THE OPEN WRAP: Rory’s winning gear

Rory McIlroy captured the 143^rd Open Championship by two strokes on the back of a final round 71.

His rounds of 66, 66, 68 and 71 at Royal Liverpool helped him join an elite club with Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus as the only players to win three majors by the age of 25.

Here is the equipment he used to make history.

Driver: Nike Covert Tour 2.0 with 8.5° loft, fitted with a Mitsubishi Rayon Kuro Kage Silver TiNi 70TX shaft.

3 Wood: Nike VR_S Covert Prototype with 15° loft, fitted with a Fujikura Rombax Pro 95 X-Flex shaft.

Driving Iron: Nike MM Prototype 2 Iron fitted with a Royal Precision Project X 7.0 flex shaft.

Irons: Nike VR Pro Blades, 3- to 9-iron, all fitted with Royal Precision Project X 7.0 flex shafts.

Wedges: Nike VR Forged with 47°, 54° and 59° lofts and fitted with Royal Precision Project X 7.0 flex shafts.

Putter: Nike Method 006 Prototype.

Ball: Nike RZN Black.

Footwear: Nike Lunar Control II.