WITB Presented by Golf Galaxy: Rory McIlroy, 2024 DP World Tour Championship

Yesterday, Rory McIlroy won the DP World Tour Championship and pocketed $3M. He also took home an additional $2M for finishing first in the DP Tour Race to Dubai points standing. So let’s call that a nice $5M afternoon. When you add the $5M to the already $20M+ he won on the course in 2024 (includes tour points bonuses), he ended up clearing NFL quarterback-caliber cash this season – playing a game where you hit a little white ball into a little white-rimmed cup. Wow.

How about endorsements? What does TaylorMade pay him to play their gear? Rumor has it the TaylorMade take home number is north of $10M per year. Wow again.

Now comes the big question: Does he play a full bag of TaylorMade equipment considering he is annually paid generational wealth-level cash by the Carlsbad, CA-based company?

Nope.

Because the man from Hollywood, Northern Island plays with a Vokey Lob Wedge. Our favorite wedge brand. The #1 wedge brand on the PGA TOUR. For $10M, TaylorMade can only get Rors to play with 13 TM clubs in his bag. Damn. Those wedges are #1 for a reason.

Takeaways from Rory’s winning bag set-up:

Rory plays with a 9 degree Qi10 driver. However, he has it set at 8 degrees. The man knows what he wants. His driver is also an inch longer than stock. Tipped. Stiffer than a home pour scotch. He’s the best driver of the golf ball in the world. No talent, all equipment? Ha!
His TM Spider Tour X has a “torched” finish look – not a stock finish. You too can have a torched finish. Take a Spider Tour X and light that bad boy on fire. Done.
No 2 or 3-iron or hybrid. Instead, he carries a 5-wood. And by carry, we mean when he hits his 5-wood he carries it 260 yards. Longer than the average 5 handicap hits his driver. No biggie.
You can’t buy his irons. But they do say TaylorMade on them. Hmmmmm…..
He plays a TaylorMade TP5x ball. Rory and five other handsomely paid TM staff play the TP5x on the PGA TOUR.
Vokey! His PW, Gap, and SW are all TM Milled Grind 4 wedges. His lobber – a Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks, 58 degree bent to 59. The best of the best lobbers.