Rising star Luke Clanton’s golf bag is trusted mix of new and old | Bag Spy

As the PGA Tour season closes out at the Tour Championship, there’s one player not at East Lake this year who figures to be in the conversation at the FedEx Cup finale for years to come.

Rookie Luke Clanton didn’t make it to the playoffs this season after making eight starts upon joining the PGA Tour through its PGA Tour University Accelerated program, but he’s already shown he’s got serious game.

Clanton finished runner-up twice in 2024 and had back-to-back top-10 finishes, becoming the first amateur in over 60 years to do so, and quickly secured his Tour card for the rest of 2025 and 2026.

While there’s certainly an adjustment period after turning professional, there’s a good chance Clanton could win soon, either in the fall or when the calendar turns to 2026.

We took snapshots of Clanton’s bag at the Travelers Championship in June and consulted with his fitter, TaylorMade’s Cory Johnson, to get this inside look at the rising star’s golf bag.

Golf ball

2023 Titleist Pro V1.

Notes: Back in June, Clanton admitted to PGATour.com that he wasn’t much of a gearhead — claiming that he can’t “tell you what my loft/lie is or my degree or whatever it could be” — but he does like to stick with what works. Just like staying with the previous generation Titleist Pro V1 golf ball, you’ll note that same trend throughout the bag.

Clanton switched to the ’23 Pro V1 right when it came out, while he was in college at Florida State and he really liked the feel, spin and performance. The ball gave him the ability to hit more types of shots, be more aggressive with improved stopping power on a variety of shots around the green.

Driver

Titleist TSR2 8˚ @ 7˚ (SureFit setting: B1, Lie: 60˚)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Kali White 70 TX (45.625″ EOG, Tipped 1″, D7)

Titleist GT2 Custom Driver

GT2 — Speed & Forgiveness Across The Face For players who don’t always find the center of the face and need the stability of a high-MOI driver without sacrificing speed. Speed & Forgiveness Across The Face Delivering impressive distance from any impact point, GT2 extracts maximum performance through forgiving design. Get the stability and added confidence of a high-MOI driver without sacrificing speed. Seamless Thermoform Crown A reimagined ultra-lightweight design, born from a new Proprietary Matrix Polymer. The tunable acoustic properties of this unique composite allow Titleist engineers to realize new material gains while maintaining our signature sound and feel. All wrapped in a clean look that inspires total confidence. Split Mass Construction GT2 delivers a powerful balance of forgiveness and speed thanks to a breakthrough in internal weighting. Mass is shifted to the back of the clubhead to increase MOI for better stability, while also pushing weight low and forward to optimize speed and spin. The result is a driver that frees you to swing with confidence.

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Mini Driver

TaylorMade BRNR Mini 13.5˚ @ 14.5˚ (FCT Setting: STD, 1.5 g Front, 1.5 g Back, Lie: 57.75˚)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black Gen. 4 70TX (43.5″ EOG, Tipped 1.5″, D2)

TaylorMade R7 Quad Custom Mini Driver

PERFORMANCE FOR THE MODERN PLAYER Inspired by one of the most iconic models in TaylorMade history, the R7 Quad Mini Driver pays homage to what’s come before, while creating its own modern identity in the same breath. It’s that very modern design that incorporates proven TaylorMade technologies to give golfers versatility and playability. R7 QUAD WEIGHTING SYSTEM The new quad weighting system features four movable weights (13g x2, 4g x2) that provide the ultimate in spin management and shot shape control. Forward CG creates a penetrating flight best suited for maximizing distance whereas rear CG helps prioritize control and ease of use from the deck. Shot shape can also be fine-tuned helping create the most optimal flight. Additional weights can be purchased for a wider range of adjustability. INFINITY CARBON CROWN A new satin Infinity Carbon Crown has been added to the R7 Quad Mini Driver chassis creating a stunning look while saving weight for better mass optimization. The cosmetic package is clean, elegant, and confidence-inspiring.

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Notes: Clanton is one of an ever-growing number of Tour pros who employ a mini driver instead of a 3-wood, and, according to Johnson, it’s Clanton’s favorite club in the bag.

