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TaylorMade Qi4D Driver

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First cited here by Nelly Korda, January 2023

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  • McIlroy switched to the Qi4D late in the 2025 season and called it "the easiest driver switch of my career."
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  • After two seasons of sticking with his trusted TaylorMade Qi10 driver, Scottie Scheffler started the 2026 Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill Club and Lodge on Thursday using TaylorMade’s new Qi4D driver , joining a growing list of the company’s marquee players who have already made the move.
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  • Beginning with the driver and, interestingly, Scheffler opted to move back to his TaylorMade Qi10 Dot at the start of the week , swapping it out for the Qi4D, which was first seen in his set-up at the Hero World Challenge in December.
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  • From photos on Getty Images, that driver would be an 8-degree TaylorMade Qi4D, a club that while not at retail, recently hit the R&A/USGA conforming list and has been used in competition by Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood.
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  • After playing TaylorMade’s new Qi4D driver and 3-wood at the Hero World Challenge last month, Scheffler made a surprise move back to his Qi10 top of bag for his 2026 debut, which he’s used for most of the last two seasons.
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  • Rounding out the final equipment change of the season, and it's only fitting it involves the driver once again, as McIlroy put the new TaylorMade Qi4D driver and fairway woods into play at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D 9.0 FCT Setting: Upright One Click toward lower Front TAS Weights: 9g heel, 3g toe Back TAS Weights: 9g heel, 3g toe Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX Length: 45″ CUT Tipping: 1″ Swingweight: D3
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  • The top three players in the world – Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood – are all TaylorMade players, and all three have already switched into the Qi4D, before its official launch in early 2026.
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  • The top three players in the world – Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood – are all TaylorMade players, and all three have already switched into the Qi4D, before its official launch in early 2026.
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  • The top three players in the world – Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood – are all TaylorMade players, and all three have already switched into the Qi4D, before its official launch in early 2026.
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  • Having used the Qi10 since 2024, he made the switch to the TaylorMade Qi4D in November 2025, with t he driver hitting the USGA's Conforming List and McIlroy using it that week at the HSBC Abu Dhabi Championship.
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  • This season, with the Qi4D driver he switched into during its first week of availability in November, McIlroy is again among the top drivers on the PGA Tour , ranking second in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee.
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  • After months of testing and an initial run last December at the Hero World Challenge , Scheffler has finally put TaylorMade’s latest Qi4D driver in the bag at the Arnold Palmer Invitational this week.
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  • At this week’s FedEx St. Jude Championship , the first leg of the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup Playoffs, Scheffler made a surprise switch, swapping out his TaylorMade Qi10 for TaylorMade’s new Qi4D driver.
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D 10.5 degrees FCT Sleeve: Upright 1 Towards Higher Front weights: 5g Heel, 3g Toe Back weights: 3g Heel, 3g Toe Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD FI 6-S Length: 44 3/4’’ CUT
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  • The four-time Major champion ranked 19th in Strokes Gained: Off the tee at the Arnold Palmer Invitational with the Qi4D, gaining 1.28 strokes per round with it while hitting 53.57% of fairways.
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  • Rory McIlroy made an immediate switch from a Qi10 model driver he used for all but six rounds the past two seasons to a new Qi4D core model driver at this week’s Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
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  • Scheffler added the Qi4D core driver and 3-wood to the bag this week in the Bahamas and it’s stuck through the first two rounds as he sits just one off the lead going into the weekend.
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  • Having used the Qi10 Dot throughout his 2024 and 2025 campaigns, Scheffler did use the Qi4D during the Hero World Challenge , where the light blue face of his previous gamer remained.
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  • TaylorMade player Nelly Korda, who never switched to the Qi35, has moved straight from the Qi10 Max – the driver she used to such dominant effect in 2024 – into the Qi4D core model.
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  • Seen practicing at Yas Links ahead of the $9 million tournament, it appears McIlroy was using the standard version of the TaylorMade Qi4D, while Fleetwood was using the LS version.
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  • Seen practicing at Yas Links ahead of the $9 million tournament, it appears McIlroy was using the standard version of the TaylorMade Qi4D, while Fleetwood was using the LS version.
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  • Scottie Scheffler switched to the new TaylorMade Qi4D driver two weeks ago, and the World No. 1 has now tripled his win total on the season and grabbed another FedEx Cup title.
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  • Korda isn't known for changing her set-up often, with the four-time Major winner using a TaylorMade Qi4D driver , TaylorMade Stealth 2 fairway woods and a Ping G425 hybrid.
