Equipment

Rory McIlroy to use a TaylorMade Spider Tour putter at the U.S. Open

Published

9 years ago

Jun 12, 2017

Update (June 14): McIlroy confirmed that he will use a TaylorMade Spider Tour putter at the U.S. Open at Erin Hills.

After Rory McIlroy signed with TaylorMade in early May, he was using 13-of-14 TaylorMade clubs as he opted to stick with an Odyssey prototype putter. But there were rumors circulating that he was testing out a TaylorMade Spider Tour Red putter.

When McIlroy showed up to the 2017 U.S. Open at Erin Hills on Monday, he had only one putter in his bag: a TaylorMade Spider Tour Red putter. Unlike the “Jason Day” version of the putter, however, McIlroy’s is stamped “Rors” in lime green lettering on the sole, and more importantly, it has a black sight line on the crown of the putter.

During his experimental phase with the Spider putters, McIlroy told Golf Digest that he wanted to try his with different face inserts than the soft, Pure Roll Surlyn insert that Day employs in his flat stick, and McIlroy also wanted a line on top of the putter for improved alignment. For comparison, McIlroy’s putter is pictured on the left and Day’s is on the right.

Rory McIlroy’s Spider (Left) vs. Jason Day’s

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“I’ve hit a few putts with it,” McIlroy said. “They made one up for me, it’s the red one with a black line on top. DJ and Jason Day don’t have alignment aids on theirs, but the reason I went to a mallet at the end of last year was that having a line that I felt helped me aim better. When you put the Spider down it gives you a great visual of where you’re aiming. I do want to try a couple of different inserts and faces to get something that feels a little closer to what I’m used to [McIlroy prefers a firmer feel]. I like how it swings and even hitting one off center, it doesn’t seem to lose a lot of its energy, so I’m trying it out. It’s not in the bag yet. We’ll see where it goes from here.”

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McIlroy’s Spider Tour Red putter is also outfitted with a black Winn Pistol putter grip.

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12 Comments

Jon

Jun 19, 2017 at 5:39 pm

Well, now that the “Big 3” using Spider Tour putters (DJ, Rory, Day) missed the cut at U.S. Open, maybe TM can be convinced to lower the price on this thing? …Not.

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Philly Mick

Jun 15, 2017 at 9:38 pm

Rory couldn’t make a putt today or find a fairway with even a 3 wood. Taylor Made inferior performing products, struggled to find the 70 yard fairways today or make putts. Rory, you may want to call Titleist back so you can win another major.

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jgpl001

Jun 14, 2017 at 5:08 pm

I will watch with interest…

He is a terrible putter, so this can’t make him worse

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Jacked_Loft

Jun 14, 2017 at 11:11 am

If another player wins a major with this putter I think Scotty will start tearing his hair out.

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George

Jun 14, 2017 at 10:00 am

Lexi needs one of thes – maybe she can get a blue one

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Jonathan Damoante

Jun 14, 2017 at 1:48 am

Love that grip on my odyssey 9

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Phil

Jun 13, 2017 at 1:52 pm

At least he’s fully committed to selling out.

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nick

Jun 12, 2017 at 6:56 pm

OK, TM is salivating here as they are getting ready to announce the “NEW Spider Limited RORS Edition.” The next line of “limited” releases from the ever growing Spider family.

each Itsy Bitsy SL has been sold at $299 – i say the RORS goes for $349.

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- Andrew Rivera
  
  Jun 14, 2017 at 9:16 am
  
  I’m surprised they didn’t paint it blue and charge $500
  
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  - McPickens
    
    Jun 14, 2017 at 10:06 pm
    
    That version will be released in time for Christmas sales and will retail @ $750
    
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Barry

Jun 12, 2017 at 6:42 pm

Rors? More like “Bores”

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- Looper
  
  Jun 12, 2017 at 10:17 pm
  
  Wouldn’t you like to be him!!!
  
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24 hours ago

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