In the world of major championship golf, the best in the world chase victory using everything at their disposal, including their equipment and team around them, to chase the fractional gains in performance that could potentially see them finish the week at the top of the leaderboard.
While the majority of Robert MacIntyre’s bag is full of the latest equipment, it appears the Scot is once again sticking with his trusty 10-year-old TaylorMade Aeroburner fairway wood in a bid to claim his first major championship this week at Royal Portrush.
The TaylorMade Aeroburner fairway wood MacIntyre uses
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The sight of the white-crowned AeroBurner on the television this week, a relic from 2015, is a true blast from the past. But for MacIntyre, this isn’t just a case of nostalgia, it’s a necessity. This is the club he turns to under pressure, the “go-to” in his bag that has earned its place through years of reliable service and has been there for his maiden wins on both the DP World Tour and PGA Tour.
The decision to keep this club in the bag despite now being a decade old shows the trust he has in that club and its ability to hit the shots he requires from it. As a Titleist staff player, his bag is otherwise a showcase of the brand’s more current product, albeit still not the latest models. I think this truly shows how attached MacIntyre gets to his clubs and his reluctance to change unless there are some serious gains to be had.
Despite being under contract with Titleist, players are usually required to game 13 clubs from said brand, leaving one slot free for clubs that are hard to part from – the Aeroburner being the Oban native’s choice.
This speaks volumes about the unique bond between player and club, a bond that tour reps and R&D departments can only hope to replicate as they release product each year.
MacIntyre has been using the Aeroburner for many years now
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MacIntyre’s choice flies in the face of modern tour trends. A look at the fairway wood count on any given week on the PGA or DP World Tour reveals a sea of current-generation models.
TaylorMade are known for often dominating the fairway wood count, especially for non-contracted players on tour but even last year’s Qi10 range still seems to be the…
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