When Rory McIlroy triumphed at The Honda Classic in 2012, the then 22-year-old became the second-youngest player in history to reach world No. 1. The man who still holds the record for being the youngest ever to reach No. 1 is Tiger Woods, and it was only fitting that, nine years ago, it was Woods who tested McIlroy’s resolve on a windy Sunday at PGA National. A ball-striking clinic over the first three days resulted in rounds of 66-67-66 to give McIlroy a two-stroke advantage heading into the final day, but it was McIlroy’s short game that led him to prevail on an altogether different Sunday. Early on in his round, a number of excellent up-and-downs helped McIlroy forge a seemingly comfortable four-stroke lead with just eight holes to play. However, beginning nine strokes behind McIlroy, Woods tore up the course to move into contention, making an eagle and three birdies in his first 11 holes. In classic Woods style, he would then birdie No. 17 and land a significant blow on No. 18 when he poured in his 8-foot eagle putt to post a 72-hole total of 10 under to get to within one of the Irishman who still had the daunting ‘Bear Trap’ (Nos. 15-17) to face. Speaking on the threat of Woods on the final day, McIlroy said after his round: “I wasn’t really paying much attention until he made that eagle on 18. I heard the huge roar and it definitely wasn’t a birdie roar. That’s when I knew that he probably got to 10 (under).” With his lead down to just one, McIlroy made a crucial birdie on the 13th when he spun his lob wedge from 92 yards back to 6 feet before holing the slippery putt to restore his lead to two. “That putt was very important.” McIlroy would say following his round. On the perilous 14th hole, McIlroy found trouble when he missed the green to the right, leaving himself in the gnarly rough. But he was once again able to extricate himself out of a tricky spot, deftly using his 60-degree wedge to chip to 4 feet for par which he swiftly dispatched into the back of the cup. Having made safe pars on Nos. 15 and 16, the Ulsterman made his way to the par-3 17th hole, where he found the greenside bunker. With a splash of the sand, McIlroy left himself another 4-footer for par and showed no nerves at all as he poured in the putt which gave him a two-stroke advantage heading to the par-5 18th. A final par delivered a two-stroke victory for McIlroy, who afterwards credited his short game for holding off a surging Woods on the last day. “First and foremost, it’s great to win this tournament, it’s got a long history. It was tough today especially seeing Tiger make a charge. I knew par golf would probably be good enough and that’s what I was trying to do. My short game felt great all week and definitely saved me a few times today.” The Honda Classic was the third PGA TOUR victory of McIlroy’s career, who has gone on to win 18 times on TOUR. Since rising to the top of the sport that week in 2012, McIlroy has spent a total of 106 weeks holding the No. 1 ranking, the fourth-most in history behind Tiger Woods, Greg Norman and Dustin Johnson. From an equipment standpoint, McIlroy didn’t ink his equipment an apparel deal with Nike until 2013. In 2012, he was a full-bag Titleist man—as was the case for his career up to that point. There are similarities to his current TaylorMade set-up, including the dual fairway wood setup, and similar shaft weights and flexes, but there are also some interesting differences. Now, McIlroy plays a set-matched TaylorMade P7MB pitching wedge, whereas in 2012, he used a “proper wedge”—a 46-degree Vokey. Interestingly, McIlroy has played a high MOI mallet for the better part of the past few seasons, but he recently switched to a TaylorMade Juno putter, which is similar in shape to the Scotty Cameron Newport GSS prototype he won with in 2012. What was in McIlroy’s bag? Driver: Titliest 913D3 Prototype (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Rombax 7V05 X 3-wood: Titleist PT 906F2 (13 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura ZCom Pro 95 X 5-wood: Titleist 909F2 (18 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura ZCom Pro 95 X Irons: Titleist 712 MB (3-9) Shafts: Project X 7.0 Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM4 (46, 54, 60 degrees) Shafts: Project X 6.5 Putter: Scotty Cameron Newport GSS prototype Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Grips: Golf Pride MCC (black, yellow)
Rory McIlroy: What’s in the bag, 2012 The Honda Classic
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Final Round 2 Balls – Ghim / Kim v Reavie / Snedeker | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Doug Ghim / Chan Kim | -200 |
Chez Reavie / Brandt Snedeker | +165 |
Final Round Match-Up – Norrman / Campillo v Stevens / Barjon | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Vincent Norrman / Jorge Campillo | -115 |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | -105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Stevens / Barjon v Wu / Nicholas | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Sam Stevens / Paul Barjon | -125 |
Brandon Wu / James Nicholas | +105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Norrman / Campillo v Lashley / Campos | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nate Lashley / Rafael Campos | -110 |
Vincent Norrman / Jorge Campillo | -110 |
Mitsubishi Electric Classic | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Paul Broadhurst | +250 |
Steven Alker | +350 |
Stephen Ames | +400 |
K J Choi | +1000 |
John Senden | +1600 |
Doug Barron | +1800 |
Shane Bertsch | +1800 |
Kevin Sutherland | +2000 |
Lee Janzen | +2000 |
Y E Yang | +2200 |
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Final Round Six Shooter – Cantlay-Schauffele / McIlroy-Lowry / Morikawa-Kitayama / Taylor-Hadwin / Conners-Pendrith / Fitzpatrick/Fitzpatrick | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | +250 |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | +325 |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | +425 |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | +550 |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | +600 |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | +600 |
