Quick Answer: Austin Smotherman won the 2026 Bank of Utah Championship at 26 under with a Titleist GT3 driver, TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood, a nearly seven-year-old TaylorMade SIM Max hybrid, Titleist T100 irons, Vokey SM10 wedges and an L.A.B. VZN.1i putter. Takeaway: keep the hybrid you trust.
Austin Smotherman needed 100 PGA Tour starts to win once. He did it on October 4, 2026 at Black Desert Resort in Ivins, Utah, opening with rounds of 62 and 63 and finishing at 26 under. A double bogey at the 13th cut his lead from three shots to one, and birdies at the drivable 14th and the 16th steadied him. Here are the clubs Austin Smotherman used to win in Utah, plus details most equipment lists skip.
Every club Austin Smotherman used to win at Black Desert Resort
Smotherman carried 14 clubs from three brands. His equipment deals cover the L.A.B. putter and the Titleist ball, so every other club is his own call.
| Slot | Club and loft | Shaft | Age of the design | Worth copying? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Titleist GT3, 10° | Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 60 6.5 TX | 2024 head | Only after a fitting |
| 3-wood | TaylorMade Qi10, 15° | Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 X | 2024 | Only after a fitting |
| Hybrid | TaylorMade SIM Max Rescue, 19° | Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid | Nearly 7 years | Yes, the idea |
| Irons 4 to 9 | Titleist T100 | KBS Tour 125 S+ | Generation unlisted | Skip the 4-iron |
| Wedge | Vokey SM10 46-10F, 46° | KBS Tour 125 S+ | 2024 line | Yes |
| Wedge | Vokey SM10 50-08F, 50.5° as built | True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 | 2024 line | Yes |
| Wedge | Vokey SM10 54-12D, 54.5° as built | True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 | 2024 line | Yes |
| Wedge | Vokey WedgeWorks 60L, 59.5° as built | True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 | Custom order | Yes |
| Putter | L.A.B. Golf VZN.1i | L.A.B. Golf x TPT | Reached stores summer 2026 | Try one |
| Ball | Titleist Pro V1x | None | 2025 model | Compare with the Pro V1 |
| Grips | Golf Pride MCC Align (full swing), SuperStroke Zenergy TLT Pistol 1.0 (putter) | None | Unlisted | Yes |
The number on a wedge sole and the loft as built can differ by half a degree. His 50, 54 and 60 sit at 50.5, 54.5 and 59.5.
The loft ladder from 10 to 60 degrees
Line up the lofts and the spacing jumps out. The driver sits at 10 degrees, the 3-wood at 15 and the hybrid at 19, so the gaps run 5 and 4 degrees. In the wedges, 46, 50.5, 54.5 and 59.5 make gaps of 4.5, 4 and 5.
No two neighboring clubs sit more than 5 degrees apart where the spec lists lofts. The tournament spec gives no loft figures for the T100 irons, so this ladder skips the middle of the bag. A 46-degree Vokey follows the 9-iron, so it fills the pitching wedge slot.
That spacing is the easiest part of his bag to copy. Check your own wedges. If you carry a 52 and a 60, you have an 8-degree hole, and an 8-degree hole is too big to cover with a half swing.
He carries no 5-wood and no second hybrid, which leaves room for four wedges.
Why a nearly seven-year-old hybrid is still in his bag
TaylorMade’s SIM Max line dates to 2020, so the 19-degree Rescue in his bag is nearly seven years old. He mixes generations. The 3-wood beside it is a 2024 Qi10 head.
A hybrid has one job: a repeatable carry number from tight lies and rough. Once a head does that job, a newer face rarely changes the number you can measure on the course. Weekend golfers have even more reason to hold on to a hybrid that works.
Dig your old hybrid out of the garage before you buy a new one. Put it next to the new model on a launch monitor and compare carry numbers.
The driver and 3-wood setup
The GT3 is the Titleist head for golfers who strike the ball in the same spot every time. Its adjustable weight track lets a fitter move the center of gravity to match that spot. Smotherman plays his at 10 degrees with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 60 shaft in 6.5 TX.
