Tommy Fleetwood Secures Victory, Brooke Henderson Wins In Canada

From the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup in Atlanta, to Canada for the LPGA Tour, all the way to England for the British Masters on the DP World Tour, it was a busy and exciting week in the world of golf and gear, so let's dive straight in.

Although it took longer than anyone had hoped it would, Tommy Fleetwood finally earned his maiden PGA Tour win on one of the biggest stages at the Tour Championship at East Lake.

After multiple close calls over the last couple of weeks, it felt like an emotional release when the final putt dropped using a Sharpie-lined Spider putter, which he put in the bag halfway through the season. Here are all the notes we have on Tommy's winning gear - shotgun style.

Tommy Fleetwood Gear Notes

Driver: TaylorMade Qi35 (Core) Dot head

Although Tommy used the Qi35 LS earlier in the year, he found more success off the tee when he switched to the core model—similar low spin profile but with a bit more forgiveness. Like many other winners this year, Tommy plays a Fujikura Ventus (TR Blue) in his driver.

Mini Driver - TaylorMade R7

The mini driver came in very handy around East Lake, and Tommy put the R7 into play not long after the original release. He plays a 13.5-degree model and it's shafted with a Ventus TR Blue 6x, which is the same as in his driver.

Fairway Woods - TaylorMade Qi35 & Qi10

Tommy gaps his woods with larger loft gaps between each one by choosing to play an 18° 5-wood (Qi35 bonded) and a 24° 9-wood (Qi10). The 9-wood has been a staple since around this time last year, and it has proven to be very helpful in many situations. When talking to Tommy's caddie, Ian Finnis, he says it fits a great spot in the bag by going as far as a 4-iron but landing as soft as a short iron.

Irons - TaylorMade P7TW

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What else is there to say about these muscle back blades that also happen to be the choice of Tiger Woods and Scotty Scheffler. As for Tommy he plays his set 5-PW, which begs the question - why do you still carry a 4-iron?

Wedges - TaylorMade Hi-Toe and MG Proto

Tommy sets up his wedges in a bit of a backwards way. He plays a Hi-Toe 52 ( a model generally reserved for higher lofts) and then moves into the new MG5 Proto wedges in his 56 and 60. These were the pre-release versions of the new forged MG5 which have the full club graphics.

Putter - TaylorMade Spider

With some help from a sharpie-drawn alignment, Tommy lead the field with 8.148 strokes gained putting this week which accounted for just under 88% of his total strokes gained for the event. It was an impressive display of the greens and it should serve him well come the Ryder Cup in a few weeks.

Balls - TaylorMade TP5X PIX

Tommy makes it easy to spot his ball since he is one of the few users of a golf ball with visible technology on the PGA Tour. The PIX pattern was designed to help with alignment and confidence and he sure had lots of control if his ball, on the way to snagging the 10 million dollar first place price.

Once again congrats to Tommy and his team, including caddie Ian Finnis.

Alex Noren Gear Notes

Alex Noren won the British Masters and, much like Tommy Fleetwood, has given us lots to talk about in terms of gear. We also need to talk about the winning chair! Sure, jackets and belts are cool, but I think we need to make winning chairs a real thing.

Driver - Paradym Ai Smoke Max D

Yes, you read that correctly. Alex Noren, a top player in the world, uses a draw-biased driver. The reason all comes down to fitting and selecting a head that works best with his delivery into the ball and the look from address. You see, Alex likes to play a cut but never wants to see it cut too much, and the built-in draw-bias helps with that.

Fairway Woods - Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond

This compact low-spin head is very popular among Callaway staffers and helps Alex maintain a strong flight when needed off the tee or off the deck.

Utility Wood - Callaway Prototype UW

Looks like the popular Callaway UW is due for an update very soon, based on the prototype Alex won with this week. This new model replaces the original UW that Noren has played since it came out, which, says Callaway is on to something with this new one.

Irons - Callaway TCB

The TCB provide a ton of workability and forgiveness, and for Alex, they also pack a lot of bounce to help with his steeper delivery into the ball.

Wedges - Callaway Opus SP

It diodn’t take long with the the new Opus SP wedges to win on a big stage. Alex plays a full array of the Opus SP lineup from 46-60 to help with his gapping consistency.

Putter - Odyssey O-Works #1 Wide Putter

There must be something about that wide O-works putter because even years after its release, it can be found all over professional golf. For Noren, he lead the field in England with 2.07 strokes gained per round, more than ⅓ of a stroke better than his nearest competitor.

Ball - Callaway Chrome Tour

Although the exact model is unclear, this marks another win for Callaway and its Chrome Tour line. I imagine Alex is likely using a lower spin model based on his delivery and driver specs, but we don’t have full confirmation.

Now the even bigger question is does this win from Alex garner enough attention to potentially earn him a spot on the European Ryder Cup team along side Tommy Fleetwood?

Brooke Henderson Gear Notes

With the home crowd on her side, Brooke Henderson won the Women's Canadian Open by one shot over Australia’s Minjee Lee. The win helped her break a more than two-year winless drought.

Driver - TaylorMade Qi10

Just like Rory and Scottie, Brooke has held onto her TaylorMade Qi10 driver and uses it almost as often off the deck as she does off the tee. Her shallow approach to the balls makes that possible, and she hit that shot on several occasions on the way to the win.

Fairway woods - TaylorMade Qi10

A similar story here once again, and who’s to blame her? The Qi10 was in the bag of every man's major winner this year, and when it works, it works.

Hybrid - TaylorMade Qi10

With added forgiveness compared to using a longer iron, the Qi10 Rescue works well to help Brooke gap from her irons up to her 5-wood. The rescue works exceptionally for Brooke because it launches higher and maintains more spin to add stopping power. The curved leading edge is also helpful when hitting shots from the rough.

Irons - TaylorMade P7CB

Speaking of Spin. Last year Brooke switched to the P7CB from the P770s because she needed more spin to help generate height and stopping power with her irons. This is good lesson for those in the market for irons because they should never be all about distance and instead to be about control.

Wedges - TaylorMade MG4 and MG5

What a week for the MG5s! A win in Atlanta with Tommy and a win in Canada with Brooke. With the newly tweaked profile, added bounce and grinds, and forged for the first time, tour reception has been astoudingly positive since the get-go. Book is still using an MG4 at 48°, but her 54° and 60° are both MG5 in the SB grind.

Aside from Tommy and Brooke, Alex Noren won with the new Callaway Opus SPs making it a clean sweep for fresh wedges on the big tours.

Putter - TaylorMade Spider Tour X L-Neck

Brooke isn’t shy to make changes to her putter, and after using a center shafted model for must of the year, all the way to the Women’s British Open, she moved to an L-Neck model like the one use by Scottie Scheffler and the swap paid off in the form of a win.

Parting FedEx Cup Notes

TaylorMade led the fairway count by a massive margin at the Tour Championship, with a total of 30 in play! The next closest competitor only had 9. It really does show that whatever the engineers at TaylorMade are doing with their fairway woods, players across the board, regardless of their sponsorship affiliation, are loving them. TaylorMade also won the putter count, with 10 in play at East Lake, while Titleist won the iron and wedge count.