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Rory McIlroy was the toast of East Lake after winning the Tour Championship and, with it, the PGA Tour’s FedEx Cup.

The Northern Irishman held off Xander Schauffele to win the season-long contest for the second time and, in the process, earned himself the richest prize in golf – a whopping $15million.

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He got there using a full bag of TaylorMade golf equipment.

Key to his victory was his phenomenal driver. Using a TaylorMade M5 driver, the world No.2 led the field in Strokes Gained: Off The Tee and driving distance, with an average of 314.6 yards.

WATCH – TAYLORMADE M5 DRIVER… REVIEWED!

He also led the field in Strokes Gained: Tee-To-Green – helped in no small part by his P750 / P730 irons.

WATCH – GET RORY’S SECRET POWER MOVE

Let’s take a closer look at the gear he used…

Rory McIlroy – What’s the in the bag…

Driver:  TaylorMade M5 (9˚, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70TX)

Fairway Woods:  TaylorMade M6 (15˚, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White), TaylorMade M5 (19˚, Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White)

Irons: TaylorMade P-750 (4, Project X 7.0), TaylorMade P-730 (5-PW, Project X 7.0)

Wedges: TaylorMade Milled Grind (52˚, 56˚ and 60˚, Project X 6.5)

Putter:  TaylorMade Spider X Copper

Ball:  TaylorMade 2019 TP5


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Michael McEwan is the Deputy Editor of bunkered and has been part of the team since 2004. In that time, he has interviewed almost every major figure within the sport, from Jack Nicklaus, to Rory McIlroy, to Donald Trump. The host of the multi award-winning bunkered Podcast and a member of Balfron Golfing Society, Michael is the author of three books and is the 2023 PPA Scotland 'Writer of the Year' and 'Columnist of the Year'. Dislikes white belts, yellow balls and iron headcovers. Likes being drawn out of the media ballot to play Augusta National.

Deputy Editor

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