Kristian Krogh Johannessen Carries Two Drivers in Mallorca

By Staff Writer

November 1, 2026

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Key takeaways

Kristian Krogh Johannessen is carrying two drivers, a Ping G440 LST and a Ping G400 set up as a mini driver, at the HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final.
Only 15 of the 45 players in the field at Club de Golf Alcanada will earn DP World Tour cards for 2027.
The Norwegian lost his DP World Tour status at the end of 2024 and entered the week 38th in the Road to Mallorca Rankings.
Christo Lamprecht used a similar two-driver setup, plus five wedges and no 4-iron, at a 2025 Korn Ferry Tour event.

Kristian Krogh Johannessen is playing this week's HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final with two drivers in his bag, a setup built to solve one problem: hitting a mini driver off the deck.

Why does Johannessen carry two drivers?

The Norwegian's main club is a Ping G440 LST. His second driver, a Ping G400, is set up as a mini driver with a similar loft but a shorter shaft, trading some distance for easier dispersion off the tee and off the fairway. He switched to the setup after struggling for half a season to get a standard mini driver airborne from the turf; the shorter-shafted G400 goes through the ball more easily off the ground, at the cost of some distance. "It's basically my own version of a mini driver," Johannessen said.

Who else plays two drivers?

Johannessen isn't the only player carrying a spare driver. South African Christo Lamprecht used a two-driver setup at the Korn Ferry Tour's 2025 UNC Health Championship, pairing his full driver with a 14-degree, shorter-shafted semi-mini driver. To make room, he dropped his 4-iron and weakened his 3-iron while carrying five wedges.

Player	Main driver	Second driver	Trade-off
Kristian Krogh Johannessen	Ping G440 LST	Ping G400, shorter shaft and more loft	Gave up distance for control off the ground
Christo Lamprecht	Standard driver	14-degree semi-mini driver	Dropped the 4-iron, weakened the 3-iron

A second driver isn't about extra distance. It's about hitting the ball off the ground when the full driver can't.

What's at stake at the HotelPlanner Tour Grand Final?

Only 15 of the 45 players at Club de Golf Alcanada in Mallorca will earn DP World Tour cards for 2027. Johannessen, a 2022 Italian Open Challenge winner, lost his DP World Tour status at the end of 2024 and entered the week 38th in the Road to Mallorca Rankings. Midway through the third round, he sat outside the top 30 and needed a strong finish to climb back inside the cutoff.