Rory McIlroy

Who pays, and what gets played

Brand share across the bag, weighted by how often each maker is reported rather than by how many products carry its name — one driver named in ninety reports is not the equal of a grip named once.

• TaylorMade65%
• Fujikura8%
• 18 others27%

Concentrated. 65% of Rory McIlroy’s cited equipment is TaylorMade, the shape a full equipment contract makes.

The bag

Every line is a claim someone published, kept beside the report it came from. The leading club in each slot is the one Rory McIlroy was most recently reported playing, and the date beside it is when that report ran.

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Previously reported

Equipment Rory McIlroy has been reported playing and is no longer reported with. The report saying so is quoted beneath each one, and several often come from the same article.

• WedgesTaylorMade MG5 lob wedge

  “In a similar vein, Rory McIlroy has also made a wedge change this week, going to a lower bounce TaylorMade MG4 lob wedge from his MG5 gamer.”View report

• DriversTaylorMade M2 driver

  “The M2 driver that Rory was spotted practicing with is similar to the Nike Vapor Fly Pro, which Rory had previously been using, in that it offers a simpler, relatively limited amount of adjustability.”View report

• DriversTitleist 910 D2Titleist 913 D2

  “During that five year period he was using the 909 D2 (2008-09), the 910 D2 (2010-12) and the 913 D2 (2012-13).”View report

• DriversTitleist 905R Driver 9.5˚Titleist 907 D2

  “In 2006, he had the Titleist 905, before transitioning into the Titleist 907 D2 a year later.”View report

• DriversTitleist 907 D4

  “He continued to use this club, occasionally opting for a D4 version in a 9.5° head.”View report

• Fairway woodsTaylorMade R7 Mini Driver

  “At the age of 15, McIlroy was using a TaylorMade R7, one of the most famous drivers in the history of golf.”View report

• IronsTaylorMade P7CB irons

  “After experimenting with a set of TaylorMade P7CB cavity back irons for the past two months and raving about them, McIlroy has made a somewhat shocking decision to revert back to his RORS PROTO blades this week for his PGA Tour season debut at Pebble Beach.”View report

• IronsTitleist 660 irons

  “Whether they were Titleist 660s he started golf journey with or the various Nike and TaylorMade offerings he has switched between, the same thing has been constant throughout; they were all blades.”View report

• DriversTaylorMade Qi35

  “It has now been revealed by Skratch on the ground ahead of Thursday's first round at TPC Toronto that McIlroy is now using a new TaylorMade Qi35 Driver , a club that has taken honours in our latest Best Golf Drivers test.”View report

• Fairway woodsTaylorMade Qi35 3-woodTaylorMade Qi35 5-wood

  “His first driver switch came in the lead-up to that event when McIlroy put into play the new TaylorMade Qi35 driver (9-degree), 3-wood (15-degree) and 5-wood (18-degree).”View report

• Fairway woodsTaylorMade Qi35 Fairway Wood

  “At the Arnold Palmer Invitational, McIlroy was seen using new TaylorMade equipment, specifically a Qi35 driver and fairway woods. However, for the final day, he decided to replace them all and move back to the TaylorMade Qi10 .”View report

• Golf ballsTaylorMade TP5x

  “"Like maybe the two shots into 15 at the weekend, I don't think the TP5x spots on the green the way the TP5 did. Those two holes.”View report

• Fairway woodsTaylorMade Qi10 5-wood

  “Although Rory has kept his Qi10 3-wood in the bag, he has switched into TaylorMade's latest Qi4D 5-wood, upgrading from his Qi10 model that had served him well.”View report

• Golf ballsTitleist Pro V1 golf ball

  “He lifted his first two Majors (2011 US Open and 2012 US PGA) using Titleist clubs and the Pro V1 golf ball before joining Nike in 2013.”View report

• GripsSuperStroke Ryder Cup grip

  “Rory McIlroy returned to TaylorMade’s Spider Hydro Blast mallet but opted to replace the SuperStroke Ryder Cup grip with a fresh SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour that had “Rors” emblazoned on the front.”View report

• PuttersNike Method Origin B2-01

  “The Northern Irishman last played at the USPGA Champioship, where he was using a Nike Method Origin B2-01 prototype blade, but may well have spent his time off breaking in some new models to try and cure the hot-and-cold form he's had with the short stick this season.”View report

• PuttersScotty Cameron Select Newport M1 Tour Prototype

  “McIlroy made the jump to a Scotty Cameron Select Newport M1 Tour Prototype mallet that played a role in his 2016 Tour Championship victory”View report

• PuttersScotty Cameron GSS Prototype

  “It was reminiscent of the Cameron GSS prototype with chromatic bronze finish he used to win his first two majors at the 2011 U.S. Open at Congressional C.C. and 2012 PGA at Kiawah’s Ocean Course.”View report

