With a superb opening round of 66, Rory McIlroy has made a strong start in his bid to win The 150th Open and end a major drought stretching back almost eight years.
Thanks to seven birdies, offset by only one bogey, the Northern Irishman currently lies second, two shots behind leader Cameron Young, and there is no doubt he is a man in-form going in to this tournament.
Key to his impressive showing so far at St Andrews are a couple of new additions to his bag this week.
Top of that list is McIlroy’s new TaylorMade UDI Stealth driving iron, which he used today to drive the 18th green. The club is set at 16 degrees, just a degree higher than the standard 3-wood, with a lie angle of 59.75a p. It also has a Project X Hazardous 65 105 shaft that’s 40 inches long and has a D4 swing weight.
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At the opposite end of the bag, meantime, he has thrown in a Milled Grind 3 LB 60-degree wedge, with a PX 6.5 shaft. It’s 35.5 inches, has a lie angle of 63 degrees and a D5 in swing weight.
There is no doubt that these new additions this week have definitely made an impact off the tee, approaching greens and giving him the control and consistency he needs if he is to have any chance of winning a second Claret Jug.
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