{
  "id": 19079949,
  "title": "Every driver used by a winner on the PGA Tour in the 2026 season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/every-driver-used-by-a-winner-on-the-pga-tour-in-the-2026-season",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-11-09T03:23:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/every-driver-used-winner-pga-141941280.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Throughout the 2026 PGA Tour season, Titleist emerged as the leading manufacturer with 17 wins, followed closely by Callaway with three victories, TaylorMade with 13 wins, Srixon with two, and Cobra with one. The driver used by each winner sheds light on their equipment choices to gain an edge in winning titles.\n\nManuel Velasquez, the winner of the World Wide Technology Championship, utilized a Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond driver with Fujikura Ventus Red 8X shaft at a loft of 9 degrees. His accuracy, with just three missed fairways, including one in the final round, played a significant role in his first career PGA Tour title at the young age of 19.\n\nFor the VidantaVallarta tournament, Austin Smotherman won with a Ping G440 LST driver fitted with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 60 TX shaft. Smotherman led in strokes gained/off the tee for the final 18 holes, ranking first in this category for the event. His driver contributed significantly to his second PGA Tour title, with a center of gravity designed for increased ball speed and less spin.",
  "summary": "We've compiled a complete list of every driver used by a PGA Tour winner in 2026, along with a key driving stat from that week",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 4,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Teenager Blades Brown wins in Mexico to become youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/teenager-blades-brown-wins-in-mexico-to-become-youngest-pga-tour",
        "published": "2026-11-09T00:33:27.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "Teenager Blades Brown wins in Mexico to become youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/teenager-blades-brown-wins-in-mexico-to-become-youngest-pga-tour-19058916",
        "published": "2026-11-09T00:39:28.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBC News",
        "title": "19-year-old golfer becomes youngest PGA Tour winner in 95 years",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/19-year-old-golfer-becomes-youngest-pga-tour-winner-in-95-years",
        "published": "2026-11-09T01:49:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}