Masters Pro To Put In Two Drivers And New Putter In Drastic Overnight Gear Change

After struggling off the tee and on the greens, Harry Hall revealed that he will change his set-up significantly prior to the second round of The Masters

Harry Hall walks on the green at Augusta National
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Harry Hall is making his Masters debut this week and, following a five-over-par 77 on Thursday, the Augusta National rookie is to make some big changes prior to his second round on Friday.

Currently, the Englishman has a Ping G440 LST driver and Odyssey O Works 1W putter in-play but, speaking in a press conference following his first round, that is all set to change overnight.

Harry Hall tosses his ball on the first green during the first round of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club

Hall had been one-under through five, but made two bogeys and two doubles to finish five-over-par

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"I'm probably going to put... I'm going to change my driver. I'm going to put two drivers in play tomorrow, different ones," stated the PGA Tour winner, who then revealed another swap is imminent.

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"I'm putting a new putter in play and going to figure out on the range. I don't think I spin my irons enough either. I went into a spinnier ball this week, but I still, you know, can't stop it on a dime like I need to.

"So I probably need to add off to my irons or do something to compete in these Majors."

Harry Hall reacts on the first green during the first round of the 2026 Masters Tournament at Augusta National Golf Club

Hall moved in to a new Bridgestone model at the start of the week

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The golf ball model in question is the Bridgestone Tour B XS, which found its way into the bag at the start of the week, replacing the Tour B X that has been in his set-up for some time.

A club that hasn't settled in 2026, though, is the driver. Throughout the first four months of the season, Hall has made numerous changes to the big stick and still hasn't decided on a permanent model.

He used a TaylorMade Qi4D at the Sony Open in Hawaii, before moving to a Titleist model at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. The Qi4D returned shortly after, but this time in an LS head.

Hall wasn't done there, though, as he rocked up to Augusta National with a Ping G440 LST in-hand, with it currently unclear as to what two drivers will be in-play for round two.

Harry Hall during a practice round prior to the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club

Hall using the Ping G440 LST at The Masters

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At the other end of the bag, Hall had moved into the TaylorMade Spider Tour X, which has dominated on the PGA Tour throughout 2026.

Using it throughout the Florida Swing, he returned to his trusty Odyssey at The Masters, which was the same model he used to rank third in Strokes Gained: Putting in 2025.

Going into Friday, Hall is tied 65th at The Masters and, with the top 50 and ties making it through to the weekend, he will be hoping the drastic changes work at the first Major of the year.

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 news and social media.

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 is a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine.

Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?

Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°

Fairway Wood: Ping G430 LST 15°, 19°

Irons: TaylorMade P7CB

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

Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

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