Having just won the U.S. Open for the second time in three years, Wyndham Clark was quick to credit the club that helped him to victory.

“I played some ugly golf the last two days, but my putter and short game kept me in it,” Clark told NCB’s Mike Tirico at the trophy ceremony. “To make all the putts that I did with my Ping putter that I love so much has been amazing.”

On the 72nd hole, Clark lagged his 52-foot birdie putt to nine inches to secure his second major title and second victory of the season since making the move to a Ping Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset CB putter. Clark credited the putter multiple times over the past few weeks for the turnaround in his game from 2025.

Just this week, Clark signed a unique putter-endorsement contract with Ping to continue using the putter. It was the first putter-only deal for Ping in more than 50 years of sponsoring Tour players.

“I credit the new putter for helping me get back in the winner’s circle,” Clark said in a release announcing the deal. “The white finish first got my attention and when I started rolling putts with it, it set up easily and gave me immediate confidence. I’d never used a putter with onset before, so it was a new look for me that really matches my eye. The onset combined with the top-rail dot simplifies alignment and my consistency has improved. I’m sinking more long putts than ever.”

Clark started the year as a gear free agent after his previous contract with Titleist expired at the end of 2025. He cycled through putters for the first two months of the season, then switched to the Scottsdale TEC in March at the Texas Children’s Houston Open before moving to a heavier counterbalanced version at the RBC Heritage in April.

Since the move to the 38-inch counterbalanced model, Clark has skyrocketed in the PGA Tour’s SG: Putting category, going from losing .725 strokes a round and ranked 155th on Tour to T62 and.120 strokes gained on the field. Much of the improvement has come from 5 to 15 feet, where Clark’s make percentage has gone from 160th on Tour to 55th.

This week, Clark was T4 in Strokes Gained: Putting, picking up more than 6 shots on the field.

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While he’s now tied down with his putter, Clark remains a free agent for the rest of his bag other than his ball. He continues to rep Titleist for the Pro V1x. Aside from the putter, the other club he has experimented with this season is his driver.

The 2023 U.S. Open champion began the year by using four different drivers in his first five events before settling on the TaylorMade Qi4D. He won in Dallas in his first week playing Project X’s new Titan Yellow wood shaft and made more changes over the past two weeks to the setup, dropping from a 10.5 lofted head because of high spin.

“It’s actually a high loft 9° head and we were just looking to get his spin rates down to like 2500-2400,” TaylorMade Tour rep Adrian Rietveld said. “So we handpicked the 9° head because we couldn’t do it with the 10.5˚.

“Same settings, same weight setup and everything, we just needed to find a loft setup. We had a fraction less loft.”

Clark finished 14th for the week at Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in SG: Off-the-Tee.

The victory means that all five of the men’s and women’s majors this season have been won with TaylorMade drivers. Clark joins Rory McIlroy and Nelly Korda in winning four of the five of them with the Qi4D driver. He is the only major winner using the Qi4D without a contract.

The rest of his bag includes a Ping G440 Max 3-wood — making him the first player in the last seven majors to win without using the TaylorMade Qi10 — the same Titleist T-Series irons he played while under contract with Titleist last season and Vokey SM11 wedges.

For more on Clark’s detailed setup, keep reading below.

Wyndham Clark’s winning clubs at the 2026 U.S. Open

Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D 9.0
FCT Setting: Upright One Click toward lower
Front TAS Weights: 9g heel, 3g toe
Back TAS Weights: 9g heel, 3g toe
Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX
Length: 45″ CUT
Tipping: 1″
Swingweight: D3

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SHAPED FOR SPEED The re-engineered head profile increases ball speed thanks to improved aerodynamics developed through advanced simulations. FACE FOR DISTANCE 60x Carbon Twist Face™ is a technological cornerstone that provides weight savings, incredible ball speed and more consistency vs. a titanium face. ADJUSTABLE PERFORMANCE 4° loft sleeve can be used to adjust loft, lie and face angle for optimized flight. TOUR PROVEN TECHNOLOGIES New and improved cut-through Speed Pocket™ protects ball speed and reduces spin on low-face strikes. Advanced CAD modeling creates a design with a clean and powerful sound, a foundation of TaylorMade driver performance. Multi-Material Construction allows engineers to strategically place mass in areas of the head where it maximizes performance, speed, and stability.

