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What's in the bag · PGA Tour
Hideki Matsuyama's WITB: the five-brand bag
A Srixon staffer who spans five brands — Srixon, TaylorMade, Cobra, Cleveland and Scotty Cameron. One of the most mixed setups on tour, club by club.
By Jordan Hale · Equipment Writer
Hideki Matsuyama plays a Srixon ZXi LS driver, Srixon Z-Forged II irons and the Srixon Z-Star XV ball as a Srixon/Cleveland staff player — but his bag is one of the most brand-diverse on tour. The fairway woods and short game step outside the family with a TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood, a Cobra 5-wood, Cleveland prototype wedges and a Scotty Cameron putter.
The core Srixon pieces have been stable through 2025-26. What moves is the top and bottom of the set: he carries a Srixon ZXi5 3-iron above the Z-Forged IIs, and with Srixon's new ZXi RKT woods now on tour, the 5-wood slot is the one to watch at Medinah.
- Tour
- PGA Tour
- Clubs
- Srixon staff (mixed bag)
- Driver
- Srixon ZXi LS (9°)
- Ball
- Srixon Z-Star XV
Hideki Matsuyama's bag
Driver
9° · Graphite Design Tour AD 8 TX
Shaft profile varies across sources (Tour AD FI vs DI).
5-wood
Cobra King RadSpeed Tour
17.5° · Graphite Design Tour AD DI 10 TX
An older, trusted gamer he's kept in the bag. Some August 2026 bag checks put a Srixon ZXi RKT fairway at 18° in this slot instead — Srixon launched the ZXi RKT line on tour at the Travelers in June — so treat the Cobra as the best-supported listing rather than a settled one.
Driving iron
Srixon ZXi5
3-iron, 20° · Graphite Design Tour AD DI Prototype
A long-iron utility that sits above the Z-Forged II set. Listed in golf.com's May 2026 bag feature and in August bag checks (there as a ZXi5+), but omitted from Today's Golfer's club list, which runs to 13 clubs without it.
Wedges
Cleveland RTX4 Forged Prototype
48°-10, 52°-10, 56°-08, 60°-08 · True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter
Scotty Cameron Prototype
Newport-style blade / GSS prototype
Exact head varies by report; consistently a Scotty Cameron prototype.
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The story of the bag
Matsuyama is a Srixon and Cleveland staff player, but his bag spans five brands: Srixon driver, irons and ball; a TaylorMade 3-wood; a Cobra 5-wood; Cleveland wedges; and a Scotty Cameron putter. The core Srixon pieces — ZXi LS driver, Z-Forged II irons, Z-Star XV ball — have held steady through 2025-26.
The fairway woods and Cleveland prototype wedges are older, well-trusted gamers he's been reluctant to change, a theme for a player who values feel over the spec sheet.
Two slots are genuinely unsettled going into the Presidents Cup. Srixon put its new ZXi RKT woods on tour at the Travelers in June, and August bag checks have a ZXi RKT 18° fairway where Today's Golfer's September list still has the Cobra 5-wood; the Srixon ZXi5 3-iron is likewise in some lists and not others. Matsuyama tests more gear than almost anyone on tour, so a fortnight-old bag check is worth less for him than for most players.
Frequently asked
- What driver does Hideki Matsuyama use?
- A Srixon ZXi LS at 9° with a Graphite Design Tour AD 8 TX shaft (reports differ on the FI vs DI profile).
- What ball does Hideki Matsuyama play?
- The Srixon Z-Star XV, the firmer, higher-launch tour ball for faster swings.
- What putter does Hideki Matsuyama use?
- A Scotty Cameron prototype; recent reports describe a Newport-style blade, and he gamed a 009M prototype earlier.
- What irons does Hideki Matsuyama play?
- Srixon Z-Forged II blades, 4-9, with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts.
Verified
This bag reflects Hideki Matsuyama's setup as of 7 Sept 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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