What’s In The Bag: Brooks Koepka

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What’s in the bag of five-time Major champion and LIV Golf star Brooks Koepka.

Brooks Koepka was one of the many Nike Tour staff who found themselves without an equipment deal when the company stopped making clubs in 2016.

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For several years, he chose not to get tied into another full-bag contract and instead picked the clubs he wanted to play from a variety of manufacturers, before signing with Srixon and Cleveland in 2021.

Four-time Major champion Brooks Koepka is a Srixon and Cleveland Golf Tour Staff player.

“I’ve been an equipment free agent for the past few years, so it will be fun to be involved with a company on a daily basis and be able to contribute to the development of their future equipment,” said Koepka, on signing the deal. “I put the ZX7 irons in play in January and it is the best iron I have played on Tour. ”

Brooks Koepka will continue to use his Nike Vapor Pro 3-iron.

He joined the brand’s impressive line-up of tour players which includes fellow Major champions Hideki Matsuyama, Shane Lowry, Graeme McDowell, Keegan Bradley, Inbee Park, Minjee Lee, and Hannah Green.

Koepka’s clubs are still an interesting mix, though, with one or two from other manufacturers, including a couple of pretty old clubs.

Brooks Koepka is a Srixon and Cleveland Golf Tour Staff player.

Let’s take a look at what club’s Five-time major champion and Ryder Cup star Brooks Koepka has in his Srixon golf bag in 2023.

What’s In The Bag: Brooks Koepka

Brooks Koepka uses the Srixon ZX5 driver.

What driver does Brooks Koepka use?

Brooks Koepka uses a TaylorMade SIM2 driver

Price: 449.00 / $530.00 RRP
Koepka is definitely not a golfer who games a particular club purely because it's the brand's latest model.

During Ryder Cup week we noticed Brooks had switched out his Srixon ZX5 MKII LS driver for TaylorMade's 2021 SIM2 model.

Read our full TaylorMade SIM2 drivers review.
Lofts 8° / 9° / 10.5°
Stock shafts Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Blue 60 or Project X HZRDUS Smoke RDX Black 70
Stock grip Golf Pride Z-Grip
Adjustable hosel Yes (+/- 2°)

What fairway wood does Brooks Koepka use?

Brooks Koepka uses a TaylorMade M2 Tour HL Fairway Wood (16.5°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 80 TX shaft

Brooks Koepka clearly is a huge fan of the club and we were unsure when he was switching to Srixon whether he would use the fairway woods. Clearly, he preferred to stick with the 16.5° TaylorMade M2 Tour HL model, which is a club he has had numerous successes with and is why it has been featured in his bag now for many years.

Fast, far and forgiving say TaylorMade. Everything from previous iterations of the M2 was stripped back to bare bones and improved for the 2017 model.

The carbon crown’s reduced to six layers, there’s a longer and more flexible speed pocket and a lighter fluted hosel all to increase ball speed, carry distance, and forgiveness. There’s also some serious “geocoustic” engineering to tune sound and feel. 

Read our full TaylorMade M2 Tour HL Fairway Wood review.

What irons does Brooks Koepka use?

Brooks Koepka uses a Nike Vapor Pro 3-iron with a Fujikura Pro Tour Spec 95 X Shaft

Brooks Koepka is a golfer that like to stick to what he knows. The 2017 M2 fairway wood was followed by the 2016 edition of the Nike Vapor Pro 3-iron.

No wonder he is a fan of the trusted Nike club, it has seen him lift five major titles in a dominant spell of his career.

He has replaced it a few times over the years but for all his major successes it has featured and we can't see it leaving any time soon.

Read our full Nike Vapor Pro Iron review.

Brooks Koepka uses Srixon ZX7 MKII Irons (4-PW) with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

The ZX7, with its very Japanese high-toe shape, is a simple but very classy beauty – and that’s usually what ‘players’ ask for. There’s nothing to not like about this sleek but powerful model.

Our pro was really impressed by the feel and feedback from the ZX7, and the data it produced against its peers (see our 2021 Players’ Iron Test here)is undeniably impressive. A 7-iron carry of 168 yards was our third longest in testing, but more impressive than that was how the ZX7 combined that power with only dropping seven yards (4.2%) between on- and off-center strikes (third best), which really helps consistency and scoring on the course.

Read our full Srixon ZX7 irons review.
Availability 4-PW
Stock shaft Nippon NS Pro Modus3 Tour 120
Stock grip Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360
7-iron loft 32°

What wedges does Brooks Koepka use?

Brooks Koepka uses Cleveland RTX ZipCore Tour Rack Raw Wedges (46°, 52°, 56°, 60°) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

Best for consistency and feel
Price: £139.00/$149.99 per club
Part of Koepka's deal with Srixon was to game Cleveland wedges. It seems to be he is enjoying them having had great success with including a major victory at the 2023 PGA Championship.

