After spending the 2025 season sharpening his game on the PGA Tour Americas - where he won the money list - Michael Brennan wasted no time making a statement on golf’s biggest stage. In only his third PGA Tour start , Michael Brennan delivered a storybook victory at the 2025 Bank of Utah Championship, announcing himself as one of golf’s next young stars. The 23-year-old Titleist staffer displayed poise well beyond his years to capture his first win as a professional.
Brennan opened the week with rounds of 67 and 65 to vault into contention, then closed with a composed 66 on Sunday to finish 22-under-par, earning a two-shot victory and securing his first PGA Tour card.
Let’s take a closer look inside Brennan’s winning setup — and some fitting insights that explain why it worked so well. All WITB Information is courtesy of GolfWRX.
Winner's Bag | Michael Brennan
Driver: Titleist GT3 (9°)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX 70 TX
Loft and Lie: 9°, .75 upright (B2)
Brennan’s confidence off the tee was a major key this week — ranking among the field leaders in both distance and accuracy. The GT3 head is built around neutral-to-fade bias performance, giving stronger players like Brennan the freedom to go after it without worrying about left misses.
The HZRDUS Smoke Blue RDX shaft complements this setup perfectly — providing a stable, low-torque feel with smooth loading. It’s a popular choice among high-speed players who want to control spin without feeling overly harsh during transition.
Fitting Insight:
In the bay, players with aggressive transitions often fight timing issues when using softer or torque-heavy shafts. The HZRDUS Blue RDX profile offers the ideal blend of firmness and feel. If you tend to lose your driver left or struggle with spin consistency, testing a low-torque, counterbalanced option like this can immediately tighten dispersion and improve launch consistency.
3-Wood: Titleist GT1 (14.5°)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Yellow 80 TX
The GT1 3-wood was a new member of Brennan’s team this week at the Bank of Utah Championship. He opted for the more forgiving head with a shallower face that suited his looks and feel profile. The HZRDUS Yellow shaft provides mid-launch performance with a firmer tip section. This helped Brennan maintain trajectory and spin control into the par 5’s. Which were key to his success this week.
Fitting Insight:
For stronger players, fairway woods can easily spin too much if paired with the wrong shaft or loft setup. By reducing the loft by 0.5°–1°, we can achieve that flatter, penetrating ball flight that still holds the green.
Utility Iron: Titleist T150 (20°)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Black 105 HY
Brennan’s T150 long iron bridges the gap between fairway wood and players’ cavity irons. The T150 head offers added forgiveness and ball speed over his scoring irons, while the HZRDUS Black hybrid shaft delivers penetrating flight and a consistent launch window.
Fitting Insight:
In fittings, replacing long irons with more forgiving profiles often helps mid-to-low handicaps maintain launch and speed. The key is matching shaft weight to your irons for consistent feel through the set.
Irons: Titleist T100 (4–5), 620 CB (6–9)
Shafts: Project X 6.5
Brennan opts for a blended set to optimize launch and control through the bag. His T100 mid-irons provide a touch more forgiveness and height for approach shots, while the 620 CBs offer the precision and feedback he wants in the scoring clubs.
Fitting Insight:
Blended iron sets are becoming increasingly popular because they balance forgiveness in the long irons with precision in the scoring clubs. During fittings, we often recommend combo sets to optimize gapping, aiming for 4–5 mph ball speed increases per iron, which usually translates to 12–15 yard carry differences.
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46°–10F, 50°–12F, 54°–10S), WedgeWorks 60°–K
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46°) | True Temper DG Tour Issue S400 (50°/54°/60°)
Brennan’s wedge setup offers every option he needs for varied turf and lies. The 46° wedge blends seamlessly into his iron set for full shots, while his 54° and 60° wedges — with S and K grinds — give him versatility for both tight lies and softer bunker play.
Fitting Insight:
Matching wedge bounce and sole grind to your turf and attack angle is critical. Brennan’s mix shows a perfect example of using F and S grinds for full shots and versatility, while the K grind adds forgiveness in the softer sand conditions that they experienced this week at the Bank of Utah Championship. During fittings, this is always our first question because it is critical for your fitter to understand what turf conditions you play in order to get you the best wedges fit for your game.
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 7.2 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Pistol GT Tour
Brennan’s putter — a Phantom 7.2 Tour Prototype — helped him gain over five strokes on the greens for the week. The mallet design provides exceptional stability and alignment confidence with the plumber's neck style he prefers.
Fitting Insight:
In putting fittings, we find that mallets like the Phantom series suit players who like seeing very straight alignment lines. This shape is especially useful for those with a slight left aim bias. If you struggle with aim bias or inconsistent start lines, testing putters with different alignment aids and neck configurations can reveal what truly suits your eye.