Jordan Spieth’s 2017 Open-Winning Bag: A Titleist-Heavy Setup Remembered at Royal Birkdale

Eight years after Jordan Spieth’s dramatic victory at the 2017 Open Championship, the equipment he carried that week at Royal Birkdale remains a point of interest for golf gear enthusiasts, offering a window into how one of the sport’s most precise players built his bag.

A Win Built on Bag Attention to Detail

Spieth’s setup leaned heavily on Titleist hardware — equipment made by Acushnet Holdings Corp. (NYSE: GOLF), whose shares closed at $86.87 on Tuesday, up 1.14% from a prior close of $85.89, valuing the company at roughly $5.05 billion. Acushnet operates through its Titleist Golf Equipment and FootJoy Golf Wear segments, among others.

The driver was a Titleist 915D2 at 9.5 degrees with an Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 70 X shaft, while his fairway wood was a Titleist 915F at 15 degrees paired with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 7 X. His irons were notably mixed: a Titleist 718 T-MB prototype 3-iron, a 716 T-MB 4-iron, and Titleist 716 AP2 irons from 5-iron through 9-iron. Shaft selections varied by club, with a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 105 X in the 3-iron and Project X 6.5 shafts in the 4-iron through 9-iron.

His wedges — Vokey Design SM6 models in 46-08F, 52-08F, 56-10S, and 60-04L lofts — all carried Project X 6.0 shafts. On the greens, he used a Scotty Cameron 009 Tour Prototype putter with a SuperStroke Flatso 1.0 grip, and played a Titleist Pro V1x ball.

The Tournament Behind the Bag

Spieth’s victory was among the most dramatic of his career. After a wayward tee shot on the par-3 13th on Sunday, he hit what many observers called one of the finest six-iron strokes in British Open history after taking an unorthodox drop. He later drained a roughly 50-foot eagle putt on the 15th, celebrating emphatically with caddie Michael Greller. The rollercoaster nature of the round — brilliance punctuated by occasional miscues — became emblematic of his playing style.

The Mixed Iron Set Trend

The setup remains a frequent reference point in equipment discussions because of its blended iron configuration. Combining a stronger-lofted, hollow-bodied long iron with cavity-back scoring irons is an approach aimed at balancing launch characteristics and forgiveness, with shaft choices varying to match trajectory needs across the set.

What to watch

• Acushnet’s upcoming quarterly earnings report, which will detail Titleist golf equipment sales performance.
• Any commentary from Acushnet on iron-set customization trends and mixed iron configurations among tour players.
• Continued coverage of Spieth’s equipment choices as his setup evolves in future tournaments.

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