LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The driving range and practice area at Valhalla Golf Club are filled with golf’s best players as they prepare for the season’s second major, the 2024 PGA Championship, and Golfweek’s David Dusek has been on-site all week taking notes on what clubs players are using.
Conditions in the fairways are soft and the sand around the greens is clumpy, so players are testing wedges to ensure they have the ideal blend of bounce and loft.
Check out the gallery of in-hand and close-up images below to see some of the most interesting gear Dusek has seen this week from players such as Phil Mickelson, Tiger Woods, Rickie Fowler, Scottie Scheffler and more.
Phil Mickelson
Phil Mickelson has several low-bounce, wide-soled Callaway wedges in his bag at Valhalla. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Tiger Woods
Tiger Woods is still using TaylorMade’s P-7TW irons and an MG3 sand wedge. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Dustin Johnson
Dustin Johnson is hoping to win his first PGA Championship using this set of TaylorMade “DJ…
Dustin Johnson is hoping to win his first PGA Championship using this set of TaylorMade “DJ Proto” irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Dustin Johnson
Johnson has played practice rounds with a TaylorMade Qi10 driver and a Qi10 3-wood, plus a…
Johnson has played practice rounds with a TaylorMade Qi10 driver and a Qi10 3-wood, plus a Stealth 7-wood and 9-wood. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Cameron Young
Cameron Young’s Titleist Vokey Design SM10 lob wedge has 62 stamped into the toe in Roman…
Cameron Young’s Titleist Vokey Design SM10 lob wedge has 62 stamped into the toe in Roman numerals. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Cameron Smith
Cameron Smith uses a Mizuno Fli-Hi 2- and 4-iron, along with Titleist T100 irons in a…
Cameron Smith uses a Mizuno Fli-Hi 2- and 4-iron, along with Titleist T100 irons in a prototype black finish. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rickie Fowler
Rickie Fowler hopes this set of Cobra King Tour irons can help him win his first…
Rickie Fowler hopes this set of Cobra King Tour irons can help him win his first major. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Scottie Scheffler
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is looking to win his third career major and first PGA…
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler is looking to win his third career major and first PGA Championship using this TaylorMade Qi10 driver and 3-wood, along with his prototype Spider Tour putter. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Luke Donald
Luke Donald has several Mizuno Pro 245 irons in his bag at Valhalla Golf Club. (David…
Luke Donald has several Mizuno Pro 245 irons in his bag at Valhalla Golf Club. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Tony Finau
Tony Finau uses Ping’s Blueprint S irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Patrick Reed
Patrick Reed is in the field at the 2024 PGA Championship and using this set of…
Patrick Reed is in the field at the 2024 PGA Championship and using this set of Grindworks irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Keegan Bradley
Keegan Bradley, winner of the 2012 PGA Championship, plays a mixed set of Srixon ZX5 Mk…
Keegan Bradley, winner of the 2012 PGA Championship, plays a mixed set of Srixon ZX5 Mk II and ZX7 Mk II irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Kurt Kitayama
Kurt Kitayama mixes TaylorMade’s P-7MC and P-7MB irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Max Homa
Max Homa nearly won the Masters with these Titleist T100•S and T100 irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Lucas Glover
With the help of these Srixon ZX5 Mk II and ZX7 Mk II irons, Lucas Glover…
With the help of these Srixon ZX5 Mk II and ZX7 Mk II irons, Lucas Glover arrives at the PGA Championship ranked sixth on the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Ludvig Aberg
Ludvig Aberg is playing his second career major this week at Valhalla and has his name…
Ludvig Aberg is playing his second career major this week at Valhalla and has his name stamped into his Titleist Vokey Design V Grind lob wedge. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Sam Burns
Sam Burns plays Callaway Apex TCB irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Shane Lowry
With the help of his partner, Rory McIlroy, and these Srixon irons, Shane Lowry recently won…
With the help of his partner, Rory McIlroy, and these Srixon irons, Shane Lowry recently won the 2024 Zurich Championship. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
