---
title: "Aaron Rai's WITB: the major won with a 2019 driver"
url: "https://ifrothgolf.com/witb/aaron-rai"
type: "whats-in-the-bag"
player: "Aaron Rai"
tour: "PGA Tour"
author: "Jordan Hale"
published: "2026-09-21T00:00"
verified: "2026-09-07"
publisher: "ifrothgolf"
---


# Aaron Rai's WITB: the major won with a 2019 driver

> Rai won the 2026 PGA Championship as an equipment free agent, with a TaylorMade M6 head that came out in 2019, headcovers on his irons and a glove on each hand.

**Setup verified:** 2026-09-07

Aaron Rai won the 2026 PGA Championship at Aronimink on 17 May with the least fashionable bag in the field. The driver is a TaylorMade M6 — a 2019 head he has repeatedly declined to replace — and he is not on a club contract at all, which is rare enough at this level to be the story.

The rest is a TaylorMade and Titleist mix assembled on merit rather than by deal: Qi10 fairways, P7TW blades that stop at the 9-iron, and a wedge set spanning three Vokey generations with two of them bent off their stated loft.

## Quick facts
- **Tour:** PGA Tour
- **Clubs:** Free agent
- **Driver:** TaylorMade M6 (9°)
- **Ball:** Titleist Pro V1

## The bag

| Club | Model | Spec |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Driver | TaylorMade M6 | 9° · Aldila Synergy Blue 70 TX |
| 3-wood | [TaylorMade Qi10](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/taylormade-qi10-fairway) | 15° · Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X |
| 5-wood | [TaylorMade Qi10](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/taylormade-qi10-fairway) | 18° · Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X |
| Hybrid | Titleist GT2 | 24° (D1 SureFit) · Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White Hybrid 90 TX |
| Irons | [TaylorMade P7TW](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/taylormade-p7tw) | 5–9 · True Temper Dynamic Gold S300 |
| Wedges | [Titleist Vokey SM9, SM11 & WedgeWorks](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-vokey-sm11-wedge) | 44° and 49° (both bent SM9s), 54°, 60° · True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S300 |
| Putter | TaylorMade Spider Tour V |  |
| Golf ball | [Titleist Pro V1](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-pro-v1) |  |

## Notes

The free-agent status is the whole point. Without a club deal there is nothing pushing him onto this year's head, and the M6 has survived seven model cycles because it keeps testing well for him. His ball is the one place a deal is reported: Pro V1, with Titleist.

Two gloves, one on each hand, and headcovers on the irons — both unusual at tour level and both long-standing habits rather than affectations.

## FAQ

### What driver does Aaron Rai use?

A TaylorMade M6 at 9 degrees with an Aldila Synergy Blue 70 TX shaft. It was released in 2019 and he won the 2026 PGA Championship with it.

### Is Aaron Rai sponsored by an equipment brand?

Not for his clubs. He is an equipment free agent and plays a mixed TaylorMade and Titleist bag chosen on merit. His ball, the Titleist Pro V1, is the one place a deal is reported.

### What irons does Aaron Rai play?

TaylorMade P7TW blades from 5-iron to 9-iron, on Dynamic Gold S300 shafts. The set stops at the 9 — a Vokey wedge bent to 44 degrees covers the pitching-wedge slot.

### Why does Aaron Rai wear two gloves?

It is a long-standing habit rather than an equipment decision. He also plays headcovers on his irons, another quirk that sets his bag apart on tour.

## Sources
- [GolfWRX — Aaron Rai's winning WITB, 2026 PGA Championship (17 May 2026)](https://golfwrx.com/778300/aaron-rais-winning-witb-2026-pga-championship/)
- [Today's Golfer — What's In The Bag: Aaron Rai (updated 7 Sep 2026)](https://www.todays-golfer.com/equipment/witb/witb-aaron-rai/)
- [Golf Monthly — Aaron Rai's PGA Championship winning WITB (17 May 2026)](https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/aaron-rai-whats-in-the-bag-2026)

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