Rory McIlroy had changed his driver ahead of the 2025 PGA Championship. The reports say he swapped his driver after it was found non-conforming by the USGA during testing. Rory wasn’t the only one whose driver was tested. The winner of the 107th PGA Championship, Scottie Scheffler, revealed that he was also tested, along with all the other golfers. As a result, he too had to make some changes.
Scottie revealed that he changed his driver after it was deemed non-conforming during testing. While the USGA or the PGA does not release the list of players who fail the test, Scheffler revealed during the post-round press conference that his driver had indeed failed. “My driver did fail me this week.We had a feeling that it was going to come because I’ve used that driver for over a year. I was kind of fortunate for it to last that long, I felt like,” the #1 stated.
The modus operandi behind the test, however, was not to the liking of Scheffler. He feels that testing just one section of the field puts the whole concept in a ridiculous position. “I would argue that if we’re going to test the drivers, we need to be even more robust in the way we test them. That was a conversation I had with one of the rules officials; if it’s something we’re going to take seriously, I feel like we’re almost going halfway with it right now. If we’re going to test only a third of the field. If we’re going to do it right, leave it up to us as players, like the rest of the rules in the game of golf are,” he further added.
#NEW: Scottie Scheffler confirms post round that his driver was also deemed non-conforming by the USGA during testing, prompting him to swap the gamer he had been using for the last year for a backup. He also called on there to be more testing taking place. @SchefflerFans pic.twitter.com/eFIRBNYr0J
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