We are two weeks removed from the PGA Championship at Oak Hill and there are two weeks to go before the game’s best players descend on Los Angeles Country Club and battle it out for the season’s third major championship, the 2023 US Open.
At this point, every player’s game needs to be sharp as the championship season continues, and while there is no substitute for making putts, avoiding big numbers and creating scoring chances comes from being effective off the tee and from the fairway. The players listed below – the golfers who are currently ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Tee to Green – are the best in the business when it comes to ballstriking, and many of their names have been on the first page of leaderboards all season .
As a reminder, strokes gained measures how much of an advantage or disadvantage a player typically has over the field, measured in strokes. A positive number means the player has an edge over the average golfer, while a negative number means the golfer is giving away shots. Strokes Gained: Tee to Green includes all non-putts, so it includes a player’s shots off the tee, from the fairway and shots hit from around the green.
See who is on the list and what drivers, fairway woods, hybrids and irons they are using.
10. Tommy Fleetwood, 1,303
Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus+ (8 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft
FAIRWAY WOODS: TaylorMade BRNR Mini (13.5 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft, TaylorMade Stealth 2 (18 degrees), with Mitsubishi Kuro Kage S TiNi 80X shaft
IRON: TaylorMade TF Proto (3-PW), with Project X 6.5 shafts
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9. Kevin Yu, 1,391
Kevin Yu (Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
DRIVER: Callaway Rogue ST Max LS (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro White 70 TX shaft
FAIRWAY WOODS: Callaway Rogue ST LS (15, 18 degrees), with Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro White 80 TX shafts
IRON: Callaway Apex TCB (4-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
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8. Xander Schauffele, 1,443
Xander Schauffele’s Callaway equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70TX shaft shaft
FAIRWAY WOODS: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (16.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80TX shaft shaft, Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees), with Mitsubishi Lai’ Li White 90 TX shaft shaft
IRON: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW), with Nippon Modus Tour 130X shafts
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7. Patrick Cantlay, 1,525
DRIVER: Titleist TS3 (9.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60X shaft
FAIRWAY WOOD: Titleist 915F (15 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 70X shaft, Titleist TS2 (21 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 80X shaft
IRON: Titleist 718 AP2 (4-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts
6. Tyrrell Hatton, 1,545
Tyrrell Hatton’s Ping golf equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana TB 60 TX shaft
FAIRWAY WOODS: Ping G430 (15, 21 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana DF 80 TX shafts
IRON: Ping i230 (4-PW), with Nippon NS Pro Modus3 120 shafts
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5. Collin Morikawa, 1,576
Collin Morikawa’s TaylorMade equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: TaylorMade SIM (8 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana White D+ 60 TX shaft
FAIRWAY WOODS: TaylorMade SIM (14 degrees), Stealth 2 (18 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana White D+ 80 TX shafts
IRON: TaylorMade P770 (4), P-7MC (5-6), P-7CM proto (7-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts
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4. Tony Finau, 1.65
Tony Finau’s Ping golf equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Ping G425 LST (9 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 70 TX shaft
FAIRWAY WOOD: Callaway Rogue ST (14 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited 80 TX
IRON: Nike Vapor Fly Pro (3), Ping Blueprint (4-PW), with Nippon NS Pro Modus3 120 TX shafts
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3. Jon Rahm, 1,741
Jon Rahm’s Callaway equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees), with Aldila Tour Green 75 TX shaft
FAIRWAY WOOD: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (16, 18 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8X shafts
IRON: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW), with Project X 6.5 shafts
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2. Rory McIlroy, 1.84
Rory McIlroy’s TaylorMade equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus+ (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6X shaft.
FAIRWAY WOODS: TaylorMade Stealth 2+ (15 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 8X shaft, Stealth+ (19 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 9X shaft
IRON: TaylorMade P-760 (3-4), RORS Proto (5-9), with Project X 7.0 shafts
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1. Scottie Scheffler 2,567
Scottie Scheffler’s golf equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
DRIVER: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus+ (8 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft.
FAIRWAY WOOD: TaylorMade Stealth 2 (15 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 8X shaft
IRON: Srixon ZU85 (3-4), with Nippon Pro Modus3 Hybrid Tour X shaft, TaylorMade P-7TW (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts.
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Story originally appeared on GolfWeek