[Winners Club] Riley 'Competed with Accuracy'

2nd Career Win in 1 Year at Charles Schwab Challenge
3rd in Greens in Regulation, 1st in Putts When Hitting Greens
Titleist Irons Equipped with Scotty Cameron

It was precise.

Davis Riley is taking his second shot on the fairway of the 17th hole in the 4th round of the Charles Schwab Challenge. [Fort Worth, USA = AFP·Yonhap News]

This is said about Davis Riley (USA), who won the Charles Schwab Challenge on the PGA Tour. On the 26th (local time), at the Colonial Country Club (par 70, 7,289 yards) in Fort Worth, Texas, USA, he completed a dominant victory by 5 strokes. It was his second career win in a year, following his first-ever victory last April at the Zurich Classic, a two-man team event, alongside Nick Hardy (USA).

Riley's irons stood out. Over four days, his greens in regulation rate reached 68.06% (tied for 3rd). For irons, he used three Titleist lines: Titleist T200 (#3), T100 (#4-6), and 620 MB (#7-9). His wedges were also Titleist products, using Vokey Design SM10 (46, 50, 56, 60 degrees) to create birdie opportunities.

His putting was also impressive. When hitting the green, his average putts per hole were 1.61, ranking first among participants. He used a Scotty Cameron putter, model Phantom X 7.2 Tour Prototype. His bold mindset was also a great strength. He fended off the chase from world No. 1 Scottie Scheffler (USA) and stood tall at the top. With this victory, his world ranking jumped from 250th to 78th.

Riley secured a winner's prize of $1,638,000 and a PGA Tour card guaranteed through 2025. He also earned entry into the remaining elite designated events this year, the Memorial Tournament and the Travelers Championship. His FedEx Cup ranking rose to 55th. He exclaimed, "From the moment I started the final round, I knew that facing the world No. 1 would be tough until the last hole," but added, "I'm proud to have held on against Scheffler until the end." Scheffler praised him, saying, "Riley didn’t give me a chance to catch up. It was a truly great win."

Driver: Titleist TSR3 (9 degrees)

Fairway Wood: Callaway Paradigm Ai Smoke Max (15 degrees)

Irons: Titleist T200 (#3), Titleist T100 (#4-6), Titleist 620 MB (#7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (46, 50, 56, 60 degrees)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X 7.2 Tour Prototype

Ball: Titleist Pro V1 **Source=PGA Tour