As a self-confessed equipment nerd, the Ryder Cup is a really fun opportunity to dive deep into the players’ bags and analyse the tools of their trade.
In doing so this time around, I wanted to highlight two players, one from either side, with super interesting equipment set-ups. Both have spent time as free agents in terms of equipment contracts, and neither is afraid to go back to the old school to fill their requirements. So, without further ado…
Brooks Koepka
When Nike tragically stopped making golf clubs in 2016, Brooks Koepka became a free agent and really embraced that position! For a long period of time, his bag was made up of numerous brands. Now a Srixon staff player, Brooks still manages to keep his bag pretty eclectic
Brooks Koepka’s Driver
- Model: TaylorMade SIM2
- Year: 2020
At the top of the bag he has gamed various models of TaylorMade drivers over the years, including the M2, M3, M5 and SIM Max. Koepka had been using the Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II for some time but looks to have made a late change prior to this year’s Ryder Cup. He was pictured at the last LIV event using another older TaylorMade model, the SIM2.
Brooks Koepka’s 3 wood
- Model: TaylorMade M2 Tour HL
- Year: 2017
(Image credit: Future)
Like so many tour professionals, Koepka has an old faithful in this notoriously tricky area of the bag. Any tour fitter will tell you that 3 wood and hybrids are the most difficult clubs in the bag to get right, so you see a lot of players staying in the same club for extended periods once they have something they are comfortable with. Koepka epitomises this and plays a TaylorMade M2 Tour HL 3 wood from 2017.
Brooks Koepka’s Driving Iron
- Model: Nike Vapor Fly Pro
- Year: 2016
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Gear nerds all over the world will rejoice at Koepka’s choice of driving iron, the Nike Vapor Fly Pro. Considered by many to be a cult classic and still featuring in the bag of other tour players including Tony Finau, it is tough to see this club leaving his bag anytime soon.
Brooks Koepka’s Irons
- Model: Srixon ZX7 MK II
- Year: 2023
(Image credit: Future)
For a very long time, Koepka trusted Mizuno irons to deliver the major winning accuracy he craved, opting for the JPX…
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