What's in the bag · PGA Tour
Akshay Bhatia's WITB: a four-year-old driver and a broomstick
A near-complete Callaway bag built around two things most tour set-ups don't have — a 2022 Rogue ST driver he won't part with, and a long putter.
By Jordan Hale · Equipment Writer
Bhatia's bag is a near-complete Callaway set-up built around two things most tour bags don't have: a driver that is four years old, and a broomstick putter. He won the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational in a playoff with a Callaway Rogue ST head he has refused to give up, having briefly tried the newer Quantum Triple Diamond Max earlier in the season before going back.
The rest is a modern Callaway build with one outlier — a TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood, the only non-Callaway club in the bag. He also leans on Apex UW utility woods rather than hybrids or long irons, and the long Odyssey Jailbird has drawn recurring, unfounded anchoring chatter.
- Tour
- PGA Tour
- Clubs
- Callaway
- Driver
- Callaway Rogue ST
- Ball
- Callaway Chrome Tour
Akshay Bhatia's bag
Driver
Callaway Rogue ST
Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
One of the oldest drivers in use on tour. Sources list it at 8.5° or 9° and Today's Golfer describes it as a prototype head, so we've left the loft out. He tested a Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max early in 2026 and reverted before Bay Hill.
3-wood
15° · Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
The only non-Callaway club in the bag.
Utility wood
19°, set to 17.8° · Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Listed as a prototype head; bent strong to sit between the 3-wood and the 21°.
Utility wood
21° · Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Rotates against the X Forged UT depending on the course — sources list both, which would put him over 14 clubs if he carried them together.
Utility iron
Callaway X Forged UT
22° · KBS $-Taper 125 S+
A situational swap rather than a permanent slot.
Irons
5-PW · KBS $-Taper 125 S+
Described variously as the '21 model and as a raw finish; either way it's the Apex TCB tour blade-cavity.
Putter
Odyssey Versa Jailbird 380
A broomstick build reported at 44 inches. Bhatia has cycled through Jailbird heads — he had the Jailbird 1/2 Ball in play at the start of 2026, and one source lists the 380 as a 360. He is not anchoring, despite the recurring accusations.
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The story of the bag
The headline story is what hasn't changed: a Callaway Rogue ST driver dating to 2022 that survived a 2026 flirtation with the Quantum Triple Diamond Max.
Putter head has moved around within the Jailbird family — Jailbird 1/2 Ball early in 2026, Jailbird 380 for the Arnold Palmer Invitational win. The broomstick length is the constant.
He builds the top of the bag with Apex UW utility woods instead of hybrids, with a 22° X Forged UT as the course-dependent alternative.
Frequently asked
- What driver does Akshay Bhatia use?
- A Callaway Rogue ST with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X shaft — a head from the 2022 generation, making it one of the oldest drivers in play on the PGA Tour. He tried the newer Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond Max in early 2026 and went back to the Rogue ST.
- What ball does Akshay Bhatia play?
- The Callaway Chrome Tour, the brand's core tour ball.
- Why does Akshay Bhatia use a broomstick putter?
- Bhatia moved to the long Odyssey Jailbird before his first PGA Tour win and has stuck with it, using a split-hand grip with the top hand held against the chest rather than anchored to it. Anchoring the club to the body has been against the rules since 2016, and his method is legal — the accusations that resurface after his wins are unfounded.
Verified
This bag reflects Akshay Bhatia's setup as of 13 Jul 2026. Tour players tweak gear week to week, so we date every bag and cite our sources. Spot something out of date? Tell us.
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