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Project X Titan Black Wood Shaft

You can only evolve so many times. Then you have to reinvent. Designed and engineered in our R&D Lab in San Diego, CA, Titan Black is built to meet the demands of today’s faster, more aggressive swingers. A more elastic handle section progressively firms through the mid and tip, delivering a smooth feel with added stability where it matters most. Synex Technology utilizes multi-axial carbon fibers to reinforce the shaft’s outer structure, increasing hoop stiffness from the handle through the mid-section for efficient energy transfer and enhanced control. By blending feel and stability, Titan Black gives players the confidence to swing faster without sacrificing dispersion or consistency.

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3-Wood: Ping G440 Max 15.0
Ping Tracjectory 2.0 setting: Big Minus (—)
Shaft: Project X Titan Black 80TX
Tipping: 2″
Swingweight: D3

PING G440 Max Custom Fairway Wood

The G440 fairway family (MAX, LST, SFT) advances PING’s reputation as a Tour-preferred model of choice through a re-designed face structure and low CG system. The face is taller for more confidence off the tee while maintaining a CG location that delivers high- launching performance off the ground. The MAX model (which fits most golfers) is available in five lofts (including a new 4-wood) to provide more gapping solutions.  HIGH MOI Easy to launch, stable design increases forgiveness.  FLEXING FACE Maraging steel face flexes for more ball speed, optimizes spin.  TALLER FACE PROFILE Improves performance off the tee, maintains low CG.  FREE-HOSEL DESIGN Saves weight to lower CG, optimize launch/spin and increase forgiveness. 

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Irons: Titleist ’23 T200 3-5, Titleist ’25 T100 6-9
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X7

Titleist 2025 T100 Custom Irons

Unmatched precision meets unrivaled feel with T100 Irons. Fully forged with more aggressive grooves in the mid/short irons, T100 offers pure player’s feel with improved consistency in variable conditions. Now with higher long-iron launch for optimal trajectory control in every club. Forged Player’s Design   Masterfully forged into a pure player’s design that offers precision control and buttery feel. Superior Flight and Stability  Split High-Density Tungsten produces optimal CG with remarkable stability for precise shotmaking. Consistent Speed & Spin  New VFT technology and progressive groove design for consistent spin and speed across the face in variable conditions. Elevated Long-Iron Launch  Lower CG and a new muscle channel help improve peak height and carry. 

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Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM11
Lofts/Grinds: 44.10F, 50.12F, 54.14F, WedgeWorks 60L
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X7 (44), S400 (50-60)

Titleist Vokey SM11 Tour Chrome Custom Wedge

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Putter: Ping Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset CB
Loft: 3˚
Lie: 70˚
Length: 38″
Headweight: 400g
Insert: PEBAX
Grip: SuperStroke Tour 3.0 17″

PING Scottsdale TEC Ally Blue Onset CB Custom Putter

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Grips: SuperStroke Revl Player Cord Midsize

Ball: 2019 Titleist Pro V1x

Titleist Pro V1x 2025 Special Play # Golf Balls

THE GREATEST COMBINATION OF SPEED, SPIN AND FEEL For players who prioritize total performance, with higher flight and higher spin. New faster high gradient core Speed amplifying high-flex casing layer Spherically-tiled 348 tetrahedral dimple design Soft cast urethane elastomer cover Product Features New faster high gradient dual core delivers more speed and iron and wedge spin for more control Low long game spin from a speed amplifying high-flex casing layer Penetrating and consistent flight from a spherically-tiled 348 tetrahedral dimple design Excellent greenside spin from a soft cast urethane elastomer cover Player Benefits Extraordinary Distance Increased Drop-and-Stop™ control Low long game spin High trajectory More consistent flight Soft feel What’s New – (what performance attributes have improved) 2025 Pro V1 and Pro V1x produce more speed off the tee, more control with irons, more spin with wedges and more opportunity to shoot lower scores. Player Profile For players who prioritize total performance, with higher flight and higher spin. Available Colors and Play Numbers White golf balls are available with play numbers 1-4, 5-8, and all the same play number 00 or 1- 99. High optic yellow golf balls are available with play numbers 1-4. Not available for purchase or shipment to Australia.

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