Scottie Scheffler is the current World No.1 and dominates the PGA Tour stats in a number of Strokes Gained categories.
Not only does he lead SG: Total, but also Tee-to-Green, Off-the-Tee and Approach-the-Green so, essentially, every long game category on the world’s top circuit.
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There are a number of reasons for Scheffler’s success when it comes to ball striking. Obviously, the 29-year-old’s relentless work ethic is one, but another is down to the equipment the American has in the golf bag.
A TaylorMade staffer, Scheffler signed a multi-year contract extension with the brand in 2024 and, since then, has racked up four Major championships, as well as 17 PGA Tour wins and an Olympic gold medal.
Using a full TaylorMade bag, the World No.1’s specs in the driver stand at an 8° (set at 7.5°) TaylorMade Qi10 ‘dot’ head, with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X shaft. The length of the driver is 45″ cut, with a D4 swing weight.
This set-up, which also features a Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58 Rib grip, has led to Scheffler leading Strokes Gained categories for a number of years. However, there are certain aspects of his driver that are completely different to the standard Qi10s.
In an exclusive with Golf Monthly’s Kick Point Show, TaylorMade’s Tour Senior Manager Adrian Rietveld, who actually fitted and built Scheffler’s clubs, explained just some of the unique features that the World No.1’s driver possesses.
Brighter Clubface
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As you can tell from the images above, the first difference is in terms of the color of the clubface, which is significantly brighter in the head of Scheffler’s.
Since the TaylorMade Stealth was introduced, the brand have implemented colored carbon faces with red on the Stealth and Stealth 2, and a navy blue face on the Qi10.
Like Rory McIlroy, Scheffler has continued to use the Qi10 Dot and, according to Rietveld, the reason for the brighter coloring is down to the fact that Scheffler “likes the face to pop.”
“The exact loft is 7.5° so, for him, it was more about the transition from Stealth 2 into Qi10, specifically making it smooth from a visual standpoint.”
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