Equipment
Rory McIlroy tests Tiger Woods’ new TaylorMade driver, Fujikura Ventus shaft setup
Tiger Woods made a rare change to his driver setup at the 2022 JP McManus Pro-Am at Adare Manor in Ireland on Monday.
Since 2018, and as recently as the 2022 PGA Championship, Woods had been using a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ Limited model (either 60 TX or 70 TX) in his drivers. When he showed up in Ireland on Monday for the event, however, his TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver (9 degrees) was equipped with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft.
Warming up before the round, fellow TaylorMade staffer Rory McIlroy discussed the switch with Woods, leading Woods to offer McIlroy try it out for himself. It was a brief yet intriguing exchange watching two of the game’s most popular players geeking out over a gear change.
Rory McIlroy tests out Tiger Woods' driver @JPProAm.
"Too much loft for you?" Tiger asks.pic.twitter.com/mcGlIdhhBZ
— Golf Central (@GolfCentral) July 4, 2022
Woods’ new shaft build was certainly familiar for McIlroy since the Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft is the same model that McIlroy himself has in his own TaylorMade Stealth Plus driver (9 degrees set at 7.5 degrees).
Based on the exchange, although Woods and McIlroy are using the same low-spin shaft, Woods’ head configuration has a bit more loft than McIlroy’s. As McIlroy was addressing the ball to try out Woods’ new driver setup for the first time, Woods asked him if the driver has “too much loft for you?”
McIlroy confirmed Woods’ suspicions: “A little bit, yeah.”
To see GolfWRX’s most recent in-hand photos of their TaylorMade Stealth Plus drivers, check out McIlroy’s 2022 WITB and Woods’ 2022 WITB.
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In other relevant gear testing news, TaylorMade posted on Instagram on Monday that McIlroy was “Testing out something new this week.”
Judging by the video, it appears as though McIlroy is hitting a new utility iron, which would make sense with The 2022 Open Championship at St. Andrews (Old Course) just a week away. Tour pros often switch out their higher-lofted fairways and rescues for a long iron option that may better penetrate the blustery Scottish winds during Open Championships.
While it’s difficult to decipher the exact head, model, or loft that McIlroy was spotted testing out, GolfWRX did photograph a new TaylorMade Stealth UDI 2-iron in left-hander Robert MacIntyre’s bag on Monday ahead of the 2022 Genesis Scottish Open at The Renaissance Club in Scotland. McIlroy probably wouldn’t fare too well using MacIntyre’s lefty version, but could it be the same model that McIlroy was testing in TaylorMade’s video?
GolfWRX is live from the Scottish Open and The Open Championship over the next two weeks in Scotland, so we’ll be sure to report back on any confirmed changes or further gear testing. Stay in touch with our latest updates on GolfWRX’s Instagram or TikTok pages, too!
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Whats in the Bag
Webb Simpson WITB 2024 (May)
- Webb Simpson what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist TS2 (15 degrees, B2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Blue 70 TX
5-wood: Titleist 913 Fd (18 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya VTS Proforce 8 TX
Hybrids: Titleist TSR2 (24 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD D1 Hybrid 105 X
Irons: Titleist T150 (5, 6), Titleist 680 (7-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F, 54-14F, 60-04L)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (46), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Check out more in-hand photos of Webb Simpson’s clubs here.
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Whats in the Bag
Keegan Bradley WITB 2024 (May)
- Keegan Bradley’s WITB accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. >14 clubs pictured. Obviously, Bradley will reduce that number to 14 for competition. Check out more photos from the tournament here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Aldila Rogue White 130 MSI 70 TX
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (19 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX
Irons: Srixon ZX5 Mk II (3-5) Srixon ZX7 Mk II (6-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (52-10 Mid, 58-6 Low)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Cruiser
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy WristLock
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Plus4
Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
Check out more in-hand photos of Bradley’s clubs here.
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Equipment
Coolest thing for sale in the GolfWRX Classifieds (5/7/24): Mizuno 245 irons
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals that all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, there is a listing for a set of Mizuno 245 irons.
From the seller: (@JB_007): “1. Mizuno Pro 245 – $1000 –> 950/obo
- Purchased brand new – they have 36 holes on them, with probably 10 premium range balls. Great set of irons, I just am looking to go another way right now.
- 5-PW –> stock L/L/L
- Project X LS 6.5
- Stock MCC Mizuno Grips.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link: Mizuno 245 irons
This is the most impressive current listing from the GolfWRX BST, and if you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum you can check them out here: GolfWRX BST Rules
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Chuck
Jul 5, 2022 at 12:38 pm
That musical soundtrack; was that added, or was it part of the live soundscape? Really annoying if it was added. What were the first things they said before Rory took the club from Tiger?
Harrison
Jul 5, 2022 at 9:57 am
What lofts are Tiger and Rory playing w/ their drivers?
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Gordy3279
Jul 5, 2022 at 6:54 am
In other news..Rory used the same porta john that Tiger used as well.
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Wow
Jul 4, 2022 at 8:48 pm
Rory McIlroy’s driver swing should be in the Louvre.
Chuck
Jul 5, 2022 at 12:36 pm
The British Museum.
Sam Snead in the Louvre.
Ben Hogan in the Smthsonian.
Jack Nicklaus in the National Archives.
Seve in The Prado.