A dramatic 26-foot putt at the Rocket Classic secured Michael Thorbjornsen’s first PGA Tour victory, but the real story was written in steel. A deep dive into the Rors Proto irons and elite ball-striking that signal the arrival of a new kind of champion.
The camera finds them all the same. A young man, staring down a putt that could redefine his life, the culmination of a week where everything finally clicked.
To understand the nature of Thorbjornsen’s ascendancy, you have to look inside his bag.
His tools were perfectly suited for the test at hand. The Rocket Classic, played over a 7,328-yard layout, has always been a birdie-fest, a tournament that demands aggressive,…
A dramatic 26-foot putt at the Rocket Classic secured Michael Thorbjornsen’s first PGA Tour victory, but the real story was written in steel. A deep dive into the Rors Proto irons and elite ball-striking that signal the arrival of a new kind of champion.