Rory McIlroy’s club experiment at the Arnold Palmer Invitational was a disaster, and the golf world took notice. Switching to new TaylorMade Qi35 woods mid-season proved costly, as he failed to break 70 in any round and finished tied for 15th. Many questioned why he made the change during the Florida Swing instead of the offseason.
McIlroy quickly reversed course, returning to his familiar Qi10 setup for the final round. He admitted, “I tried new woods for the first three days, didn’t quite work out the way I wanted it to. So, yeah, I went back to my old stuff today.”
As he shifts focus to the Masters, was this a reckless gamble or just bad timing? Fans are debating whether reverting to his old clubs is a sign of weakness or a smart adjustment for Augusta.