Rory McIlroy Reveals His Favorite Golf Club Of All Time
The four-time Major winner has used various clubs from multiple brands throughout his career and, at Torrey Pines, McIlroy revealed his favorite model of all time
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Golf is all about confidence and, when it comes to clubs, once you find a model you like it's hard to switch it out.
Whether you're a weekend golfer, or 27-time PGA Tour winner, Rory McIlroy, there's a favorite club for everyone, with the 35-year-old revealing his after the second round of the Genesis Invitational.
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Posed the question following his five-under-par score at Torrey Pines on Friday, McIlroy thought long and hard before he responded with the TaylorMade M2 driver, a club that was in his golf bag during mid-to-late 2017.
"I still, I stare at it in my garage sometimes, thinking I wish I could still use you sometimes. It's probably illegal at this point." joked McIlroy, who sits solo fourth at the Genesis Invitational going into the weekend.
As of writing, we noticed that the M2 still does feature on the USGA's Conforming List, which is an equipment database that identifies clubs and golf balls that have been submitted and evaluated for conformance to the Rules of Golf by the USGA and The R&A.
McIlroy using the TaylorMade M2 driver in 2017
TaylorMade first introduced the M1 and M2 drivers in 2016, with the second variation of each being released in 2017. Throughout its history, hundreds of golfers put the clubs in play throughout various times of the season.
In terms of McIlroy, the Northern Irishman was previously using Nike clubs but, after Nike announced that they would stop producing them in 2016, he signed with TaylorMade in 2017.
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Since then, he has used a full set up of their clubs and, with the TaylorMade M2 in 2017, he led the Driving Distance category with a colossal 319.7 yards. In fact, that was McIlroy's longest average driving distance statistic until 2021-22, when he jumped to 321.3 yards.
Matt joined Golf Monthly in February 2021 covering weekend news, before also transitioning to equipment and testing. After freelancing for Golf Monthly and The PGA for 18 months, he was offered a full-time position at the company in October 2022 and continues to cover weekend news and social media, as well as help look after Golf Monthly’s many buyers’ guides and equipment reviews.
Taking up the game when he was just seven years of age, Matt made it into his county squad just a year later and continues to play the game at a high standard, with a handicap of around 2-4. To date, his best round came in 2016, where he shot a six-under-par 66 having been seven-under through nine holes. He currently plays at Witney Lakes in Oxfordshire and his favourite player is Rory McIlroy, despite nearly being struck by his second shot at the 17th during the 2015 BMW PGA Championship.
Matt’s current What’s In The Bag?
Driver: Honma TW747, 8.75°
Fairway Wood: TaylorMade Rocketballz Stage 2, 15°, 19°
Hybrid: Adams Super Hybrid, 22°
Irons: Mizuno MP54, 5-PW
Wedges: Cleveland 588 RTX 2.0 Tour Satin, 50°, 56°, 60°
Putter: Cleveland TFI 2135 Satin Cero
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x
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