Rory McIlroy What’s In The Bag? 2025 Update
We take a look at the clubs the four-time major champion has in his bag for the 2025 season


Rory McIlroy What's In The Bag?
Everyone wants to know what equipment the best players in the world use and no-one draws as much interest as Rory McIlroy. The four-time Major winner signed with TaylorMade in 2017 and currently plays a full bag of TaylorMade equipment, including all 14 clubs and his ball.
His TaylorMade deal is said to be worth $10m per year for ten years, so we're going to see the World No. 2 with the brand's clubs in his hands for a few more years yet. McIlroy's 2024 season saw him win three times across the PGA Tour and DP World Tour as well as winning the DP World Tour Order Of Merit. Let's get into the specific bag setup of the former World No.1.
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Driver
What Driver Does Rory McIlroy Use?
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Despite already having played twice on the PGA Tour and winning in 2025 at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am using his TaylorMade Qi10 driver, McIlroy has chosen to make the switch and move into the new TaylorMade Qi35 'Dot' head ahead of the first round at the Arnold Palmer Invitational. The Northern Irishman has also moved into a new Fujikura Ventus Black Velocore + 6-X shaft. He has it in a 9° head set one click lower on the loft sleeve to around 8.25° and still uses a Golf Pride MCC grip.
Fairway Woods
What Fairway Wood Does Rory McIlroy Use?
McIlroy uses the TaylorMade Qi35 fairway woods
McIlroy must have been busy dialing in clubs during his two week break between the Genesis and Bay Hill because he has also added in two new fairway woods to his bag. The TaylorMade Qi10 fairway woods were massively popular within the professional game last year but Rory has once again decided to take the leap and move into the Qi35 fairway wood heads in both his 15° 3-wood and 18° 5-wood. Both fairway woods are fitted with a Fujikura Ventus Black 8-X and 9-X shaft, respectively in his three wood and five wood. McIlroy's five wood often goes in and out of the bag depending on the golf course or conditions, typically being replaced with 2 or 3 irons or even a hybrid.
The standard Qi35 fairway wood McIlroy uses is one of three heads in the lineup and while at retail it is adjustable via the hosel, Rory's are glued in position - otherwise known as bonded. This is often done to save further weight in the hosel. These heads sit alongside the lower spinning 'Tour' head and more forgiving 'Max' model. Despite the Tour head offering larger amounts of customization through a sliding weight and adjustable hosel, the standard head offers a blend of power and forgiveness.
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Irons
What Irons Does Rory McIlroy Use?
Rory McIlroy's prototype TaylorMade irons
Rory has occasionally put a utility iron in the bag. For example to hit that majestic shot on the 18th at the 2023 Genesis Scottish Open. he put the TaylorMade Stealth UDI in the bag as his two-iron, but at the start of 2025 his set remains unchanged, starting with a P760 4-iron and then moving into a the Rors Proto irons in 5-iron through to 9-iron.
The Rors Protos were part of the custom series of golf irons made for a number of prominent TaylorMade staff players, including Dustin Johnson and (at the time) Justin Rose. They all featured slightly altered profiles of the TaylorMade P730 iron, featuring either a unique grind or blade length profile.
Wedges
What Wedges Does Rory McIlroy Use?
Rory McIlroy uses the TaylorMade MG4 wedges
For 2024, Rory McIlroy has put a full set of the new TaylorMade Milled Grind 4 wedges in the bag in 46°, 50°, 54° and 60° lofts, a raw finish and fitted with Project X Rifle 6.5 shafts. The new technology on the face of these clubs makes them among the best golf wedges for spin control in wet conditions.
Depending on the course setup, McIlroy will often drop the 50° wedge in order to add another club at the top end of the bag.
Putter
What Putter Does Rory McIlroy Use?
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Despite dabbling with a Scotty Cameron putter in 2023, Rory switched into a Spider Tour X putter at the start of 2024 and hasn't looked back. It has a short slant hosel and despite originally using one with a gunmetal PVD finish, he now uses one with a custom 'torched' finish. It also has a SuperStroke grip, a brand known for making some of the best putter grips on the market.
The Tour X model combines the performance of a blade with the benefits of a mallet design. With TSS weights positioned farther forward, it delivers increased face rotation while maintaining 5,000 MOI for enhanced stability compared to blade putters.
Ball
What Golf Ball Does Rory McIlroy Use?
Rory recently made the switch into the TaylorMade TP5 golf ball
Another big change for Rory McIlroy in 2025 is that he has made the switch to a TaylorMade TP5 golf ball. McIlroy had been using the TP5x golf ball since its release a at the beginning of 2024 but during some testing before his victory at Pebble Beach, he explained how he was enjoying the control and spin around the green that the TP5 offers.
The TaylorMade TP5 franchise has always been rated by us among the best premium golf balls and we'd go as far as to say they are among the best golf balls money can buy. He stamps his ball with #22 because he got married on the 22nd and says this about the number: “We looked up the meaning of numbers and the number 22 means powerful and high risk, high reward, and that's sort of everything I am on the golf course so I thought that was appropriate.”
Apparel/Shoes
What Shoes Does Rory McIlroy Wear?
McIlroy wears Nike apparel and the Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 4 golf shoes. While we're still yet to put this model to the test, we loved the Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 3 golf shoes. Rory was first spotted wearing the Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 4 shoe at the start of 2025 and if they're anything like the previous model we think they will be seen as some of the best Nike golf shoes. He's expected to wear a variety of models, ranging from special editions, to the more traditional colors throughout the season.
What grips does Rory McIlroy use?
In his clubs apart from the putter, Rory McIlroy uses Golf Pride grips. His model of choice is the MCC Plus4, a multi-compound grip made up of rubber and cord. He has it in the black and white colorway.
Rory McIlroy WITB: Full Specs
Driver: TaylorMade Qi35, 8.25° loft with a Fujikura Ventus Black Velocore + 6X shaft.
Three wood: TaylorMade Qi35, 15° loft with a Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X shaft.
Five wood: TaylorMade Qi35, 18° loft with a Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X shaft.
Irons: TaylorMade P760 (4 iron), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9 iron) all fitted with Project X Rifle 7.0 shafts.
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4, 46°, 50°, 54° and 60°, all with Project X Rifle 6.5 shafts.
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X.
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5
Apparel & glove: Nike
Footwear: Nike Air Zoom Victory Tour 4
*Utility: TaylorMade Prototype 3-iron
Sam has worked in the golf industry for 12 years, offering advice on equipment to all levels of golfers. Sam heads up any content around fairway woods, hybrids, wedges and golf balls but also writes about other equipment from time to time. Sam graduated from Webber International University in 2017 with a BSc Marketing Management degree while playing collegiate golf. His experience of playing professionally on both the EuroPro Tour and Clutch Pro Tour, alongside his golf retail history, means Sam has extensive knowledge of golf equipment and what works for different types of golfer.
Sam’s current What’s In The Bag?
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD, 9°
Fairway Wood: Titleist TRS2, 13°
Driving Iron: Titleist U505 17°
Irons: Ping Blueprint T 4-PW
Wedges: Titleist Vokey SM10, 50°, 54°, 60°
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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