Scheffler confirmed he was among the 50 players whose drivers were tested early in the week at Quail Hollow, and that the TaylorMade Qi10 driver that he planned to use in the championship did not pass testing.
As Rory McIlroy, Scottie Scheffler and Tommy Fleetwood start their pursuit of the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, more under the radar is the fact that their endorsement cheques from one of the biggest equipment manufacturers on the planet might soon have a different signature on them.
In a new equipment series from Golf Digest, we tested the latest drivers from every major manufacturer on the Golf Laboratories swing robot to determine if they were noticeably better than their predecessors.
Unlike many competitors this week at Augusta National, Rory McIlroy’s equipment setup didn’t change for the 2025 Masters – with one appropriate exception.
The development of TP5 and TP5x Stripe took 42 months and included more than 300 hours of robot testing, nearly 20,000 shots recorded and more than 550 prototypes.
TaylorMade launches two new irons directed at better players, the fresh single-piece forged cavity back P·7CB and a sleek aesthetic upgrade to the fast-faced P·770. But with better players’ demands in mind, both still offer distinct commitments to ball speed and forgiveness.