What’s in the Bag: Corey Conners
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What clubs does Canadian Corey Conners carry in his golf bag?
Corey Conners is often referred to as a journeyman on the PGA Tour, but that’s an unfair assessment of the quality of his game as well as the career he’s already had.
The Ontario-native turned professional in 2015 after playing his college golf for the Division One Kent State Golden Flashes from 2010-2014, where he won the 2012 and 2014 Mid-American Conference Championships. Notably, Conners played alongside fellow PGA Tour golfers Mackenzie Hughes and Taylor Pendrith while attending Kent State.
Corey earned a place in the 2015 Masters Tournament, after a second-place finish in the 2014 US Amateur, where he went on to miss the cut, although he was still the lowest-scoring amateur that year with a score of +5 over par. Since turning professional, Conners has gone on to play well in future Masters events with a record of one missed cut, a T46, T38, and three Top-10 finishes in his first six events in Augusta.
Conners has gone on to rise through the ranks of professional golf with steady but continuous progress, having played on the Web.com Tour (now known as the Korn Ferry Tour), PGA Tour Canada, and PGA Tour Lationamérica, before earning full rights to the PGA Tour.
Corey has since won twice on the PGA Tour, with both victories coming at the same event – the Valero Texas Open. Conners beat out Charley Hoffman by two strokes in 2019, earning the final qualifying spot to The Masters the following week, and took the title again in 2023, beating Sam Stevens by one shot.
Conners has since been selected for the Presidents Cup International Team and to represent his country in the Summer Olympics.
With a career-best World Ranking of 21st in 2025, Corey will be looking to make the most of his qualities in the months and years to come, and see if he can take more titles on tour and in Majors. With a Ping equipment contract in his hands, these are the clubs that Conners will be using to contend with in competition golf…
What Driver does Corey Conners use?
Corey Conners uses a Ping G440 LST Driver (9º) with a UST Mamiya Elements LIN-Q M40X White 6F5 (60g, X-Stiff) shaft
While Ping are typically known for making the most forgiving drivers in the market, the G440 LST is something different from their normal M.O.
Featuring a hotter and lighter face, a new Free hosel weight saving design, and Ping's CarbonFly wrap, the company is leveraging all of their key technologies into making this one of the fastest heads on the market.
The main difference between the core Max model and the LST (Low Spin Technology) option is that the LST is a more weight-forward, tour-orientated setup to focus not on forgiveness (as those playing this head are less likely to mishit the ball) and more on adding distance to the game.
That being said, it's still Ping, so it's not like you're ever going to struggle with one of their drivers!
What Fairway Woods does Corey Conners use?
Corey Conners uses a Ping G430 LST fairway wood (3-15º, adjusted to 14º) with a UST Mamiya Elements LIN-Q M40X Blue 7F5 (70g, X-Stiff) shaft
It's taken slightly longer for Conners to switch into this model over his previous G430 than it did with the driver, although he now clearly feels comfortable enough with the performance to do so. It's often said that the most personal club in the bag is the putter, but we'd wager that the fairway wood is a close second to the flat stick.
The G440 LST features a new HST (High-Strength Titanium) face combined with a Titanium 8-1-1 body for incredibly light yet strong construction. It's using these materials, and the CarbonFly crown, that Ping is able to pull CG lower down than ever before, helping to increase launch conditions and speed off the face.
Corey Conners uses a Ping G430 Max fairway wood (7-21º, adjusted to 19.5º) with a UST Mamiya Elements LIN-Q M40X blue 7F5 (70g, X-Stiff) shaft
While it has since been replaced by Ping's G440 Max, if it ain't broke, it doesn't need fixing! Conners has found a club that offers him everything he needs from it so, for now, there's no reason for him to swap to something he doesn't know as well.
What Irons does Corey Conners use?
Corey Conners uses Ping Blueprint S (4i, 5i) and Blueprint T (6-PW) irons with True Temper Project X 6.0 (120g) shafts
Utilizing Ping Blueprint T irons in his 6i down to PW, Corey Conners makes the most of the complete workability of the muscleback irons to attack pins in any scenario you care to mention. The Ping Blueprint T offers a compact, clean shape that can appeal to the eyes of any golfer (even the ones who might not be able to get the most out of them.
In his longer irons, Corey plays the Blueprint S heads, which have a shallow cavity in the back of them to increase forgiveness over the T model. The Blueprint S has been seen in the bags of plenty of Ping staff ambassadors this year, for the retention of silky smooth feedback during contact while offering just a fraction more help for pressure situations than the Blueprint T can.
Both models are outstanding, but for our money, we'd take the little extra help from the S line if we were going to play a complete set of one or the other!
What Wedges does Corey Conners use?
Corey Conners uses Ping S159 wedges (50-12S, 56-12S, and 60-8H) with True Temper Project X 6.0 (120g) shafts
Conners chooses to play the S-grind in his Gap and Sand wedges, with a higher bounce to help with his steeper delivery on full shots, while employing an H-grind in his Lob wedge. The H-grind, with a crescent moon-shaped beveling on the sole of the club giving it away, is still meant to suit the steeper swinging player while also offering versatility around the greens so you can still manipulate the face for the shot you need to hit.
What Putter does Corey Conners use?
Corey Conners uses a Ping PLD Prime Tyne S putter fitted with a Ping PP58 grip
Exceptional feel and feedback, as you'd expect from a Ping putter, is enhanced with two different milling options across the line-up. Most models, including Conners' Ally Blue, feature a Deep AMP (Aggressive Milling Pattern) fly cut for richer sound and a better, softer responsiveness at impact.
The Ally Blue is a three-piece construction that utilizes an aluminium body and hosel, while switching to 303 stainless steel in the face, a classic material for putters that emphasizes feedback. The mallet head maximizes forgiveness on off-center strikes while the construction still offers incredible feel and touch on the greens - a great combination for any golfer!
What Golf Ball does Corey Conners use?
Corey Conners uses a Titleist ProV1 Golf Ball
What does makes Conners' choice slightly unusual is to go for the standard ProV1 instead of the 'x' variant. Typically, we'll see the Titleist ProV1x on the PGA Tour due to its higher launch and spin profile, something that tour pros want to see to help increase their height into some of the fastest greens that you'll ever play.
Putting the lower-spin and launch ball into the bag says things about what kind of flight Corey wants to see, or at least what kind of conditions he's likely grown up in, with coastal or windy course golfers generally opting for the slightly softer ProV1 model.
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What's in the bag of Corey Conners
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Corey Conners uses Ping Blueprint S and Blueprint T irons
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Corey Conners uses a Ping G430 Max fairway 7-wood
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Corey Conners uses a Ping G440 LST driver
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Corey Conners uses a Ping G440 LST fairway 3-wood
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Corey Conners uses a Ping PLD Ally Blue putter
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Corey Conners uses Ping S159 wedges
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Corey Conners and Sahith Theegala compare markings on their Titleist ProV1 balls
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Corey Conners has won twice at the Valero Texas Open on the PGA Tour
