As the 2025 PGA Tour season begins, we too begin our annual tracking of eery drive used by a winner during the course of the tour year. It’s a fun endeavor as it provides an interesting way to review the year while also offering a closer look at the best technology used on tour. With his victory at The Sentry, Hideki Matsuyama kicks off the 2025 campaign, giving Srixon an early lead on the winning driving count. Each week we’ll add to the list and offer up the winning club and some interesting stats surrounding the victory.

Hideki Matsuyama, The Sentry

Maddie Meyer

Driver: Srixon ZX5 LS Mk II (Graphite Design Tour AD DI 8 TX), 9.5 degrees

Key driving stat: Matsuyama broke the PGA Tour record with his 35-under total in part by finishing tied for seventh in driving accuacy, hitting 45 of 60 fairways. 

All the clubs Matsuyama used to win at Kapalua

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This model combines the large, confidence-inspiring shape of the standard ZX5 with the low-forward center of gravity seen on the ZX7. An eight-gram weight positioned forward in the sole helps to make this the lowest spinning of the three models. Its neutral ball flight and mid- to high-launch angle caters to more aggressive swingers looking to max out distance. With the weight forward in the sole, expect a little less forgiveness on off-center hits compared to the standard ZX5 but somewhat more than the ZX7.

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This article was originally published on golfdigest.com