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  • Although he was sketchy with his TaylorMade Qi4D driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft, McIlroy used the club as an effective weapon in birdieing Nos. 7, 8 and 13.
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  • Clark has been spotted with numerous drivers throughout 2026 and, at the Zurich Classic of New Orleans, he put the TaylorMade Qi4D in-play, specifically the Core model.
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  • After using a TaylorMade Qi10 driver throughout 2025, Korda opted for a yet-to-be-released TaylorMade Qi4D , which was added to the conforming list a few weeks earlier.
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  • Scottie Scheffler looks to be back in the TaylorMade Qi4D driver ahead of the Arnold Palmer Invitational, having been pictured using it during the Pro-Am at Bay Hill.
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  • The trio, and caddie Ted Scott, spent several hours on the range, with several different Qi4D heads and different Fujikura Ventus Black shafts looking for “the one.”
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  • Since then, the TaylorMade Qi4D has been the weapon of choice for McIlroy, who has it set at 7.5° and with his trusty Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft in-play.
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  • Clark has been spotted with numerous drivers throughout 2026 and, at his most recent start, he had the TaylorMade Qi4D in-play, specifically the Core model.
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  • For the first time in two years, Korda was able to clear both hurdles with a different driver in the bag after extensive testing with TaylorMade’s Qi4D.
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  • The 2023 U.S. Open champion began the season by using four different drivers in his first five events, but eventually settled on the TaylorMade Qi4D .
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  • the latter coming after a switch to a 8-degree TaylorMade Qi4D driver with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft, going away from his trusty Qi10 model.
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  • Charley Hull has switched from the Qi10 LS to the Qi4D LS, while Brooke Henderson has moved from the Qi10 into the Qi4D, both in the standard head.
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  • All of this matters because Scheffler’s latest TaylorMade Qi4D prototype driver isn’t something you’ll find sitting on a retail shelf come January.
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  • Out went a specially-made TaylorMade Qi4D driver he’d been using since the US Open, and in came the Krank Formula Fire driver he’d used previously.
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  • For McIlroy, who has enjoyed considerable success with his Qi4D this season, including another Masters victory , the change is welcome.
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  • Beginning with the driver, where McIlroy is using the Core version of the TaylorMade Qi4D, one of the best drivers that money can buy.
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  • At the top end of the bag, Korda uses the TaylorMade Qi4D , specifically the Core version with a Graphite Design Tour AD FI 6 S shaft.
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  • There was a TaylorMade Qi4D driver , a TP5x golf ball , a Stealth 2 7-wood , P·7CB cavity-back irons and a prototype blade putter.
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  • Rory plays a low lofted, open faced, back weighted Qi4D core model vs. Tommy’s lofted up, upright, front weighted Qi4D LS driver.
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  • Scheffler appears to be following suit, as he was spotted using both the TaylorMade Qi4D driver and fairway wood in the Bahamas.
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  • At the CJ Cup, Clark won with a TaylorMade Qi4D 10.5º driver and a Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX golf shaft at 45.00″ cut length.
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  • Scheffler was spotted practicing with the TaylorMade Qi4D driver on Tuesday and used the club during Wednesday’s practice round.
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  • He then moved onto the Titleist TSR driver, before switching to a TaylorMade Qi4D driver at this week's Genesis Invitational.
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  • It marks a change for the Texan, who put in TaylorMade's new Qi4D driver in his last start at the Hero World Challenge.
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  • In fact, Adrian mentioned that once Rory hit the final Qi4D build, he didn’t even pick up his previous driver again.
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  • One major change was his driver as McIlroy switched to TaylorMade’s latest model, the Qi4D, late last fall.
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  • Scottie Scheffler has switched into the TaylorMade Qi4D driver at this week's FedEx St Jude Championship.
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  • Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade Qi4D driver (9° at 7.75°) with a Fujikura Ventus Black 60g X-Stiff shaft
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  • Scheffler surprised many by starting the opening round in Memphis with a new TaylorMade Qi4D driver
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  • He had briefly used the newer Qi4D model at the Arnold Palmer Invitational the week prior.
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  • The three-time PGA Tour winner went on to say that he’s currently using a TaylorMade Qi4D.
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  • In photos, it’s clear McIlroy is swinging a yet-to-be-released TaylorMade Qi4D driver.
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  • Tommy Fleetwood also joined him, gaming a Qi4D LS model from his previous Qi35 core.
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  • Charlie uses the latest Qi4D driver from TaylorMade. Together with the manufacturer, he has made some micro cosmetic changes to the driver face to suit Woods’ eye better – wanted to see more face at address.
