What’s in his Valero Texas Open winning bag

JJ Spaun has claimed his follow-up victory to advance to the US Open after surviving a marathon on Sunday in Valero Texas Open to earn his third PGA Tour victory.

Spaun’s clubs remain almost exactly as they were at Oakmont 9 months ago, with one minor exception, as Spaun opted for a 7-wood this week instead of the 5-wood he used at Oakmont. Both clubs are TaylorMade Qi10s with Mitsubishi Diamana PD shafts, so it’s just a course-dependent adjustment for the Spa.

What has changed are his sponsors. While its main endorsement deal with Cleveland/Srixon covers its ZXi irons, Cleveland wedges and Srixon balls, Spaun has a brand new partnership with LAB Golf, just announced this week.

“I transferred to LAB and had a great season, including a US Open win. I love working with the LAB guys,” Spaun said in the release. “The fact is, these guys know things about golfers and putting that no one else does. The margins here are so small, and I want every edge I can get. LAB is that edge. Golfers who do their homework will understand.”

Spaun was the first player to win a major championship with a balanced lie angle, zero-torque or low-torque or putter last June. He capped it off with a memorable 64-foot bomb on the 72nd green and tossed his LAB Golf DF3 into the air.

As at Oakmont, Spaun again put Valero away by driving the 71st green, but this time he holed the 9-foot eagle putt to move ahead by one shot at 17 under, a total no one could match on a windy, cold and wet day in TPC San Antonio.

But where Spaun did his damage this week was with his irons, as he was second in the field in SG: Approach, taking 6.7 shots.

He has a unique set of Srixon ZXi Handcuffs, golfers distance the ZXi5 model for its 4-iron and the more compact ZXi7 at 5-PW.

The unusual part is that Spaun’s iron set doesn’t have the typical half-inch length and half-degree lie that most players use. Instead, Spaun’s short irons are standard length, while his mid and long irons are slightly shorter than standard. Meanwhile, his lie angles jump up a notch for the 6-7-8 irons.

Spaun isn’t a unicorn for that, but it’s still rare on Tour. Pros and OEMs are spending hours and hours testing clubs and making sure each one is dialed in for the individual player. This is exactly what the Srixon team has done with Spa.

Continue reading below for more on Spaun’s detailed specs.

JJ Spaun’s winning clubs at the 2026 Valero Texas Open

Driver: Title GT3 9.0
SureFit hose setting: B1
SureFit CG setting: T1
Axis: Fujikura 2024 Wind Black Velocore+ 6-X

Titleist GT3 Personal Driver

GT3 – Speed ​​Adjusted Distance and Control The GT3 offers Titleist’s boldest combination of power and customization. With a speed-tuned design that allows you to precisely match performance to your most frequent contact location, you can make your drives even bigger by taking full control of flight and shaping. For players with a relatively consistent impact location, the GT3 offers a precisely adjustable CG footprint to maximize distance and driving control. Hassle-free thermoforming crown A re-imagined ultra-lightweight design born from a new Matrix Proprietary polymer. The tunable acoustic properties of this unique composite allow Titleist engineers to realize new material benefits while maintaining our distinctive sound and feel. All wrapped up in a clean look that inspires complete confidence. Massive split construction An advancement in internal weight unlocks longer discs and improved steering control in the GT3. The adjustable CG track now sits closer to the face for more dynamic CG control, while additional discretionary mass is pushed to the back of the club to maintain optimal stability through impact. The Advanced Aerodynamics GT3 features a new raised tail contour that represents a dramatic change in driver aerodynamics. Previously impossible to execute due to design limitations, this advanced shaping results in a driver that swings faster while providing optimal CG control.

