It’s Miami Grand Prix race week, so where better to launch a golf equipment company founded by the supercar brand McLaren? Well, that’s coming soon, potentially later this week, if you believe the rumors. But the latest club designer, created by the luxury cars built in Surrey, England, did announce its first ambassador, and who better than Englishman Justin Rose.

“From the beginning, this has been a passion project,” Rose said in a release. “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.”

Our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, was on-site Monday at the Cadillac Championship, the fifth Signature Event on the PGA Tour’s schedule, hosted at Trump National Doral’s Blue Monster Course, getting the first glimpses of the technology created by McLaren Golf. 

Rose, 45, who has already won this season at Farmers Insurance Open, is looking to use a combo set of irons, with a cavity-back design prototype in the 4-iron and then a prototype bladed 5-iron through Pitching Wedge set in Miami. 

The CBs feature what looks like a short heel-to-toe length and a flat leading edge. The custom sole sees trailing edge relief that travels into the heel. The cavity has a carbon fiber insert and the McLaren Papaya Speedmark logo, along with a hexagonal (or honeycomb) milling on the rear top-edge. 

The blade design features a narrow topline, the same flat leading edge and the Speedmark logo. The muscle back is raised higher on the heel than the toe, which could impact weighting and the Center of Gravity across the face, and the same hexagonal milling.

Interestingly, Rose is joining some top-level designers already at McLaren Golf, including Jacob Sanborn, who was a product designer at Honma Golf when Rose was on its staff. Others involved with the engineering at McLaren Golf include Zachary Majors and Ryan Badgero, both formerly of Cobra. 

Rose will tee up at Trump Doral off the back of another close call at the Masters, where he finished tied for third. He currently ranks seventh in Strokes Gained: Approach on the PGA Tour, so it’s an interesting time for a player in the midst of a renaissance in his career.

Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 TX

Mini driver: Callaway Quantum Mini (13.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 TX

7-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black RDX 80 TX

Irons: McLaren Golf CB Prototype (4), McLaren Golf MB Prototype (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS C-Taper 125 S+

• More photos here.

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (52-08F, 56-08M), Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack Prototype (60)
Shafts: KBS C-Taper 125 S+ (52), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 5 Tour Prototype
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Claw 1.0

Grips: Lamkin JR Rel

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x