Rory won the Masters with an illegal driver

Oh no, anyway

What was illegal about it?

So, Justin Rose won the Masters?

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The PGA tested his driver and determined it was illegal.

This is the driver he used at Augusta

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This doesnt mean it was illegal when he used it at augusta. It's not unusual for clubs to fall out of conformity after extensive use, especially for drivers.

They replaced the head on his driver with the same one. The other one had become too thin to pass

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“I can verify that he has a new head on his driver with the same specs he used to win The Masters,” Lewis said

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Golf Central’s Rex Hoggard explaining that players often push the limits.

“No player wants a driver that’s too safe, that it’s never going to fail. They want it as close to the edge, within the legal limits, as possible,” Hoggard said.

“The more you hit it with that much force, with that much speed, eventually they are all going to be made non-conforming.”

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I bet OP thought he really had something here because he doesn't understand the game/rules

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They need a NASCAR -style pre-match inspection.

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They have one, rorys driver failed it this week.

It passed the last one

And you have no idea when his driver became too worn to pass the test.

Regardless its a legal driver. He is using the same driver this week. Same model, same specs

They test weekly. They dont test every player though they do 1/3rd of the field so they get tested around once a month

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THE PGA CHAMPIONSHIP
PGA of America responds to rumor that Rory McIlroy's driver was deemed non-conforming
Portrait of Adam SchupakAdam Schupak
Golfweek
Rory McIlroy switched drivers at the PGA Championship after his regular driver failed a USGA conformance test.
The USGA confirmed conducting random driver testing at the PGA Championship at the PGA of America's request.
Failing the conformance test, typically due to high coefficient of restitution, is not uncommon among players.
McIlroy declined to comment on the driver change, adding to speculation about its connection to the test.







CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Is the reason that Rory McIlroy switched drivers this week because the driver he had been using was deemed non-conforming by the USGA during random club testing?


Sirius/XM Radio’s announcers mentioned that was the reason for the switch. McIlroy, known as the best driver of the ball in the game, hit just four fairways on Thursday en route to an opening-round, 3-over par 74. He ranks T-152 out of 155 in driving accuracy through 36 holes this week.


Heading into the PGA Championship at Quail Hollow, a place he’s won four times, McIlroy ranked first in Strokes Gained: Off the Tee and third in driving distance.

The PGA of America responded on Saturday morning.

"We can confirm that the USGA was invited to do club testing at the PGA Championship, at the PGA of America’s request. That testing program is consistent with the same level of support that the USGA provides to the PGA Tour and other championships, as part of their regular programs for driver testing. The standard process is for about a third of the field to be randomly tested under the program," Kerry Haigh, Chief Championships Officer of the PGA of America, said in a release. "That was the case at Quail Hollow this week. Finding driver heads that have crept over the line of conformance is not an unusual occurrence, especially for clubs that are hit thousands of times over a long period of time. The results are kept confidential to protect players, who are unaware the club has fallen out of conformance and not responsible for it falling out of conformance other than hitting the club thousands of times. Players are simply asked to change heads if necessary, and all do without issue.

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Not surprising that POS couldn’t win without cheating

Send the green jacket back, rory.