JUST CALL ME ‘THOR’. My last name, which is Norwegian, is pronounced, Thorbee-oar-n-sen. I’ve heard so many pronunciations of it, the most common probably being, Thor-sen. Everyone now just says, “Thor,” and they basically give up on the rest of it.
BACKSTORY: Thor, 23, is playing for a second year on the PGA Tour thanks to finishing first in the 2003-20024 PGA Tour University ranking during his senior season at Stanford, which guaranteed him a tour card fresh out of college through the end of 2025. In his third start as a pro last July, Thorbjornsen finished T-2 at the John Deere Classic, the first of three top-10 finishes in 2024. Prior to the Cognizant Classic, the former U.S. Junior Amateur champion had made one cut in four tour starts in 2025. —With Dave Allen
DRIVER
Dom Furore
TaylorMade Qi10 LS
Specs: 9°, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7-TX shaft, 45.25 inches
It’s similar to the Stealth 2 I played last year. I like the blue, black and gray colors a little more, and the carbon-fiber face is very forgiving. It helps reduce the amount the ball curves in the air. I don’t shape the ball too much. I can work it if I want; I just don’t choose to. I like to hit a high, straight ball off the tee.
Among the improvements here—beyond better overall stability on mis-hits on the heel and toe and high and low—is the increased use of carbon composite in the crown. Now stretching almost seamlessly to the top of the face, the crown saves weight to help increase stability on off-center hits and to lower the center of gravity for reduced spin and better energy transfer. The structure of the channel in the sole now gives more at impact to deliver extra flex to the face for faster ball speed, particularly on lower hits on the face.
FAIRWAY WOOD
Dom Furore
TaylorMade Qi10 Tour 3HL
Specs: 16°, Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8-TX shaft, 43.25 inches
I put this fairway wood in at the start of last summer. I had been playing a 2-iron, and I just needed something with a little more height coming into the longer par 5s. It has turned into one of my favorite clubs. I like how high it goes, and unlike the 2-iron, if I don’t hit it perfect, I know it’s still going to carry decently far.
The workhorse of the TaylorMade fairway-wood family, this model makes increasing playability for average golfers a directive. Making the club more playable involved taking everything from the hottest part of the face to the center of gravity and shifting them lower. Overall, these heads have a taller face and more volume, and they are stretched a little longer front to back to improve the way the face flexes and how stable the head is on off-center hits.
IRONS
Dom Furore
TaylorMade P•770 (3-iron)
Specs: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 shaft
TaylorMade P•7MC (4-PW)
Specs: True Temper AMT Tour White X100 shafts; Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align grips
I’ve had only two different sets of irons since the start of high school— the P•750s and the MCs—so I’ve had about eight years to get used to the same style of iron. They’re basically an extension of my arms at this point.
Yes, tour players use this iron, but even average players can enjoy many benefits. Tungsten, for example, is used in the longer irons to make it easier to get shots airborne. Despite its classic looks, this is a hollow-body iron with a face as thin as 1.55 millimeters. The thin face and TaylorMade’s “speed-pocket slot” produce plenty of spring-like effect at impact.
WEDGES
Dom Furore
TaylorMade Milled Grind 4
Specs: 50°/09 SB, 56°/09 SB, 60°/09 SB, KBS Tour-V 120-X shafts
I chip and pitch mostly with my 60-degree. The 50 and 56 are for full-swing shots. I used to play the Hi-Toe wedges, but I wasn’t getting enough spin. These are the best wedges TaylorMade has made. Even on firm fairways, I can get under the ball and clip it. If the ground is soft, with the proper technique, the club isn’t going to dig. Great for all sorts of terrain.
A clean design from groove to sole, the latest Milled Grind benefits from the machined sole shaping of its predecessors with enhanced spin. The grooves are the same as the Milled Grind 3 but have laser-etched diagonals on the flat areas between each score line to increase spin on partial shots and reduce spin loss in wet or dewy conditions. Redistributing weight to the perimeter on the higher lofts improves feel. Increasing the thickness of the flange in an area in line with the center of the face enhances sound and feel.
PUTTER
Dom Furore
TaylorMade Spider Tour #3
Specs: 2.25° loft, SuperStroke Zenergy Tour 3.0 17-inch grip, 35 inches
I’ve used a Spider putter for—wow, I’m getting old—eight years now. This might be my favorite of them all. My putting coach, Stephen Sweeney, and I experimented with different combinations of putters, hosels and grips, and we’ve found one that I’m really comfortable with. It gives great feedback. Good putts feel soft, like when you’re biting into a nice, soft cookie.
TaylorMade returns to the core shape of its Spider from five years ago, one of the most successful versions of the mallet brand that has become an icon. What’s intriguing is from that base model, the company is launching a collection of five versions that share the same concepts of high stability with clear alignment and a face with grooves to enhance initial roll. Helped by research in recent years that shows how different players respond to center-of-gravity depth, each model pushes weight selectively back or forward.
GREENSIDE FINESSE
Dom Furore
I play the TaylorMade TP5x. I like lower spin overall, but I still get the benefit of high-spinning performance around the hole.
GOBBLING BIRDIES
Dom Furore
I picked up this Pac-Man headcover last summer. Pac-Man is eating those ghosts, and hopefully I’m feeding on a lot of birdies.
BOLT OF ENERGY
Dom Furore
The lightning bold on my tees and the hammer on my putter are tributes to the power of Thor—good reminders when I’m playing.
