Ernie Els WITB 2023 (April)

• Driver: XXIO 12 (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 60 TX.
• 3-wood: XXIO 12 (15 degrees) Shaft: Project X Even Flow Prototype.
• Irons: Srixon U85 (2), Srixon ZX7. Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130.
• Putter: Odyssey. Grip: SuperStroke Tour 3.0.

The clubs used by two-time Open Champion Ernie Els for the 150th Open Championship

• Driver: XXIO 10 Driver, with Project X RDX Smoke Black.
• 3-Wood: XXIO 10, with Project X EvenFlow Blue.
• Utility Irons: Srixon ZU85 2, 3, 4 with KBS Tour steel shafts.
• Irons: Srixon ZX7 (5-P) with KBS Tour Steel shafts.

Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6 X shaft McIlroy now has a Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6 X shaft in his Stealth 2 driver. The change is intended to help him get more spin with his shortened 44-inch driver construction, he said.

Rory McIlroy uses TaylorMade P730 Rors Proto irons. Rory McIlroy uses TaylorMade P730 Rors Proto irons. Rory McIlroy uses the TaylorMade Spider X Hydro Blast putter and TaylorMade TP5X golf ball.

Here's what's in my bag for the 2023 season.

• Driver: XXIO 12 Driver, 8.7 degrees.
• 3-wood: XXIO X 3-wood, 14 degrees, EvenFlow Blue 6.5 85x shaft.
• Irons 2-5: Srixon ZX Mk II utility irons with KBS S-taper 130X shaft.
• Irons 6-9: Srixon ZX7 Mk II irons with KBS S-taper 130X shaft.

Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX To that end, TaylorMade fine-tuned the sound and feel of the carbon fibre face on the Stealth Plus+ driver to get it exactly right. Tiger has a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft fitted to his driver.

Rory McIlroy uses extra stiff shafts in his driver and woods to accommodate his high swing speeds and maintain control.

Keep an eye on Woods' footwear this week to see what he decided to wear, and check out his full gear setup below.

• Driver: TaylorMade Stealth Plus (9 degrees @8.25)
• 3-wood: TaylorMade SIM Titanium (15 degrees @14.25)
• 5-wood: TaylorMade M3 (19 degrees @18.25)
• Irons: TaylorMade P7TW (3-PW)

Tiger woods has been known to play Nike irons, Titleist Scotty Cameron putter, and Taylormade woods and drivers. It however is often rumored that he used Japanese based manufacturer Miuras irons with the Nike stamp on them.

14 clubs Topic Overview: You are allowed to carry up to 14 clubs for play (but you can have fewer). There is no restriction on the type of clubs you carry so long as they conform to the Rules – for instance you can carry multiple putters, multiple drivers, or some left-handed clubs and some right-handed clubs.

Rickie Fowler WITB June (2023)

• Driver: Cobra Aerojet LS (9 degrees) Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana Prototype 70 X.
• 3-wood: Cobra Aerojet LS (14.5 degrees @13.5 degrees)
• 5-wood: Cobra LTDx LS (17.5 degrees)
• Irons: Cobra King Tour (4-PW)
• Wedges: Cobra King Forged (54, 56, 58 degrees)
• Putter: Odyssey Versa Jailbird.

44 inches Working with different profiles of Fujikura's Ventus TR shaft, McIlroy found the same Blue (6X) at a shorter length (44 inches versus 44.5 inches) kept the club from “falling” behind him during the transition.