Tommy Fleetwood grabbed his seventh DP Tour victory at the Dubai Invitational, marking the first professional win for the new Qi10 driver. In a Team TaylorMade duel, Tommy narrowly edged out Rory McIlroy for the victory.
"It's always very special when you play with one of your friends, one of the best players in the world, challenging yourself against those guys. Rory's been a very, very supportive influence on me over the past. ... I've watched him do amazing things down the stretch in golf tournaments, and today was my turn."Tommy Fleetwood
Fleetwood vaulted himself into contention after a blazing third round 63 and set up the riveting “Fleetwood Mac” final round showdown. Tommy turned in back-to-back birdies on the final two holes to claim the victory.
He drove the ball on a string all week with his new Qi10 LS, averaging 313 yards off the tee and hitting 57% of the fairways.
“The biggest gains for Tommy with the Qi10 comes with really tight spin rates, especially on misses,” says Adrian Rietveld, TaylorMade Senior Tour Rep. “On misses, Tommy would normally get 3100-3200 spin, on this one he's getting 2700, which is huge for him because it means the distance is there. He's still getting a little bit of roll out of it.
“On the flush shots, he's gone from 10.5 or 11° launch at 2,600 spin, to now at 12° launch at 2,400 spin. When you add that up, that's a real game changer for him.”
Head: Qi10 LS 9.0°
Actual loft: 8.5°
Lie: 58.5·
Shaft: Ventus TR Blue 6X
Length: 45 1/8 cut
Tip: 1’’
Swingweight: D3
Grip: Tour Velvet Cord logo down
When you dive into the stats, game changing numbers were abundant for Fleetwood on the week. From the distance off the tee to leading the field in the GIR%, when you add it all up it’s not surprise that the sum equaled victory.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
- This is the first professional win for the new Qi10 series of drivers and fairways
- Fleetwood averaged 313.5 yards off the tee and switched in to the new model due to more forgiveness, higher launch and low spin
- Fleetwood shot all four rounds in the 60’s with rounds of 66-69-63-67
- This is Fleetwood’s seventh DP World Tour title
- Fleetwood's approach play with his P·7TW irons and TP5x pix golf ball was on fire all week as he ranked first in greens in regulations with 82%, first in strokes gained tee-to-green at +3.88 and third strokes gained approach at +2.18
- Qi10 LS 9.0° driver
- BRNR Mini 13.5°
- Qi10 18.0° 5-wood
- P·7TW 3-PW
- Hi Toe 3 52° wedge
- TP5x pix golf ball
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