His 3-wood is a 15-degree Qi10 with a Graphite Design Tour AD IZ-7 shaft in X. TX and X are the two stiffest flexes most makers sell.
Heel and toe misses punish this driver. If that sounds like your swing, start with the GT2 instead, because its design favors forgiveness.
Irons, wedges and a shaft switch at the 50
Smotherman plays Titleist T100 irons from the 4-iron through the 9-iron with KBS Tour 125 S+ steel shafts. The T100 is a forged players iron, and a 4-iron in that shape demands a precise strike. Skip it. A hybrid does that job better for nearly every weekend golfer.
The wedges carry more detail than the irons. His 46 shares the KBS shaft with the irons, but the 50, 54 and 60 all use True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400. That switch happens at the 50, right where the full swing ends and the scoring clubs begin.
The wedge names pack in the specs: 46-10F, 50-08F and 54-12D, plus a 60L from Titleist’s WedgeWorks custom shop. In Vokey’s system the first number is loft, the second is bounce and the letter is the grind. His 54 carries the most listed bounce at 12 degrees, so match bounce to your turf and your swing. A steep, digging swing needs more of it than a shallow sweep.
Putter and ball
L.A.B. Golf builds the VZN.1i as a zero-torque mallet, so the face wants to stay square when the stroke wobbles. Smotherman’s has a short line for alignment, a Flymill steel insert, an L.A.B. Golf x TPT shaft and a SuperStroke Zenergy TLT Pistol 1.0 grip. He used the company’s OZ.1 earlier this year and moved to the VZN.1i after its release this summer.
The ball is a 2025 Titleist Pro V1x, the higher-flying, higher-spinning of the two Pro V1 models. Test it against the standard Pro V1 before you commit to a dozen.
How old is Austin Smotherman?
Smotherman is 32. His birthday is May 19, 1994. He’s from Loomis, California, played college golf at SMU and turned pro in 2016. The Bank of Utah Championship gave him his first PGA Tour win in his 100th start.
What to copy from this bag and what to skip
Copy the spacing. Write down your wedge lofts and your carry yardages, then close any gap bigger than 5 degrees. Copy the hybrid loyalty too, because a club you trust under pressure is worth more than a launch-day spec.
Skip the shafts. TX and X flexes belong to players with tour swing speeds, and a stiff shaft hurts anyone who can’t load it. Skip the 4-iron as well, and skip the GT3 unless a fitter puts a launch monitor in front of you first.
This bag isn’t for everyone, and for most weekend golfers it’s a poor template. Every shaft in it suits tour swing speeds, and the GT3 and T100s reward a repeatable strike. Fit your own bag instead.
Questions about Austin Smotherman’s clubs
What clubs did Austin Smotherman use to win the Bank of Utah Championship?
Fourteen clubs and a Pro V1x ball. The bag held a Titleist GT3 driver, TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood, TaylorMade SIM Max hybrid, Titleist T100 irons from 4 through 9, four Vokey wedges at 46, 50, 54 and 60 degrees and an L.A.B. Golf VZN.1i putter.
What putter does Austin Smotherman use?
An L.A.B. Golf VZN.1i, a zero-torque mallet that reached stores this summer, with a Flymill steel insert.
What driver does Austin Smotherman play?
A 10-degree Titleist GT3 with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 60 shaft in 6.5 TX.
What irons does Austin Smotherman play?
Titleist T100s from the 4-iron through the 9-iron, with KBS Tour 125 S+ shafts. A 46-degree Vokey wedge follows the 9-iron.
What ball does Austin Smotherman use?
Titleist Pro V1x, the 2025 model.
Does Austin Smotherman have an equipment deal?
Yes. His deals cover the L.A.B. Golf putter and the Titleist Pro V1x. Every other club is his own choice.
Before you buy anything
The clubs Austin Smotherman used to win in Utah mix a 2020 hybrid, a 2024 driver and a putter that reached stores this summer, and that bag won on the PGA Tour. If your wedges need the same gap check, read our wedge gapping guide next. Find the one club you’d refuse to sell, then build the other 13 around it.