SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA – NOVEMBER 16: Adam Schenk of the United States plays a shot on the 17th hole during the final round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2025 at Port Royal Golf Course on November 16, 2025 in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo by Kenneth Richmond/Getty Images)
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Adam Schenk earned his first PGA Tour victory at the Butterfield Bermuda Championship on Sunday, breaking through after 243 starts and possibly doing so with many of the same clubs he used when he joined the Tour in 2018.
“I started to play some better golf the last four months,” Schenk said. “I always had a little bit of the belief. I’ve really been working really hard. I have so many people to thank. I wish my family could be here. Of course I win out of the country and my wife can’t be here,” he told Golfweek.
Schenk employed several interesting tactics on his way to victory on the windswept course. His hands barely rose above his belt line on his follow-through, an effort to keep the ball under the 40 mph gusts. He also switched his putting grip multiple times during the final round, putting with his glove on and off, choking down, using a standard grip, and even gripping down the shaft.
More unusual than his putting and punch swing were his club choices:
Driver: PING G400 – Ventus Black 7X (2017)
Irons (2–5): PING i210 – Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (2018)
Irons (6–PW): Mizuno MP-18 SC – Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (2017)
Wedges (52–56–60): Titleist Vokey SM10 – Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (2024)
Putter: Odyssey Tri-Hot No. 1 – White Hot OG Stroke Lab Shaft (2001)
Ball: Titleist Pro V1 (2017)
SOUTHAMPTON, BERMUDA – NOVEMBER 16: Adam Schenk of the United States celebrates after a putt on the 18th green during the final round of the Butterfield Bermuda Championship 2025 at Port Royal Golf Course on November 16, 2025 in Southampton, Bermuda. (Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images)
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The story doesn’t end there. Not only were Schenk’s clubs older than most on Tour, but he also brought only one sweater with him to Bermuda. The normally warm climate gave way to relentless winds, and after Schenk spilled coffee on the sweater earlier in the week, he wore it the rest of the way, including during his win, as reported by PGATour.com.
“I’m a little embarrassed because these stains happened on Friday,” Schenk said. “I haven’t taken it off. I know for two rounds…I bet I’ve played 90 percent of the holes in this jacket this week. Probably doesn’t smell too good,” he told PGATour.com.
Sources
• Golfweek — “Butterfield Bermuda Championship: Adam Schenk breaks through for first PGA Tour win”
https://golfweek.usatoday.com/story/sports/golf/pga/2025/11/16/butterfield-bermuda-championship-2025-winner-adam-schenk-scores/87306998007/
• PGATour.com — “Adam Schenk shows grit in breakthrough victory at Butterfield Bermuda Championship”
https://www.pgatour.com/article/news/latest/2025/11/16/adam-schenk-shows-grit-in-breakthrough-victory-at-butterfield-burmuda-championship-for-first-pga-tour-win