Matsuyama has changed quite a few of his clubs from his first win of 2025 at the Sentry in January in Hawaii, including switching to Srixon’s newest driver, the ZXi LS.
His specific model is the Tour-only ZXi LS T251 driver, which is in the bag of many other Srixon pros, like Shane Lowry.
Matsuyama has held on to two older fairway woods, the TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood and a Cobra Rad Speed Tour. His irons and wedges are also the same as in January.
One major change Matsuyama made since January is switching back to his trusty Scotty Cameron Newport 2 GSS putter. Matusyama used a custom center-shafted 009 at the Sentry, but he surely has one of the largest putter collections on Tour. The putter he used this week in the Bahamas is referred to as his “Ace.”
For more on Matsuyama’s detailed setup, keep reading below.
Hideki Matsuyama’s winning clubs at the 2025 Hero World Challenge
Driver: Srixon ZXi LS (T251) 9.5 degrees Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8-TX shaft
Wedges: Cleveland Golf RTX 4 Forged (48, 52-10, 56-08 and 60-08) Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Circle T Newport 2 GSS
Scotty Cameron Studio Style Newport 2 Putter
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Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.
