Xander Schauffele has quickly put to rest any rumblings of him not being able to close out tournaments over the past two months. Schauffele  picked up his first career Major win at The PGA Championship in May with a birdie on 18 clinching The Wanamaker Trophy. Then he put himself into some elite company this past week by picking up his 2nd major of his career and of the season with a bogey-free 6-under 65 final round leading him to a two-stroke victory at The Open.


Xander is a Callaway staffer and the majority of his bag consists of Callaway Clubs. His winning setup at Royal Troon featured some slight changes from his PGA Championship winning bag, including putting the newest Callaway wedge into his arsenal.


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Schauffele keeps the same driver in his bag from the PGA Championship, playing a Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond. He plays it with a 10.5 degree head and a 45.5” Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX shaft in it. Xander wasn’t the longest off the tee, averaging just 304 yards, but he also played driver off the tee much less than other golfers, ranking 115th in the amount of drivers hit. While he may not have hit driver often, he was very accurate, ranking 19th in driving accuracy. This helped him finish 15th in Strokes Gained Off The Tee, as he gained 3.41 strokes on the field from the tee box.

Moving to his fairway wood, where Schauffele played the same Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond model with the same Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX shaft in it. As we mentioned above, Xander played driver off the tee much less often than others, so in place he was often resorting to his fairway wood, which provided the shape and ball flight needed to combat the challenges that Royal Troon presented.

Irons: Mizuno MP-20 HMB (3), Callaway Apex TCB ’24 (4-10)

The iron portion of Xander’s bag is where the first change happens. For The Open, he took out his Callaway Apex UW he used at The PGA Championship, and instead replaced it with a Mizuno MP-20 HMB 3-iron. He paired that with his normal Callaway Apex TCB ‘24 Irons. Seeing players opt for a utility iron over another hybrid is very common when it comes to The Open. Due to the winds, and the style of links golf, players want something that can provide them a little more controlled flight and lower launch. His irons from top to bottom were the stars of the show for Xander at Royal Troon. He hit 69.4 percent of the greens in regulation, which was 2nd best among all golfers. He was even better in Sunday’s final round, hitting 88.9 percent of the greens in regulation, missing just 2 greens in regulation for the day. That performance helped him finish 2nd overall in Stroke Gained Approach, gaining 10.33 strokes on the field for the tournament.

Wedges: Callaway Opus (52-10S), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-10S @57, 60-04T)

Xander’s next change in his bag comes in the wedge. Out goes his Callaway Jaw Raw and in its place is the all-new Callaway Opus for his 52 degree. The Opus Wedges boast industry-leading spin and control thanks to their innovative Spin Gen Face Technology. This technology combines tighter grooves, a unique groove design, and an aggressive face texture to maximize spin on all shots. He combos that wedge with some Vokey SM10’s and each of them served Schauffele very well in both his approach and his short game. Xander finished 15th in Stroke Gained Around the Green, gaining 2.86 strokes on the field. He was 14th in scrambling, converting 62.5 percent of his up-and-down opportunities, and was pretty solid out of the bunkers as well, scrambling for par on 66.7 percent of his tries from the sand.

Schauffele’s Odyssey Toulon Design Las Vegas putter was one of the catalysts in his PGA Championship win in May, and was similarly great during his win at The Open. He holed over 330 feet in putts, which was 21st best and most importantly, he avoided any 3 putts which was best in the field. He was also a perfect 57 for 57 in putts from less than 5 feet away, which also led the tournament. In Sunday’s final round he was a perfect 14 of 14 from 5 feet or less, and a perfect 2 for 2 on putts between 5 and 10 feet, both best among all players. This combination helped Xander gain 2.78 strokes on the field from the putting surface for the tournament, which was 20th best overall.