Some of golf’s traditions are well known, like the caddie of the winner of the Masters being given bib number one the following year at the tournament. Other traditions are more subtle and less-known by the public, like the winner of The Players Championship being given a parking spot right in front of the clubhouse at TPC Sawgrass.
With just a week to go before the 2020 Players Championship, Rory McIlroy, the winner of last season’s tournament, is continuing one of the event’s traditions: donating a club that was critical for the champion’s success to the tournament.
The driver McIlroy donated is a 9-degree TaylorMade M5 fitted with a Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX shaft. McIlroy used that club throughout 2019 and finished the season ranked No. 1 in strokes gained off the tee (1.195) and No. 2 in driving distance (313.5 yards).
McIlroy has not used the club in 2020, opting instead to use 10.5-degree TaylorMade SIM driver.
