Winner's Bag: Aldrich Potgeiter, 2025 Rocket Mortgage Classic
A complete list of the golf equipment Aldrich Potgieter used to win the PGA Tour's 2025 Rocket Classic:
DRIVER: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X shaft
FAIRWAY WOOD: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black TR 6 shaft
IRONS: Titleist T250 (2), with Mitsubishi MMT Hybrid 90 TX shaft, Titleist T150 (4-5), T100 (6-9), with KBS Tour V 10 130 X shafts
WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46 degrees), with KBS Tour V Ten 130 X shaft, (52, 54, 60 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Onyx S400 shafts
PUTTER: Scotty Cameron 009M Tour prototype
BALL: Titleist Pro V1x+ prototype
GRIPS: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord
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