Scottie Scheffler Details Driver Testing Ahead Of Busy Run Of Events

Scottie Scheffler hits a driver off the tee

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At The American Express, Scottie Scheffler was seen using his old TaylorMade Qi10 Dot driver, despite having put the TaylorMade Qi4D into play at the Hero World Challenge at the end of December 2025.

Despite the swap back to the Qi10 Dot big stick, it didn't phase Scheffler, who ran away with a commanding four shot victory that even included a late double bogey at the 71st hole.

"Yeah, I think we're making progress. I can be a difficult person to get a club in the bag," stated the American, who followed an uncharacteristic two-over-par first round in Phoenix with a six-under 65 on Friday.

"I'm a little bit adverse to change as it is, and I have got a driver in my bag that's won quite a lot of golf tournaments; had a lot of success with it.

"It's just one of those things that is tough. I'm not going to put anything in the bag unless I feel it's better.

"We are getting really close. There are some improvements I've for sure seen in the new driver. It just hasn't gotten quite where it needs to be in order for me to put it in competition."

Having used the Qi10 Dot throughout his 2024 and 2025 campaigns, Scheffler did use the Qi4D during the Hero World Challenge, where the light blue face of his previous gamer remained.

Making his first start of 2026 at The American Express, the Qi10 was back in-play, which features subtle differences to that of a standard Qi10, including the brighter blue face, as well as the lack of topline, no hot melt and heavier weighting in the head.

Sitting four-under for the tournament at the WM Phoenix Open, Scheffler is seven back of leader Ryo Hisatsune and ranks 40th in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee through two rounds.

Following on from the WM Phoenix Open, the World No.1 is listed in the field for the first Signature Event of 2026, the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am. Following that tournament is the Genesis Invitational the week after, which is another $20 million Signature Event.

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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