What’s in the Bag: Thriston Lawrence

What golf clubs, ball, and other equipment does South African golfer Thriston Lawrence use?

Thriston Lawrence (born 3 December 1996) is a South African professional golfer who currently plays on the DP World Tour and the Africa-based Sunshine Tour. He has won four times on the European Tour: the Joburg Open, Omega European Masters, South African Open Championship, and, most recently, the 2023 BMW International Open.

Not a household name, Lawrence’s best finish at a major was a T42 at the 2022 Open Championship at St Andrews, but his 65 in the third round of the 2024 Open at Royal Troon gave him a share of second heading into the final round and saw him tee off in the final group alongside leader Billy Horschel.

Lawrence is a Ping staff player and uses a full bag of Ping golf clubs.

What driver does Triston Lawrence use?

Thriston Lawrence uses a Ping G430 MAX Driver (10.5° set at 10.25° with Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 80TX shaft).

What fairway woods does Thriston Lawrence use?

Thriston Lawrence uses Ping G430 MAX 3-wood (15°) and 5-wood (18°) both with Mitsubishi Chemical Diamana shafts.

What irons does Thriston Lawrence use?

Thriston Lawrence uses Ping i230 (4-5 irons) plus Ping iBlade (6-PW) with Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts.

Read our full Ping i230 irons review.

What wedges does Thriston Lawrence use?

Thriston Lawrence uses Ping s159 wedges (50°, 54°, 58°) with Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts.

Read our full Ping s159 wedges review.

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About the author

Rob McGarr is a freelance writer who produces regular content for Today's Golfer.

Rob McGarr – Contributing Editor

Rob has been a writer and editor for over 15 years, covering all manner of subjects for leading magazines and websites.

He has previously been Features Editor of Today’s Golfer magazine and Digital Editor of todays-golfer.com, and held roles at FHM, Men’s Running, Golf World, and MAN Magazine.

You can follow him on YouTube where – depending on what day of the week it is – he’ll either be trying his best to get his handicap down to scratch or shoving his clubs in a cupboard, never to be seen again.

Rob is a member at Royal North Devon, England’s oldest golf course, where he plays off a three-handicap.

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