It was a sensational victory for Thomas Bjorn’s men. So let’s take a look at the clubs each player used to contribute to the 17.5-10.5 score.
Firstly let’s break down which brands which were represented by Team Europe at Le Golf National.
TaylorMade: 3
Callaway: 3
Ping: 1
Titleist: 1
Free agents: 4
It was very interesting to see four free agents in the European team compared to the two on the USA team.
Paul Casey, Tommy Fleetwood, Francesco Molinari and Thorbjorn Olesen are all former Nike hardware users.
Let’s also take a look at the driver models which were on display.
TaylorMade M4: 3
TaylorMade M3: 3
Callaway Rogue: 3
Ping G400: 1
Titleist TS3: 1
TaylorMade M1: 1
No surprise to see TaylorMade and Callaway leading the way here.
But what about the golf balls favoured by the Europeans?
Titleist Pro V1/x: 7 (Casey, Fleetwood, Hatton, Molinari, Poulter, Olesen, Stenson)
TaylorMade TP5/x: 3 (Rose, Rahm, McIlroy)
Callaway Chrome Soft X: 2 (Garcia, Noren)
In the end, we saw a bit of a mix when it came to foursomes with some pairings being made up of players who use the same ball and others that weren’t
Fleetwood and Molinari had success with the same ball but McIlroy won twice with Poulter and Garcia who each use a different ball to him.
Rose and Stenson made it two wins from two despite not playing the same ball.
Click through to see the exact set up for each of the European players…
Paul Casey (P3, W1, H1, L1)
Driver: TaylorMade M4, 10.5˚ (Mitsubishi Diamana White LEX D+ 70TX Prototype)
3-wood: TaylorMade M1 2017, 15˚ (Mitsubishi Diamana White D+ 80TX)
Hybrid: Taylormade M3, 21˚ (Mitsubishi Tensei White CK 100HY TX)
Irons: Mizuno MP-25, 3-iron,;Mizuno MP-5, 4-9 iron (Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 TX)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM6, 52˚ 56˚, 60˚
Putter: Scotty Cameron Circle T 350-SSS
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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Tommy Fleetwood (P5, W4, L1)
Driver: TaylorMade M3, 9.5˚ (Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage XT70 TX-Flex)
3-wood: Nike Vapor Fly, 13˚ (UST Mamiya ProForce VTS 7X)
5-wood: Nike Vapor Fly, 19˚ (Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana Limited-Edition 80TX)
4-iron: Nike VR Forged (Project X 6.5)
5-9-irons: Nike VR Pro (Project X 6.5)
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 4, 48˚, 52˚, 56˚, 60˚ (True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot Pro #3
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Sergio Garcia (P4, W3, L1)
Driver: Rogue Sub Zero, 9˚ Mitsubishi KuroKage Dual Core 70-TX
3-wood: Rogue 3+, 13.5˚ Mitsubishi KuroKage XT 80TX
5-wood: Rogue Sub Zero, 18˚ Mitsubishi KuroKage XT 80TX
Irons: Apex Pro 16 Irons (3-4), Apex MB 18 Irons (5-9) Nippon Modus 130x shafts
Wedges: Mack Daddy 4 (48˚, 54˚, 58˚) Nippon Modus 130x shafts
Putter: Odyssey Toulon Azalea
Ball: 2018 Chrome Soft X (stamped with #17)
Tyrrell Hatton (P3, W1, L2)
Driver: Ping G400 LST 8.5˚ (Mitsubishi Fubuki K 60-X)
Fairway: TaylorMade M2 16.5˚ (Graphite Design Tour AD-BB 7X)
Irons: Ping G700 3, Ping i210 4-PW (Project X 6.0)
Wedges: Ping Glide Forged, 50˚ 54˚, Titleist Vokey SM6 58˚
Putter: Ping Sigma G Darby
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Rory McIlroy (P5, W2, L3)
Driver: TaylorMade M3 8.5° (MCA Tensei Orange TX)