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3-Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 15.0
Axle: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70TX

7-Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 21.0
Axle: Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80TX

TaylorMade Qi4D Custom Fairway Wood

PROVEN RECIPE TaylorMade Fairways have dominated the Tour for more than a decade due to their unique performance recipe that allows for maximum distance and versatility. The Qi4D fairway is designed for golfers who want cutting-edge technology while prioritizing versatility and control with amazing distance. REGULAR PERFORMANCE The use of a single Trajectory Adjustment System weight (8g x1) provides the golfer with a more mass efficient way to adjust flight, spin and swing weight. The 4° loft sleeve can be used to adjust the loft angle, reach and face for optimized flight and is available on all lofts. REFINED ATTRIBUTES, BIG CHANGES Engineers conducted an objective analysis of all performance attributes and discovered new methods to increase performance and reliability. Landing points, layup angles, address views and center of gravity locations were all updated based on tournament feedback and the expertise of leading fairways around the world, ensuring the optimal fairway for all skill levels. PROVEN TOUR TECHNOLOGIES The new and improved Speed ​​Pocket™ upper cut protects ball speed and reduces spin on low face shots. Advanced CAD modeling creates a design with a clean and powerful sound, a foundation for TaylorMade fairway performance. Twist Face™ features corrective face curvature designed to ensure straighter shots on the gums. Multi-material construction allows engineers to maximize performance while increasing curb weight.

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Irons: Sirxon ZXi5 (4), ZXi7 (5-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Attic progress: 23/26/30/34/38/42/46
Lie Progression: 60/60.5/61/62/63/63.5/64
Length Progression: 38.25″, 37.75″, 37.25″, 37″, 36.5″, 36″, 35.75″

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Wedge: Cleveland RTX Zipcore Tour Rack (50), RTZ Tour Rack (54), RTX 6 Tour Rack (60)
Loft/Buy: 50-10 Mid, 54-12 Full, 60-6 Low
Lie: 1˚ Apartment
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Cleveland RTZ with full face custom wedge

The all-new RTZ wedges are made with Z-Alloy, an all-new steel formula that enables a zero-compromise design approach for exceptional feel, better stability and more durability for our best-performing Tour Wedges yet. Plus, there’s an all-new ADAPT grind featuring full-face grooves to give the RTZ Wedges more versatility than ever before. Z-Alloy Z-Alloy is a brand new steel with a better feel. It is softer, lighter and extremely durable. It gives the RTZ Wedges superior feel, better forgiveness and more durability. In the RTZ Tour Rack Wedges, the rust-resistant properties of Z-Alloy ensure more durable, like-new performance. HydraZip HydraZip is a unique system of face punches and laser grinding lines formulated to maximize spin performance in wet conditions. This technology is dynamically configured by the loft clusters, which helps balance rotation across the loft, while maximizing rotation in adverse conditions. ZipCore This low-density core technology replaces the heavier material in the heel and toe area with a lightweight, low-density, vibration-damping material. This proprietary core allows us to move the center of gravity closer to where you hit the ball, while simultaneously increasing MOI. UltiZip UltiZip’s sharper grooves cut through grass and debris on contact, while deeper grooves help create space for grass, sand, dirt or water to clear the impact area, giving RTZ Wedges stronger and more consistent spin from the fairway, rough or bunker.

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Putter: LAB Golf DF3
Length: 34″
Lie: 70˚
Attic: 2˚
Shaft pitch: 2˚
Color: Charcoal
Axis: LAB X TPT
Grip: Scotty Cameron

LAB Golf DF3 Putter (stock)

Ever since we launched our first player, Directed Force, golfers have been asking if we could make it less weird. DF3 is that shooter. The DF3 still does everything golfers love about the original. It stands square in itself. It’s still irrationally forgiving of mistakes. But there is much less to think about. The DF3 is completely CNC milled from 6061 aluminum, with 8 screws in the bottom made of steel or tungsten in different densities to precisely target the swing weight and balance the alignment angle of each shooter.

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Ball: 2025 Srixon Z-Star Diamond

Srixon Z-STAR DIAMOND golf balls

Z-STAR Series Whether you’re chasing major championships or your next personal best, the all-new Z-STAR Series is the choice for serious players everywhere. Featuring redesigned cores and covers across the board, this generation of Z-STAR golf balls offers increased distance, optimized spin and tournament-level stopping power around the green. It’s a formula designed to give you one thing: pure performance when it matters most. With a blend of greenside control and long game distance, the new Z-STAR ♦ DIAMOND also offers the unique benefit of increased spin on long and mid-iron shots.

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