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The Seven-Club Surgery: Inside Rory McIlroy’s High-Stakes 2026 Bag Overhaul

Coming off a historic career Grand Slam campaign, the six-time major champion has swapped half his setup for 2026.

In professional golf, there is conventional wisdom regarding momentum: when you are winning, touch nothing.

For an elite player at the summit of the game, replacing 50 percent of an active setup is not routine maintenance; it is structural surgery.

The transition speaks directly to the demands placed on modern ball-strikers. Even after capturing the elusive final leg of the Grand Slam, McIlroy’s off-season testing window…

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Coming off a historic career Grand Slam campaign, the six-time major champion has swapped half his setup for 2026.

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