What’s In The Bag: Rory McIlroy’s 2024 equipment

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What golf clubs and balls does Rory McIlroy use? Our in-depth review of what’s in the four-time Major champion’s bag for 2024.

Rory McIlroy is a TaylorMade staff golfer and uses a full bag of TaylorMade clubs.

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One of the most influential people in golf, the Northern Irishman hasn’t always played TaylorMade clubs. 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. He signed a ten-year deal rumored to be worth $150m with the American sports giant to use the brand’s clubs, ball, bag, clothing, and shoes.

Rory McIlroy signed with Nike ahead of the 2013 season.

In 2017, following Nike’s decision to leave the golf equipment market, McIlroy signed a ten-year clubs, ball, and bag deal with TaylorMade, worth $100m. He also renegotiated his Nike apparel and shoes agreement, signing a fresh ten-year contract worth a reported $200m.

Rory McIlroy has been a TaylorMade player since 2017.

The 34-year-old turned pro in 2007, shortly after he’d topped the world amateur ranking, and won his first European Tour title in 2009 at the Dubai Desert Classic. His first PGA Tour win followed in 2010 at the Quail Hollow Championship.

He’s gone on to win a further 24 PGA Tour victories, including the Players Championship, Tour Championship, and Arnold Palmer Invitational, and 17 European (DP World) Tour titles, including flagship events such as the BMW PGA Championship and Genesis Scottish Open.

Rory McIlroy holed an incredible bunker shot on the final hole of the 2022 Masters at Augusta

If you’re in the market for some new equipment, find out how all of Rory’s clubs performed in our tests of the year’s best equipment. Let’s take a closer look at what’s in the bag of Rory McIlroy for 2024, and hear from TaylorMade’s Senior Tour Rep Adrian Rietveld about his set-up.

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What driver does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade Qi10 LS driver (9°) with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft.

TaylorMade's new 2024 driver!
Price: £529.00 / $629.99 RRP
McIlroy gave the world its first view of the new Qi10 LS driver by putting it into his bag for his final outing of the 2023 season at the DP World Tour Championship in Dubai. McIlroy returned to the UAE to open up his 2024 season, this time narrowly missing out on the win armed with the new Qi10 LS driver. McIlroy got his first win of 2024 – and his first with the TaylorMade Qi10 driver – at the Dubai Desert Classic.

2023 was a year of three drivers for McIlroy. He started with the Stealth Plus driver that he’d enjoyed so much success with in 2022 before switching to the Stealth 2 Plus during the Genesis Invitational, and has lofted up from 7.5º to 9º.

Read our full TaylorMade Qi10 LS driver review.

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What fairway wood does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade Qi10 3-wood (15°) with Fujikura Ventus TR Black 8 X shaft and a TaylorMade Qi10 5-wood (18°) with Fujikura Ventus TR Black 9 X shaft.

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Price: £309.00 / $349.99 RRP
Rory also switched into TaylorMade's latest Qi10 fairway woods for 2024, upgrading from his Stealth Plus models that have served him well.

And while it's McIlroy's driving prowess typically grabs the headlines, his performance off the turf with fairway wood in hand is second to none.

Rory’s 3-wood is pushed to maximize distance and accentuate the strength of his game – hitting the ball a lot farther than everyone else. That creates a substantial gap in yardage when you jump from his 3-wood to his longest iron. Insert the 5-wood. It’s a club that needs to cover 250 yards or 290 – and every number in between.
 
TaylorMade's Senior Tour Rep, Adrian Rietveld referred to Rory as "the best 5-wood player I've ever seen". "It’s really a unique club for Rory because of that versatility,” he says.

"It’s shorter than a standard 5-wood and has a slightly stronger loft at 17.5°. It’s like watching an artist at work, seeing all the different shots he can hit with it.”

Read our full TaylorMade Qi10 fairway wood review.

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What utility iron does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade Stealth UDI (16°) with a Project X HZRDUS 65 105 shaft.

Price: £219.00 / $249.99 RRP
Rory put the TaylorMade Stealth UDI, one of the best driving irons, in the bag for the 150th Open at St Andrews, switching it in to replace his 5-wood, and continues to rotate between the two depending on the event.

