Patrick Cantlay WITB

Patrick Cantlay is a multiple PGA Tour winner and one of the most methodical players in golf, and he games what may be the oldest bag on tour, a Titleist-heavy setup full of models most players retired years ago. His 2026 what-is-in-the-bag is the ultimate example of trusting what works over chasing the newest release. Below is his verified bag, club by club, followed by the story behind the key gear.

The story behind Patrick Cantlay's bag

Cantlay's bag is a lesson in patience. His 3-wood, 7-wood and irons are several years old, his 718 AP2 irons date to 2018, and even his wedges mix older and newer Vokey generations. He changes clubs only when he is genuinely convinced a new model is better, which is why his setup looks so different from the constant churn of most tour bags. It is the bag of a player who values confidence and consistency above all.

Driver and fairway woods

Cantlay games a Titleist GTS4 driver at 9 degrees with a Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60 TX shaft, one of the newer clubs in an otherwise very old bag. His fairway woods tell the real story: a Titleist 915 F 3-wood and a Titleist TS2 in the higher-lofted slot, both models that most players moved on from long ago but that Cantlay still trusts completely.

Irons

Cantlay plays a combo set: a Srixon ZXi5 in the 4-iron, then Titleist 718 AP2 irons from the 5 through 9, all on heavy True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts. The 718 AP2 was released back in 2018, making his irons among the oldest in play on tour. For the modern member of the Srixon players' iron line he draws his long iron from, see our Srixon ZX5 review.

Wedges

Around the greens Cantlay mixes Vokey generations: SM7 wedges in 46 and 52 degrees with newer SM10 models in 56 and 60 degrees, all on Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts. Keeping older, trusted scoring wedges while updating only the higher-lofted ones is pure Cantlay, changing just what he feels he must.

Putter

On the greens Cantlay games a TaylorMade Spider Tour X mallet, a high-MOI putter that adds stability and forgiveness, one of the few non-Titleist clubs in his bag. The forgiving mallet suits a deliberate, methodical player who relies on a repeatable, dependable stroke.

Golf ball

Cantlay plays the Titleist Pro V1x, the firmer, higher-flying, higher-spinning of Titleist's two tour balls. It is the same ball amateurs can buy; see our Titleist Pro V1x review for how it performs for the rest of us.

What you can learn from Cantlay's setup

The lesson from Cantlay is the clearest on tour: a great club does not expire. He plays 2018 irons and older fairway woods simply because they work, and most amateurs would save money and play better by resisting the urge to replace gear every season. His AP2 irons are players' irons for good ball strikers, but the underlying principle, keep what performs and change only what genuinely improves, applies to every golfer. Explore the mainstream versions of this gear in our irons hub and golf balls hub, or see more setups in our tour player WITB library.