TaylorMade confirms Rory McIlroy has switched to the new TP5x golf ball

TaylorMade has confirmed that Rory McIlroy is now using the new 2021 TaylorMade TP5x golf ball on the PGA Tour. 

McIlroy had played the prior generation TP5x in 2018 before reverting to the TP5 at the end of 2019, a ball he had continued to use up until this month. 

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The new TP5x golf ball is the fastest and longest ball in the current TaylorMade lineup, with a firmer feel and higher launch on iron shots.

In addition, it has more greenside spin than the prior generation with a new and softer cast urethane cover.

"Rory has plenty of pop off the tee, commonly ranking among the Tour’s longest hitters," says TaylorMade on its website. "So, at the time, he was heavily focused on his wedge game and stats around the green – which pushed him towards TP5 and its increased greenside spin.

"He also had slight control issues with TP5x coming out of the first cut of rough, and the spinnier TP5 gave him the ability to attack more pins even when he missed the fairway.

"At the same time, he was sacrificing some ball speed and distance in favour of control around the greens. With the new 2021 TP5x, Rory now has 'the best of both worlds'.

"Our engineers able to sustain the speed and distance properties of TP5x (much thanks to the new Tour Flight Dimple Pattern), while adding a softer urethane cover that better grips the grooves of a wedge for added spin on the short shots compared to the prior gen.

"Rory was the first player to test the new ball and his insights were key to the development process. Because he knew what was coming long before it arrived, he could hardly wait to get his hands on it. He'd commonly pop into the Tour Truck... 'So, when’s that new ball coming?'

"In addition to the boost in spin and greenside performance, the new ball handles Rory’s speed better than the prior generation – allowing him to swing hard and still have control no matter where he is on the golf course."

McIlroy has now slipped outside the world's top 10 for the first time in three years, so it will be interesting to see if the change of golf ball will make any difference to his form.

The former World No.1 has not won a golf tournament on the PGA Tour since November 2019. 

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