After jumping out to the first round lead with a major record-tying 62, Xander Schauffele was able to complete the wire-to-wire victory with a 6-under 65 in Sunday’s final round, including a winning birdie putt on the 72nd hole to clinch the PGA Championship and his first career major. 

Schauffele is a Callaway staffer and most of his bag features the latest releases from Callaway minus a couple of his wedges.

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Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees @10.1)

Starting off Schauffele’s bag is the newest driver from Callaway, the Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond. Schauffele plays with a 10.5 degree head that’s been adjusted to 10.1 degrees with a 45.5” Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX shaft in it. The Triple Diamond model is the lowest-spinning head of the Ai Smoke series, allowing for more workability for elite golfers, and Schauffele was magnificent with it off the tee during his Major victory. Schauffele tied for 16th best in driving accuracy, finding 41 of 56 fairways during the tournament. He was also plenty long at Valhalla, averaging 310.1 yards off the tee, 15th best in the field. That combination of distance and accuracy helped him gain 5.227 strokes on the field off the tee, 3rd best in the tournament. That performance off the tee set up Schauffele’s approach game, which was somehow even better.

3-wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees @14.4)

Moving to his fairway wood where Schauffele matches his driver with a Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond 3-wood. He plays a 15-degree head at 14.4 degrees with a Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX shaft in it. Schauffele used his 3-wood off the tee plenty, giving him a more controllable, slightly shorter club than his driver that he used when position off the tee was more important than distance off the tee.

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees @19.7)

Schauffele continues with Callaway’s latest releases for his hybrid, playing a Callaway Apex Utility Wood. He plays a 21 degree hybrid at 19.7 degrees with a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX shaft in it. This gives Schauffele another long distance option to use, and one that comes with a little more versatility than a fairway wood, but a little more pop than a traditional hybrid. 

Moving to Schauffele’s irons where he sports the newest Apex TCB 24 irons and plays them with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts in it. These irons were one of the catalysts for his Major Championship breakthrough. Schauffele led the entire tournament in Greens In Regulation, giving himself a look at birdie or better on 60 of the 72 greens, a remarkable 83.33 percent of the greens. These irons, along with his fairway wood and utility wood helped him gain 7.811 strokes on the field on his approach shots, which was 2nd best in the tournament.

Schauffele plays three different wedges for his gap, sand and lob wedge. He sticks with Callaway, using a Jaws Raw for his 52-degree, then uses the newest Vokey SM10 for his 56-degree, and a Vokey WedgeWorks for his 60-degree. Schauffele’s wedges were incredible throughout the tournament, playing a major part in his Strokes Gained Approach stats and his scramble opportunities. Schauffele got up-and-down on 10 of his 12 scramble opportunities, including a perfect 5 of 5 from the sand. They also shined bright down the closing stretch on Sunday with a great chip on 17 to secure a par, and another on 18 to set him up for the Major winning putt.

We finally get to Schauffele’s putter, an Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas Prototype 7CH, a putter he’s been using for quite some time. After he couldn’t hit many putts a week ago in the final round at Quail Hollow, which cost him the tournament, Schauffele’s putter was excellent this tournament, and especially in Sunday’s final round. He finished 13th in the field for Strokes Gained Putting, and 6th in putts per GIR. While he missed a couple birdie putts on his opening 9 of the final round, when he absolutely needed to make a putt he did. His par on 6 after an error from off the green kept him in the lead at the time. Then his birdies on 11 and 12 kept him at the top of the leaderboard as well. But the putt everyone will remember is the six-footer on the 72nd hole. Every player dreams of having the winning putt for a major championship, and Schauffele got to have his chance at it and knocked it in for a career-defining victory.