--- title: "Shiho Kuwaki's WITB: the all-Bridgestone bag that won the AIG" url: "https://ifrothgolf.com/witb/shiho-kuwaki" type: "whats-in-the-bag" player: "Shiho Kuwaki" tour: "LPGA Tour" author: "Jordan Hale" published: "2026-09-21T00:00" verified: "2026-08-02" publisher: "ifrothgolf" --- # Shiho Kuwaki's WITB: the all-Bridgestone bag that won the AIG > Kuwaki won the 2026 AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham with thirteen Bridgestone clubs, a yellow ball and one Italian putter — and almost every English listing of this bag is wrong. **Setup verified:** 2026-08-02 Shiho Kuwaki won the 2026 AIG Women's Open at Royal Lytham & St Annes on 2 August, beating Esther Henseleit on the second playoff hole for her first major. The bag is Bridgestone almost end to end — driver, fairway, two utilities, irons, wedges and a yellow Tour B XS — with a single Piretti putter breaking it up. It is a JLPGA-style top end that the English-language WITB pages consistently get wrong. ## Quick facts - **Tour:** LPGA Tour - **Clubs:** Bridgestone - **Driver:** Bridgestone BX1LS (9°) - **Ball:** Bridgestone Tour B XS (yellow) ## The bag | Club | Model | Spec | | --- | --- | --- | | Driver | Bridgestone BX1LS | 9° · Mitsubishi Diamana BB 53 S | | 3-wood | Bridgestone B1ST Fairway | 15° · Mitsubishi Diamana WB 53 S | | 3-utility | Bridgestone BX2HT | 19° · Mitsubishi TENSEI 1K Hybrid 70 S | | 4-utility | Bridgestone BX2HT | 22° · Mitsubishi TENSEI 1K Hybrid 70 S | | Irons | Bridgestone 241CB | 5–PW · N.S. Pro 850GH S | | Wedges | Bridgestone BITING SPIN 2 | 48°, 52° · N.S. Pro 950GH S | | Lob wedge | Bridgestone BITING SPIN Prototype | 58° | | Putter | Piretti Potenza LN GSS | Tour-only blade | | Golf ball | [Bridgestone Tour B XS](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/bridgestone-tour-b-xs) | 2026 model, yellow | ## Notes Thirteen of the fourteen clubs are Bridgestone, and so is the ball. The Piretti GSS putter is the single exception and Japanese coverage flags it as a new addition this season. The English-language listings of this bag are wrong, and it is worth saying so. They give her an Odyssey White Hot OG 2-Ball putter, a driver at 9.5°, one utility and a 4-iron-to-pitching-wedge set. The per-event Japanese settings have a Piretti putter, 9°, two utilities and 5-PW. This page follows the Japanese sources. She beat Esther Henseleit, also on this hub, on the second playoff hole — it was the first major and first LPGA win of either player's career to that point. ## FAQ ### What clubs did Shiho Kuwaki win the AIG Women's Open with? An almost entirely Bridgestone bag: a BX1LS driver at 9 degrees, a B1ST 3-wood, two BX2HT utilities at 19 and 22 degrees, 241CB irons from 5 to pitching wedge, BITING SPIN wedges and a yellow Tour B XS ball. The only exception was a Piretti Potenza LN GSS putter. ### What putter does Shiho Kuwaki use? A Piretti Potenza LN GSS, a tour-only blade and a new addition for her 2026 season. English-language listings that show an Odyssey White Hot OG are carrying forward a stale entry. ### What ball does Shiho Kuwaki play? A yellow Bridgestone Tour B XS, the 2026 model. ### Does Shiho Kuwaki carry hybrids? She carries two Bridgestone BX2HT utility clubs, at 19 and 22 degrees, and her iron set does not start until the 5-iron — a top-end setup common on the JLPGA. ## Sources - [Golf Digest Online — Shiho Kuwaki club setting, 2026 AIG Women's Open (the winning bag)](https://news.golfdigest.co.jp/players/setting/18322/2026/4/) - [ALBA Net — Winner's gear: the 14 clubs behind Kuwaki's major (4 Aug 2026)](https://www.alba.co.jp/articles/category/tour/lpga/post/h2ztg-xxpt7/) - [LPGA — Shiho Kuwaki wins maiden major title in a playoff at the 2026 AIG Women's Open (2 Aug 2026)](https://www.lpga.com/news/2026/shiho-kuwaki-wins-maiden-major-title-with-playoff-victory-at-2026-aig-womens-open) - [The R&A — Kuwaki triumphs at Royal Lytham & St Annes (2 Aug 2026)](https://www.randa.org/articles/kuwaki-triumphs-at-royal-lytham-st-annes-to-win-50th-edition-of-aig-women-s-open) --- Source: [ifrothgolf](https://ifrothgolf.com) — independent golf-gear editorial. Canonical URL: https://ifrothgolf.com/witb/shiho-kuwaki Quote or cite freely with attribution and a link to the canonical URL.