Winning at Riviera Country Club usually requires three things: elite ball-striking, especially off the tee, nerves of steel, and at least one moment where you question every life decision you’ve ever made standing over a career-defining back-nine shortie. Bridgeman and his gear delivered Sunday afternoon leading to him lifting the trophy next to tourney host, the goat himself, Tiger Woods, on the 18th green in front of family and hundreds of new fans.
Jacob Bridgeman, who just became TaylorMade’s newest cover boy, walked away with his first PGA Tour title and a $4 million payday. While the Sunday finish got a little sweaty, his equipment setup never did. Bridgeman’s bag was a modern, performance-driven build designed for control, consistency, and just enough forgiveness to survive Riviera’s personality swings.
Let’s take a look at the tools that helped him get it done.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi35 LS — Speed Without the Chaos
At the top of his bag sits last year’s TaylorMade driver model, Qi35 LS (10.5°) paired with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green 60 6.5 shaft.
Translation: this thing is built for players who swing hard but still want the ball to listen. He hasn’t put the newest driver model into play, as he has with his fairway metals.
With said driver, he drove the ball beautifully under pressure, especially on the back nine –so as far as we are concerned, it’s cool if he keeps playing with his trusty big stick. TaylorMade may have other plans, but until they mandate a change to their player, we recommend that Jacob stands tall and keeps swinging his current big stick.
The low-spin head helps keep drives from floating into the California sky, while the stout shaft keeps everything stable when adrenaline kicks in — which, judging by Sunday’s back nine, definitely happened. Riviera punishes wild tee shots, so Bridgeman opted for controlled speed instead of “grip it and pray.”
A wise choice.
Fairway Woods: The 7-Wood Revolution Continues
Bridgeman leaned into one of the hottest trends on Tour: more loft, more control, fewer regrets.
His setup included a TaylorMade 16.5° Qi4D fairway wood and a 21° Qi4D 7-wood, added during tournament week to improve launch and stopping power into firm greens.
Yes, the 7-wood is officially cool now. Somewhere, your dad (or mom) feels incredibly validated.
The higher launch woods helped Bridgeman attack long approaches without needing to land shots like a dart thrown by a NASA engineer. At Riviera, where greens repel low bullets, that extra height is gold.
Irons: A Combo Set Built for Adults
Bridgeman’s irons follow the modern Tour blueprint — mix forgiveness where you need it and precision where it matters.
Setup:
- TaylorMade TP UDI (4-iron utility)
- TaylorMade P770 (5-iron)
- TaylorMade P7CB (6-PW)
The utility and P770 help with launch and forgiveness, while the P7CB blades provide shot-shaping control. In simple terms: help on the hard clubs, artistry on the scoring ones.
And it worked. Bridgeman gained massive strokes on approach shots during the week — proof that Riviera is still an iron player’s playground. Drivers get attention, but irons win trophies.
Wedges: The Stress Managers
Around the greens, Bridgeman relied on TaylorMade Milled Grind 5 wedges in 50°, 54°, and 60°.
These are precision tools (that look amazing) designed for tight lies, tricky bunkers, and those awkward half-shots that make amateurs briefly consider a career change. The heavier Tour Issue wedge shaft helps control trajectory — especially useful when Poa annua greens start doing unpredictable things late in the day.
Short game equals stress reduction. Mostly.
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour — The Real Hero
Let’s be honest: this might have been the MVP of the bag.
Bridgeman used a TaylorMade Spider Tour mallet, one of the most popular putters on Tour — and for good reason. The mallet design adds forgiveness and stability, which is incredibly helpful when your hands suddenly remember there’s $4 million on the line.
He gained more than seven strokes on the field putting for the week, rolling everything with confidence — including the nerviest par putt of his life on the 18th green Sunday.
The Spider didn’t flinch. Unlike several viewers at home.
Golf Ball: TaylorMade TP5x — Small Change, Big Results
Bridgeman also gamed the TaylorMade TP5x, a ball designed for high speed with controlled spin.
This TaylorMade ball model offers a little extra launch and stopping power compared to its peers, which helped Bridgeman fire breeze-piercing darts, while maintaining distance off the tee. It’s the kind of subtle equipment decision that doesn’t make headlines — until you’re holding a trophy.
Funny how that works.