Viktor Hovland beat Scottie Scheffler in a one-hole playoff Monday morning to win the Travelers Championship for his eighth career PGA Tour victory.
Notably, six of Hovland’s previous seven wins came with his confidante Ping G425 LST driverbut Hovland seems to have finally pulled that driver. Earlier this month at the RBC Canadian Open, Hovland brought just one driver to the event and it was a new Ping G440 LST.
Hovland and Ping have tried many times over the past two seasons to break into one of them 440 LST or to G440 Kbut Hovland kept returning to the 425’s safety net.
Finally, during the Truist Championship and the PGA Championship, Hovland and Ping worked on a new 440 LST build with the new Fujikura Ventus TR Black shaft with VeloCore+. Hovland’s Kenton Oates and Ping saw the LST reach Hovland’s favorite starting line.
Hovland finally got comfortable at home during his three weeks off between the PGA and US Open. A big factor was TR Black+Stiffer midsection, more like the Speeder 757 shaft he plays on his 425.
“As he tightened up his swing a little bit, to me it felt like he was coming off the right starting line every time,” Oates told GOLF that week. “The TR Black Plus was a straight home run on paper because it should have taken the spin out of it and should have given it a better feel.”
The rest of Hovland’s bag is very similar to what he has played throughout his career. He is still on Ping i210 irons and uses a Ping Glide 2.0 lob wedge, despite upgrading to the S259 sand and gap wedges.
“I think they (Ping) make phenomenal wedges, and the 56° and 50°, they just go right into the bag as soon as they come out with something new,” Hovland said at the WM Phoenix Open earlier this year. “It’s only 60°. I’m still working on my technique a little bit, and it still needs to improve.
“What I like about the old Glide 2.0 is that the face is a little more square and the heel is a little smaller, the heel is a little smaller. And it’s just a sensitive thing because when I try to compare the two, it’s very similar.”
For more on Hovland’s detailed setup, continue reading below.
Viktor Hovland’s winning clubs at the 2026 Travelers Championship
Driver: Ping G440 LST 9.0°
Actual loft: 7.6˚
Trajectory 2.0 Sleeve: Standard flat
CG Shifter: 29g neutral
Hot melt: 5g forward
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black with VeloCore+ 7-X
Length: 45.75″ EOG
Tip: 1″
Swing Weight: D5+
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