Xander Schauffele WITB: What's in the American golfer’s bag at the PGA Championship? 

Xander Schauffele is currently at the top of the leaderboard of the 2024 PGA Championship. The tournament's first round is being held at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky on Thursday, May 16.

After 18 holes, Schauffele carded 62 with a score of 9 under par. He started with the first round on the back nine and went on to secure nine birdies without any bogeys.

With a score of 62, Schauffele equalled Rickie Fowler (2023 U.S. Open) and Branden Grace (2017 British Open), the lowest round ever carded in a men's Major championship.

Schauffele mostly used Callaway's golf equipment. The American golfer played with a Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond driver with a Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX shaft. He entrusted his fairway game to the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond. He has SuperStroke Zenergy Tour Grips for his putter and Golf Pride MCC Align for his clubs.

The equipment used by Xander Schauffele to fire the first round of 9-under 62 are:

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX

Fairway Wood: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (15 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX

Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW ’21 (21 degrees)

Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 90 TX

Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Wedges: Callaway JAWS Raw (52 degrees), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56, 60 degrees)

Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

Putter: Odyssey Las Vegas prototype

Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 2.0

Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour

Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align (full swing)

As per ESPN Bet, Schauffele has odds of +240 to win the 2024 PGA Championship. The odds of him finishing in the top are +275 and +135 for a top-10 finish. He is followed by the likes of Rory McIlroy (+475), Scottie Scheffler (+550) and Brooks Koepka (+1200) to win the tournament.

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A look at Xander Schauffele's performance in PGA Championship and in 2024

Xander Schauffele has been in splendid form in the 2024 season. He has had five top-5 finishes and eight top-10 finishes this year.

Schauffele started the year on a positive note with a T10 finish at The Sentry. The strong start was followed by consecutive top-10 finishes at The American Express (T3) and Farmers Insurance Open (T9).

His performance dipped slightly at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (T54) but he rebounded swiftly at the Genesis Invitational where he finished T4. One of the major highlights of his season was at the 2024 Players Championship where he finished in the T2 position.

He came to the PGA Championship on the back of a runner-up finish at the Wells Fargo Championship.

Let's take a look at Xander Schauffele's performance in the 2024 season:

• The Sentry: T10 (268 (-24))
• The American Express: T3 (261 (-27))
• Farmers Insurance Open: T9 (279 (-9))
• AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am: T54 (212 (-4))
• The Genesis Invitational: T4 (271 (-13))
• Arnold Palmer Invitational pres. by Mastercard: T25 (288 (E))
• THE PLAYERS Championship: T2 (269 (-19))
• Valspar Championship: T5 (276 (-8))
• Masters Tournament: 8 (287 (-1))
• RBC Heritage: T18 (275 (-9))
• Wells Fargo Championship: 2 (272 (-12)).