Are McLaren golf clubs worth $3,000, or are golfers paying for Formula One branding? 🏎️ McLaren entered golf to test whether its high-performance engineering could produce a better iron. Its first range includes the tour-inspired Series 1 and more forgiving Series 3, both built using metal injection moulding to control the shape, weighting and construction of each clubhead with exceptional precision. The launch has genuine credibility. Justin Rose helped develop the McLaren irons before putting them into competition, while Ian Poulter has also backed the brand. Independent testing found the Series 3 fast, forgiving and consistent, with performance capable of competing against leading players-distance irons. But that creates McLaren’s biggest problem: competitive performance isn’t revolutionary performance. At $375 per club, seven irons cost $2,625 and eight cost $3,000. Yet testing has revealed no decisive advantage over strong alternatives from Titleist, TaylorMade, PXG and other es...