King F8+, 18.5 degrees
Irons (4-PW): Cobra King Forged MB
Wedges: Cobra King (52, 56, 60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist prototype
Keyur Khamar
Dustin Johnson
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
Driver: TaylorMade M4, 10.5 degrees
3-wood: TaylorMade M4, 16.5 degrees
Irons (3-PW): TaylorMade DJ Proto P730
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind (52, 60 degrees); TaylorMade Milled Grind Hi-Toe (64 degrees)
Putter: TaylorMade TP Juno
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Brooks Koepka
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: TaylorMade M3 460, 9.5 degrees
3-wood: TaylorMade M2 2017, 16.5 degrees
Irons (3): Nike Vapor Fly Pro; (4-PW): Mizuno JPX 900 Tour
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 (52, 56, 60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Newport 2 SLT 10
Scott Halleran
Phil Mickelson
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft
Driver: Callaway Rogue Sub Zero, 9 degrees
3-wood: Callaway Rogue, 15 degrees
Irons (3): Callaway X-Forged UT; (4): Callaway Epic Pro; (5-7): Callaway X Forged 18; (8-PW): Callaway Apex MB 18
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy PM 2.0 (56, 60, 64 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey Versa 9 White
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Patrick Reed
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: Ping G400 LST, 8.5 degrees
3-wood: Nike VR Pro Limited, 15 degrees
Irons (3): Titleist 716 T-MB; (4): Callaway X Forged 13; (5-PW): Callaway MB1
Wedges: Artisan (51, 56 degrees); Mizuno MP T7 (60 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot Pro 3
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Webb Simpson
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Driver: Titleist TS3, 10.5 degrees
3-wood: TaylorMade M4, 15 degrees
5-wood: Titleist 913Fd, 18 degrees
Hybrids: Titleist 913Hd (20 degrees); Titleist 915Hd (23.5 degrees)
Irons (5-PW): Titleist 718 MB
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 (54 degrees); Titleist Vokey prototype (60 degrees)
Putter: Odyssey Tank Cruiser V-Line Long
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Jordan Spieth
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: Titleist 915D2, 8.5 degrees
3-wood: Titleist 915F, 15 degrees
Hybrid: Titleist 818H2, 21 degrees
Irons (4): Titleist 718 T-MB; (5-9): Titleist 718 AP2; (PW): Titleist Vokey SM7
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 (52, 56, 60) degrees
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist 009
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Justin Thomas
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: Titleist TS3, 9.5 degrees
3-wood: Titleist TS3, 15 degrees
5-wood: Titleist 915Fd, 18 degrees
Irons (3): Titleist 718 AP2; (5-9): Titleist 718 MB; (PW): Titleist Vokey SM6
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM5 (52 degrees); Titleist Vokey SM6 (56, 60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist X5
Tim Bradbury
Bubba Watson
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Driver: Ping G400 LST, 7.6 degrees
3-wood: Ping G, 13.2 degrees
Irons (2): Ping iBlade; (4-PW): Ping S55
Wedges: Ping Glide 2.0 (51.6, 55.5, 63 degrees)
Putter: Ping PLD
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Tiger Woods
Ball: Bridgestone Tour B XS
Driver: TaylorMade M3 460, 9.5 degrees
3-wood: TaylorMade M3, 13 degrees
5-wood: TaylorMade M3, 19 degrees
Irons (3-PW): TaylorMade TW Phase 1
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind (56, 60 degrees)
Putter: Scotty Cameron by Titleist Prototype