What’s in Reavie’s winning bag?
It had been 250 starts – 11 years and the 2008 Canadian Open in fact – since Chez Reavie had last tasted victory.
But that came to an end in thrilling fashion, as the 37-year-old held off a spirited challenge from Keegan Bradley to get over the line at the Travelers Championship.
Reavie mostly employs TaylorMade clubs, using their woods and irons. But, at the sharp end of the set, that gives away to Titleist wedges and an Odyssey putter.
So let’s take a more detailed look inside Reavie’s bag…
What’s in Reavie’s bag?
We might be up to M5 and M6 but it’s the 2017 TaylorMade M2 driver that has helped Reavie become one of the most consistent players off the tee on the PGA Tour.
He might not be the longest hitter but the M2, at 9.5 degrees of loft, helps Reavie get it into play – he was 2nd in driving accuracy before the start of this week.
Reavie’s a bit more up to date when it comes to his fairways, using the M5 in both 3 and 5-woods. Aldila Rogue is his standard shaft in the woods, moving from the Silver in the driver to the White in the fairways.
The P-790 4-iron is the first of his irons and, from 5 to pitching wedge, he shifts to the P-750.
There’s a switch in the wedges, with Reavie employing three Titleist Vokey SM7 wedges at 50, 54 and 58 degrees. There’s eight degrees of bounce in the latter two, with the M grind preferred.
Finally, Reavie has the Odyssey Works No. 7 putter to thank as he enjoyed a stellar week on the greens at the Travelers. He employs the Titleist Pro V1 ball.
Chez Reavie WITB 2019
Driver: 2017 TaylorMade M2 (9.5 degrees)
3-wood: TaylorMade M5 (15 degrees)
5-wood: TaylorMade M5 (19 degrees)
Irons: TaylorMade P-790 (3-iron), TaylorMade P-750 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 (50, 54, 58)
Putter: Odyssey Works No. 7
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Steve Carroll
A journalist for 25 years, Steve has been immersed in club golf for almost as long. A former club captain, he has passed the Level 3 Rules of Golf exam with distinction having attended the R&A's prestigious Tournament Administrators and Referees Seminar.
Steve has officiated at a host of high-profile tournaments, including Open Regional Qualifying, PGA Fourball Championship, English Men's Senior Amateur, and the North of England Amateur Championship. In 2023, he made his international debut as part of the team that refereed England vs Switzerland U16 girls.
A part of NCG's Top 100s panel, Steve has a particular love of links golf and is frantically trying to restore his single-figure handicap. He currently floats at around 11.
Steve plays at Close House, in Newcastle, and York GC, where he is a member of the club's matches and competitions committee and referees the annual 36-hole scratch York Rose Bowl.
Having studied history at Newcastle University, he became a journalist having passed his NTCJ exams at Darlington College of Technology.
What's in Steve's bag: TaylorMade Stealth 2 driver, 3-wood, and hybrids; TaylorMade Stealth 2 irons; TaylorMade Hi-Toe, Ping ChipR, Sik Putter.
