--- title: "Tom Kim's WITB: the blade putter that ended a 1,001-day wait" url: "https://ifrothgolf.com/witb/tom-kim" type: "whats-in-the-bag" player: "Tom Kim" tour: "PGA Tour" author: "Jordan Hale" published: "2026-08-02T00:00" verified: "2026-08-02" publisher: "ifrothgolf" --- # Tom Kim's WITB: the blade putter that ended a 1,001-day wait > A full Titleist bag, and a Scotty Cameron TourType GSS blade back in play since March — the same putter he won with in 2022, and the one he won the Genesis Scottish Open with. **Setup verified:** 2026-08-02 Tom Kim is a full Titleist staffer and the bag shows it end to end: a Titleist GTS3 driver, GTS3 fairway woods, a T200 driving iron, T100 irons, Vokey wedges and a Pro V1x. The one hand-built exception is the putter, a Scotty Cameron TourType GSS tour prototype blade. That putter is the story of his 2026. Kim spent a couple of seasons on mallets, went back in March to the same GSS blade he won the 2022 Wyndham Championship with, and in July won the Genesis Scottish Open with it, gaining more than three and a half strokes on the field putting and ending a victory drought of more than 1,000 days. It also made him one of only two players to win with a blade that season. ## Quick facts - **Tour:** PGA Tour - **Clubs:** Titleist - **Driver:** Titleist GTS3 - **Ball:** Titleist Pro V1x ## The bag | Club | Model | Spec | | --- | --- | --- | | Driver | Titleist GTS3 | 9 degrees · Fujikura Atmos Black 6 X shaft | | 3-wood | Titleist GTS3 Fairway | 15 degrees · Fujikura Atmos Black 7 X shaft | | 5-wood | Titleist GTS3 Fairway | 18 degrees · Fujikura Ventus Blue Velocore+ 8 X shaft | | 2-iron | [Titleist T200](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-t200) | 18 degrees · Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 X shaft | | Irons | [Titleist T100](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-t100-irons) | 4-9 · Project X 6.0 shafts | | Wedge | [Titleist Vokey SM10](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-vokey-sm10) | 46-10F · Project X 6.0 shaft | | Wedge | [Titleist Vokey SM10](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-vokey-sm10) | 50-12F · Project X 6.0 shaft | | Wedge | [Titleist Vokey SM10](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-vokey-sm10) | 54-14F · True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Onyx X100 shaft | | Lob wedge | Titleist Vokey WedgeWorks | Played at 59 degrees · True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Onyx X100 shaft | | Putter | Scotty Cameron TourType GSS Tour Prototype | Newport 2-style blade · LA Golf TPZ One35 shaft | | Golf ball | [Titleist Pro V1x](https://ifrothgolf.com/product/titleist-pro-v1x) | 2023 generation | ## Notes Kim won the 2026 Genesis Scottish Open in July, his fourth PGA Tour title and first in more than 1,000 days, with a blade putter in a mallet-dominated era. The March 2026 putter change is the substantive one. He moved off mallets and back to the Scotty Cameron GSS blade that won his first Tour event, saying he has always putted best with a blade. He is a full Titleist staffer, so the woods, irons, wedges and ball all update in line with Titleist's release cycle. The wedge count varies between three and four depending on the week. ## FAQ ### What driver does Tom Kim use? A Titleist GTS3 at 9 degrees, most commonly listed with a Fujikura Atmos Black 6 X shaft. He backs it with GTS3 fairway woods at 15 and 18 degrees. ### What ball does Tom Kim play? The Titleist Pro V1x, specified as the 2023 generation in his winning bag at the Genesis Scottish Open. ### What putter did Tom Kim win the 2026 Scottish Open with? A Scotty Cameron TourType GSS tour prototype, a Newport 2-style blade with an LA Golf shaft. It is the same putter he used to win the 2022 Wyndham Championship, and he put it back in play in March 2026 after a couple of seasons on mallets. ### Does Tom Kim carry a hybrid? No. He fills the gap with a Titleist T200 2-iron at 18 degrees, shafted with a Fujikura Ventus Black HB, alongside an 18-degree GTS3 5-wood. ## Sources - [golf.com](https://golf.com/gear/tom-kim-2026-scottish-open-witb/) - [Today's Golfer](https://www.todays-golfer.com/equipment/witb/tom-kim/) - [golf.com (putter switch)](https://golf.com/gear/putters/tom-kims-scotty-cameron-blade-putter/) - [Golf Monthly](https://www.golfmonthly.com/tour/tom-kim-whats-in-the-bag-2026) - [Golf Digest](https://www.golfdigest.com/story/tom-kim-clubs-used-to-win-the-2026-genesis-scottish-open) - [GolfWRX](https://golfwrx.com/781859/tom-kims-winning-witb-2026-genesis-scottish-open/) --- Source: [ifrothgolf](https://ifrothgolf.com) — independent golf-gear editorial. Canonical URL: https://ifrothgolf.com/witb/tom-kim Quote or cite freely with attribution and a link to the canonical URL.