Overview
- TaylorMade senior manager Adrian Rietveld said the switch was underway well before Rory McIlroy’s televised suggestion, calling any influence from the comment negligible.
- Rietveld confirmed Scheffler plays a retail TaylorMade Spider Tour X L‑Neck (3° loft, 72° lie) with a Golf Pride Pistol grip rather than a bespoke prototype.
- He recounted that Scheffler requested a complete reset because he had never been fitted for a putter, prompting extensive testing across multiple designs.
- Scheffler debuted the Spider at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship, later posting higher make rates from 10–20 feet and cutting his three‑putt percentage, crediting the putter’s alignment visuals.
- Scheffler has not competed since the 2025 Ryder Cup, with reporting indicating an expected return at the Hero World Challenge on December 4 in the Bahamas.