Scottie Scheffler WITB: Every club the world's best used on the way to Open glory

If ever there were a performance to sum up the current era of Scottie Scheffler's domination on the PGA Tour, the American's victory at the 153rd Open was it.

Summing up just about everything why he has been such a tour de force in the game for the past couple of years, Scheffler's performance was unrelenting and nearly flawless across the entire four days. As soon as he vaulted to the top of the leaderboard on day three and began to run away with it, his lead felt entirely unassailable.

Scheffler's final round, in which he progressed to 17-under on a tough Royal Portrush course and eventually came home to win by four strokes, was a masterclass in clinical golf. And with the four-time major champion making a serious claim now as the greatest golfer of his generation, there is naturally plenty of interest in what clubs he plays.

And as ever, the World No.1 relied predominantly on TaylorMade equipment to seal his latest win. 

A TaylorMade staffer, Scheffler used the leading OEM's woods and irons on his way to victory. However despite being contracted with the manufacturer, he also notably remains loyal to Titleist in a number of areas, using the brand's Vokey wedges and a Titleist golf ball.

Read on, then, to find out everything the best player in the world games right now.

Scottie Scheffler WITB

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10

Like fellow Team TaylorMade member Rory McIlroy, Scheffler has been slow transitioning to TaylorMade's latest-model Qi35 driver, and as of the time of writing still games the brand's popular 2024 Qi10 model.

While it was reported earlier in the season that Scheffler 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 has decided to stick with what he knows for the time being.

And why shouldn't he? Scheffler remains number one on tour in strokes gained off the tee, and in the top 15 for total driving performance. 

Woods: TaylorMade Qi10 & Qi35

Scheffler games a pair of woods from the TaylorMade line-up, favouring a combination of 3-wood and 7-wood to handle a number of different scenarios off the tee and the fairway.

In addition to his trusty Qi10 3-wood, Scheffler put a 7-wood into his bag prior to the start of the PGA Championship, replacing his 3-iron with the Qi35 7-wood. 

As noted by TaylorMade, the goal was to produce a 240-yard carry distance with greater consistency than he does with his three-iron. In testing, his self-described "high one" launched at 14.9° with 5,175 rpm of spin and carried 245 yards with a ball speed of 160mph.

Irons: Srixon ZU85, TaylorMade P7TW

Scheffler is famously a golfer who knows what he likes, which is part of the reason his Srixon ZU85 4-iron has remained in his bag for so long.

Released back in 2021, the ZU85 has remained in Scheffler's set-up for some time now, providing the American with a forgiving and reliable option off the tee when a driver or a fairway wood wouldn't deliver the precision he's after. While still very much a player-oriented iron, it's nonetheless significantly more forgiving than most models in its class, delivering the consistent launch and dispersion that pros so often look for in a longer iron.

The real highlight of Scheffler's collection, however, is the set of TaylorMade P7TW irons he plays from a 5-iron down. Developed with and engineered for Tiger Woods himself, they're the purest, most workable and most aggressive irons TaylorMade makes—as well as the hardest to hit for mere mortals.

Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8, Titleist Vokey Design Wedgeworks

If you hadn't gathered by now, Scheffler is a golfer loath to change something in his set-up when it's clearly working for him. This approach extends to his wedges, where he games a combination of wedges not just from a brand he's not contracted to, but also consisting of models now well out of their production cycle.

At a 50 and 56 degree gapping, Scheffler plays the same Titleist Vokey SM8 wedges he's used for a few years now. He has also recently shifted from a Titleist SM9 wedge into one of the brand's newer Vokey Design Wedgeworks 60-degree wedges for use on tight chips.

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X L-Neck

Scheffler has been using TaylorMade's Spider Tour X putter since the beginning of 2024 and the club has seen him secure more than a dozen wins worldwide, including three majors and an Olympic gold medal.

"In testing at the end of 2023, we identified something that could help him know he was striking the ball on the centre of the face," said Rietveld.

"Instead of the sight dot he had on his blade, we started to re-introduce True Path and we were on to something in terms of his eyes and what he thought he was doing versus what he was actually doing when hitting his putts.

"With a Spider putter there's so much tech that you can see and also not see, all helping him hit better putts more often."

Golf ball: Titleist Pro V1

While we're sure TaylorMade would love to see Scottie Scheffler switch to the TP5, the best player in the world remains a staunch advocate of the tried and tested Titleist Pro V1. 

A golfer who favours precision and accuracy over raw distance, Scheffler plays the slightly softer, higher-spinning Pro V1 as opposed to the Pro V1x—the ball's additional level of control around the green helping add the finesse that has carried Scheffler to so many championships in his career so far.