Winner’s Bag: Kyle Stanley, Quicken Loans National

Kyle Stanley won on the PGA TOUR for the first time in more than five years with a par on the first hole of a sudden-death playoff at Quicken Loans National. The former Nike Golf staffer signed a metalwoods deal with TaylorMade at the beginning of the year but left the rest of his bag setup alone. Stanley led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-to-green (plus 13.579) and was third in driving accuracy (71.43 percent), but it was his play with a set of Nike Vapor Pro Combo irons — he also carries a TaylorMade 4-iron — that made the biggest difference at TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm. Stanley, who ranks second on TOUR this season in greens in regulation percentage (71.55 percent), was nearly perfect with his approach shots. He hit 17 and 15 greens in regulation over the final 36 holes, resulting in rounds of 67-66. Stanley is no longer obligated to play Nike equipment, however, the irons and a Covert VRS 2.0 fairway wood have continued to make the equipment cut. Here’s a look at Stanley’s entire bag setup. Driver: TaylorMade M1 2017 (Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution X shaft), 10.5 degrees 3-wood: TaylorMade M2 2017 (Fujikura Speeder 757 Evolution X shaft), 15 degrees 5-wood: Nike Covert VRS 2.0 (Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana W-Series 80X shaft), 19 degrees Irons: TaylorMade PSi (4-iron; KBS Tour 90S shaft), Nike Vapor Pro Combo (5-PW; KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+ shafts) Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM6 (52 and 54 degrees; KBS 610 Wedge 125 shafts), TaylorMade Tour Preferred EF (58-10 degrees; KBS 610 Wedge 125 shaft) Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport 2 Prototype Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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