Fairway: TaylorMade M3 15° (MCA Tensei 80 TX)
Irons: TaylorMade P790 2-Iron (Project X Hzrdus 105), P750 3-4, P730 5-9 (Project X 7.0)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind 48˚, 54˚, Hi-Toe 60˚
Putter: TP Black Copper Soto
Ball: TaylorMade TP5
Francesco Molinari (P5, W5)
Driver: TaylorMade M4 8.5* (Mitsubishi Tensei White 60x)
3-wood: TaylorMade M3 13˚ (Aldila x-torsion green, 70x)
Irons: TaylorMade P790 2/4, P750 5-PW (Dynamic Gold X100)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind 50˚, 56˚, Hi-Toe 60˚
Putter: Bettinardi Dass BBZero
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Alex Noren (P3, W2, L1)
Driver: Callaway Rogue Sub Zero (9°), Mitsubishi Tensei Orange CK 60TX shaft
Fairway wood: Callaway Rogue 3-wood (15°), Mitsubishi Diamana White 80X shaft
Hybrid: Callaway Apex (18°), Mitsubishi Diamana HY 90X shaft
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro 16 (4-9), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 4 (46°/50°/56°/60°), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
Putter: Odyssey O-Works #1
Ball: Callaway Chrome X Soft
Thorbjorn Olesen (P2, W1, L1)
Driver: TaylorMade 2016 M1, 9.5˚ (Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver)
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3-wood: TaylorMade 2016 M2, 15˚ (Graphite Design Tour AD)
5-Wood: TaylorMade 2016 M2, 18˚(Mitsubishi Rayon Tensei CK Pro)
2-iron: TaylorMade Tour Preferred UDi
Irons: TaylorMade PSi 4-9 (Project X 6.5)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind 47˚, 54˚Callaway Mack Daddy 4 60˚ (Project X 6.5)
Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Timeless GSS
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Ian Poulter (P4, W2, L2)
Driver: Titleist TS3 9.5˚, Mitsubishi Tensei Orange
3-wood: Titleist 917 F2 16.5˚
Hybrid: Titleist 816 H2 21˚
Irons: Titleist 716 T-MB 4-iron, Titleist 718 AP2 5-PW (Project X LZ 7.0)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM7 52˚, 56˚, 60˚
Putter: Odyssey White Hot #7
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
Jon Rahm (P3, W1, L2)
Driver: TaylorMade M4, 9.5˚ (Aldila Tour Green 75X)
5-wood: TaylorMade M3, 16˚ (Aldila Tour Green 75X)
Irons: TaylorMade P790 3-iron, TaylorMade P750 4-PW (Project X 6.5)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind, 51˚, 55˚, Hi-Toe 60˚ (Project X 6.5)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour Red
Ball: TaylorMade TP5x
Justin Rose (P4, W2, L2)
Driver: TaylorMade M3 440cc, 9˚ (Mitsubishi Tensei CK 70 Pro Orange)
3-wood: TaylorMade M4, 15˚(MCA Tensei CK Pro Orange 80TX)
Irons: TaylorMade P790 2-3, TaylorMade Rose Proto (P730) 4-9 (KBS Tour C-Taper 125S+)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind, 50˚, 56˚, Hi-Toe 60˚(KBS Hi-Rev 2.0 135X)
Putter: TaylorMade TP Red Collection Ardmore 2
Ball: TaylorMade TP5
Henrik Stenson (P3, W3)
Driver: Callaway Rogue 9˚ (Project X Hzrdus 6.5)
3-wood: Callaway Diabo Octane Tour 13˚ (Grafalloy Blue X-Flex)
5-wood: Callaway Rogue 18˚ (Oban Kiyoshi Tour Limited 70 grams 05-Flex)
Irons: Callaway Legacy Black 4-PW (Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour120 X)
Wedges: Callaway Mack Daddy 4 50˚, 56˚, 60˚ (Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour120 X)
Putter: Odyssey White Hot XG #7
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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