“Luke has a lot of speed and generally sees shots with a lot of curve,” Johnson said. The Mini allowed him to fill a gap off the tee for when driver is getting into tight areas. Also, he can play a big cut with it off the ground if needed for really long par-5s.”

While Clanton’s BRNR Mini is set in the standard FCT sleeve, the head is actually 14.5˚, which helps him dial back his impressive speed (which would have been 12th on Tour last season had he qualified).

With such great speed, Clanton obviously appreciates the added forgiveness of the mini driver over the smaller-headed 3-wood.

5-wood

*Clanton has since switched from Qi10 to Qi35 in his 5-wood

TaylorMade Qi35 17.5˚ (Lie: 59˚)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black Gen. 4 6.5 95 (41.625″ EOG, Tipped 2″, D4)

TaylorMade Qi35 Custom Fairway Wood

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Driving Irons

TaylorMade Stealth UDI 18˚ (Lie: 58˚)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10-X (39.5″ EOG, D3.5)

TaylorMade 2022 P770 3-iron (20˚, Lie 60˚)
Shaft: Nippon N.S.Pro Modus3 130 X (39″ EOG, D2)

TaylorMade P770 Custom Irons

SOLID FORGED FEEL Improved for a more solid feel like never before. The 2024 P•770 has been strategically tuned using a player’s forged construction and modal analysis to create a notable improvement and the best feeling P•770 to date. MODERN PLAYERS IRON TaylorMade’s FLTD CG™ coupled with precision milled face and grooves, deliver the launch and spin modern players demand. Designed with forgiving, high launching long irons and lower launching, high spinning scoring irons for accuracy and control. CONSISTENCY Consistent ball striking and accurate shot making from a forged iron construction designed with meticulous mass optimization and an updated tungsten weight design for more forgiving long irons. REFINED SHAPING Refined shaping for a cleaner look and improved turf interaction. The 2024 P•770 has a thinner topline visual balanced with a confidence inspiring, compact head shape. A newly modified leading edge design helps deliver consistent shot making and crisp turf interaction.

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Notes: Clanton will alternate between the 5-wood, 2-iron and 3-iron depending on course setup, but it’s the P770 3-iron that gets the call most days.

“The P770 is the usual gamer unless the course set-up is dictating something different,” Johnson said. “The UDI is his go-to off-the-tee stinger club, while the 5-wood is the opposite: a high launch, max landing angle club for par-5s. The 3-iron is that middle ground where he can hit it low when he wants to and also launch it high and soft.”

That Modus 130 X shaft is the same shaft you’ll find in the rest of his irons, which should tell you something about just how much speed Clanton posesses.

Irons

1/2

2/2

TaylorMade P760 (4-6) and P7MB (7-9)
Loft Progression: 22/25/29/34/38/42
Lie Progression: 60.5/59/61/62/63.5/63.5
Length: 37″ EOG 7-iron
Swignweight: D2-D2.5
Shafts: Nippon N.S.Pro Modus3 130 X

Notes: While Clanton has the newer TaylorMade P7MBs for his short irons, his long irons are the P760, an iron that was released when Clanton was just 14 years old in late 2018. Ironically, though, Johnson first built a set for Clanton later that same year.

“I went back and looked at the first build I had for him in the P760s,” he said. “He eventually went to all blades and ended up putting the 760s back in a mixed set. He actually eBay’d some backups in the 760s earlier this year that we took apart and put back together in his specs. That iron just has a great look from the top with a lot of technology to help get the ball flight higher in the long irons.”

Even for a player with as much speed as Clanton, he still realizes the higher he can flight his long irons, the more accurate he can be, especially on firm PGA Tour greens.

Also, take note how Clanton’s lie progression is not progressive as it goes flatter from 4-iron to 5-iron, then jumps by more than a degree to 6-iron and then eventually has both the 8- and 9-iron at 63.5˚.

“He was seeing some lefts and we were just bending it until we matched up a shot shape that he expected to see,” Johnson said of the 5-iron being flatter than the 4-iron. He added that he expects it to get more upright again in the future.

This just goes to show the work Johnson and Clanton have done to ensure that every club does exactly what Clanton wants it to.

Wedges

*Clanton has since switched from MG4 to MG5 in his wedges.

