The stage is set for the first event of the 2026 LIV Golf season, with 57 players and 13 teams competing under the lights in this week’s ROSHN Group LIV Golf Riyadh at Riyadh Golf Club.
Here are the notable equipment storylines and changes this week:
Bryson DeChambeau
Category: Driver Shaft
Change: LA Golf Bad Prototype → True Temper Project X D70
Notes: New driver shaft setup to start the season. This is a meaningful performance change, not cosmetic.
Abraham Ancer
Category: Driver Shaft
Change: Diamana GT 60 TX → Newton Motion 6 Dot
Category: Putter
Change: Odyssey Ai-One Rossie → Kevin Burns 9310
Notes: First Kevin Burns putter ever used on LIV Golf. Kevin Burns ranked top five in putters in play from 1996–2003 and remains one of the few remaining family-owned golf club manufacturers.
Sergio Garcia
Category: Golf Ball
Change: TaylorMade TP5 → Underground Golf
Category: Putter
Change: Scotty Cameron Masterful Tour Type SSS → Golfyr The Maker Tour
Notes: Underground Golf founded by Garry Singer, Mark Wahlberg, and Doug Meijer. Ball and putter change since last LIV Golf appearance.
Thomas Pieters
Category: Irons
Change: Titleist 620 → Miura TC-202
Category: Driver Shaft
Change: Added True Temper Project X Titan Black 70
Notes: Complete iron reset to start the season for Pieters, paired with a new driver shaft.
Jon Rahm
Category: Driver Head
Change: Elite Triple Diamond → Quantum Triple Diamond
Notes: New driver model in play to open the season.
Dustin Johnson
Category: Mini Driver
Change: TaylorMade R7 Quad Mini Driver → Titleist GT280 Mini Driver
Notes: Mini driver swap adds a new option at the top of the bag for specific tee shots.
Tyrrell Hatton
Category: 3 Wood
Change: PING G440 Max → TaylorMade Qi4D 3 Wood
Notes: Removes a longtime 3-wood gamer in favor of a new TaylorMade model
(Equipment Data Supplied by World Tour Survey)