Scottie Scheffler vs. Nelly Korda | What's in the Bag?
It’s been complete dominance on both the PGA and LPGA Tours this season as Scottie Scheffler and Nelly Korda continue to rack up wins. Coming off his Masters win, Scheffler racked up his 2nd straight victory, and fourth win in his last five starts at the RBC Heritage. Korda, meanwhile, one-upped Scheffler, picking up her 5th straight win and 2nd career Major Championship at the Chevron Championship.
Scheffler is in the midst of the most dominant stretch of golf we’ve seen on the PGA Tour since prime Tiger Woods, while Korda tied the LPGA record of 5 straight tournament wins, joining Nancy Lopez (1978) and Annika Sorenstam (2004-05) as the only players to accomplish that feat.
There are even more similarities between these two outside of these dominant runs, including both being the top-ranked player in the world, both having won a Major Championship during this dominant stretch, and both being TaylorMade staffers. So let’s compare their winning bags to each other.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 vs. TaylorMade Qi10 Max
Both players use the current generation TaylorMade driver, but both opt for a different model. Scheffler goes with the TaylorMade Qi10 core model, while Korda plays the Qi10 Max model. While both of these drivers are set up for a wide range of skill sets, the Qi10 Max focuses more on increased forgiveness and therefore might have a touch more spin than the Qi10 core model.
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (3-Wood) vs. TaylorMade Stealth 2 (3 + 5-Wood)
Moving into the fairway wood section, where Scheffler matches his driver with a Qi10 core model. Korda on the other hand, plays the Qi10’s predecessor, the TaylorMade Stealth 2. Scheffler just uses a 3-wood, while Korda goes with both a 3-wood and a 5-wood, playing her 3-wood at the standard 15 degrees while playing her 5-wood up at 21 degrees, which is more in line with the loft of a 7-wood.
Hybrid: Srixon Zu85 (3 + 4 irons) vs. PING G425 (26 Degree)
As we get to the hybrid section of each player’s bag, this is where they delve away from each other in both brand and style. Scheffler plays a pair of utility irons, gaming his now famous Srixon Zu85’s for both his 3 and 4-irons. Meanwil, Korda stays with a traditional hybrid, playing a PING G425 26-degree hybrid. While each chooses a different style of hybrid, the result of each is the same in that each player chooses a club that provides them the ball speed, launch, distance, and forgiveness they’re seeking.
Irons: TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW) vs. TaylorMade P770 (5 Iron) + TaylorMade P7MC (6-PW)
In the irons, both players go back to TaylorMade and there are some similarities with each of their choices. Korda combos a P770 5-Iron with P7MC’s, while Scheffler plays the P7TW’s exclusively. The P770 gives Korda a higher launching, slightly more forgiving long iron, much like how Scheffler uses his Srixon Zu85 utility irons. Then Korda plays the P7MC’s, which are a players cavity back and are designed for more workability and control. The P7TW’s are very similar, though they are closer in line with the P7MB’s from a construction and look standpoint, but they are also designed for players looking for workability and control.
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM8 (50, 56) + Vokey Wedgeworks (60) vs. TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 (50, 54) + Vokey WedgeWorks (58)
For their wedges, each goes with a different Manufacturer, a different generation, and a different loft setup for their gap and sand wedges, while each plays a similar lob wedge, just with a different loft. Scheffler continues to play the Vokey SM8’s, now 2 generations old, for both his 50 and 56-degree wedges. Scheffler plays both his wedges with higher bounce as his 50 degree has 12 and his 56 has 14. Conversely, Korda plays the current TaylorMade Milled Grind 4’s for her 50 and 54-degree wedges, and goes with a mid-bounce for each of her wedges. Then each player goes with a Vokey WedgeWorks for their lob wedge, and both have the T-Grind for it, though Scheffler plays a 60-degree, while Korda goes with a 58-degree. Scheffler has a little different gap setup going with 50-56-60, while Korda plays the traditional 4-degree increments with her 50-54-58 setup.
Both players differ in manufacturer and style for their putter, but how each got to using their current putter came in similar fashion. Last fall, both Scheffler and Korda were struggling on the greens, and each had temporarily switched to using a Logan Olson prototype. Scheffler was able to rack up a win the Hero World Challenge with his Logan Olson putter, and though Korda was unable to win with hers at the Grant Thornton Invitational, she did play well with Tony Finau as her partner. But neither had one in their bag once they started winning in 2024. Korda had gone back to a Scotty Cameron Super Select Squareback 2, while Scheffler switched from a blade to a mallet, and changed manufacturers, going with the TaylorMade Spider Tour X. Clearly, the switch for both has paid off.