Final Round Match-Up – Cantlay / Schauffele v McIlroy / Lowry | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -130 |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | +110 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Cantlay / Schauffele v Hardy / Riley | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Patrick Cantlay / Xander Schauffele | -260 |
Nick Hardy / Davis Riley | +210 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Higgo / Fox v Sigg / Hadley | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Garrick Higgo / Ryan Fox | -120 |
Greyson Sigg / Chesson Hadley | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – McIlroy / Lowry v Garnett / Straka | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | -210 |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | +175 |
Final Round Match-Up – Garnett / Straka v Thompson / Novak | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -120 |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – Ramey / Trainer v Kraft / Tway | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chad Ramey / Martin Trainer | -115 |
Kelly Kraft / Kevin Tway | -105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Garnett / Straka v Ramey / Trainer | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Brice Garnett / Sepp Straka | -175 |
Chad Ramey / Martin Trainer | +145 |
Final Round Match-Up – Morikawa / Kitayama v Conners / Pendrith | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -140 |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | +115 |
Final Round Match-Up – Morikawa / Kitayama v Fitzpatrick / Fitzpatrick | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -150 |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | +125 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Morikawa / Kitayama v Kraft / Tway | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Collin Morikawa / Kurt Kitayama | -250 |
Kelly Kraft / Kevin Tway | +200 |
Final Round Six Shooter – Mitchell-Dahmen / Detry-MacIntyre / Lee-Kim / Yu-Pan / Rai-Lipsky / List-Norlander | |
Type: Final Round Six Shooter – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | +375 |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | +400 |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | +400 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +450 |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | +450 |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | +475 |
Final Round Match-Up – Phillips / Bridgeman v Rai / Lipsky | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Chandler Phillips / Jacob Bridgeman | -120 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Thompson / Novak v Rai / Lipsky | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Davis Thompson / Andrew Novak | -120 |
Aaron Rai / David Lipsky | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – Kohles / Kizzire v Taylor / O’Hair | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | -125 |
Ben Taylor / Sean O’Hair | +105 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Fitzpatrick / Fitzpatrick v Taylor / O’Hair | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Matt Fitzpatrick / Alex Fitzpatrick | -230 |
Ben Taylor / Sean O’Hair | +190 |
Final Round 3-Balls – M. Tiziani / T. Bjorn / R. Goosen | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Bjorn | +130 |
Retief Goosen | +135 |
Mario Tiziani | +320 |
Final Round Match-Up – Eckroat / Gotterup v Wallace / Olesen | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat / Chris Gotterup | -130 |
Matt Wallace / Thorbjorn Olesen | +110 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Wallace / Olesen v Wu / Lower | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Dylan Wu / Justin Lower | -110 |
Matt Wallace / Thorbjorn Olesen | -110 |
Final Round 3-Balls – G. Sauers / D. Toms / R. Green | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
David Toms | -120 |
Richard Green | +175 |
Gene Sauers | +425 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Eckroat / Gotterup v Phillips / Bridgeman | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Austin Eckroat / Chris Gotterup | -125 |
Chandler Phillips / Jacob Bridgeman | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – S. Allan / K. Sutherland / M.A. Jimenez | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Miguel Angel Jimenez | +110 |
Kevin Sutherland | +190 |
Steve Allan | +260 |
Final Round Match-Up – Conners / Pendrith v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -185 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +150 |
Final Round Match-Up – Mitchell / Dahmen v Detry / MacIntyre | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | -110 |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -110 |
Final Round Match-Up – Conners / Pendrith v Taylor / Hadwin | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -110 |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | -110 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Conners / Pendrith v Mitchell / Dahmen | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Corey Conners / Taylor Pendrith | -125 |
Keith Mitchell / Joel Dahmen | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – D. Barron / S. Bertsch / Y.E. Yang | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ye Yang | +100 |
Doug Barron | +175 |
Shane Bertsch | +330 |
Final Round Match-Up – Meissner / Smotherman v Hall / Piercy | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -140 |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | +115 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Kohles / Kizzire v Hall / Piercy | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ben Kohles / Patton Kizzire | -125 |
Harry Hall / Scott Piercy | +105 |
Final Round 3-Balls – K.J. Choi / L. Janzen / J. Senden | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
