As the 2025 PGA Tour season gets rolls, we continue our annual tracking of every driver used by a winner during the course of the tour year. It's a fun endeavor as it provides an interesting way to review the year while also offering a closer look at the best technology used on tour. With his victory at the Texas Children's Houston Open, Min Woo Lee lifted Callaway to its third victory of the season. Titleist current leads the yearly count with four victories, while Ping and TaylorMade having three wins. Srixon has the other tournament win. Each week we'll add to the list and offer up the winning club and some interesting stats surrounding the victory.
Min Woo Lee, Texas Children's Houston Open
Jonathan Bachman
Driver: Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond (Fujikura Ventus Blue 6X), 8.5 degrees
Key driving stat: Lee continues to be, pound-for-pound, the longest hitter on the PGA Tour. At Memorial Park, he averaged 315 yards for all his drives, ranking third in the field. The distance helped off set the fact he only hit 22 of 52 fairways.
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Viktor Hovland, Valspar Championship
Douglas P. DeFelice
Driver: Ping G425 LST (Fujikura Speeder TR 661-TX), 8.5 degrees
Key driving stat: En route to his seventh PGA Tour title—but first since the 2023 Tour Championship—Hovland was 19th in Strokes Gained/Off The Tee (1.964).
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Rory McIlroy, Players Championship
David Cannon
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10, 9 degrees
Key driving stat: Much was made of the fact that McIlroy hit only 28 of 58 fairways during the week at TPC Sawgrass, leaving him 62nd in the field in driving accuracy. But he still managed to finish 17th in Strokes Gained/Off the Tee thanks to being fifth in average driving distance on the week (298.3 yards).
Among the improvements here—beyond better overall stability on mis-hits on the heel and toe and high and low—is the increased use of carbon composite in the crown. Now stretching almost seamlessly to the top of the face, the crown saves weight to help increase stability on off-center hits and to lower the center of gravity for reduced spin and better energy transfer. The structure of the channel in the sole now gives more at impact to deliver extra flex to the face for faster ball speed, particularly on lower hits on the face.
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Russell Henley, Arnold Palmer Invitational
Mike Ehrmann
Driver: Titleist GT3 (HZRDUS Smoke Black 6.5 TX), 10 degrees
Key driving stat: Henley only ranked 23rd for the week in strokes gained/off the tee, but during the final round, he has his best day with the driver. He was 12th on the day, gaining .617.
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Karl Vilips, Puerto Rico Open
Kevin C. Cox
Driver: TaylorMade Qi35 LS (Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 TX), 9 degrees
Key driving stat: Vilips missed just three fairways during the final round in Puerto Rico as he picked up his first PGA Tour title in only his fourth career start.
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Joe Highsmith, Cognizant Classic in the Palm Beaches
Mike Mulholland
Driver: Titleist GT3 (HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 6.5), 8 degrees
Key driving stat: After struggling off the tee during his opening round at PGA National's Champion Course, Highsmith improved each day, ranking 12th for Saturday's third round in strokes gained/off the tee and fourth on Sunday to finish 11th for the week. With back-to-back 64s on the weekend, it was good enough for the former Pepperdine All-American to secure his first PGA Tour title.
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Brian Campbell, Mexico Open
Hector Vivas
Driver: Ping G440 LST (Fujikura Ventus Black 6x), 10.5 degrees
Key driving stat: Campbell was the beneficiary of a big break when his wayward drive on the second playoff hole looked like it was heading out of bounds only to hit a tree and bounce back into play. For the week at Vidanta Villarta, however, Campbell ranked 10th in the field in driving accuracy (44 fairways hit out of 54).
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Ludvig Aberg, Genesis Invitational
Orlando Ramirez
Driver: Titleist TSR2, 9 degrees
Key driving stat: Aberg was fourth in strokes gained/off the tee (2.855) for the week at Torrey Pines South while ranking third in driving distance (305 yards). By comparison, when the course hosted the Farmers Insurance Open in January, Aberg was 35th in SG/OTT (0.199) and 10th, respectively.
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Thomas Detry, WM Phoenix Open
Andy Lyons
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Blue 70TX), 9 degrees
Key driving stat: Detry ranked just 26th in driving distance for the week at TPC Scottsdale, but his accuracy off the tee (33 out of 56 fairways hit) was inside the top 20, allowing him to finish 12th in strokes gained/off the tee.
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Rory McIlroy, AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
Ezra Shaw
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10, 9 degrees
Key driving stat: McIlroy's superior play off the tee was on full display at Pebble Beach, where he led the field in strokes gained/off the tee (5.970). The biggest shot of Rory's final round was a titanic 339-yard drive on the par-4 14th hole, which found the fairway and allowed him to hit a 7-iron on to the green, leading to an eagle that took all the pressure off the final four holes of tournament.
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Harris English, Farmers Insurance Open
Orlando Ramirez
Driver: Ping G430 LST (Fujikura Venture TR-Blue 6X), 10.5 degrees
Key driving stat: English hit just four fairways in the final round, but they all came when he was making 12 straight pars to close out his fifth career victory.
The more compact size (440 cubic centimeters) and slightly more forward center of gravity should resonate with high-swing-speed players who are seeking extra control and low spin. A carbon-composite section in the back half of the crown helps to lower the CG. It also wraps around the perimeter to save weight. The lowest launching model in the G430 family uses a face design that’s thinner to provide additional ball speed. The face also curves less at the bottom so that those low-face impacts launch with more energy and less spin.
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Sepp Straka, The American Express
Orlando Ramirez
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (Fujikura Ventus Blue 6X), 9 degrees
Key driving stat: While only the two rounds played at PGA West's Dye Stadium Course are measures, Straka ranked second in strokes gained/off the tee. Counting all four rounds, he was T-9 in driving accurary, hitting 41 of 56.
The lowest spinning model in the family was developed with the help of data from elite golfers and tour players. It uses a distinct multi-thickness face, designed through the use of artificial intelligence, that focuses on enhancing performance on center hits. Slightly heavier than the standard models, it aims to produce a neutral ball flight. The largely carbon-composite crown and sole save weight to make room for interchangeable weights in the front and rear of the sole. Callaway says this version improves downrange dispersion over last year’s Paradym TD by 34 percent.
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Nick Taylor, Sony Open
Sarah Stier
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (Fujikura Atmos Blue 6X), 10 degrees
Key driving stat: Taylor gained .868 strokes on the field off the tee for the week.
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Hideki Matsuyama, The Sentry
Maddie Meyer
Driver: Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II (Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX), 9.5 degrees
Key driving stat: Matsuyama broke the PGA Tour record with his 35-under total in part by finishing tied for seventh in driving accuacy, hitting 45 of 60 fairways.
This model combines the large, confidence-inspiring shape of the standard ZX5 with the low-forward center of gravity seen on the ZX7. An eight-gram weight positioned forward in the sole helps to make this the lowest spinning of the three models. Its neutral ball flight and mid- to high-launch angle caters to more aggressive swingers looking to max out distance. With the weight forward in the sole, expect a little less forgiveness on off-center hits compared to the standard ZX5 but somewhat more than the ZX7.
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