McIlroy’s irons are TaylorMade’s “Rors Proto” muscleback blades based off the company’s P730 irons, and he picked up nearly four shots on the field with his approach shots.
If you happened to be perusing a PGA Tour Superstore in South Carolina on Thursday and you thought you saw Shane Lowry, well, your eyes weren’t deceiving you. The 2019 Open champ needed to do some emergency shopping after breaking his putter during the first round of the 2022 CJ Cup.
As good as Tom Kim has been playing, the burgeoning South Korean star admitted he felt overwhelmed at times while watching Rory McIlroy drive the golf ball during the first round of the CJ Cup at Congaree Golf Club.
The Northern Irishman claimed a one-shot victory at the CJ Cup and joins Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and Dustin Johnson as the only golfers younger than 55 years old with 20 PGA Tour victories.
After a triple-bogey 7 on the par-4 17th in the opening round, McIlroy went 40 consecutive holes without a bogey, going 18-under par over that stretch.
The two events’ proximity to the Masters surely plays a role in the star-studded fields. And both tournaments are an opportunity to get four guaranteed rounds in, as each features a 78-man field with no cut.
Both Rickie Fowler and Rory McIlroy commented on the similarities between the Georgia and Nevada properties. Specifically, the comparisons of green complexes.