What’s In The Bag: Patrick Cantlay
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What golf clubs and ball does Patrick Cantlay use? We take an in-depth look at what’s in the Ryder Cup star and eight-time PGA Tour winner’s bag for 2023.
Patrick Cantlay is an eight-time PGA Tour winner and has been a staple in the Top-10 golfers in the world for the past few seasons. Having only missed four cuts in his last 41 events there is no wonder he is one of the best in the world and heading on the plane to Rome for the 2023 Ryder Cup.
Cantlay secured his eighth PGA Tour victory by winning the 2022 BMW Championship, a successful defense of the tournament he won in 2021. The Californian became the first player to successfully defend a title in a FedExCup Playoffs event and the first reigning FedExCup Champion to win an event in the Playoffs.
Having won the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup in 2021, Ryder Cup star Cantlay has cemented his place among the world’s top-10 players over the past few seasons with impressive performances with 22 top-10s and two wins in his last 41 starts on tour.
Cantlay is a Titleist staff player and uses a full bag of the brand’s clubs along with their Pro V1x ball. If you’re in the market for some new gear, find out how all of Cantlay’s clubs performed in our tests of the best equipment.
Let’s take a closer look at what’s in the bag of Patrick Cantlay.
What driver does Patrick Cantlay use?
Patrick Cantlay uses a Titleist TS3 Driver (9.5° @8.75°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60 TX shaft
What fairway wood does Patrick Cantlay use?
Patrick Cantlay uses a Titleist 915 F Fairway Wood in (15°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 70 TX shaft
What irons does Patrick Cantlay use?
Patrick Cantlay uses a Titleist T200 3-iron with a True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 Tour Issue X100 shaft.
The multi-material hollow body features an enhanced polymer core that improves speed on off-center hits and efficiency at impact, while an engineered muscle plate helps bring down the weight and improve the feel and sound at impact.
It has a shorter blade length than its predecessor with less offset, a narrower topline, and a thinner sole for more of a tour feel. The forged L-Face helps create a fast but solid feel.
Read our full Titleist T200 irons review.
Pros
- Solid distance
- High decent angle for stopping power
- An ideal blend of performance and playability for good club golfers
Cons
- Some will prefer a lower ball flight
| Availability | 2-iron to GW (48º) |
| 3-iron loft | 20º |
| Stock shafts | Steel – True Temper AMT Black with Ascending Mass Technology; 3g per club (95g-116g); mid launch, mid spin. |
| Stock grips | Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 with white paint fill and black flat cap. |
Patrick Cantlay uses Titleist 718 AP2 Irons (4-9) with True Temper Dynamic Gold 120 Tour Issue X100 shafts
What wedges does Patrick Cantlay use?
Patrick Cantlay uses Titleist Vokey SM7 wedges (46°-10F @47, 52°-08F) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 shafts
We’re really picky when it comes to wedges and by testing the jet-black head instead of a chromed model the head shape and size (it’s actually pretty small) are heavily disguised, meaning it’s difficult to spot the quirks which ordinarily catch the eye.
There’s plenty of spin tech wrapped up in the SM7 yet backspin was 500rpm down on our very highest spinning model. That’s certainly not a reason to write the SM7s off, they’re beautifully designed, available in tons of options (lofts, sole grinds, and finishes) and you can rest assured they’ve been optimized to perform in decent players' hands.
Read our full Titleist SM7 wedges review.
| Lofts | 46 / 48 / 50 / 52 / 54 / 56 / 58 / 60 / 62 |
| Grinds | Six sole grinds (F grind, M Grind, K Grind, S Grind, D Grind, L Grind), Three finishes (Tour Chrome, Brushed Steel, Jet Black) |
| Stock shaft | True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 |
Patrick Cantlay uses Titleist Vokey Design SM9 wedges (56°-08M @57°, 60°-T @61°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 shafts
There's an extensive range of grinds available, meaning you can find the perfect fit for your swing type (steep, neutral, shallow) and the course conditions you normally play (firm, neutral, soft). That does mean that a fitting is required to make sure you're getting the best-fitting wedge for your individual needs.
Read our full Titleist Vokey SM9 wedges review.
Pros
Cons
| Highest loft | 62° |
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What putter does Patrick Cantlay use?
Patrick Cantlay uses a Scotty Cameron Phantom X T5 Proto Putter
What golf ball does Patrick Cantlay use?
Patrick Cantlay uses a Titleist Pro V1 Golf Ball
The urethane cover on the Pro V1x is created by mixing two components, with the liquid urethane cast into Titleist-manufactured cavities to form the appropriate dimple pattern into the cover. Titleist says the precise timing and temperature are integral to the consistency of golf’s No.1 ball.
The 348-dimple design was a huge change in the 2021 ball and, unsurprisingly, that remains on the new model to optimize aerodynamics. The casing works with the new core to reduce excess long-game spin while combining with the cover to create greenside spin.
Read our full Titleist Pro V1x golf balls review.
Pros
- Consistently long
- Exceptional spin rates on approach shots
- High flight and soft landing
- Tighter dispersion than the 2021 model
- Played by a host of the world's best players
Cons
- More than £4 per golf ball is a lot for most amateurs
- Urethane cover marks quite easily
| Construction | 3-piece |
| Cover | Cast urethane elastomer |
| Compression | 87-90 |
| Dimples | 388 |
| Feel | Soft |
| Flight | Mid |
| Long game spin | Low |
| Short game spin | High |
| Color options | White, Yellow |
- High gradient core design
- Speed amplifying high-flex casing layer
- Cast thermoset urethane cover
- Spherically tiled tetrahedral dimple design
What golf grips does Patrick Cantlay use?
Patrick Cantlay uses Golf Pride Tour Velvet Grips
What golf clothing does Patrick Cantlay wear?
What golf shoes does Patrick Cantlay wear?
Patrick Cantlay wears FootJoy Premiere Series Golf Shoes
Mr old school of the best spiked golf shoes
For all the traditional styling, Premiere is packed with innovation and ooze luxury thanks to hand-picked leather, calfskin detailing, and sheepskin lining. The Premiere is fully waterproof and the leather is surprisingly easy to keep clean.
The Premiere comes in 12 percent lighter than the popular DryJoys Tour, helped by the new VersaTrax+ outsole. The ‘anti-channeling tread pattern’ gave me excellent traction across the entire shoe and I never felt any risk of slipping.
I like how FJ mixed harder and softer TPU compounds to make the shoe as grippy and comfortable on hard surfaces as it is on the course.
I was impressed by the performance and overall comfort. FootJoy’s Ortholite FitBed, which gradually shapes to your foot, works brilliantly and is seriously clever tech.
See how the Premiere Series compares in our guide to the best FootJoy golf shoes.
Pros
- Quality materials
- Ortholite insole
- Superb traction
Cons
- Take some wearing in
| Sizes | 6 – 15 |
| Colors | 5 |
| BOA | Yes |
| Waterproof | Yes |
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rob Jerram is the Digital Editor of todaysgolfer.co.uk
He has been a journalist for more than 20 years, starting his career with Johnston Press where he covered local and regional news and sport in a variety of editorial roles across ten years.
Rob joined Bauer Media in 2010 and worked as the Senior Production Editor of Today’s Golfer and Golf World magazines for ten years before moving into the Digital Editor’s role in July 2020.
He has been playing golf for almost three decades and has been a member at Greetham Valley in Rutland for nine years, playing off 12.
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