Joaquin Niemann WITB: Everything in the setup of the LIV Golf UK champion
All the gear that LIV's most dominant player has in play right now.
He might have had an Open Championship to forget, but at LIV Golf UK over the weekend, Joaquin Niemann reminded everyone exactly why he's the most dominant player on the breakaway tour right now.
The 26-year-old Chilean wrapped up his fifth victory on the LIV circuit so far this year at Rocester's JCB Golf & Country Club, producing a dominant display over 54 holes to prevail over runner-up Bubba Watson by three strokes.
In doing so, he earned himself a tidy $4 million paycheque and soared further clear of Jon Rahm at the top of the individual standings, putting him firmly on-course for the tour's championship.
A PING staff player, Niemann games an eclectic array of the American brand's clubs from driver to putter, putting in to play a mixture of woods and irons from different years and generations.
Read on to find out about the full set-up of one of golf's hottest talents right now.
Joaquin Niemann WITB
Age | 26 |
Turned pro | 2018 |
Major wins | 0 |
PGA Tour wins | 2 |
LIV Golf wins | 7 |
PING G430 LST (10.5 degrees; Graphite Design Tour AD DI 6 X) | |
PING G440 Max 3-wood (15 degrees; Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX), 4-wood (16.5 degrees; Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX) | |
PING G430 (26 degrees; Graphite Design Tour AD DI Hybrid 95 X) | |
PING Blueprint S (5-PW; Project X 6.5) | |
Ping s159 (52-12S, 56-12S, 60-08B; Project X 6.5) | |
Ping PLD Anser Prototype | |
Adidas Tour360 |
Driver: PING G430 LST
Like most of PING's staff team, Niemann favours the brand's low-spin LST driver variants, having played the G430 LST since its introduction back in the 2024. After all, if it's not broken, why fix it?
Niemann games his G430 LST Graphite Designs' high-launch, low-spin Tour AD DI shaft—incidentally giving the shaft its second win of the weekend. 3M Open Champion Kurt Kitayama has the same shaft fitted in his fairway woods.
Woods: PING G440 Max
Interestingly, Kitayama opts for PING's most forgiving model, the more current game improvement-oriented G440 Max, in his fairway woods, putting into play both a 3-wood and a 4-wood from the larger-profiled, easy launching model.
Favouring versatility and ease of launch while keeping his spin rates from getting out of control, Niemann plays Tour AD DI shafts in both, which work to promote a higher ball flight while maintaining low spin.
Hybrid: PING G430
Hybrids aren't an incredibly common sight on tour anymore, with most players opting to game either a higher-lofted fairway wood or a driving iron as a more forgiving option off the tee. Niemann, however, prefers a hybrid, having played his PING G430, set up in a 26-degree option akin to that of a 5-hybrid, for some time now.
Irons: PING Blueprint S
PING's ultra-clean Blueprint S irons are by far the most popular of the brand's irons on tour, having also featured in the bag of last month's John Deere winner Brian Campbell. Niemann plays the iron, which combines sleek looks with a thin topline, forged construction and minimal offset for maximum workability, from a 5-iron down to a pitching wedge.
Wedges: PING s159
While a good deal of PING's staff players opt for either Titleist or TaylorMade wedges at the shorter end of their bag, PING's s159 range has found a fan in Niemann, who plays the wedges in a 52, 56 and 60-degree option. Wheel-cut grooves on the s159 help impart more spin on the ball the stronger the loft gets, while the tour-proven design helps deliver greater accuracy on full shots.
Putter: PING PLD Anser Prototype
PING's PLD (Putting Lab Design) department is responsible for Niemann's short stick, the range featuring a thinner milled face for a slightly firmer feel on the ball and more feedback and consistency throughout different stroke weights. Niemann prefers his in a slight variation of PING's iconic Anser blade shape.
Golf Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
With much of his bag geared towards maximising launch and minimising spin, Niemann games Titleist's Pro V1x—a ball engineered for distance above all else. Ultra-low spinning off the tee, the Pro V1x flies slightly higher than the Pro V1, and also boasts a firmer feel that many tour players prefer for its enhanced feedback around the greens.
Brad Nash is Reviews Editor at GolfMagic, having joined the team in June 2025 to look after all things reviews, soft goods testing and equipment alongside Equipment Editor Tom. Primarily a writer, you may see him pop up in videos or on the GolfMagic socials from time to time.