• PuttersScotty Cameron Studio Select Newport GSS Prototype

  “McIlroy won both the 2011 US Open at Congressional and 2012 PGA Championship at Kiawah Island using a Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport GSS Prototype.”View report

• PuttersScotty Cameron Newport GSS

  “McIlroy has been in an off-again on-again relationship for years with his Scotty Cameron Newport GSS putter that has four major wins to its name. But when he captured the win at the recent 2021 CJ Cup, it was McIlroy’s TaylorMade Spider X Tour mallet that got the job done.”View report

• PuttersScotty Cameron Concept M1 Prototype mallet

  “One of the more impactful changes McIlroy made at the outset of the FedEx Cup playoffs was the addition of a Cameron Concept M1 Prototype mallet that replaced his Nike Method Origin B2-01.”View report

• ShaftsFujikura Rombax Pro 95 X

  “The company’s Rombax shaft was in his driver, 3-wood and 5-wood when he secured his first PGA Tour win at Quail Hollow in 2010; the Rombax product was a mainstay in his fairway woods through the 2016 season.”View report

• ShaftsMitsubishi Chemical Kuro Kage Silver TiNi 70X

  “Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Kuro Kage Silver TiNi 70X”View report

• DriversTaylorMade M5/M6

  “McIlroy has replaced his older TaylorMade M5/M6 metalwoods with the new SIM driver, SIM fairway woods, and a SIM Max rescue club.”View report

• DriversNike VR_S Covert 2.0

  “Driver: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 (8.5 degrees) with a Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage XTS 70X shaft”View report

• Long & utility ironsNike MM prototype 2-iron

  “Instead of the Nike MM proto 2-iron he carried at Hoylake, McIlroy had a VRS Covert 5-wood (19 degrees).”View report

• Golf ballsNike RZN Black

  “Rory was impressed with the Nike RZN Black’s performance, especially when hitting it from the tee, labeling it “The best driver and ball combination I’ve ever had.””View report

• IronsTitleist 710 MB

  “His irons were the Titleist 710 MB blades and he had them from 3-9 iron with Project X 6.5 shafts.”View report

• WedgesTitleist Vokey SM7

  “His wedges for 2011 were Titleist Vokey Designs and he had three in at the US Open in 48, 54 and 60 degrees.”View report

• ShaftsTrue Temper

  “3 wood: Titleist 906F2 13.5 degree, True Temper Project X X7A3 shaft”View report

• ShaftsFujikura ZCOM Pro 95

  “5 wood: Titleist 906F2 18 degree, Fujikura ZCOM Pro 95 shaft”View report

• GripsGolf Pride Multi Compound

  “All of his clubs, barring the putter, were fitted with yellow multi compound Golf Pride grips.”View report

• ShaftsMitsubishi Tensei CK Pro Orange 70X (cut)

  “opening the year with Mitsubishi's Kuro Kage before switching to Tensei CK Pro Orange 70X (45.5 inches cut) at the Arnold Palmer Invitational”View report

• ShaftsMitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage shaft

  “I had been playing the same Kuro Kage shaft for seven years, and I just thought that in seven years there must be something out there that’s a little bit better,” McIlroy said.”View report

• PuttersOdyssey O-Works #5

  “However, after conducting some testing on his own against TaylorMade's TP Mullen head and an Odyssey O-Works putter he had been using since the start of the year, per PGATour.com , McIlroy chose the TaylorMade Spider Tour Red .”View report

• PuttersOdyssey ProType

  “McIlroy had been using an Odyssey ProType putter.”View report

• PuttersOdyssey O-Works prototype

  “McIlroy has tested the Spider Tour Red putter against a custom TaylorMade TP Collection Mullen and the Odyssey O-Works prototype he was previously using and noticed some key improvements on sidespin with the Spider.”View report

• DriversCallaway Epic Sub Zero

  “He initially went to the TaylorMade M2 driver and fairway woods, before settling with the Callaway Epic Sub Zero driver at the start of this year along with Callaway irons and Titleist Vokey wedges.”View report

• Drivers · Fairway woodsCallaway GBB EpicCallaway GBB Epic Fairway Wood

  “That setup included the new Callaway GBB Epic driver and fairway wood , along with Callaway Apex MB prototype irons, Titleist Vokey SM6 wedges , an Odyssey putter and the Titleist Pro V1x ball .”View report

• DriversNike Covert Tour 2.0

  “He kicked off 2014 with the Nike Covert Tour 2.0 driver and Nike VR Pro Blades then famously put the new Vapor Pro driver into the bag ahead of the 2014 Ryder Cup.”View report