TaylorMade MG5 (46.08SB, 50.09SB, 54.12SB, 58.08LB)
Length: +.25″
Lie: 64˚
Shafts: Nippon N.S.Pro Modus3 125 X
Swingweight: D4

TaylorMade Milled Grind 5 Custom Wedge

FORGED FEEL Incredible feel is a must for having a great wedge game. MG5 has been forged from soft carbon steel and designed with geometry to provide excellent feel with great feedback. MAXIMUM SPIN MG5 uses all-new, more aggressive grooves designed to maximize spin. Saw-milled grooves produce tighter tolerances allowing engineers to design steeper walls and sharper radii intended to maximize spin in both dry and damp conditions. PERFORMANCE IN ALL CONDITIONS RAW face with Spin Tread technology channels away moisture to help retain spin. The same way that tire treads help your car stay connected to the road, laser-etched channels redirect water at impact and creates more friction between the club face and golf ball to maintain spin in wet conditions. CRAFTSMANSHIP MEETS CONSISTENCY  Crafted by hand and then milled to perfection. Each wedge and sole grind are precision-milled to eliminate the natural human error that comes with hand polishing. Our grinds deliver unmatched consistency and craftsmanship that players can count on every time. CHARCOAL FINISH MG5 debuts a sleek, sophisticated charcoal finish that reduces glare and enhances its aesthetic appeal in the bag.

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Notes: While Clanton has never been one to jump into new gear, that was not the case when TaylorMade showed him the new MG5 wedges.

“Luke switched into all the new MG5 product during the week of Wyndham,” Johnson said. “We had them already built and ready for him to test when he stepped on the trailer on Monday that week. Spent about 20 minutes on the range going through them and he handed me back his MG4s and said to put them in his locker. He loved the forged feel off the clubhead and felt the turf interaction was much cleaner.”

Putter

*Clanton had been partial to this Spider GT, but is now in a Spider Tour V.

TaylorMade Spider Tour V7
Sight line: Mid-length single sight line
Insert: Pure Roll
Length: 34”
Loft: 2.5˚
Lie: 69˚
Grip: Taylormade White Cap, 4 wraps

TaylorMade Spider Tour X Double Bend Custom Putter

  THIN WALL UNDERCUT CONSTRUCTION We’ve engineered a super stable structure by removing excess weight to create high MOI and legendary Spider performance. STEEL WIREFRAME Allows engineers to better control weight distribution and CG location. HYBRAR ECHO® DAMPENER HYBRAR is behind the face to dampen unwanted vibrations, delivering premium sound and feel on every putt with the best possible sensation. DIFFERENT CG LOCATION Each Spider Tour model features different CG locations for optimal putter fitting. TSS WEIGHTING TSS weights provide balanced weighting and help optimize performance for all various putter lengths. GUNMETAL PVD FINISH The durable PVD coating creates a beautiful high-quality finish. TRUE PATH™ ALIGNMENT The patented alignment system provides visual clarity and helps golfers better envision the line to the hole. WHITE TPU PURE ROLL™ INSERT Made from a combination of Surlyn and aluminum, the white TPU Pure Roll™ insert creates a softer feel. Grooves are angled at 45° to encourage optimal forward roll as well as better sound, feel and overall roll characteristics. The white insert also creates better symmetry with the white True Path alignment. REFINED HOSEL DESIGNS Spider Tour Series includes two different hosel shapes and designs. The small slant produces toe hang, and the double bend produces a face balanced design.

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Notes: Clanton had been rolling the pictured Spider GT, but recently made a switch to a new TaylorMade Spider Tour V, the company’s most forward CG mallet.

“Luke has had that GT in the bag basically since his senior year in high school and has always gravitated towards a high MOI style of mallet,” Johnson said. “We set him up with four new Spider options to test out at the Scottish Open and he ended up switching to the Spider V, with a No. 7 neck.  He’s been gaming that one since coming back over to the States.”

Grips

Golf Pride Z Cord Midsize, Logo Down, 1 wrap

Notes: Clanton is one of just a handful of players on Tour who prefer softer midsize grips to standard size grips with extra wraps of tape to make them firmer.

“As the guy who regrips his clubs, I thank him for not going with like six wraps and it taking twice as long,” Johnson joked.

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