Adam Scott Makes Shock Driver Switch At The Players

Scott was pictured using the new Stealth at The Players Championship, with the Aussie continuing to experiment with his set-up

Scott hits a drive
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Only last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, Adam Scott made the radical change of taking his driver out of the bag and introducing a stronger (13 degree) 3-wood.

Now, at the PGA Tour's flagship event, The Players Championship, Scott was seen tinkering with his set-up again, this time, with the introduction of the brand-new TaylorMade Stealth driver, as well as the Stealth fairway woods.

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Scott had been pictured using his normal Titleist TSI4 driver during a practice round at The Players Championship

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Since turning professional, Scott had been signed with Titleist for the majority of his career. However, at the start of 2022, it was announced that the 2013 Masters champion would no longer have a full bag deal with the brand, with it believed Scott is now a free agent.

At The Players Championship, that seemed to be the case, with the 41-year-old using the new Stealth driver and fairway woods from TaylorMade. Although it is not 100% clear, we believe it is the first time that Scott hasn't had a Titleist driver or fairway wood in his set-up.

Scott hits a drive

Scott during the 2000 Benson & Hedges International Open at the Belfry Golf Club

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With the new driver in the bag, Scott's opening round at The Players Championship had been going very well, with the Australian hitting a number of fairways and sitting at one-under-par as he made it to the par-4 18th, his 9th hole of the day. 

However, on a hole where water played up the whole of the left hand side, Scott would find it not once, but twice! Coming off with a quadruple-bogey eight, the 41-year-old went from one-under to three-over-par before play was suspended due to the threat of lightning.  

Aside from the 18th hole mishap, the Australian has been enjoying a great run of form during 2022, with top-10 finishes coming at the Genesis Invitational, Slync.io Dubai Desert Classic and the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.

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Matt Cradock
Staff Writer

Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover weekend news and social media, as well as help look after Golf Monthly’s many buyers’ guides and equipment reviews.


Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. He currently plays at Witney Lakes in Oxfordshire and his favourite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.


Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?

Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°

Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Rocketballz Stage 2, 15°, 19°

Hybrid: Adams Super Hybrid, 22°

Irons: Mizuno MP54, 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°

Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x