Viktor Hovland What's In The Bag? 2024 Update

Viktor Hovland What's In The Bag?

Norwegian superstar Viktor Hovland has won six times on the PGA Tour and has quickly established himself as one of the world's best golfers. He entered the 2024 season as the world number four and has set his sights on climbing to the number one spot. Let's take a look at the club he'll be using as he attempts to get there.

Driver

What Driver Does Viktor Hovland Use?

Hovland uses a Ping G425 LST driver which is a slightly older model that he uses to great effect with a Fujikura Speeder TR 661 TX shaft. While most of the Ping tour pros have upgraded to the G430 drivers, Hovland has stayed loyal to the G425 despite some adventures along the way.

In November 2021, Hovland let Danny Lee hit a couple of shots with it on the driving range at Mayakoba, and it subsequently snapped. Hovland borrowed a replacement from James Hahn and then won the tournament. In 2022 Hovland's driver was snapped again, this time by Delta Airlines on the way to Hawaii for the Sentry Tournament of Champions. 

It will be interesting to see if the Norwegian keeps the G425 in the bag for this year or if it some point he switches it out for the G430 LST which impressed us greatly in testing and is undoubtedly one of the best low spinning drivers we've tried.

Fairways

What Fairway Woods does Viktor Hovland use?

While most of Hovland's clubs are Ping, he does carry a TaylorMade Stealth Plus fairway wood fitted with a Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X shaft. Again, this is a slightly older model but it's a club that we really liked during testing due to its fast face, high launch and stand out looks and it was one of the best fairway woods released in recent times.

He also occasionally he carries a Ping G430 Max seven-wood as well. We know the Stealth has 15 degrees of loft and then the G430 Max has around 18 degrees of loft as well. It comes in and out of the setup depending on the course and conditions, and it is fitted with a Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X shaft.

Irons

What irons does Viktor Hovland use?

Hovland often carries a Titleist U505 Utility iron to accompany a set of Ping i210's. They go from four-iron down to pitching wedge and have KBS Tour 120 X shafts. When playing in the wind Hovland actually does something quite neat with his i210's to get them to fly a little lower. He shortens all his clubs (aside from putter) by a quarter-of-an-inch, and the lofts strengthened by 0.5 degrees. The shortening of the clubs reduces spin, whilst the movement of the lofts increases ball speed - both combine to flight the ball lower. 

The i210's are one of the best irons for low handicappers as they provide a nice blend of workability with forgiveness.

Wedges

What wedges does Viktor Hovland use?

He then has two Ping Glide 4.0 wedges with 50 and 56 (bent to 55), plus two Glide 2.0 wedges in 58 and 60 degrees. In our testing the Ping Glide 4.0 wedge looks exceptional - especially in the more traditional teardrop shape that is available in three of the four sole options. 

Most impressive, however, was how easy it was to spin the golf ball. Even when hitting shots that came off a little hotter and lower than expected, the ball sat to attention quicker than most new wedges. Our tester described this as one of the best wedges for chipping he'd ever used.

Putter

What putter does Viktor Hovland use?

The Norwegian's flatstick of choice is the Ping PLD DS 72 . We reviewed this putter and gave it the full five stars, with our tester describing it as an excellent face balanced mallet that offers a good forgiveness and great feel from the milled forged steel head.

Speaking to Golf.com Hovland said of the putter; “I’ve gone through some counterbalance putters in the past that I played in school, so I really like that shape. When I decided to sign with Ping, I stayed in that same head style but made one adjustment. There’s a line on the putter, but we also put one on the [topline] as well so the two lines match up together at address. Other than that, it’s the same head shape because that’s what I’m comfortable with. The milled insert in that putter is something that I much prefer as well. Instead of the ball melting on the face, you can feel the ball a little bit and it improved my speed.”

Ball

What golf ball does Viktor Hovland use?

Hovland uses the Titleist Pro V1 golf ball which as every golfer knows is one of the best premium golf balls ever made. 

Hovland told Titleist; “I’ve really liked it at tournaments just when I’ve been chipping around greens. I feel like I’m still able to launch the ball up in the air a little bit while getting that spin. And so then I was entering the testing process with the mindset of, ‘OK, I like it around the greens. Let’s see how it performs with irons and the driver.’ And for me, it didn’t do that much differently (than prior generation), which is a good thing because I liked where the spins were at, the launch angles, and the overall feel of it. So if it’s very, very similar with all those shots, but I feel like it performs better around the greens, I felt like it was a good decision just to start playing it."

Apparel/Shoes

What shoes does Viktor Hovland wear?

Hovland has an apparel deal with J. Lindeberg and is known as one of the funkiest dressers on tour. His golf shoe of choice is the Puma Ignite Articulate, which we  tested and loved due to excellent traction and all-round support provided as well as the sharp looks. 

Viktor Hovland WITB: Full Specs

*Note - The utility comes in and out of his setup regularly

Driver: Ping G425 LST, 9 degrees at 8.4, Fujikura Speeder TR 661 TX shaft

Three-wood: TaylorMade Stealth Plus, 15 degrees with Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 X shaft

*Seven-wood: Ping G430 Max with Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X shaft

*Hybrid: Ping G425 with Fujikura Ventus Blue 9 X shaft

*Utility: Titleist U505, 21 degrees with Graphite Design Tour AD-DI Hybrid 85X shaft

Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW) all with KBS Tour 120 X shafts

Wedges: Ping Glide 4.0 (50-12SS, 56-06SS), Ping Glide 2.0 (60-TS) with KBS Tour-V 130 shafts

Putter: Ping PLD DS 72

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

Apparel: J.Lindeberg