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Ping G440 LST Driver 9.0°

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First cited here by Phil Mickelson, November 2021

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  • Starting at the top of the bag, Theegala has a Ping G440 LST driver, which features a 'CarbonFly crown' and features amongst our best drivers guide.
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  • An equipment-free agent, Cantlay had been using a Ping G440 LST, but switched to the new Titleist GTS range at the start of the week , which was launched at the Texas Children's Houston Open.
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  • Instead of standing pat with the usual club setup, Hovland opted to shake things up at the top of the bag, replacing his 9-degree Ping G425 LST driver with the latest G440 LST.
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  • He had been using a PXG Lightning Tour Max but, during the Playoffs, he changed to the G440 LST, which possesses a 9° head and a Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5 shaft.
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  • The new weapon for this week is a Ping G440 LST with a Fujikura Ventus Black Velocore+ 6-TX shaft, although Hovland admitted he’s “not too big into shafts and stuff.”
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  • Beginning with the driver, in which Gotterup uses the Ping G440 LST , a model that made its way into the bag at the start of 2025, where it has primarily remained.
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  • But what has changed is a roughly six-point increase in Gotterup’s driving accuracy, and a lot of it owes to a switch to the Ping G440 LST driver
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  • The transition into new equipment on Tour is rarely a straight line, and Hovland’s move into the Ping G440 LST driver is a perfect example.
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  • The only driver he had was a Ping G440 LST, a driver Hovland has been working toward getting in the bag for much of the past two seasons.
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  • He soon found himself back with the G430 LST, before upgrading to its successor, the Ping G440 LST , at the US Open.
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  • the only change from it is Niemann opting back to his G430 LST from the G440 LST he won with earlier in the year
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  • Theegala chose to change drivers at the Hero World Challenge, replacing G430 LST with an unreleased G440 LST.
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  • Ping G440 LST 7.5 w/ Graphite Design VF 6X: Ping’s G440 platform is as stable as anything in the industry.
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  • Hovland’s driver is a 9-degree Ping G440 LST, the lowest-spinning version in the G440 line.
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  • At the Masters, Viktor Hovland switched out of his Ping G425 into the new G440 LST.
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  • However, at the 2025 Masters, Hovland finally switched it out to the Ping G440 LST
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  • Hovland brought only one driver to the event and it was a new Ping G440 LST
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  • Gotterup plays the Ping G440 LST 7.5˚ lofted head.
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  • He ranked seventh in strokes gained/off the tee, picking up four shots on the field while averaging 332.6 yards (304.1metres) per tee shot with his 7.5-degree Ping G440 LST driver with a HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 shaft.
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  • He ranked first in strokes gained: off-the-tee, picking up 4.36 shots on the field while averaging 292 metres (319 yards) per tee shot with his 7.5-degree Ping G440 LST driver with a HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 shaft.
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  • He ranked first in strokes gained/off the tee, picking up 5.415 shots on the field while averaging 312.3 yards per tee shot with his 7.5-degree Ping G440 LST driver with a HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 shaft.
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  • Driver: Ping G440 LST 7.5˚ Actual Loft: 7.0˚ Ping Trajectory 2.0 setting: Dot (Standard) CG shifter: 32 g, Neutral Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 TX Length: 45.375″ Tipping: 1″ Swingweight: D5
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  • Hatton is considered one of the most consistent drivers in the game, with his current model of choice the Ping G440 LST , which stands for Low Spin Technology.
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  • Theegala is a Ping man and at the top of his bag is the new Ping G440 LST driver – replacing the G430 version he had in play in 2024.
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  • Finau has already made a mid-season tweak, going from a 7.5˚ Ping G440 LST to 9˚ head in the Big Minus setting.
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  • Tony Finau uses a Ping G440 LST Driver (9º @ 7.75º) with a Fujikura Ventus Black VeloCore+ 70g X-Stiff shaft
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  • Corey Conners uses a Ping G440 LST Driver (9º) with a Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana BB 63g X-Stiff shaft
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  • Viktor Hovland uses a Ping G440 LST driver with a Fujikura Ventus TR Black VeloCore+ 60g X-stiff shaft
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  • At the top of his bag, the Norwegian uses the latest Ping low spin driver – the Ping G440 LST driver.
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  • Phil Mickelson uses a Ping G440 LST driver (9°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD VF-6 X shaft
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  • Chris Gotterup uses a Ping G440 LST (7.5°) with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 TX shaft
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  • PING G440 LST 10.5* Std setting 10g Hotmelt forward in the head 45.25 D4+ GD DI 6X Tip 1”
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  • DRIVER: Ping G440 LST (7.5 degrees), with Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX shaft
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  • Tyrrell Hatton uses a Ping G440 LST driver (9°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana TB 6TX Shaft
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  • DRIVER: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees), with Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX shaft
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  • Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees) – Shaft: UST Mamiya Elements LIN-Q M40X White 6F5
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  • DRIVER: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees), Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX shaft
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  • DRIVER: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black TR 6X shaft
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  • Ping G440 LST (9 degrees) – Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX
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  • Driver: Ping G440 LST 9.0˚ Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX
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  • Driver: Ping G440 LST 7.5˚ Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX
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  • Driver: Ping G440 LST (Project X Hzrdus Smoke Black 70), 9 degrees
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  • Driver: Ping G440 LS (10.5°, Graphite Design Tour AD DI-6x shaft)
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  • Jason Day uses a Ping G440 LST driver
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  • At the beginning of 2026, Hovland had been trialing the Ping G440 K and G440 LST , but reverted back to the G425 LST at the end of February.
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  • Previously, he used the G440 LST , as well as the TaylorMade M5 from 2019 , but has had the G430 LST in the bag since the start of 2026.
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  • Since mid-2024, Reed has had the Titleist GT3 in the bag, with the American previously using the Ping G400 LST and G440 LST
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  • Previously, Day had been using a Ping G440 LST , but also had the Ping G430 LST in the bag.
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  • Patrick Cantlay uses a Ping G440 LST (9°) with a Mitsubishi Diamana ZF 60 TX shaft
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