Around the green is perhaps the area of Bradley's game that lacks consistency. His statistics following victory at the Travelers show he performs as well as anyone from the fringe, however, he sits considerably below the field average when it comes to sand saves and scrambling from the rough, getting up and down only 45% and 51% of the time respectively.

Cleveland are wedge legends, and the ZipCore is just the most recent step in a very long line of brilliant models. You really can’t go wrong with them, we love the ZipCore’s straight leading edge and the brilliant feel and feedback. Each groove is closer (7.4%) so there are two more grooves per face. The grooves are also deeper than ever so they’re better at channeling away debris, as well as being 11% sharper to maximize spin on every single shot. 
 

Read our full Cleveland RTX Zipcore wedges review.

Pros

  • Exceptional levels of spin and feel
  • Designed to help channel away debris
  • Good level of forgiveness on full approach shots

Cons

  • Not as many grind options as some other models
Lofts 46° - 62° in 2° increments
Stock shafts 46° - 62° in 2° increments
Stock grips Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360
Head options Low Sole, Mid Sole, Full Sole
Finishes Tour Satin, Black Satin, Tour Rack Raw

What putter does Brooks Koepka use?

Brooks Koepka uses a Scotty Cameron Teryllium TNP2 Putter

What golf grips does Brooks Koepka use?

Brooks Koepka uses the Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord Midsize Grips

What golf ball does Brooks Koepka use?

Brooks Koepka uses the Srixon Z-Star Diamond Golf Ball

Best premium balls for durability
Price: £39.99
Srixon is perhaps most well-known within golf for its amateur range of golf balls. However, they do make some incredible tour standard golf balls as well. The Z-Star XV golf balls are aimed at golfers with quick swing speeds, mainly targeting tour players and better players. Perhaps Srixon's victory came at the 2021 Masters where Hideki Matsuyama won playing the Z-Star XV.

Arguably the biggest star playing a Srixon golf ball is 2023 PGA champion Brooks Koepka, who plays the Z-Star Diamond which is another outstanding premium Srixon golf ball. The Z-Star XV golf balls are capable of competing with any of the best tour standard golf balls. If you struggle to see your golf balls or line up your putts you can purchase the Divide which is half yellow, half white - only available in the Z-Star.

Read our full Srixon Z-Star Diamond golf balls review.

Pros

  • Overall very durable golf ball
  • Good distance off the tee and in the long game
  • Impressive short-game spin and control
  • Very soft feel and nice feedback

Cons

  • Soft feel is not everyone's favorite
Construction Three-piece
Cover Urethane
Dimples 338
Compression 102
Feel Soft
Flight Mid-high
Colors White
  • Speed dimple pattern
  • Thin premium cover
  • Spin skin+ coating
  • Fastlayer DG core

What golf apparel does Brooks Koepka wear? 

What golf shoes does Brooks Koepka wear?

Brooks Koepka wears the Nike Air Zoom Infinity Tour Next% Golf Shoes

The most responsive spiked golf shoe
Price: £159.95 / $160
Nike have a huge band of tour stars wearing their shoes, so it's no surprise they turn to them for feedback when designing new models. Brooks Koepka played a big role in the creation of the Air Zoom Infinity Tour Next%

We weren't alone in feeling the previous iteration was too narrow for our feet. Nike have listened and increased the overall volume to give your foot more room, which means this will have more mass market appeal.

A new plush padded collar at the ankle helps increase support and cushioning while reducing heel slip. The shoe now sports two Zoom air units and customer feedback has seen new spikes integrated into the heel and toe for much-improved traction.

There have also been improvements to the upper which is both breathable and durable. We also found it very easy to clean, which is a key factor in our reviews.

See how the Air Zoom Infinity Tour Next% compares to the best Nike golf shoes.

Pros

  • Air bubble
  • Soft underfoot
  • Great grip

Cons

  • Not the easiest to keep clean
Sizes 3.5 – 15
Colors 6
BOA No
Waterproof Yes

About the author

Rob Jerram is Today's Golfer's Digital Editor.

Rob Jerram – Digital Editor

Rob specializes in the DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the Ryder Cup, spending large chunks of his days reading about, writing about, and watching the tours each month.

He’s passionate about the equipment used by professional golfers and is also a font of knowledge when it comes to golf balls, golf trolleys, and golf bags, testing thousands down the years.

During his 13 years in the golf industry, Rob has interviewed and played golf with some of the biggest names in the game, including Rory McIlroy, Shane Lowry, Lee Westwood, Colin Montgomerie, and Rick Shiels. He’s traveled the world attending product launches and golf events and reported at a host of tour events, along with The Open and Ryder Cup.

He has been playing golf for almost three decades and is a member at Greetham Valley in Rutland and Spalding Golf Club in Lincolnshire, playing off a 9.7 handicap.

Rob uses a Callaway Paradym driverTaylorMade M5 5-woodTaylorMade P790 driving ironCallaway Paradym irons (4-AW), TaylorMade MG3 wedges (52º, 58º), Odyssey Tri-Hot 5k Double Wide putter, and Callaway Chrome Soft X golf ball.

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