See The New Putter Rory McIlroy Used To Win The Arnold Palmer Invitational
Take a look at Rory McIlroy's new TaylorMade TP Copper Soto putter


Rory McIlroy used a new TaylorMade TP Collection Black Copper Soto at Bay Hill which comes out next month
See The New Putter Rory McIlroy Used To Win The Arnold Palmer Invitational
Rory McIlroy re-found his putting boots at Bay Hill to win the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
The four-time major winner shot a closing 64 including 8 birdies and 0 bogeys and led the field in Strokes Gained: Putting for the week.
Related: Rory McIlroy finds top gear to win Arnold Palmer Invitational
In his first four events on the PGA Tour in 2018 he ranked 124th in the category but was a whole nine strokes better than the field average to lead at 10.027.
In fact, his total of 100 putts for four rounds was his lowest ever total on the PGA Tour.
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The 28-year-old put in a new putter this week - the TaylorMade TP Collection Black Copper Soto Prototype and we have the details of it below.
The putter is part of TaylorMade's new TP Collection Black Copper Range which hits shelves on 20th April.
Related: Rory McIlroy What's in the bag - Arnold Palmer Invitational winning clubs
The putters have gone through a triple-plating process to produce that dark finish.
Each putter has been hand-polished to reveal the copper accents along the edges.
The heads feature adjustable sole weights to help golfers find their optimum setup.
They're fitted with TaylorMade's PureRoll insert - an aluminium insert for a firm feel.
There will be four models - the Juno, the Soto LC, the Ardmore 3L and the Mullen 2 DB.
Rory's specs are: Length: 34.25" Loft: 2.75° Weight: 508g SW: D1
The four new TP Black Copper range putters hit shelves on 20th April and will retail at £219.
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, X and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 and 2025 Masters from Augusta National and was there by the 18th green to watch Rory McIlroy complete the career grand slam. He has also covered five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!
Elliott is currently playing:
Driver: Titleist TSR4
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Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW
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Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5
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