Equipment
Justin Rose joins McLaren Golf
On Monday morning, it was announced that Justin Rose had signed with McLaren Golf, making him the first professional that will play the brand’s clubs.
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Speaking on the move, Rose said:
“From the beginning, this has been a passion project. I’ve had the opportunity to be involved from the outset – working with the team, testing the clubs and helping shape what they’ve become.
That level of involvement, combined with the standards McLaren brings to everything they do, made this an easy decision for me. I’m excited to put the clubs in play and watch the brand flourish.”
The Englishman, who is now also a brand ambassador for McLaren, is in action at this week’s Cadillac Championship.
Rose, who is a close friend of current Formula 1 champion Lando Norris, has been a regular at races over the years as a guest of McLaren. This week’s Cadillac Championship coincides with the return of F1 with the Miami Grand Prix.
McLaren Golf was teased a couple of months ago as a new venture that would aim to “push the boundaries of equipment design and manufacturing to unlock new levels of precision for golfers driven by the same endless pursuit of performance.”
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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The Real Carl
Apr 29, 2026 at 8:02 am
Wow these look really cheap.
Tim
Apr 27, 2026 at 5:39 pm
I love Rose and MacLaren but I bet theses irons are way north of $2k for a set when they come to retail, given track record of the car company.
WSinTX
Apr 27, 2026 at 9:03 pm
Most every set of good forged irons are over $2k. Artisan starts at $360 a stick!
Kurtis
Apr 27, 2026 at 3:00 pm
OMG this is not going to end well a brand new company I hope im wrong ive seen it way too many times
Good luck with the new clubs
ProjectX
Apr 27, 2026 at 2:47 pm
Hope this goes better than Honma went
Patrick
Apr 27, 2026 at 12:46 pm
I hope this works out for him. He’s been playing very well with his current equipment.
M
Apr 27, 2026 at 11:37 am
Yeah? But who forged the irons? Miura? LOL