Ernie will carry the XXIO bag and play SRI's family of golf products. “I'm proud to be on board as XXIO's new Global Ambassador,” said Ernie.

Ernie Els WITB 2023 (April)

• Driver: XXIO 12 (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 60 TX.
• 3-wood: XXIO 12 (15 degrees) Shaft: Project X Even Flow Prototype.
• Irons: Srixon U85 (2), Srixon ZX7. Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130.
• Putter: Odyssey. Grip: SuperStroke Tour 3.0.

Spider-Man star Tom Holland had a swinging good time at the BMW PGA Championship Pro-Am event in Virginia Water, England on Monday. The 27-year-old actor was joined by younger brothers, Sam Holland, 24, and Harry Holland, 23, at the Wentworth Golf Club, gathering on the first tee.

Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6 X shaft What we found was a new shaft in his driver. McIlroy now has a Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6 X shaft in his Stealth 2 driver. The change is intended to help him get more spin with his shortened 44-inch driver construction, he said.

Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX To that end, TaylorMade fine-tuned the sound and feel of the carbon fibre face on the Stealth Plus+ driver to get it exactly right. Tiger has a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft fitted to his driver.

Rory McIlroy is a TaylorMade staff golfer whose 2023 bag is mostly made up of the brand's latest clubs, including the Stealth 2 Plus driver – one of the best drivers of 2023. The Northern Irishman began his professional career as a Titleist player and 2023 sees him using their Vokey SM9 and Vokey Wedgeworks wedges.

Tom Cruise has been sighted playing golf at St Andrews' famous Old Course as the celebrity actor reportedly flew in for the day last week. According to the Daily Record, the star grabbed his clubs and flew north during a break in filming from the latest instalment of the blockbuster franchise Mission Impossible.

Titleist TSi2 Hybrid

Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft Tiger has a Mitsubishi Diamana D+ 60 TX shaft fitted to his driver.

Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6 X shaft McIlroy now has a Fujikura Ventus Blue TR 6 X shaft in his Stealth 2 driver. The change is intended to help him get more spin with his shortened 44-inch driver construction, he said.

44 inches Working with different profiles of Fujikura's Ventus TR shaft, McIlroy found the same Blue (6X) at a shorter length (44 inches versus 44.5 inches) kept the club from “falling” behind him during the transition.

Due to his unmatched success on the golf course and his access to rich business opportunities, fans have always wondered how much he's worth. His projected net worth in 2021 was about $150 million. But Rory McIlroy's career earnings and fortune go beyond prize money and competition salary.