Welcome back to another edition of The Sunday Swing presented by 2nd Swing Golf. This week the world’s best gathered in Charlotte, North Carolina for the playing of the season's second major - the PGA Championship from Quail Hollow Golf Club.

After running away from the field a couple of weeks ago and winning by eight shots at the Byron Nelson, world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler decided to skip the Truist Championship last week to prepare for the PGA. Scheffler’s only experience at Quail Hollow came back at the 2022 Presidents Cup, and the extra week of prep paid off.

Scheffler battled for an opening-round 2-under 69 after making double bogey on the difficult 16th hole. On Friday, he was one shot better, making just one bogey and four birdies on his way to a 3-under 68. Despite posting an impressive 5-under score through the first two rounds, Scheffler found himself trailing to an unlikely competitor in Jhonattan Vegas. The Venezuelan veteran was on fire for the first two rounds, posting 64 and 70 to take the lead at 8-under par.

Despite the commanding lead, Quail Hollow showed its teeth on Saturday and proved to be too much for Vegas. His round of 2-over 73 would drop him out of the lead, and he would end up trailing by five. While it looked to be a jam packed leaderboard as Scheffler approached the final stretch, he found another gear and took over. He hit his tee shot on the driveable par-4 14th to inside 3-feet resulting in an eagle. He then went on to birdie 15, 17, and 18 to play the final five holes in 5-under par, which opened up a three-shot lead over the Swede Alex Noren.

As play began on Sunday, Scheffler was going to be the man to beat. However, he looked shaky out of the gate and made bogey at the first hole. He would birdie the second hole, followed by a few pars which actually opened up a 5-shot lead over the field. Just when he looked like he was going to run away, a couple more bogeys to close the front nine suddenly tightened the leaderboard.

Two-time major champion Jon Rahm was surging up the leaderboard after a bogey free start through his first 11 holes, vaulting up to -9 and briefly in a tie at the top with Scheffler. However, a birdie at the par-5 10th lifted Scheffler back in the lead by one, and he didn’t look back. With the chasers sensing their opportunity, Scheffler settled in and made two more birdies on the 14th and 15th holes, getting to 3-under on the back nine.

“The Green Mile” is the name given to the difficult finishing stretch on holes 16-18 at Quail Hollow, and it proved difficult for everyone besides Scheffler. It took the biggest toll on Rahm, who dropped five shots after finishing bogey, double, double on Sunday, dropping him from solo second place all the way to a tie for eighth. Bryson DeChambeau, J.T. Poston, Matt Fitzpatrick, and others all made late bogeys to provide Scheffler with more cushion.

Scheffler arrived at the 18th tee at 1-under par on the round, good enough for a six-shot lead. He played the 18th conservatively as expected and made an easy bogey to win by five. The victory marks Scheffler’s third major title, as well as his 18th win worldwide since 2022. The world No. 1 is on a rare trajectory, and will look to continue his momentum into next month’s U.S. Open where he will attempt to claim the third leg of the career grand slam at Oakmont.

Winner’s Bag - Scottie Scheffler 

TaylorMade staffer Scottie Scheffler claimed another dominant win on Sunday at the PGA Championship in Charlotte. The world No. 1 has stuck with essentially the same equipment for the entirety of his historic run the past three years, but this week he made one slight adjustment near the top of his bag.

All WITB information is courtesy of GolfWRX.

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10

Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X

Off the tee, Scheffler is still playing the TaylorMade Qi10 (8 degrees). Of note, Scheffler confirmed to the media after the tournament that his driver failed the USGA conformity test before play began this week and he had to switch to a backup Qi10 head. It didn’t seem to impact Scheffler too much. Despite a poor stretch of tee shots during Sunday’s front nine, he still finished the week Top 10 in strokes gained off the tee.

Fairway Woods: TaylorMade Qi10 (3-Wood), TaylorMade Qi35 (7-Wood)

Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X (3-Wood), Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X (7-Wood)

Here’s where the slight change was made to Scheffler’s winning formula. The TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood, like the driver, has been a mainstay since the beginning of 2024. But he swapped out one of his Srixon ZU85 utility irons for a TaylorMade Qi35 7-wood this week. The Qi35 7-wood offers more launch, spin, and playability from thick rough, all of which were needed at Quail Hollow.

Irons: Srixon ZU85 (4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)

Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Hybrid Prototype 10 X (3), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Scheffler’s elite iron play continued this week, despite seemingly not having his best stuff. His TaylorMade P7TW set (5-PW) with Dynamic Gold TI X100s is the gift that keeps on giving, as Scheffler was able to hit some key iron shots on the back nine both Saturday and Sunday to help him build his lead and ultimately run away from the field. He finished eighth for the week in strokes gained on approach shots.

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (50-12F, 56-14F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (60-06K)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Scheffler’s short game is powered by a set of Titleist Vokey wedges, though he goes with the older SM8 model in his full-swing wedges (50 and 56 degrees). He opts for the Low-Bounce K Grind in the Vokey SM10 60-degree, which provides both forgiveness on versatility on tight lies. He finished fifth for the week in strokes gained around the green.

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

Grip: Golf Pride Pro Only

The part of his game that has improved the most over the past year or so is his putting. Scheffler made the switch to the TaylorMade Spider Tour X a little over a year ago, prompting an avalanche of wins that now includes two majors (the 2024 Masters and the 2025 PGA Championship) and nine victories in total.