With plenty of length and brutal rough at Erin Hills, hitting it long and straight off the tee at this year’s U.S. Open will be crucial. Take a look at the drivers of choice for these contenders:
Dustin Johnson. (Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports)
Dustin Johnson: TaylorMade M1 (10.5 degrees adjusted to 11), with Fujikura Speeder Evolution 661 TS X shaft
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Jordon Spieth. (Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports)
Jordan Spieth: Titleist 915D2 (9.5 degrees), with Aldila Rogue Black 60TX shaft
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Rickie Fowler. (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
Rickie Fowler: Cobra King F7+ (8.5 degrees), with Aldila NV 2KXV Blue 70TX shaft
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Sergio Garcia. (Erich Schlegel-USA TODAY Sports)
Sergio Garcia: TaylorMade M2 (9.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver TiNi 80 TX shaft
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Louis Oosthuizen (Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports)
Louis Oosthuizen: Ping G (9 degrees), with Project X HZRDUS T1100 6.5 shaft
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Alex Noren (Jim Dedmon-USA TODAY Sports)
Alex Noren: Callaway GBB Epic Sub Zero (8.5 degrees), with Fujikura Pro 53X shaft
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Rory McIlroy’s driver. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Rory McIlroy: TaylorMade M2 2017 (8.5 degrees adjusted to 8.25), with Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver 70 XTS shaft
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Justin Thomas
Justin Thomas: Titleist 917D3 (9.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Rayon Diamana BF-Series 60 TX shaft
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Billy Horschel (Christopher Hanewinckel-USA TODAY Sports)
Billy Horschel: PXG 0811X (9 degrees), with Fujikura Atmos Tour Spec Black 6X shaft
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Jon Rahm (Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports)
Jon Rahm: TaylorMade M2 (10.5 degrees), with Aldila Tour Green 75 TX shaft
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Hideki Matsuyama (Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports)
Hideki Matsuyama: Callaway Great Big Bertha (9 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD TP-8 TX shaft
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Jason Day (Joe Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports)
Jason Day: TaylorMade M1 (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Rayon Tensei CK Pro White 70TX shaft