K.J. Choi | -140 |
Lee Janzen | +210 |
John Senden | +425 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Meissner / Smotherman v Hoffman / Watney | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Mac Meissner / Austin Smotherman | -145 |
Charley Hoffman / Nick Watney | +120 |
Final Round 3-Balls – P. Broadhurst / S. Ames / S. Alker | |
Type: Final Round 3-Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Steven Alker | +105 |
Stephen Ames | +180 |
Paul Broadhurst | +300 |
Final Round Match-Up – Tarren / Skinns v Malnati / Knox | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Callum Tarren / David Skinns | -120 |
Peter Malnati / Russell Knox | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Johnson / Palmer v Malnati / Knox | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Zach Johnson / Ryan Palmer | -120 |
Peter Malnati / Russell Knox | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Detry / MacIntyre v Tarren / Skinns | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Thomas Detry / Robert MacIntyre | -145 |
Callum Tarren / David Skinns | +120 |
Final Round Match-Up – Yu / Pan v Echavarria / Greyserman | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | -120 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Taylor / Hadwin v Echavarria / Greyserman | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nick Taylor / Adam Hadwin | -165 |
Nico Echavarria / Max Greyserman | +135 |
Final Round Match-Up – Lee / Kim v List / Norlander | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | -120 |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | +100 |
Final Round 2 Balls – Lee / Kim v Yu / Pan | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
K.H. Lee / Michael Kim | -120 |
Kevin Yu / C.T. Pan | +100 |
Final Round Match-Up – Brehm / Hubbard v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Final Round Match-Up – Status: OPEN | |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | -140 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +115 |
Final Round 2 Balls – McIlroy / Lowry v Brehm / Hubbard | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Rory McIlroy / Shane Lowry | -270 |
Ryan Brehm / Mark Hubbard | +220 |
Final Round 2 Balls – List / Norlander v Blair / Fishburn | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Luke List / Henrik Norlander | -150 |
Zac Blair / Patrick Fishburn | +125 |
JM Eagle LA Championship | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | +275 |
Grace Kim | +550 |
Maja Stark | +550 |
Jin Hee Im | +700 |
Nasa Hataoka | +700 |
Esther Henseleit | +750 |
Haeran Ryu | +1600 |
Jennifer Kupcho | +2500 |
Ayaka Furue | +3500 |
Ally Ewing | +5000 |
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Final Round 2 Balls – E. Pedersen v N. Guseva | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Emily Pedersen | -140 |
Nataliya Guseva | +155 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Ewing v K. Davidson | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ally Ewing | -150 |
Karis Davidson | +165 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – A. Furue v H. Ryu | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Ayaka Furue | -125 |
Haeran Ryu | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – J. Kupcho v W.L Hsu | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jennifer Kupcho | -105 |
Wei Ling Hsu | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – N. Hataoka v M. Stark | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Nasa Hataoka | -125 |
Maja Stark | +135 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – J. Im v E. Henseleit | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Jin Hee Im | -105 |
Esther Henseleit | +115 |
Tie | +750 |
Final Round 2 Balls – H. Green v G. Kim | |
Type: Final Round 2 Balls – Status: OPEN | |
Hannah Green | -135 |
Grace Kim | +150 |
Tie | +750 |
Scottie Scheffler Specials | |
Type: Scottie Scheffler Specials – Status: OPEN | |
Win Any Remaining Signature Event | -200 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) | +115 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +125 |
US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +135 |
All Remaining Signature Events – Top 10 Finish | +200 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +200 |
US Open (Top 5 Finish) & The Open (Top 5 Finish) | +210 |
PGA Championship (Top 10 Finish) & US Open (Top 10 Finish) & The Open (Top 10 Finish) | +240 |
PGA Championship (Top 5 Finish) & US Open (Top 5 Finish) | +280 |
Win 2 Remaining Signature Events | +450 |
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PGA Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Xander Schauffele | +2000 |
Bryson DeChambeau | +2500 |
Collin Morikawa | +2500 |
Max Homa | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
Miles Russell – Win a Major before 30th birthday | +10000 |
Scottie Scheffler & Nelly Korda – Win All Remaining 2024 Majors | +250000 |
US Open 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +350 |
Jon Rahm | +1200 |
Rory McIlroy | +1200 |
Ludvig Aberg | +1600 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Viktor Hovland | +2000 |
Brooks Koepka | +2500 |
Cameron Smith | +2500 |
Patrick Cantlay | +2500 |
Xander Schauffele | +2500 |
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The Open Championship 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
Scottie Scheffler | +500 |
Jon Rahm | +1000 |
Rory McIlroy | +1000 |
Viktor Hovland | +1100 |
Brooks Koepka | +2000 |
Cameron Smith | +2000 |
Cameron Young | +2000 |
Collin Morikawa | +2000 |
Ludvig Aberg | +2000 |
Jordan Spieth | +2500 |
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Requests | |
Type: Requests – Status: OPEN | |
The Open Championship – Alex Noren – Top 20 Finish | +200 |
Solheim Cup 2024 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -140 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1200 |
Ryder Cup 2025 | |
Type: Winner – Status: OPEN | |
USA | -135 |
Europe | +135 |
Tie | +1000 |