History was made at Royal Portrush Golf Club on Sunday as Fujikura made it a clean sweep of winners across all four Major Championships in 2025.
In a season of unprecedented worldwide wins, the position of Fujikura as the consistent choice of champions and the global leader in shaft innovation was confirmed with all four Major winners using the brand’s VENTUS shafts in their driver – the first time a specialist driver shaft brand has achieved such a feat.
Fujikura registered its first Major win in 2001, and over the last five years has become the most used driver shaft on the PGA Tour with countless more victories across golf’s biggest tournaments.
The 153rd Open Championship at Portrush demanded the very best in power and accuracy, due to the course’s tight and dog-legging fairways, and greens protected by devilish pot-bunkers and vicious run-off areas.
Ultimately, an ability to control the trajectory of the ball from the tee – as well as being able to attack the par 5s with confidence from the fairway – ensured the winner, Scottie Scheffler, remained in control over the closing two rounds after topping the leaderboard following Friday’s second round.
The win in Portrush was the second Major success of the year for Scheffler, following another runaway victory in the 107th PGA Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. On both occasions, the reigning world no.1 was able to play with great control from the tee, utilising the consistency in their long game with a VENTUS Black 7-X in their driver.
Scheffler also trusted VENTUS in his fairway wood shafts, using a VENTUS Black 8-X in their 3-wood (Portrush and Quail Hollow), and VENTUS Black 9-X in their 7-wood (Quail Hollow). It was a shaft line-up that proved critical in delivering two of the most dominant wins of the season across two vastly different layouts.
Fujikura’s journey to making history began at Augusta in April, with Masters’ champion Rory McIlroy showcasing the ultimate levels of power from the tee and fairway. Sealing a memorable victory against a world-class field after overcoming the pressure of a play-off, the Northern Irishman had been able to stay in contention and control during regulation play by hitting fairway after fairway with a VENTUS Black 6-X in their driver. McIlroy’s fairway wood shaft line-up included VENTUS Black 8-X and VENTUS Black 9-X (3-wood and 5-wood respectively).
Of all the Major wins in 2025, there was none more thrilling than at the US Open. Contested over one of the toughest courses in major championship history at Oakmont Country Club – and with wet weather conditions playing havoc with a congested field during the final round – there was an even greater premium on accuracy from the tee across the closing stages.
And so, under the most intense pressure as players struggled with the course’s defences over the back nine, unheralded American JJ Spaun was able to close out victory using the new VENTUS Black 6-X shaft in his driver with tournament-winning birdies at the 71st and 72nd holes, which included driving the green on the 314-yard par-4 17th.
Designed with advanced VeloCore+ technology – the victory at Oakmont was the first Major win registered for the new line of VENTUS with VeloCore+ – the VENTUS Black 6-X shaft would provide the stability, accuracy and distance needed to overcome one of the most gruelling tests in golf.
With all four Major victories, the winners would put faith in the VENTUS line to maximise clubhead stability and promote consistent centre-face contact, which in turn translates to tighter dispersion and greater control from the tee and fairway.
Fujikura also backed up its position as the most used driver and wood shaft among the world’s best players. At the Open Championship, an impressive 43.9% of the field chose the brand’s shafts in their driver (69 out of 157), with 39.3% of players trusting Fujikura in their wood shaft line-up.
However, across all four Majors, the numbers prove even more impressive, with 44.9% trusting the brand’s shafts in their driver (255 players out of 568), and 40.7% playing Fujikura in their wood line-up. In comparison, the nearest competitor returned 24.8% of players using their shafts in the driver, and 26% across wood shafts.
To complement Fujikura’s influence across the four Major Championships, early season success also came via the unofficial ‘fifth major’, the PLAYERS’ Championship at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. With weather delays adding to the tension and a three-hole Monday morning play-off, Rory McIlroy trusted VENTUS Black 6-X in his driver, VENTUS Black 8-X in his 3-wood, and VENTUS Black 9-X in his 5-wood, to conquer what is arguably the most competitive field in the game.
Eric Recher, Director of Marketing at Fujikura, said: “We are proud to have made history by supporting the winners of all four Major Championships in 2025. It is testament to the innovation and technology that goes into our driver and wood shafts that so many of the world’s best players rely on the consistency of VENTUS when the pressure is at its most intense.
“Fujikura’s success across the 2025 Majors only adds to our storied history of powering global victories across the professional tours. But we believe the innovation that goes into every product we make will ensure there is a VENTUS shaft option for every level of player throughout their woods and utility clubs. Whether you are chasing a Major or your best round at your local course, VENTUS and Fujikura’s full line-up of shafts are designed to elevate every player’s game.”
