Rory McIlroy swaps to a reproduction of two-time major-winning putter simply two weeks earlier than the Masters… and he is already given it a spin on the Augusta greens as he gears up for a shot on the profession Grand Slam!
Rory McIlroy has swapped again to the putter he used to win his first two majors simply two weeks forward of the Masters, in accordance with a report.
With simply two weeks to go till the primary main of the 12 months swings into full pressure at Augusta, McIlroy seems to be making nice efforts to enhance his sport and enhance his likelihood of lastly clinching his coveted Inexperienced Jacket and finishing the profession Grand Slam.
The Northern Irishman has switched to a reproduction of Studio Choose Newport GSS Prototype, the putter that he had within the bag for his 2011 US Open victory at Congressional Nation Membership in Bethesda and his 2012 PGA Championship triumph in Kiawah Island, in accordance with The Telegraph.
The 33-year-old has used a mallet model flat-stick made by TaylorMade, who pays him roughly $20million per 12 months to play its gear, for the previous 4 years.
The one exception got here on the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, when he swapped in a Scotty Cameron Phantom X 11.5 for the video games earlier than shortly returning to the TaylorMade Spider X Hyrdroblast.
Rory McIlroy has swapped again to the putter he used to win the 2012 USPGA (pictured)
The 33-year-old has had a reproduction (pictured) fabricated from the flat-stick and can use it this week
McIlroy has loved loads of success with the membership, returning to World No. 1 final 12 months after certainly one of his greatest seasons with the putter.
He completed sixteenth within the Tour’s 2022 placing standings, however to this point this 12 months, McIlroy’s efficiency on the greens has taken a big hit.
He’s presently positioned in 173rd on the charts – excluding his efficiency on the Dubai Desert Basic, the place he carried out effectively on the greens en path to successful.
His worst show got here two weeks in the past at The Gamers the place McIlroy missed the minimize for the primary time in seven months.
The putter, together with the driving force, considerably let him down, seeing him a hundred and twenty fifth within the ‘strokes gained placing’ calculations within the 144-man area.
It seems to have been the ultimate nail within the coffin for the TaylorMade Spider X Hyrdroblast and McIlroy reportedly determined to have a reproduction of his previous Scotty Cameron Studio Choose Newport GSS Prototype specifically constructed.
The reigning TOUR champion is claimed to have taken the duplicate out for a spin on the Augusta greens when he went for a scouting journey final week.
Forward of the $20million WGC-Dell Applied sciences Match Play occasion in Austin, Texas, the Golf Channel quoted McIlroy as saying he ‘liked it on the greens of the Augusta Nationwide.’
His first two main wins got here on the 2011 US Open (proper) and the 2012 US PGSA (left)
He had discovered success with a mallet TaylorMade putter however his placing suffered at The Gamers
McIlroy performed 36 holes at Augusta and reportedly wanted solely 19 putts in certainly one of his rounds.
His tee sport has additionally reportedly returned to superb kind after a rollercoaster Gamers match.
McIlroy needed to ditch his driver at Sawgrass after he had switched to a replica of the one teed him again as much as World No. 1 three weeks prior after its trusted predecessor was in peril of turning into non-compliant because of the springiness of its clubface introduced on by age.
However his driving stats at The Gamers ranked him 117th within the area for accuracy, which was a killer within the tough of Sawgrass.
He then switched it up as soon as once more, protecting the identical driver head however becoming it with a Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6x shaft that’s half-an-inch shorter than his earlier one.
McIlroy could have at the very least three rounds, presumably extra if he makes it out of the group stage of the Match Play match, to check out his new adjustments.
He’ll begin his match towards Scott Stallings, the world No 62, earlier than taking up Keegan Bradley and Denny McCarthy.
The winner of the round-robin pool will undergo to the weekend knockout levels with the general champion set to gather $3.5million.
