Equipment

10 Revealing photos from the 2016 Scottish Open

Published

10 years ago

Jul 9, 2016

GolfWRX was live this week from the 2016 Aberdeen Asset Management Scottish Open at Castle Stuart Golf Links. If you missed any of the photos from this week, make sure to browse the galleries below.

It was a special week for GolfWRX, as this marks the first time we’ve taken our cameras across international waters to cover the Scottish Open, and the equipment they’re using overseas. We expected to see golf bags filled with niblicks, brassies and mashies, but no such luck. We did, however, see Scottish kilts, pot bunkers and gorse bushes, which was a nice treat.

So fire up the music, and let’s reveal some photos from the Scottish Open.

Natural Beauty

The Scottish Open is back at Castle Stuart for the first time since 2013, and for that we’re thankful. The links layout is far from camera shy. I picked out my favorite photos below, but make sure to check out all the photos of the front nine and back nine.

Swagged out

Tour players just have the life don’t they? Head over to their personal mailbox in the Tour van and pick up their hats, golf balls and gloves for the week.

Don’t forget wedge heads with fresh grooves. And if they’re feeling frisky, throw some new irons in the bag, too. What a life.

Difficult to Reed

Thanks to Patrick Reed for letting us photograph his “The Green Book,” and his yardage book from Castle Stuart for the week.

Even with the Legend, all of the numbers, lines and colors make this quite confusing to read.

I’m thinking I’ll stick to pacing off the yardage to the 100, 150 and 200-yard markers. Attention to detail is why they get paid the big bucks, though.

Right, Patrick?

Flop shots… in Scotland?

Can’t you get deported for hitting a flop shot instead of a bump-and-run?

Pales in comparison

Hitting flop shots in Scotland isn’t nearly as offensive as wearing these shorts in Scotland. If his legs were a Crayola crayon color they would be “Scottish.”

Whoops

This is why it’s called practice.

Pulled it!

This is a real dog

Do not try to tell me something ridiculous like this is a headcover. It’s a real dog, and he’s not happy.

Independence Day irons

The custom blue Callaway Legacy irons would be an awesome way to celebrate July 4th, except that those are Thomas Linard’s irons and putter cover, and he’s from France.

A patriotic setup nonetheless.

Play it as it lies

If you can find it, you can hit it. Just hope you’re not wearing your new, expensive white pants.

Hey man, how do you think this week’s revealing photos went?

“Kilt it.”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

18 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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18 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

18 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”