A new putter and a new shaft in his M3 driver helped Rory McIlroy to his first win as a TaylorMade staffer.
McIlroy joined TaylorMade in May last year and while his work off the tee has been consistent, his putter has let him down on a number of occasions.
Sunday that all turned around after a meeting with Brad Faxon and a switch to the new TaylorMade TP Black Copper Soto prototype putter.
McIlroy led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting, picking up more than 2.5 strokes on the field, on average, per round en route to a famous win.
Winner’s bag: Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade M3 460 (Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei CK Pro Orange 70X shaft), 8.5 degrees
5-wood: TaylorMade M3 (Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei CK Pro White 80X shaft), 19 degrees
Irons: TaylorMade P750 (4-iron; True Temper Project X 7.0 shaft), TaylorMade P730 “Rors Proto” (5-9; TrueTemper Project X 7.0 shafts)
Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind (48, 52 and 58 degrees; True Temper Project X 6.5 shafts), TaylorMade Milled Grind Hi-Toe (60 degrees; True Temper Project X 6.5 shaft)
Putter: TaylorMade TP Black Copper Soto Prototype
Ball: TaylorMade TP5X (#22)
