Sam Burns WITB

Sam Burns is a multiple PGA Tour winner and one of the most talented ball strikers of his generation, and he games a near-complete Callaway setup headlined by pure muscle-back blades. His 2026 what-is-in-the-bag is built for control and shot-shaping rather than forgiveness, the choice of an elite striker. Below is his verified bag, club by club, followed by the story behind the key gear.

The story behind Sam Burns' bag

Burns' bag is a control-first Callaway setup with just a couple of exceptions. He plays the tour-preferred Triple Diamond driver and fairway wood, a utility wood in place of a long iron, and, most notably, Apex MB muscle-back blades that only the best ball strikers can handle. His wedges are Titleist Vokey and his putter an Odyssey, the small departures in an otherwise unified bag. It is the setup of a player who trusts his hands and wants total control.

Driver, fairway wood and utility wood

Burns games a Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond S driver at 9 degrees set to 10, the low-spin, tour-preferred model, with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 70 TX shaft; you can read about it in our Callaway Quantum driver review. He backs it with a Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond fairway wood and a Callaway Apex utility wood at 21 degrees, giving him controllable tee options and a high, soft-landing long approach in place of a hard-to-hit long iron.

Irons

The signature of Burns' bag is his Callaway Apex MB irons from the 4-iron through pitching wedge, traditional muscle-back blades built for the best ball strikers. They offer maximum control, workability and feedback, but very little forgiveness, and only a player with Burns' hands and consistency can get the most from them. It is one of the purest iron setups on tour.

Wedges

Around the greens Burns plays Titleist Vokey SM11 wedges in 50 and 56 degrees, plus a Vokey WedgeWorks 60-degree lob, all on Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts. The Vokey wedges are the main exception in his Callaway bag, chosen for the exact grinds and spin he wants from every greenside distance.

Putter

On the greens Burns uses an Odyssey Ai-One #7, a mallet putter with an AI-designed insert built to deliver more consistent roll and ball speed on off-center strikes. The forgiving mallet adds stability to a stroke that has to complement one of the most demanding iron setups in the game.

Golf ball

Burns plays the Callaway Chrome Tour X, the firmer, lower-spinning of Callaway's two flagship tour balls, which suits his strong, controlled ball flight. It is the same ball amateurs can buy off the shelf, making his ball one of the more accessible parts of his bag.

What you can learn from Sam Burns' setup

Burns' bag is a masterclass in control, but the practical lesson for amateurs is to resist copying his blades: the Apex MB is for elite ball strikers, and most players should game a more forgiving cavity-back or players' distance iron. What is worth copying is his utility wood in place of a long iron, a genuinely easier option for the top of the bag, and his mixed wedge choice to get the right grinds. Explore the mainstream versions of this gear in our drivers hub and golf balls hub, or see more setups in our tour player WITB library.