Chris Gotterup has a pretty unique setup when it comes to gear and it worked to his advantage this week at the Sony Open.
Gotterup is sponsored by Bridgestone, which only has irons and golf balls on the PGA Tour, which makes the now three-time PGA Tour winner free to fill the rest of the bag as desired.
And on Sunday, Gotterup put on a show with his Ping G440 LST driver on his way to a come-from-behind victory at Waialae Country Club.
For the week, Gotterup led the field in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee, including more than 1.3 strokes over the course of the final round. That included his 190 mph rocket from the 503-yard par-4 tee 13, which clipped the corner of the dogleg and left him just 153 yards short of the 342-yard bomb. That set up his penultimate birdie and opened up a three-shot lead with five holes to play.
PING G440 LST Custom Driver
The G440 driver family (MAX, LST, SFT) is optimized to deliver more ball speed through numerous advancements, including PING’s deepest CG in a driver to date and a shallower, thinner face, while still providing the game-changing forgiveness expected of a PING driver. The G440 LST (Low Spin) design appeals to players with faster swing speeds, providing lower spin and more control at 9° and 10.5° loft with the three-position back weight. VERY FORGIVING Lighter head weight allows for more back weight. FASTER FACE Shallow, thinner face increases ball speed for more distance, higher release. SOUND DESIGN New moulding, carbon crown and internal ribs produce impactful silent experience. FREE-HOSEL DESIGN Saves weight to lower CG, increase forgiveness. Allows more heel-side face flex for consistent ball speed across the face.
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Gotterup plays with the Ping G440 LST 7.5Ëš raised head. While there is a lot of noise around Recently released G440 K pingThe 440 LST still offers high speed players like Gotterup a fantastic platform to swing as hard as they want and be forgiving if they miss the center of the face.
The 7.5Ëš raised head was originally a tour only head before Ping added it to the rest of the G440 lineup for players who struggle with excessive spin.
Gotterup sports his G440 LST with a Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 70 TX axle on it.
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