Stepped Irons And Spice Girl Wedges: Linn Grant's Solheim Cup High Notes

Sweden’s Linn Grant has quickly risen in the ranks since turning professional in 2021, winning five times on the Ladies European Tour and once on the LPGA Tour. She made headlines with her historic win at the Scandinavian Mixed in 2022, a ground-breaking tournament co-sanctioned by the DP World Tour and Ladies European Tour, a title that she reclaimed this year in dramatic fashion.

Grant made her first Solheim Cup appearance in 2023 at Finca Cortesin in Spain with a calm and confident demeanour on one of golf’s biggest stages. Her strong ball-striking and adaptability highlighted her as a player to watch in future Solheim Cups and her debut pairing with friend and fellow Swede Maja Stark showcased their potential to become one of Europe’s most dynamic duos in future matches.

So what's in Linn Grant's bag? We spoke to Jack Ulrich, PING's LPGA Development Manager, to find out what clubs she uses and why.

What suits Linn with the current driver she plays?

Linn plays a Ping G430 LST driver with a 9-degree loft in the small plus. The reason for the small plus, which adds some loft, is to optimize her launch. Linn is someone that doesn't like a whole lot of change. She was previously in a different shaft for a short stint, but she went back to what feels comfortable. In fact, the same thing happened with her irons, she went back to using the i210 irons earlier this year, just before she won the Scandinavian Mixed, she feels like she can trust them a little more.

As a player that doesn't like too much change, does this also apply to her fairway woods and hybrids?

Absolutely. Linn also has some older fairway wood and hybrid models in her bag - the G425 Max fairway wood (14.5 degree) and G400 hybrids (19 and 22 degree). That's not to say that she hasn't tried newer clubs, but she's very comfortable with these. She plays the Tour 2.0 Chrome shaft, a PING in-house shaft, which performs very well for her. It's more mid launch, mid spin, so a perfect combination in that fairway wood.

Linn opts for 'Step One Stiff' with her i210 irons, what does that mean?

Step one stiff or hard stepping basically helps you play in between flexes. Essentially, what that means is that you're putting the 8-iron shaft in the 7-iron, the 7-iron shaft in the 6-iron and so forth. It helps tighten everything up, maybe brings launch and spin down just a touch. For Linn it makes everything feel slightly more stable and bring the dispersion down a little bit. 

What's unique about the wedges that Linn carries?

Linn plays three of the new S159 Chrome wedges (48/S, 54/S, 58/H). The 58H sole has been very popular amongst all the tours worldwide. It's a new option based on one of the grinds we've produced in the past, so similar to the T-sole, but a little wider for more turf security, especially playing from bunkers. It doesn't dig as much, but there's trail edge relief where you can open it up and be very versatile around the greens, and it works very well for Linn. She also has some special edging on her wedges as well, some lyrics that pay homage to the Spice Girls.

Tell us about Linn's custom putter?

Linn has used the PLD Custom Prime Tyne mallet putter for a while now, so it has been a reliable putter in her bag. It's one of the PLD custom lines and she actually uses the same groove pattern that Viktor Hovland uses in his DS 72 putter. It has a shallow groove that helps the ball feel a little softer coming off the face than if it was a smooth face, and she also has a sightline on the top rail.