Not surprisingly, McIlroy has accepted the failed experiment and will have his oldish driver (with which he won the AT&T Pebble Beach pro-am) back as his power tool of choice off the tee at The Players this week at TPC Sawgrass and further on at next month’s Masters.

Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy will tackle the first two rounds of The Players Championship this week alongside Scottie Scheffler and Xander Schauffele.

Rory McIlory is aware that the Masters is approaching, and this will mean some modifications and adequate preparations before the tournament, which is probably the most important for him. We are a bit tired of the constant mention of the Northern Irishman year after year,

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Russell Henley surprised the public with a great performance at the Arnold Palmer Invitational, and at the same time with a victory in fierce competition. Although few expected this experienced golfer to win in competition with such big names,

McIlroy, the world number three, used new equipment – in drivers and fairway woods – at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill in Orlando, Florida, but spent too much time playing from the rough in a tournament won by Russell Henley, who closed with a 70 for 277 to win by a stroke from overnight leader Collin Morikawa.

But there was likely some regret for McIlroy that he couldn't use his favourite club, which he admitted is now likely deemed to be 'illegal' for use on the PGA Tour. In a recent Q&A session, McIlroy named the TaylorMade M2 driver as the best he's used during his career after getting a handle on it around eight years ago.