Brooks Koepka has now won three of the past five Major championships played and four of eight. How historically dominant is Koepka’s stretch? Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus and Ben Hogan are the only male golfers to have won four Majors in a eight-Major stretch in the modern era. Koepka’s US PGA Championship win has elevated him into elite territory.
There were a few other impressive streaks in Majors solidified yesterday as it relates to the equipment front. Koepka’s winners bag from the PGA at Bethpage Black extended four significant equipment runs in drivers, driver shafts, irons shafts and the golf ball. TaylorMade, Mitsubishi and True Temper have all won the past five men’s Majors while Titleist golf balls have found the winner’s circle in eight of the past nine, with Tiger Woods’ win at this year’s Masters using a Bridgestone ball stopping a seven-Major winning streak.
Here’s a look at the equipment involved in these impressive runs:
DRIVER
2019 PGA: TaylorMade M5, 10.5 degrees
2019 Masters: TaylorMade M5 460, 9 degrees
2018 PGA: TaylorMade M3, 9.5 degrees
2018 Open Championship: TaylorMade M4, 8.5 degrees
2018 US Open: TaylorMade M3, 9.5 degrees
DRIVER SHAFT
2019 PGA: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70TX
2019 Masters: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ White 73TX
2018 PGA: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70TX
2018 Open Championship: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 60X
2018 US Open: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 70TX
IRON SHAFTS
2019 PGA: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
2019 Masters: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
2018 PGA: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
2018 Open Championship: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
2018 US Open: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
BALL
2019 PGA: Titleist Pro V1x
2019 Masters: Bridgestone Tour B XS
2018 PGA: Titleist Pro V1x
2018 Open Championship: Titleist Pro V1x
2018 US Open: Titleist Pro V1x
2018 Masters: Titleist Pro V1x
2017 PGA: Titleist Pro V1x
2017 Open Championship: Titleist Pro V1x
2017 US Open: Titleist Pro V1x
