For years, Cameron Young carried the label “best player on Tour without a signature win.”
That label officially disappeared Sunday at The Players Championship, where the long-hitting, thick-bearded, New Yorker broke through the field at TPC Sawgrass. Known for elite swing/ball speed, towering drives, and a swing that looks like it could power a wind farm, Young leaned on a bag packed almost entirely with Titleist gear and ultra-stiff shafts to tame one of the most demanding courses in golf.
The result? A Players Championship trophy and a gear setup that perfectly matches his DNA: power, control, and just enough finesse to survive Sawgrass.
Let’s break down the tools that got it done.
Driver
Driver: Titleist GT3 (11°)
Setting: D1 SureFit
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 60 TX
Young made a key tweak before the tournament, switching from a GT2 driver to the GT3, which offers slightly lower spin characteristics. The added loft (11°) paired with a low-spin head helps him launch the ball high while keeping the spin manageable—critical for someone swinging with Young’s speed.
When he’s swinging well, Young can push drives well beyond 320 yards without losing control. The Diamana PD 60 TX shaft—Tour-extra stiff—is designed to keep that power from turning into chaos. We saw that power on prime time display when he stepped up on the 18th hole on Sunday, his 72nd of the week, and hit a towering draw 375 right down the middle of the fairway. Ferocious beauty on full display.
In other words: if Cameron Young swings harder, the shaft basically just shrugs and says, “That all you got?”
Fairway Wood
3-Wood: Titleist GT1 (14.5°)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
The GT1 3-wood is built for launch and forgiveness, making it a versatile option off both the tee and fairway.
Young often uses the 3-wood on tight holes where driver might flirt with trouble. But “safe” for Young still means bombing it past most players’ drivers. He is prodigiously long when he puts a peg in the ground.
The heavier Diamana PD 80 TX shaft adds stability and keeps the ball flight penetrating rather than ballooning.
Hybrid
Hybrid: Titleist GT1 (20°)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX
Young carries a hybrid instead of a traditional long iron, giving him more launch and forgiveness on long approaches.
That becomes especially useful at Sawgrass, where reachable par-5s require a club that can land softly on firm greens.
Irons
Young’s iron setup is one of the most interesting on Tour because it mixes three different models.
4-Iron: Titleist T200
5-Iron: Titleist T100
6-9 Irons: Titleist 631.CY Prototype
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
This combo set gives Young the best of both worlds:
- T200 long iron: extra forgiveness and launch
- T100 mid iron: control and workability
- 631.CY prototypes: Tour-only precision blades made just for him. 1 of 1.
And the shafts? The Dynamic Gold X7 is one of the stiffest steel shafts on Tour.
For most amateurs, it would feel like swinging a crowbar.
For Cameron Young, it simply keeps the ball from flying into orbit.
Wedges
48°: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F)
52°: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (52-12F)
56°: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (56-14F bent to 57°)
60°: Titleist WedgeWorks (60-K* bent to 62°)
Shafts:
- Dynamic Gold X7 (48-56)
- Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (60)
Young carries four Vokey wedges, giving him precise yardage coverage from roughly 130 yards and in. Learning that he has four Vokeys in his bag, we are surprised he doesn’t win every week he’s out there playing for money.
The interesting tweak is the 60° wedge bent to 62°, creating extra loft for soft, high shots around Sawgrass’ tricky greens. When you’re dealing with shaved runoff areas and firm putting surfaces, that kind of versatility becomes invaluable. And, if ever in a pinch at his Airbnb, he could always flip his flapjacks with his lobber.
Putter
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5R Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol 1.0
Young uses a mallet-style Scotty Cameron Phantom proto, a design built for stability and forgiveness, and likely another 1 of 1.
The rounded mallet shape helps keep the face square through impact—something every Tour pro values when a five-footer stands between them and a Players Championship trophy.
And on Sunday, the putter delivered.
Young rolled in numerous putts this past week with the Phantom 9.5R Tour prototype to close the deal.
Ball & Grips
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Young plays a Pro V1x prototype, a ball known for high launch and strong spin control.
For a player with his power profile, the Pro V1x helps maintain distance while still giving him the ability to attack tucked pins.
The cord grips? Those are there for maximum traction—because when you swing this hard, slipping isn’t an option.
Final Thoughts
Cameron Young has long been one of the most talented players on Tour.
Now he’s a Players Champion, and the bag that helped him do it is as dialed as it gets: powerful at the top, surgical in the middle, and deadly around the greens.
If his driver keeps behaving and that Scotty Cameron stays warm, don’t be surprised if this Players win is just the beginning of a much bigger run with the majors right around the corner.
And if you hear a loud thump somewhere on the course…
…it’s probably just another Cameron Young drive landing 30 yards past everyone in the fields sans Rory, who last week was playing out of the rough far more than Young.