Justin Rose gives verdict on his McLaren irons ahead of the PGA Championship after two disappointing events running
Photo by Orlando Ramirez/Getty Images Justin Rose made a controversial switch to McLaren irons midway through his season, and he has not been rewarded with positive results since then. He first played with them at Doral for the Cadillac Championship, where he finished T65 and lost 0. 01 strokes to the field on approach.
The following week he played at Quail Hollow for the Truist Championship, and came in at T45. His iron play hasn’t been the glaring weakness holding him back of late, but the momentum he built heading into The Masters has somewhat stalled since his club switch. Speaking ahead of his first major with the McLaren irons, Rose gave his verdict on the new clubs.
Photo by Joe Robbins/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Justin Rose says poor play has ‘nothing to do’ with McLaren irons When asked about his recent play with McLaren clubs, Rose was quick to stress that his form has nothing to do with his iron play. He said that he’s enjoying the process of integrating them into his game, as he’s had a big say in their design. Speaking before the PGA Championship, he said, “I think people, I think, you know, I’ve played so many different sets of irons in the last five years that I just don’t think that it’s a big deal.
I’ve been working hard on this project for 18 months now, and it’s kind of like it’s a full wish list of all of the things I would like to see in a set of irons. “So from that point of view I’m really enjoying — I’ve enjoyed the process of getting to this point. Yeah, I would love to play great this week with them.
I can play great this week with them. The fact I haven’t played great the last two weeks has got nothing to do with the irons either. “The testing process is an interesting one.