---
title: "Elvis Smylie's WITB: the left-hander who won on debut"
url: "https://ifrothgolf.com/witb/elvis-smylie"
type: "whats-in-the-bag"
player: "Elvis Smylie"
tour: "LIV Golf"
author: "Jordan Hale"
published: "2026-09-21T00:00"
verified: "2026-05-12"
publisher: "ifrothgolf"
---


# Elvis Smylie's WITB: the left-hander who won on debut

> Smylie beat Jon Rahm by one at LIV Riyadh in his first event as a member. Three months later he had a new GTS2 driver, a second Ping wood and no long iron. All of it built left-handed.

**Setup verified:** 2026-05-12

Elvis Smylie won LIV Golf Riyadh in February 2026 on his debut as a member, beating Jon Rahm by a shot. He plays for Ripper GC and finished thirteenth in the individual standings.

By the PGA Championship in May the bag had moved on from the one that won Riyadh: a Titleist GTS2 driver in place of the GT3, and a Ping G440 Max 7-wood where the T200 3-iron used to be. It is Titleist apart from the two Ping fairway woods, and every club is built left-handed, which matters because the model pages linked below default to right-handed listings.

## Quick facts
- **Tour:** LIV Golf
- **Clubs:** Titleist (left-handed)
- **Driver:** Titleist GTS2 (10°)
- **Ball:** Titleist Pro V1x Plus

## The bag

| Club | Model | Spec |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Driver | [Titleist GTS2](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-gts2-driver) | 10° · Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X |
| 3-wood | [Ping G440 Max](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/ping-g440-max-fairway-wood) | 15° · Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X |
| 7-wood | [Ping G440 Max](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/ping-g440-max-fairway-wood) | 21° · Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X |
| Irons | [Titleist T100](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-t100-irons) | 4–9 · KBS Tour-V 120 X |
| Wedges | Titleist Vokey | 46-10F, 50-12F, 56-10S + a lob wedge · KBS Tour-V 120 X (KBS 610 Wedge in the lob wedge) |
| Putter | Scotty Cameron Newport | Circle T tour blade · GSS · 350g · Scotty Cameron grip |
| Golf ball | Titleist Pro V1x Plus |  |

## Notes

Re-verified on 6 October 2026 against GolfWRX's staff photo album from the 2026 PGA Championship, posted 12 May. The photos show three changes since the Riyadh win in February: a GTS2 driver for the GT3, a 21° G440 Max 7-wood in place of the T200 3-iron, and KBS Tour-V shafts in the irons and wedges where Modus3 had been listed. The wedge lofts have also moved, to 46°, 50°, 56° and a lob wedge. That makes fourteen clubs: three woods, six irons, four wedges and a putter.

What the photos don't settle: the Vokey generation (SM10 or SM11), the lob wedge's loft, and the ball, which isn't pictured. The ball row still comes from February. A rib injury then forced him out of The Open in July, and nothing dated since documents a full bag, so treat this as his May setup.

He is left-handed. Where a row links to a product page, that page will default to a right-handed listing.

## FAQ

### What driver does Elvis Smylie use?

A Titleist GTS2 at 10 degrees with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X shaft, built left-handed, as photographed at the 2026 PGA Championship in May. He won LIV Riyadh in February with the previous-generation GT3.

### What clubs did Elvis Smylie win LIV Riyadh with?

A near-complete Titleist bag — GT3 driver, T200 3-iron, T100 irons, four Vokey wedges, a Scotty Cameron Newport blade and a Pro V1x Plus — with a Ping G440 Max 3-wood the only exception.

### Is Elvis Smylie left-handed?

Yes. Every club in his bag is a left-handed build.

### Which LIV team does Elvis Smylie play for?

Ripper GC. He won on his debut as a member at LIV Riyadh in February 2026, beating Jon Rahm by one.

## Sources
- [GolfWRX — Elvis Smylie WITB, 2026 PGA Championship (staff photo album, 12 May 2026)](https://forums.golfwrx.com/topic/2094498-elvis-smylie-witb-2026-pga-championship)
- [LIV Golf — What's in the bag: Elvis Smylie, ROSHN Group LIV Golf Riyadh (Feb 2026, the winning bag)](https://www.livgolf.com/news/whats-in-the-bag-equipment-elvis-smylie-liv-golf-riyadh-2026)
- [Golfshake — Elvis Smylie what's in the bag 2026 (9 Feb 2026, updated 26 Mar 2026)](https://www.golfshake.com/news/view/22465/Elvis_Smylie_whats_in_the_bag_2026.html)
- [Golf Monthly — Smylie withdraws from The Open with a rib injury (8 Jul 2026)](https://www.golfmonthly.com/news/liv-golf-winner-issues-statement-after-open-championship-withdrawal)

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