The Players 2026: Scottie Scheffler explains why he switched driver (again!)

Scottie Scheffler has revealed the reason why he decided to go back to his old driver at the 2026 Players Championship. 

Scheffler tested TaylorMade's Qi4D driver four months ago during the Hero World Challenge in the Bahamas. 

But the runaway world number one only put it into play last week at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. 

Several other TaylorMade staffers, such as Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Charley Hull moved into it at the start of the year. 

Scheffler finished in a tie for 24th at Bay Hill but it was evident he wasn't happy with his game. 

He told reporters in his pre-tournament news conference on Wednesday that he was undecided over which driver to use during the PGA Tour's flagship event. 

Scheffler ultimately decided to go back to his Qi10. 

It was in play for three of four major championship victories, plus his win at the Olympics and numerous other PGA Tour titles. 

Scheffler carded a level par opener on Thursday. His card included four birdies and four bogeys. 

"I've seen some improvements in the new driver," Scheffler said.  

"Like my spin is much more consistent. It's actually a touch faster than my driver. 

"But the way I play, I always hit so many different types of shots and the one last week felt like it was going a little left on me.

"And when I want to hit my peeler a lot of times I would hit it out of the middle of the face it would start drawing on me.

"So I think that's a little bit today why the ball started going right way."

Scheffler said there are three holes on the Stadium Course where you simply cannot miss left. 

"I don't think I had enough trust in what the driver head was doing compared to where I was last week," he added. 

"I think it can be tough sometimes to kind of block that stuff out.

"But I have seen some improvements in the new driver, it's just I haven't been able to trust it in all the different shots that I hit, especially off the tee."