To the gear heads, Patrick Reed has been a pretty fun topic of conversation over the years.
Since his win at the 2018 Masters and his unusual decision to choose an open bag the next season and eventually design his own iron with startup Grindworks, Reed has been the poster child for gear swapping. I can’t think of a player who makes more small tweaks week to week than “Captain America.”
This week at LIV Dallas, Reed survived the absolute BRUTAL test at Maridoe Golf Club to win the four-man playoff against Louis Oosthuizen, Paul Casey and Jinichiro Kozuma. The victory marks Reed’s first win on LIV and his first professional win in his home state of Texas.
The bag setup is interesting in a few ways, but let me bullet point the highlights, as it’s quite interesting, and I could write about this guy for days.
- His Irons are FLAT: Three to four degrees flat, depending on the week, which might make him the flattest in terms of lie angle on LIV. The other thing to consider is that with as flat as his irons are, he still hits a draw primarily, which will test the brain of any launch monitor out there. Typically, players with flatter lie angles fade the ball. But this is Patrick Reed. The standard lie angle is around 61 degrees for a 5-iron, but Reed can go as low as 57. That’s REALLY flat.
- He bought his 3-wood: True story, he was looking for something different, his wife Justine wandered into a Golf Galaxy in Woodlands, TX and walked out with a Qi35. They popped one of Reed’s old Fujikura Ventus Blue TR’s in it, put on a Golf Pride MCC grip and the rest is history. It was written in the stars apparently because he striped that thing all week.
- He isn’t afraid to swap putters: He has been using an Odyssey for years, but also dabbles with a Scotty Cameron 2.5 and some other gems with a similar look. However, the Odyssey takes center stage in all the big moments.
- He has an array of Lob wedges: From Vokey to Callaway to Cleveland, the guy swaps Lob wedges like a kid cycling through songs on Spotify. To be fair, they are all the low-bounce versions. Callaway C or T, Vokey M, L or T and Cleveland Low.
- He has a security blanket: His driver shaft is an Aldila Rogue Silver 125 70TX. The Aldila Rogue platform is more than a decade old, and before Fujikura Ventus, it was by far the hottest shaft on Tour … back in 2015. The silver is a shaft he always seems to go back to strictly for feel, which makes sense with his hand action, lag and tempo. This further proves that a good shaft is hard to find, and if you time it up well, make it work as long as you can.
Here is the rest of Patrick Reed’s gear setup:
Ball: Titleist Pro V1X +
Titleist 2023 Pro V1x Golf Balls
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Driver: Titleist GT3 8.0 (A1 setting)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue Silver 70TX
Titleist GT3 Custom Driver
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3-wood: TaylorMade Qi35 15@13.5
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 7X
TaylorMade Qi35 Custom Fairway Wood
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Irons: (2) Titleist 716 T-MB (4) Grindworks PR202 (5-P) PR101A
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: (52) RTX Tour Rack 52 Mid, Vokey SM10 56/08M@55, Vokey SM10 60/04T
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Titleist Vokey SM10 Raw Custom Wedge
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Putter: Odyssey White Pro #3
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Black/White 58R
Golf Pride MCC Grip
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Johnny currently serves as the Director of Equipment at Golf.com, contributing to platforms like Fully Equipped Golf. Prior to this role, he was the Content Marketing Manager at Callaway Golf, where he led “Callaway Golf’s World of Wunder,” a platform dedicated to in-depth golf equipment content. Before joining Callaway, he was the Director of Original Content and host of “The Gear Dive” podcast at GolfWRX.com. Beyond his professional endeavors, Johnny is an avid golfer with a deep passion for the game, having played since his youth in Seattle, Washington.