Multiple players make big equipment changes for LIV Golf Indianapolis
Aug 15, 2025 - 3:30 PMWritten by: Matt Vincenzi
WESTFIELD, Ind. – Eighty-five equipment changes will be put in play this week for those competing at LIV Golf Indianapolis. With the League’s season-long Individual Championship on the line and players on the Drop Zone bubble facing potential relegation, the field is dialing in their setups to tackle the unique challenges of this week’s Pete Dye-designed The Club at Chatham Hills
Here are the notable equipment storylines and changes this week:
Dustin Johnson: Drops both TaylorMade QI10 3-wood and 7-wood, reverting to his trusted TaylorMade Stealth fairway woods. Johnson will keep the TaylorMade R7 Quad Mini Driver that he used for the first time last week in his bag.
Brendan Steele: Ends a four-year run with Wilson Staff blades (since early 2021), switching to Callaway X Forged irons (5-PW).
Charles Howell III: Undergoes a near-complete equipment overhaul, changing 13 of 14 clubs, including a shift from PXG 0317CB irons to Srixon ZXI7 (4-PW), PING S59 wedges to PING S159, and a PING Vault 2.0 B60 putter to a Callaway Odyssey AI One 2-Ball OB.
Cameron Smith: Parts ways with his Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 3-iron, a staple since his 2022 Open Championship win, in favor of a Titleist T250 4-iron. (See images below)
Kevin Na: Makes his first putter switch of the season, moving from a Titleist Scotty Cameron T 5.5 to a Newport 2. The Iron Heads GC captain has lost strokes putting in nine of his 12 starts this season.
Henrik Stenson: Swaps his Titleist GT2 5-wood for a Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond.
Charl Schwartzel: Changes irons from PING Blueprint T (6-PW) to Callaway Apex CB Forged.
Jason Kokrak: Switched mid-tournament in Chicago from PXG 0317X irons to Callaway X Forged, a change now solidified for Indianapolis.
Talor Gooch: Reverts to Titleist SM10 wedges after briefly using Callaway Opus SP during his last win.
Harold Varner III: Adds a Srixon ZXIU 3-iron, dropping his Titleist TSR3, likely aiming for added versatility in long approaches.
Thomas Pieters: Sticks with the Bettinardi Antidote putter introduced mid-tournament in Chicago, signaling growing trust in the new flatstick.
Sam Horsfield: Moves from a Titleist Scotty Cameron Newport GSS putter to a Callaway Odyssey Jailbird Mini.
(Equipment Data Supplied by World Tour Survey)