Designed to perfectly blend control and versatility, the TaylorMade Stealth UDI delivers power from the tee or fairway. It has a low launch with mid-to-low spin and is built for forgiving long iron shots and stingers alike.

Read our full TaylorMade Stealth UDI Utility Iron review.

What irons does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade P760 4-iron and TaylorMade P730 Rors Proto Irons (5-9), all with Project X Rifle 7.0 shafts.

Price: £1,399.99 / $1,399.99 RRP
McIlroy continues to play the Rors Proto irons but has switched the 3 and 4-iron for P760.

The lofts of his irons are close to standard with 4° increments between irons, while lie angles change at a .5° increment. They weigh in at D4.5 with Project X Rifle 7.0 shafts and 6.5 in his wedges (Tour pros generally use softer shafts in their wedges for added feel).

Read our full TaylorMade P760 irons review.

What wedges does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses TaylorMade MG4 wedges (46°-09, 50°-09, 54°-11, 60°-08) with Project X 6.5 shafts.

Price: £159.00 / $179.99 RRP
McIlroy has added a full complement of TaylorMade's 4th generation Milled Grind 4 wedges to his bag in 2024, having used the MG3 models throughout 2022 in addition to a Titleist Vokey SM9 which swapped in and out across 2023.

Read our full TaylorMade MG4 wedge review.

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What putter does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade Spider Tour X putter with a SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour grip.

Price: £299.99 / $349.99 RRP
Spiders are the best TaylorMade putters ever made, and they’ve reached a level where some models now have a legacy and genuine cult following.

There are current models, but the Spider X Rory uses, which launched back in 2019, and the famous Spider Tour that put TaylorMade putters on the map in 2017, are both scarcely available to buy.

Read our full TaylorMade Spider Tour series putters review.

What golf ball does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses a TaylorMade TP5x Golf Ball (#22)

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Rory’s switch to the new TP5x ball has seen him gain yards and was a big factor in optimizing the performance of his fairway woods. For him, that ball was spinning less, but more importantly, it was “holding” the spin.

As Rietveld describes it, every player at this level has a high-spin ceiling and a low-spin floor with each club. The best way to judge the performance of a golf ball is to measure how much spin jumps on their high-spin swings. When that jump is minimal, or “holds", that's when the ball is right.

Read our full TaylorMade TP5x golf ball review.

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What golf grips does Rory McIlroy use?

Rory McIlroy uses Golf Pride MCC grips on his golf clubs

Price: £11.99 / $11.99 RRP
Golf Pride is the most used grip brand in the world and MCC is among their most popular models. It is an innovative multi-compound hybrid grip that fuses the positive performance of rubber and cord. Check out our guide to the best Golf Pride grips to find out more about why Rory and so many others trust their products and find out which is right for you.

What golf glove does Rory McIlroy wear?

Rory McIlroy wears a Nike Tour Classic 4 Golf Glove.

Price: £21.99 / $24.00 RRP

What golf shoes does Rory McIlroy wear?

Rory McIlroy wears Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3 golf shoes

Price: £204.95 / $180
McIlroy has worn Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3 golf shoes since the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship in 2021. A spiked model and one of the best Nike golf shoes, it has a full-grain leather upper and is 100% waterproof. The foam midsole provides comfort and excellent energy return. McIlroy switches between the all-black, all-white, and white/lime colors and often wears special editions at the Majors, such as the Masters version shown here.

Read our best Nike golf shoes review.

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About the Author

Rob Jerram is Today's Golfer's Digital Editor.

Rob Jerram – Digital Editor

Rob specializes in the DP World Tour, PGA Tour, LIV Golf, and the Ryder Cup, spending large chunks of his days reading about, writing about, and watching the tours each month.

He’s passionate about the equipment used by professional golfers and is also a font of knowledge when it comes to golf balls, golf trolleys, and golf bags, testing thousands down the years.

Rob uses a Callaway Paradym driverTaylorMade M5 5-woodTaylorMade P790 driving ironCallaway Paradym irons (4-AW), TaylorMade MG3 wedges (52º, 58º), Odyssey Tri-Hot 5k Double Wide putter, and Callaway Chrome Soft X golf ball.

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