Hideki Matsuyama WITB December 2025: Everything in the bag of the Japanese star
Take a look inside the set-up of one of Japan's greatest golfing exports.
Hideki Matsuyama has been one of the most consistent performers on the PGA Tour ever since he turned pro in 2013.
Matsuyama, 32, was the first Japanese golfer to win a men's major when he was triumphant at the 2021 Masters.
With ten PGA Tour victories to his name, he is also the most successful Japanese player in PGA Tour history.
Having enjoyed a prodigious amateur career where he earned the title of No.1 amateur golfer in the world, Matsuyama turned pro in 2013, and within his first year, he won five times on the Japan Golf Tour, becoming the first rookie ever to lead the end of season money list.
In 2014, Matsuyama then qualified for membership on the PGA Tour and quickly made a name for himself by winning the Memorial Tournament.
Matsuyama then went on to win four tournaments on the premier American circuit, including back-to-back victories at the Waste Management Phoenix Open, before he first tasted major success at the 2021 Masters.
Since then he has added a further four trophies to his cabinet, including the 2021 ZOZO championship, which he won in his home nation of Japan. All in all, Matsuyama has played almost 300 tournaments tournaments on the PGA Tour and earned over $62m in prize money, cementing himself as his nation's most accomplished golfing export.
Matsuyama opened the 2025 season with a win in Hawaii, securing The Sentry with an astounding 35-under finishing score. He would then go on to bookend the year with another win, claiming the win with a play-off victory over Alex Noren at the Hero World Challenge in The Bahamas.
True to his roots, Matsuyama is a Srixon brand ambassador alongside the likes of Brooks Koepka, 2025 US Open Champ J.J. Spaun and Keegan Bradley, using a variety of clubs both new and old from the Japanese manufacturer.
However he also uses a variety of clubs from other brands, including TaylorMade, Cobra and Scotty Cameron, making for a bag that's as interesting as it is eclectic. Scroll on to take a tour through his full set-up.
Hideki Matsuyama WITB 2025
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Age | 32 |
Turned pro | 2013 |
Major wins | 1 |
PGA Tour wins | 11 |
Brands used | Srixon, Cobra, Scotty Cameron, Cleveland, TaylorMade |
Srixon ZXi LS (9.5 degrees, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX) | |
TaylorMade Qi10 (3-wood, 15 degrees, Graphite Design Tour AD DI 9 TX); Cobra King RadSpeed Tour (5-wood, 17.5 degrees @19; Graphite Design Tour AD DI 10 TX) | |
Srixon Z-Forged II (4-9i, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400) | |
Cleveland RTX 4 Forged Prototype (48, 52-10, 56-08, 60-08, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400) | |
Scotty Cameron 009M Center Shaft Tour Prototype | |
Srixon Z-Star XV |
Driver: Srixon ZXi LS
A long-time fan of Srixon's low-spin driver models, Matsuyama switched into the newest variant of the range, the ZXi LS, earlier this year. He continues to play the same shaft he has for a while, however, adopting Graphite Design's cult-classic Tour AD range in the DI 8 TX model.
Woods: TaylorMade Qi10, Cobra King RadSpeed Tour
In a departure from his contracted supplier, Matsuyama plays an eclectic pairing of fairway woods. He games a TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood and remains loyal to his slightly older Cobra Radspeed 5-wood: a club he's had in the bag since its release in 2021.
Irons: Srixon Z-Forged II
Another set of clubs Matsuyama has remained a fan of for a long time, his muscle-back Srixon Z-Forged II irons were released back in 2023 and have been his iron of choice ever since. With the masters champion favouring a classic bladed profile in his irons, the Z-Forged line may well stick around in his bag for years to come as Srixon's tour-level irons inch towards adopting a more forgiving cavity-back profile.
Wedges: Cleveland RTX 4 Forged
Cleveland have released two brand new generations of wedges since the days of the RTX 4 range, but joining a long list of players who tend to stick for a long time on a set of wedges that works for them, Hideki is seemingly content to remain with what he has. He plays four RTX 4 wedges in total, ranging from a 46 degree all the way up to a 60.
Putter: Scotty Cameron 009M Centre Shaft Tour Prototype
Plenty of pro-only prototypes have emerged from Scotty Cameron's vault over the years, and Hideki's unique 009 Tour Prototype is among the rarest. His version is uniquely centre-shafted, giving it a much lower torque profile while retaining the classic bladed look and feel the Scotty Cameron 009 is so iconic for.
Ball: Srixon Z-Star XV
Performance-wise, the Z-Star XV sits in the middle of the current Z-Star models, with a slightly firmer feel than the classic z-star, a higher ball flight and a balanced spin profile from tee to green.
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