Rory McIlroy's golf equipment through the years
See the evolution of Rory's gear from his amateur days in Europe to his triumphs in the majors, Ryder Cups and FedEx Cups.
David DusekRory Mcilroy has now won two Players Championships, three FedEx Cups and four major championships, and while McIlroy's driver has garnered a lot of attention over the years, the rest of his equipment has evolved and changed too. Rory is known for hitting some of the highest iron shots on the PGA Tour. While his shortgame and putting can be streaky, he has developed a knack for being clutch on the big stage.
Rory has made subtle tweaks and modifications to all his gear since he turned pro in 2007. Take a look below at some of the equipment Rory McIlroy has played since 2006.
2006 Faldo Series
Shortly before McIlroy turned pro, he competed using a 400-cubic-centimer, 7.5-degree Titleist Pro Titanium 905S driver.
2007 British Open
Many people got their first close look at McIlroy during the 2007 British Open at Carnoustie, which was won by Padraig Harrington. At that tournament, an 18-year-old McIlroy, who was still an amateur, used a Titleist 907D2 driver.
2007 Quinn Direct British Masters
Playing in his first professional event at the Quinn Direct British Masters in September 2007, McIlroy played 14 Titleist clubs, including a set of 660 muscleback blade irons
2009 PGA Championship
At the 2009 PGA Championship at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, Minnesota, and throughout much of that season, McIlroy used a set of Titleist ZM muscleback blade irons.
2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Six months after the 2009 PGA Championship, McIlroy played the 2010 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship using a set of Titleist's 710 MB irons.
2011 WGC-Accenture Match Play Championship
Throughout his early days as a professional, McIlroy used several putters. At times he used center-shafted mallets, but through 2012 most were Scotty Cameron Newport and Newport 2 blades.
2013 Masters
Before the 2013 PGA Tour season, McIlroy signed an endorsement deal with Nike. He started wearing the company's apparel and footwear, and he began using a VR Covert Tour driver.
2013 PGA Championship
McIlroy also started using Nike VR Pro blade irons and VR Pro wedges in 2013.
2013 PGA Championship
McIlroy also started using a customized Nike Method 001 prototype putter in 2013.
2014 PGA Championship
Battling Phil Mickelson and Rickie Fowler at Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky, on Sunday at the 2014 PGA Championship, McIlroy hit one of his best shots ever using a 15-degree Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 3-wood. The club was fitted with a Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 shaft.
2015 Deutsche Bank Championship
Rory McIlroy's Nike VR Pro muscleback blade irons (4-9, with Project X 7.0 shafts) and Nike VR Forged wedges (46, 52, 56 and 60 degrees with Project X 6.5 shafts) at the 2015 Deutsche Bank Championship.
2017 BMW South Africa Open Championship
Nike stopped making golf equipment in 2016, forcing McIlroy and other Nike players to seek other options. In January and February of 2017, McIlroy played Callaway equipment without signing an endorsement deal with the company. He used an Epic driver at the South African Open Championship, along with an Odyssey putter.
2017 Players Championship
In March 2017, on the eve of the Players Championship, McIlroy announced he had signed an endorsement deal with TaylorMade and would use the company's new M2 woods, along with a set of "RORS Proto" irons.
2017 Travelers Championship
Like many golfers on the PGA Tour, McIlroy started tinkering with TaylorMade's Spider Red putter in 2017.
2018 Travelers Championship
McIlroy stuck with his RORS Proto irons in 2018, but he started using a TaylorMade Hi-Toe lob wedge at several events.
2019 U.S. Open
At the 2019 U.S. Open at Pebble Beach, McIlroy battled the soft, damp conditions using three TaylorMade Hi-Toe wedges.
2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational
At the last event he completed before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down golf, McIlroy played a set of TaylorMade's SIM woods and the TaylorMade Milled Grind 2 wedges. In addition to the RORS Proto irons, McIlroy used a TaylorMade P-760 3-iron and 4-iron that week.
2020 Arnold Palmer Invitational
McIlroy's putter of choice in 2020 was a TaylorMade Spider X Copper, and he continued to play the company's TP5x ball. All of the balls he uses in competition are No. 22.
2020 U.S. Open
The U.S. Open in 2020 was held in September at Winged Foot Golf Club, and McIlroy used a set of TaylorMade P-7MB irons.
2021 U.S. Open
McIlroy's RORS Proto irons were back in the bag in 2021 and he played a TaylorMade SIM2 driver. At the 2021 U.S. Open at Torrey Pines, he tinkered with some wedges, including a TaylorMade MG3 wedge, which at the time was a prototype.
2022 Tour Championship
In 2022, McIlroy used a 9-degree TaylorMade Stealth Plus+ driver with Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft, along with his RORS Proto irons and MG3 wedges.
2023 U.S. Open
In 2023, McIlroy switched to TaylorMade's Stealth 2+ driver while keeping the same Fujikura Ventus Black 6X shaft.
2024 FedEx Cup Playoffs
Late in the summer of 2024, McIlroy, who had been playing a TaylorMade Spider putter for several seasons, requested the company to make him a "torched" version of his putter. The heat treatment removed the paint and finished, exposing the raw steel and giving it an anti-glare, patina look.
2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am
While practicing in Florida in the days ahead of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am (which Rory won), McIlroy casually hit a few TaylorMade TP5 balls and liked what he saw and felt. The following week, he tested the ball more and opted to switch to it. You can read David Dusek's full story on McIlroy's ball change here.
"I just did some testing with [the 2024 TP5] and compared it to the TP5x. I used a 2019 TP5, and the difference between a 2019 TP5 and a 2019 TP5x was a lot in terms of the spin rates and the launch angles. This [2024 TP5] seems to launch probably a degree lower for me, but the spin rate's very, very similar, which I really like."
2025 Arnold Palmer Invitational
Before the start of the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in 2025, McIlroy made big changes to his equipment setup. McIlroy weakened his 46-degree pitching wedge to 48, removed his 50-degree, and played using three wedges instead of four because, he said, he was more confident hitting half- and three-quarter wedge shots using the TP5 he switched to at PRbble Beach. Then he switched into a Qi35 driver and fairway woods, as well as a prototype TaylorMade 3-iron. You can read David Dusek's article on the changes here. However, he switched back to his old Qi10 woods on Sunday at the tournament after not performing well in the first three rounds.
2025 Players Championship
McIlroy won his second Players Championship in a three-hole playoff over J.J. Spaun using his Qi10 woods.