Equipment

Irons used by PGA Tour’s Top 10 in Strokes Gained: Approach

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6 years ago

Jul 21, 2020

The term “ball striker” has long existed in golf to describe those golfers that hit a lot of greens, but with the advancement of statistics and strokes gained, we can go deeper and find out who the players are that truly excel against their peers not just hitting greens but hitting it close.

These are the irons used by the top 10 players in the “strokes gained: approach” category.

Number 1: Collin Morikawa

Irons: TaylorMade P790 (2), TaylorMade P760 (4, 5), TaylorMade P730 (6-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White Hybrid 100 TX (2), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

See Collin Morikawa’s entire WITB here

Number 2: Justin Thomas

Irons: Titleist T100 4 iron, Titleist 620 MB 5-9, Vokey SM7 Raw 46-10F
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

See Justin Thomas’s entire WITB here

Number 3: Tyrrell Hatton

Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW)
Shaft: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X

See Tyrrell Hatton’s entire WITB here

Number 4: Marc Leishman

Irons: Callaway X-Forged UT (3), Callaway Apex Pro 19 (4-6), Callaway Apex MB (7-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 130 X (hard-stepped)

See Mark Leishman’s entire WITB here

Number 5: Webb Simpson

Irons: Titleist 620MB (5-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100

See Web Simpson’s entire WITB here

Number 6: Hideki Matsuyama

Irons: Srixon Prototype Blades (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

See Hideki Matsuyama’s entire WITB here

Number 7: Viktor Hovland

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Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees), Ping i210 (4-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 X Hybrid (21), KBS Tour 120 X (4-PW)

See Viktor Hovland’s entire WITB here

* Be sure to check out John Wunders on the newest changes Viktor has made to his irons: GolfWRX Insider: Viktor Hovland dials in his Ping i210 irons

Number 8: Patrick Cantlay

Irons: Titleist AP2 718 (4-p)
Shafts: True Temper XP 115 S300

See Patrick Cantlays’s entire WITB here

Number 9: Paul Casey

Irons: Mizuno HM Pro (3,4), Mizuno MP4 (5-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus 120 TX

See Paul Casey’s entire WITB here

Number 10: Russell Henley

Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9), Vokey SM7 48°
Shafts: True Temper Tour Issue AMT X100

See Russell Henley’s entire WITB here

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20 Comments

John Izdrunk Daly

Aug 4, 2020 at 12:10 pm

Interesting there isn’t a single Project X shaft player in there…

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tinmac

Jul 27, 2020 at 11:58 pm

Clearly CM is using P750 4 5 iron not P760

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joro

Jul 22, 2020 at 11:30 am

7 to3 Cbs win.

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- Ty Web
  
  Jul 22, 2020 at 4:11 pm
  
  I count 5 to 5 if you consider cm a blade guy which i would considering he has 5 blades and 3 CBs in the bag.
  
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Paul Pool

Jul 22, 2020 at 11:06 am

So what you are telling me is, it is the Indian and not the arrow.

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TD

Jul 22, 2020 at 10:37 am

Casey plays MP-5’s (as pictured), not 4’s

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JM

Jul 22, 2020 at 9:33 am

XP 115 S300…what a p*ssy

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- Jeremy Ireland
  
  Jul 22, 2020 at 12:24 pm
  
  Ranked #6 in the world I believe…
  
  but yeah, that caught me eye also. …
  
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- mv
  
  Jul 22, 2020 at 1:59 pm
  
  Idiotic comment here. I play the same iron shafts with a driver ss of 122. Why? Because they keep my tempo in check.
  I highly doubt you have the skill or the game to talk down to anyone on tour.
  
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  - DS
    
    Jul 24, 2020 at 9:18 am
    
    ????????. Some jerks just don’t feel good unless they’re being jerks. Social media’s downside.
    
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  - Paulo
    
    Jul 25, 2020 at 11:40 pm
    
    I can guarantee that we need to take at least 10% off your stated speed to get the actual measured value
    
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- Bob Pegram
  
  Jul 23, 2020 at 5:25 am
  
  Maybe he likes more kick at the bottom of the shaft. You should use what works not what other people think is good. It is good you aren’t a caddy for a good player like Cantlay. You would be counter-productive.
  
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- Josh
  
  Jul 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm
  
  Cantlay’s shaft spec was the most interesting part of this article, IMO. I’m sure he plays them for a reason. Wonder if he switched to lighter shafts after his back injury. Would love to see a deep dive into his WITB.
  
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- Josh
  
  Jul 29, 2020 at 3:16 pm
  
  That tidbit about Cantlay’s shafts was the coolest part of this article. He must play them for a reason…just goes to show it’s not always the flex that matters but the weight. Wonder if he switched to lighter shafts after his back injury. Would love to get the full deep dive on his WITB.
  
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Nathan

Jul 21, 2020 at 8:45 pm

NO.7 KBS TOUR 120=S 130=X. there is no 120X

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- Golf guy
  
  Jul 21, 2020 at 11:05 pm
  
  Unless they’re Tour V 120 X
  
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- Josh
  
  Jul 25, 2020 at 11:58 am
  
  There is a Modus 120 X and TX flex. 120 S flex is 114g, X is 120 and TX is 126g. Check Nippons website. Modus 130 is an entirely different shaft/weight profile.
  
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  - Josh
    
    Jul 25, 2020 at 12:41 pm
    
    Sorry, thought you were talking about Hatton’s Modus 120 X’s.
    
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Ryan

Jul 21, 2020 at 6:05 pm

Some of the pictures don’t match the iron description you list..

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Acemandrake

Jul 21, 2020 at 11:52 am

Hit it straight with some distance control. Repeat.

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Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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17 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.

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Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

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17 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.

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

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17 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.”