Equipment
Nike to release Rory’s Method Prototype 006 putter
Nike announced that it will be releasing the Nike Method Prototype 006 — the same putter that Rory McIlroy uses — to the public starting April 15. It’s the first time this putter will be made available to non-touring professionals.
There have been similar Nike Method putters made for retail in the past, but this is the real deal.
Nike’s Method 006 prototype putter is currently in the bags of McIlroy, Seung Yul-Noh and Francesco Molinari.
The putter, developed by Nike Master Craftsman David Franklin, uses Polymetal Groove technology in the face, said to enhance feel and a “fast forward roll.”
Each putter purchased will have a laser-engraved Nike Oven logo, and comes with a “tour-packaged box” of RZN Black golf balls and a volt-colored Nike head cover.
The package, which will sell for $450, is available in limited quantities starting April 15 on Nike’s website, and in select retail stores starting April 17.
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This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.
Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX
7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX
Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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Mad-Mex
Apr 19, 2015 at 11:51 pm
So by buying the same equipment a pro uses, does it translate into instant ability to play like the pro?
Just curious,,,,,,,,,,,,
jOHN kRUG
Apr 16, 2015 at 8:08 pm
But Rory is not a good putter.
Josh
Apr 15, 2015 at 8:50 pm
Dang! Sold out!!!!!
I was planning to buy two and resell to you WRXerz on the BST and make a nice profit!
Ben
Apr 15, 2015 at 1:02 pm
Wow its actually sold out? I bet that is the most putters nike has sold in the last 5 years combined.
Kenny
Apr 15, 2015 at 3:28 am
If you read the release properly you will see…Nike announced that it will be releasing the Nike Method Prototype 006.
It does not say its a Rory replica
Zak
Apr 14, 2015 at 10:47 pm
Is there going to be a choice of length?
I want a 35″, but I think Rory plays a 33″. So are they going to make them all one length (Rors length)?
lsf_21
Apr 14, 2015 at 10:02 pm
Rorys putter does have very small grooves.
http://www.bunkersparadise.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Nike-Method-006-Prototype-Putter.jpg
Ken
Apr 15, 2015 at 3:05 am
I talked to the maker of his putter.
Tiger has really small grooves for a “clicky” feel.
Rory has a putter that is soft as hell. Rory told the Nike guy that he couldn’t make a putter soft enough.
And the face isn’t painted.
JuNiOR
Apr 14, 2015 at 9:29 pm
Will it have the same exact Groove depth as Rory???
RG
Apr 14, 2015 at 9:24 pm
That may be a copy of Rory MacIlroys putter…. but that is not Rory McIlroys putter. His has painted on face grooves.
Rich
Apr 16, 2015 at 4:05 am
What a load of crap. You’ve obviously not read the forums where Greg has said he’s seen Rory’s putter up close and flat out refutes that claim.
T-MAC
Apr 20, 2015 at 3:25 pm
Grooves on Rory’s putter aren’t painted on, but they ARE very shallow. The same with Tiger’s putter. There’s a video of the 2 of them talking about their putters and Tiger asks Rory if he has grooves. Rory says no, no grooves, he has “faux grooves” and Tiger said the same for his.
Neither one of them are using the Nike “groove technology” as seen on the putters that we buy OTR.
Daniel
Apr 14, 2015 at 9:13 pm
I’m looking and I’m a liking
steve
Apr 14, 2015 at 6:59 pm
we all know that rory uses putter without the weird grooves on it (only painted it). we’ve seen the photos of his putter! not a real representation of rors putter in that sense.
Reed
Apr 14, 2015 at 3:34 pm
If you really look at what putter Rory uses, you will see it is a Scotty C. putter with Nike stuff spray painted on it.
tony
Apr 14, 2015 at 3:56 pm
If you really look at Scotty C putters you will see they’re really Karsten Solheim Anser’s with expensive upcharge badging.
Reed
Apr 14, 2015 at 5:01 pm
True True
Rob
Apr 14, 2015 at 5:05 pm
HAHA!
Rich
Apr 16, 2015 at 4:10 am
All you Titleist and Scotty Cameron fan boys need to get a life and realise that Titleist is not a golf equipment company. They are a golf ball company that makes golf clubs. Not other OEM has the ball as their main equipment line and Titleist does. No one else focuses on their ball the way Titleist does. They only make clubs because they think they should to stay relevant.
T-MAC
Apr 20, 2015 at 3:28 pm
Man, Titleist makes some pretty good clubs for it just being their “side business”.
NGG
Apr 14, 2015 at 3:02 pm
WRX community in a nutshell…
Entire site complains about not having access to Rors 006.
Nike releases Rors 006, entire site complains.
Golfraven
Apr 14, 2015 at 4:57 pm
love it 🙂
Bob
Apr 14, 2015 at 8:34 pm
If I’m going to drop $450 I’m going to want an exact copy of Rory’s putter, not halfway between it and their retail offerings.
Tom Bowles
Apr 15, 2015 at 8:43 am
Hilarious. Because it’s true. If you want “tour issue”, you’re gonna have to pay. If you don’t want to pay $450, pay $200 for a similar putter Nike sells and quit crying.
Alex T
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:51 pm
They say they’re making this putter available “to the public”, but what does that mean? It means they will be sold out in seconds to a select few unscrupulous individuals who will then sell them on eBay for thousands and thousands of dollars and in the end the only people who could actually afford to buy one from these resellers will be Rory, not the people who might actually benefit from the performance (no matter how few people that might be). Utterly pointless. Just make it a production model or don’t make it at all.
Sam
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:29 pm
Will this be limited time only, or will they be sold for a long period of time?
Josepe
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:33 pm
Wondering about the same thing
steve
Apr 14, 2015 at 7:00 pm
only 1000 of them will be released. first come first serve!
Nick
Apr 14, 2015 at 2:00 pm
So what is this package gonna set me back? Lol
Ian
Apr 14, 2015 at 1:48 pm
Will it come with fake grooves like his? #groovegate
Kenner
Apr 14, 2015 at 1:40 pm
No photo’s have shown “RORS” Stamping on the neck. And it also looks like the neck is shorter!?
His Putter:
http://www.golfwrx.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/3908d2094b28710ef2c4e65f55dae4ad1.jpg