Daniel Berger’s Strong Run At WM Phoenix: What Changed In His Bag?

I always find it interesting to see what clubs players switch up at the start of the year. New drivers and fairway woods hit the market yet some players stick with what worked the previous season—and who can blame them? If you’re hitting it well and the latest model doesn’t offer a clear advantage, why make a change? Daniel Berger made a strong run at the Waste Management Phoenix Open and I happened to notice he’s made some big changes to his bag recently.

What’s in the bag: Daniel Berger

Daniel Berger has a mix of brands in his setup bag including PING, Callaway, Mizuno and TaylorMade. Depending on the course, he alternates between the PING G440 Max 5-wood and the Mizuno Pro 245 2-iron.

• Driver: PING G430 LST (10.5°)
• 3-Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15°)
• 5-Wood: PING G440 Max (19°)
• Irons: Mizuno Pro 245 (2), PING Blueprint S (4-PW)
• Wedges: Callaway Opus (50-10S, 56-10C, 60-08C)
• Putter: TaylorMade Ghost Tour Corza
• Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
• Ball: Titleist Pro V1

What’s changed?

In February 2025, Berger’s bag underwent three major changes: the irons, wedges and putter.

Berger switched from the TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC irons to the PING Blueprint S.

His wedges moved from the Titleist Vokey Design SM9 to the Callaway Opus. The Opus wedges did not perform well in our 2024 wedge testing but they are the wedges Xander Schauffele has in his bag as well.

Finally, Berger changed from the Titleist Scotty Cameron Phantom prototype to the TaylorMade Ghost Tour Corza.

PING Blueprint S irons (Who are they for?)

Berger isn’t the only professional player with the PING Blueprint S irons right now. Other top names include Corey Conners, Austin Eckroat, Tony Finau, Tyrrell Hatton and Sahith Theegala.

Harris English plays the PING Blueprint T.

The PING Blueprint irons are not for every player. You have to be a very good ball striker to benefit from using the Blueprint irons, even PING admits that. The Blueprint S was released in January 2024. It replaced the PING i59.

These irons feature the Precision Pocket Forging technology in the 5- through 3-iron. The clubhead is a little larger in the long irons and has a lower center of gravity to elevate launch.

Final thoughts

Berger began the year ranked 126th in the world. Now he’s climbed inside the top 60. Whether that surge is due to his new clubs or something else, only he knows.

Top Photo Caption: Daniel Berger hits a tee shot during the WM Phoenix Open. (GETTY IMAGES/Christian Petersen)