Fujikura Ventus Black Tops PGA Tour Driver Shaft Wins Again
By Staff Writer
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Key takeaways
- Fujikura's Ventus Black and Ventus Black+ shafts combined for 11 PGA Tour wins by nine players in 2026.
- The original Ventus Black 7-X alone accounted for seven of those victories.
- Project X's HZRDUS Smoke Black was next with four wins by two players.
- Wyndham Clark won three times, including the U.S. Open, on Project X's Titan Yellow.
Fujikura's Ventus Black shaft family again led all driver shafts in PGA Tour wins during the 2026 season, extending a run of dominance a year after a Ventus shaft swept all four men's majors. Fujikura's Ventus line alone out-won every other manufacturer's entire shaft catalog.
Which shaft won the most on Tour?
| Rank | Shaft | Wins | Players |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fujikura Ventus Black / Ventus Black+ | 11 | 9 |
| 2 | Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black | 4 | 2 |
| T3 | Project X Titan Yellow | 3 | 1 |
| T3 | Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw Orange | 3 | 1 |
| T5 | Fujikura Ventus TR Black+ | 2 | 2 |
| T5 | Mitsubishi Diamana PD | 2 | 1 |
The original Ventus Black 7-X profile produced seven wins by itself, with Rory McIlroy, Gary Woodland, Akshay Bhatia, Michael Thorbjornsen, World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler, Alex Fitzpatrick and Ricky Castillo all winning with it this season. Scheffler kept the shaft even after switching to a new TaylorMade driver head. The newer VeloCore+ version added four more wins through J.J. Spaun, Bud Cauley, Woodland and Thorbjornsen.
Who else won with a different shaft?
Project X's HZRDUS Smoke Black took second with four wins, split between Chris Gotterup and Russell Henley, two players with very different swing speeds and distances. Wyndham Clark won three times on Project X's counterbalanced Titan Yellow, including a U.S. Open title he won the year after switching to it before its official Tour launch. Matt Fitzpatrick won three times on Mitsubishi's Tensei AV Raw Orange, the same shaft family behind every PGA Tour win of his career, though he has since moved back to a Titleist TSi3 driver.
What shafts broke through as new winners?
Fujikura's Ventus TR Black+, which debuted in March, picked up two wins, including Viktor Hovland's Travelers Championship title and Ryan Fox's Open Championship victory. Mitsubishi's Diamana PD, an older shaft still used by Cameron Young, Xander Schauffele and J.J. Spaun in various clubs, added two more wins for Young despite his having since moved to a newer prototype.
Three brands, most of the wins
Fujikura, Mitsubishi and Project X accounted for the large majority of driver shaft wins on Tour in 2026, leaving little room for other manufacturers to break through at the top of the leaderboard.
Three manufacturers combined for nearly every winning driver shaft on the PGA Tour this season.
Frequently asked questions
What is the most-winning PGA Tour driver shaft in 2026?
Fujikura's Ventus Black family, including the Ventus Black+ update, produced 11 wins by nine players, more than any other shaft on Tour this season.
What driver shaft does Scottie Scheffler use?
Scheffler continues to play a Fujikura Ventus Black 7-X, keeping the shaft even after switching to TaylorMade's newer Qi4D driver head.
Which shaft won the 2026 U.S. Open?
Wyndham Clark won the U.S. Open using Project X's Titan Yellow shaft, the same profile he used for all three of his 2026 victories.
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