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D 10.5˚ FCT Sleeve: Upright 1 Towards Higher Front weights: 5g Heel, 3g Toe Back weights: 3g Heel, 3g Toe Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD FI 6-S Length: 44 3/4’’ CUT
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  • While the putter, with its layers of lead tape on the sole, remained unchanged, Clark did make tweaks to his TaylorMade Qi4D driver setup, dropping to an 8.0˚ head.
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  • Off the tee, Clark ranked sixth in strokes gained/off the tee with his 10.5-degree TaylorMade Qi4D with a Project X Titan Yellow 60TX shaft.
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  • Scottie Scheffler uses a TaylorMade Qi4D driver (8.25°) with a Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 58 Rib grip
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D FCT Sleeve: Two clicks lower (1.5˚ sleeve) Actual Loft: 8˚ Face: Grey with fiducials and topline
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  • Nelly Korda uses a TaylorMade Qi4D driver (10°) with a Graphite Design Tour AD FI 6 S shaft
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  • Wyndham Clark uses a TaylorMade Qi4D driver (9°) with a Project X Titan Black 70 TX shaft
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  • DRIVER: TaylorMade Qi4D (10.5 degrees), with Project X Titan Black 70 TX shaft - SHOP NOW
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D – currently no info on this driver, as not officially released.
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  • DRIVER: TaylorMade Qi4D (9 degrees), with Graphite Design Tour AD DF-6 X shaft
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  • TaylorMade Qi4D (8 degrees) – Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Grey 6.5 TX 70 g
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  • Driver Model: TaylorMade Qi4D 10.5º Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD-DI 60X
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  • DRIVER: TaylorMade Qi4D (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft
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  • DRIVER: TaylorMade Qi4D (8 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 7X shaft
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX), 10.5 degrees
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX), 8 degrees
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  • TaylorMade Qi4D (9 degrees), with Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft
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  • Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (Fujikura Ventus Black 7X), 8 degrees
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  • He has now switched brands and opts for the TaylorMade Qi4D.
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  • Although it's not confirmed, the new TaylorMade Qi4D driver and fairway woods appear to be staying in the bag, with the 29-time PGA Tour winner continuing to use them at TGL, having put them in-play at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in November , the week they hit the USGA's Conforming List.
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  • Just recently, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood have been spotted with new TaylorMade Qi4D drivers and fairway woods , while another TaylorMade staffer has also changed his set-up, albeit not in the top section of his bag.
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  • Just recently, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood have been spotted with new TaylorMade Qi4D drivers and fairway woods , while another TaylorMade staffer has also changed his set-up, albeit not in the top section of his bag.
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  • Just recently, Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood have been spotted with new TaylorMade Qi4D drivers and fairway woods , while another TaylorMade staffer has also changed his set-up, albeit not in the top section of his bag.
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  • He is a fairly late adopter of the new Qi4D driver, with TaylorMade staffers including Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood , Collin Morikawa , Charley Hull, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson all moving straight into it this year.
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  • He is a fairly late adopter of the new Qi4D driver, with TaylorMade staffers including Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood , Collin Morikawa , Charley Hull, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson all moving straight into it this year.
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  • He is a fairly late adopter of the new Qi4D driver, with TaylorMade staffers including Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood , Collin Morikawa , Charley Hull, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson all moving straight into it this year.
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  • He is a fairly late adopter of the new Qi4D driver, with TaylorMade staffers including Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood , Collin Morikawa , Charley Hull, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson all moving straight into it this year.
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  • He is a fairly late adopter of the new Qi4D driver, with TaylorMade staffers including Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood , Collin Morikawa , Charley Hull, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson all moving straight into it this year.
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  • He is a fairly late adopter of the new Qi4D driver, with TaylorMade staffers including Rory McIlroy , Tommy Fleetwood , Collin Morikawa , Charley Hull, Nelly Korda and Brooke Henderson all moving straight into it this year.
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  • At the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, both Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood put the new TaylorMade Qi4D driver and fairway woods into play , models that hit the USGA's conforming list the week prior to the tournament.
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  • At the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, both Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood put the new TaylorMade Qi4D driver and fairway woods into play , models that hit the USGA's conforming list the week prior to the tournament.
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  • The Qi4D has also won two majors this season, four of the five women’s majors and the first two legs of the FedEx Cup Playoffs after Scottie Scheffler won in his first event with the new driver last week.
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  • Like so many TaylorMade staffers, Korda made the move to the new Qi4D driver , which has found its way into the set-ups of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Charley Hull, to name a few.
