What's in the bag · PGA Tour
Ryan Fox's WITB: the Open won on week-old metalwoods
Fox took the 2026 Open at Royal Birkdale with a Srixon driver and 3-wood that had only just left the truck — and one Ping putter that breaks up an otherwise all-Srixon bag.
By Jordan Hale · Equipment Writer
Ryan Fox won the 2026 Open Championship at Royal Birkdale on 19 July with a birdie at the last, playing metalwoods that were barely in circulation. The ZXi RKT LS+ driver launched at the Travelers in June and the matching 3-wood appeared the week before at the Scottish Open.
He is Srixon's flagship player and the bag reflects it almost completely — a blended ZXi iron set, Cleveland wedges, a Z-Star XV ball. The exception is the putter, a 40-inch Ping Anser 2D built with an 8-iron shaft.
- Tour
- PGA Tour
- Clubs
- Srixon / Cleveland
- Driver
- Srixon ZXi RKT LS+ (10.5°)
- Ball
- Srixon Z-Star XV
Ryan Fox's bag
- SrixonDriver
Driver
Srixon ZXi RKT LS+
10.5° · Fujikura Ventus TR Black VeloCore+ 6 TX, tipped 1 inch
The RKT line, launched June 2026 — not the 2025 ZXi LS. Loft is reported at 10.5° by three sources and 9° by one, so treat it as unsettled.
- Srixon3-wood
3-wood
Srixon ZXi RKT
15° · Fujikura Ventus Black VeloCore+ 8 X
Launched at the Scottish Open, the week before the Open win.
- SrixonUtility iron
Utility iron
Srixon ZXi5+
3-iron · Fujikura Ventus Blue HB VeloCore+ 10 X
A prototype at the time of the win — 2° flat.
Irons
Srixon ZXi5 & ZXi7
4–5 (ZXi5), 6–PW (ZXi7) · True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
A blended set across two models of the same generation.
Wedges
Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack
50-10 MID, 56-10 MID, 60-06 LOW · Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 / S400
- PingPutter
Putter
Ping Anser 2D
40 inches · KBS C-Taper 130 8-iron shaft · SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0P grip
The only club in the bag that is not Srixon or Cleveland.
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The story of the bag
Winning a major on metalwoods that recent is unusual — golf.com framed it as the first major won with a Srixon metalwood since 2023. Both heads had weeks, not seasons, of tour use behind them.
Some coverage still tags the driver and 3-wood as prototypes. They are not: both had launched by the time of the Open, and the prototype label is simply stale on pages that have not been rebuilt since.
Frequently asked
- What driver does Ryan Fox use?
- A Srixon ZXi RKT LS+ with a Fujikura Ventus TR Black VeloCore+ 6 TX shaft tipped an inch. Most reports put it at 10.5 degrees, though one lists 9.
- What clubs did Ryan Fox win The Open with?
- A near-complete Srixon and Cleveland bag: ZXi RKT LS+ driver, ZXi RKT 3-wood, a ZXi5+ utility iron, blended ZXi5 and ZXi7 irons, Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack wedges and a Z-Star XV ball. The only exception was his Ping Anser 2D putter.
- What putter does Ryan Fox use?
- A Ping Anser 2D at 40 inches, built with a KBS C-Taper 130 8-iron shaft and a SuperStroke Zenergy 1.0P grip.
- What golf ball does Ryan Fox play?
- The Srixon Z-Star XV, the firmer and higher-compression of Srixon's two tour balls.
Verified
This bag reflects Ryan Fox's setup as of 3 Aug 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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