Which drivers do the top 10 golfers in the world use?

Golf equipment manufacturers spend untold millions every year trying to convince golfers that their newest, most expensive driver is worthy of the investment.

A huge part of this marketing comes in the form of getting these drivers into the hands of the world's best players. A pro's seal of approval, while hardly a useful point of reference for the everyday golfer, is nonetheless invaluable for brand prestige. After all, who wouldn't want to say they play Rory McIlroy or Tiger Woods's driver for themselves?

Interestingly, having one of the best golf drivers on the market doesn't necessarily translate to getting the newest product immediately in the bags of the best players in the world. The majority of the world's 10 best players play drivers that are at least a year or two old, with some even older. 

But which brands and models are most popular among the world's best right now? Scroll on to find out exactly which big sticks are in the bags of the official top 10.

1. Scottie Scheffler: TaylorMade Qi10

Like fellow Team TaylorMade member Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler never got along with TaylorMade's 2025-model Qi35 driver, and throughout the season relied on the previous Qi10 model with which he felt more comfortable.

While it was reported in 2025 that he was testing a number of different head and shaft combinations to find a set up that plays to both his and the Qi35's strengths, the American ultimately decided to stick with what he knew.

TaylorMade seemed to have things right for 2026 with the Qi4D, with all three of TaylorMade's biggest names in Scheffler, McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood placing it in the bag at the first available opportunity. 

Scheffler switched back into the Qi10 once again, however for the first round of the American Express in San Diego – going on to win the tournament while finishing 6th for the weekend in driving distance.

Scheffler's driver has a distinctive blue face, which TaylorMade tour rep Adrian Rietveld told Golf Digest helps him feel more comfortable at address. It's also a tour-only 'dot' head model, which is lower spinning than the standard driver. The American games his with a low-spin Fujikura Ventus Black TX shaft.

2. Rory McIlroy: TaylorMade Qi4D

Rory McIlroy's journey towards using TaylorMade's most recent driver is far from a straightforward one. Hesitant to let go of the Qi10 woods that served him so well throughout 2024, McIlroy kept the same woods in the bag throughout the entirety of the 2025 season after famously failing to get aligned with the quirks of the Qi35 – including a notorious incident where he spent almost $1000 to have his old woods Ubered to Bay Hill from his Palm Beach home.

McIlroy did attempt one more time to switch into the newer model at the Canadian Open — putting a full suite of Qi35 woods in the bag for that week's tournament. However after missing the cut he switched back to the Qi10 family.

TaylorMade seem to have got things right with the Qi4D, however, and McIlroy (along with fellow TaylorMade staffers Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood) quickly switched into the new model after it was added to the USGA's conforming list late last year.

Speaking to GolfMagic at TaylorMade’s Qi4D launch at The Kingdom in Carlsbad, TaylorMade Director of Product Creation Andrew Oldknow revealed that McIlroy made the decision to put the new model in play after hitting less than a handful of shots with it.

“I think Rory was after three or four hits. He just turned around and said, ‘we can go to lunch now because this is better than my driver’."

Mcilroy has adopted a suite of Qi4D metalwoods for the coming season, sticking true to his longtime preference for Fujikura Ventus Black shafts while switching out the heads.

3. Cameron Young: Titleist GT3

There's a fairly even split between the players on tour gaming Titleist's GT2 and GT3 drivers respectively, and for a while, Cameron Young fit in the former camp, preferring the GT2's slightly more forgiving nature and ease of launch. 

Midway through the 2026 season, however, Young switched into the lower-launching, lower-spinning Titleist GT3, seeing near immediate success as he'd go on to win The Players with a GT3 in-hand less than a fortnight later. 

4. Matt Fitzpatrick: Titleist GT3

Matt Fitzpatrick used a TaylorMade M2 driver for many years, but switched to Titleist in 2021. Like Young, the equipment free agent is currently using the Titleist GT3, having switched out of the TSi3 early in 2025 year. His is equipped with Mitsubishi's low-spin, mid-launch Tensei AV Raw Orange shaft.

5. Justin Rose: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max

Justin Rose spent much of the last couple of seasons playing varying generations of Titleist drivers, starting initially with the TSR3 before moving into this year's GT3 model. In recent months, however, he's moved on from the brand's woods altogether, finding favour for now with Callaway's low-spin Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Model.

Preferring a low launch and low spin from his longer clubs, Rose has his set up at 9 degrees of loft with Mitsubishi's popular Diamana WB 63 TX shaft.

6. Collin Morikawa: TaylorMade Qi4D LS

Collin Morikawa was one of the many TaylorMade players to immediately switch into the manufacturer's new Qi4D driver for the 2026 season, joining the likes of Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood in embracing the much-improved new driver straight out of the gate despite being one of the few TaylorMade staffers to actually use the previous Qi35 LS model on tour.

His new driver also comes as the more compact, low-spinning Qi4D LS variant, equipped with a low-launch, low-spin Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited shaft.

7. Tommy Fleetwood: TaylorMade Qi4D LS

Tommy Fleetwood is typically quick to adopt TaylorMade's latest and greatest tech, and unlike other TaylorMade players like Rory and Scottie, seems to be able to find consistency quickly when switching from older models to new ones. 

This is evidenced particularly in his choice of driver, with Fleetwood one of a few TaylorMade staffers to have immediately adopted to both the new Qi4D driver and R7 Quad Mini driver.

8. Xander Schauffele: Callaway Chrome Tour

Xander Schauffele switched into Callaway's Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond for the 2024 season and like many of the brand's staffers, appears somewhat hesitant to move on from it. Schauffele did test Callaway's 2025 Elyte Triple Diamond model earlier in the season, but has since switched back to his more trusted Paradym model for the time being. 

He plays his driver, along with his entire suite of woods, in Mitsubishi's low-launch, low-spin Diamana PD shaft.

9. J.J. Spaun: Titleist GT3

J.J. Spaun's win at the Texas Open capped off yet a dominant start to 2026 for Titleist drivers on tour, the brand's biggest metalwoods accounting for more than half of all those used on the PGA Tour. Indeed, Titleist drivers racked up a 1-2-3-4 finish at the Texas Open, alongside wins at the Cadillac Championship, Zurich Classic, RBC Heritage, Valspar Championship and The Players.

While Titleist have recently dropped a new driver line on tour in the GTS range, Spaun remains faithful to his slightly older GT3 driver, which he used in his U.S. Open win and has been a faithful companion to him on the tee ever since. His is equipped with a low-launch, low-spin Fujikura Ventus Black VeloCore+ shaft.

10. Chris Gotterup: Ping G440 LST

PING's G440 LST was widely acclaimed as one of the best low-spin drivers money could buy upon its release in 2025, with reviewers and tour pros alike heaping praise on the stability it provides players who generate faster clubhead speeds. It's perhaps no surprise then that Chris Gotterup is one of the top five players on tour in driving distance.