Insight into Rory McIlroy's PGA Championship equipment changes from 2014 win to 2024 bid

By Patrick Van Dort
Published 18th May 2024, 14:43 BST
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at the 2024 PGA Championship around Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at the 2024 PGA Championship around Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy at the 2024 PGA Championship around Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
Rory McIlroy’s heads into the third round of the PGA Championship tied for 22nd and seven off top spot held by Xander Schauffele following returns of 66 and 71.

The Valhalla course is, of course, hosting a major this year for the first time since the PGA Championship in 2014.

That tournament remains memorable as McIlroy’s last major win, a fourth of his career, thanks to the one-stroke success over Phil Mickelson.

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And the PGA Tour.com website offered a recent fascinating comparison between McIlroy’s equipment heading into this latest bid to build on that early-career major run.

“(Rory) McIlroy is still donning Nike hats, clothes and shoes, but his equipment looks entirely different in 2024 than it did in 2014,” stated the PGA Tour.com analysis. “He still uses the same shafts in his irons and some of his wedges, but that’s about where the similarities end.

“Back in 2014, McIlroy was a full-time Nike staffer, which meant he used 14 Nike clubs. Of course, Nike no longer manufactures golf equipment, and McIlroy officially signed a deal with TaylorMade in 2017.”

2014

Driver: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (8.5 degrees). Shaft: Mitsubishi Kuro Kage XTS 70X

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3-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (15 degrees). Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95X

5-wood: Nike VR_S Covert 2.0 Tour (19 degrees). Shaft: Fujikura Rombax Pro 95X

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blade (4-9). Shafts: Project X 7.0

Wedges: Nike VR Forged (46, 52, 56 and 60 degrees). Shafts: Project X 6.5

Putter: Nike Method 0062024

Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25). Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6X

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3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees). Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8X

5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees). Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9X

Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4-iron), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9 iron). Shafts: Project X 7.0

Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46, 50 and 54 degrees), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K). Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3. Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour

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