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  • Like so many TaylorMade staffers, Korda made the move to the new Qi4D driver , which has found its way into the set-ups of Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler, Tommy Fleetwood and Charley Hull, to name a few.
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  • Fellow TaylorMade stablemate Scottie Scheffler also continued using the Qi10 up until two weeks ago, when he seemingly switched to the Qi4D for good during his win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship.
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  • But unlike his TaylorMade Qi4D 7.8-degree driver , which may prove a bit difficult for the average recreational player to flush off the tee, Scheffler’s Nike shoes are refreshingly accessible.
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  • Nelly Korda, Brooke Henderson and Charley Hull have also been playing Qi4D, but adding Scheffler to the group carries a different kind of weight because of how reluctant he has been to change.
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  • Nelly Korda, Brooke Henderson and Charley Hull have also been playing Qi4D, but adding Scheffler to the group carries a different kind of weight because of how reluctant he has been to change.
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  • Nelly Korda, Brooke Henderson and Charley Hull have also been playing Qi4D, but adding Scheffler to the group carries a different kind of weight because of how reluctant he has been to change.
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  • The move now means the World’s top three players — Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood — have all moved into the new Qi4D driver, along with a host of other TaylorMade staffers.
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  • The move now means the World’s top three players — Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood — have all moved into the new Qi4D driver, along with a host of other TaylorMade staffers.
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  • McIlroy, who is teeing it up at the Crown Australian Open , is using the standard Qi4D, but appears to have a lighter grey with markers on the face of his new driver.
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  • The Qi4D range has had big success on tour this year, with the likes of Rory McIlroy , Nelly Korda, Tommy Fleetwood , Charley Hull and Collin Morikawa all using it.
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  • The Qi4D range has had big success on tour this year, with the likes of Rory McIlroy , Nelly Korda, Tommy Fleetwood , Charley Hull and Collin Morikawa all using it.
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  • The Qi4D range has had big success on tour this year, with the likes of Rory McIlroy , Nelly Korda, Tommy Fleetwood , Charley Hull and Collin Morikawa all using it.
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  • The Qi4D range has had big success on tour this year, with the likes of Rory McIlroy , Nelly Korda, Tommy Fleetwood , Charley Hull and Collin Morikawa all using it.
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  • Before the calendar even flipped to 2026, he had already added TaylorMade’s Qi4D driver and fairway woods, a clear signal he’d been busy reevaluating his setup.
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  • TaylorMade's Qi4D range hit the USGA's Conforming List in mid-November , with McIlroy and Fleetwood putting it in the bag at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
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  • TaylorMade's Qi4D range hit the USGA's Conforming List in mid-November , with McIlroy and Fleetwood putting it in the bag at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
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  • McIlroy won The Masters with the driver in the bag and it has had five PGA Tour wins this year , three with the Qi4D Core and two with the Qi4D LS.
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  • Initial testing was carried out using standard Qi4D heads before extensive work around Masters week in Dallas led to the current design.
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  • It means 50% of his bag has changed since the 2025 season ended with the new Qi4D driver and two Qi4D fairway woods joining the P7CBs.
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  • The first testing was done with DeChambeau using the standard Qi4D heads just to see how the platform would hold up with his speeds.
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  • The USGA website confirms the drivers have a carbon fiber clubface just like that on the core Qi4D driver used by Rory McIlroy .
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  • That’s similar to Wyndham Clark, who is also most recently in a Qi4D and has played four different drivers this year.
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  • For TaylorMade, the list of players already in the Qi4D includes Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood.
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  • For TaylorMade, the list of players already in the Qi4D includes Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood.
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  • For TaylorMade, the list of players already in the Qi4D includes Rory McIlroy, Collin Morikawa and Tommy Fleetwood.
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  • Wyndham Clark went back to his Ping G440 Max 3-wood and went from 10.5˚ to 9.0˚ loft on his Qi4D driver
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  • Clark joins Rory McIlroy and Nelly Korda in winning four of the five of them with the Qi4D driver.
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  • Clark joins Rory McIlroy and Nelly Korda in winning four of the five of them with the Qi4D driver.
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  • Lucas Glover also added a new Qi4D driver, which is at least his third driver change of the year.
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  • And both of the year’s two-time major winners won their titles using TaylorMade Qi4D drivers.
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  • Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler both recently used the Qi4D at the Hero World Challenge
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  • Rory McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler both recently used the Qi4D at the Hero World Challenge
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  • Rory McIlroy has already been using the Qi4D as has Tommy Fleetwood.
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  • Rory McIlroy has already been using the Qi4D as has Tommy Fleetwood.
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  • TaylorMade Qi4D (9°)
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