Equipment

GolfWRX Insider: Europe’s next star Sam Horsfield (WITB)

Published

6 years ago

Aug 22, 2020

Sam Horsfield has risen to the top of every class he has played in. From a young standout in the UK system to a dominant player at the University of Florida, and now, after being on tour since 2017, finally catching fire on the European Tour with two wins over that last three weeks.

Yes, there are many young players in the game who have serious potential, but I believe this situation to be different.

Horsfield is not a big kid by any stretch, standing only 5’10” and weighing 170 pounds. As far as physical stature goes, he’s more Rory than Rahm or Bryson. However, he (like Rory) has ridiculous speed naturally and has a swagger about him much like a lot of the Euro players we see at the top today (namely Rory, Rahm, and Tommy Fleetwood).

NEWPORT, WALES – AUGUST 16: Sam Horsfield of England plays his tee shot on the sixth hole during Day four of the Celtic Classic at the Celtic Manor Resort on August 16, 2020 in Newport, Wales. (Photo by Warren Little/Getty Images)

The funny thing is, he’s actually two or three years behind schedule, which is odd to say. When he turned pro, Horsfield was a Nike athlete—and immediately they went out of the club business. He was full-bag Nike for his entire career, so he had to find his feet equipment-wise on day one of turning pro. That’s a huge challenge to add to an already stressful and massively difficult time for a young player.

His birdie and eagle counts on the European Tour are off the charts. Being a UK player raised in the U.S., he is already used to playing the bigger ballparks you see in the States—so that the adjustment period will be short.

To me, it’s a foregone conclusion that Sam gets into the top 10 in the OWGR sooner rather than later (currently No. 80). He has that presence about him. My needle these days is the tour reps. Every once in a while they will tell me about a player who just has it, and according to my sources, what Sam has is very special. This kid is the real deal.

Sam Horsfield WITB

Sam Horsfield’s bag, Hotel Room Edition, from Celtic Manor in Wales 8/21/2020

Driver: TaylorMade SIM (8 degrees @8.75, 1-degree sleeve)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX

Sam has mega speed. He cruises in tournament play at around 184-185 mph, but in testing, it will get to 190 with little effort.

3-wood: TaylorMade M6 (15 degrees @15.5)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VR 8 X (42.75 inches, D2, tipped 1.5 inches)

5-wood: TaylorMade M6 (18 degrees @18.5)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD VR 8 X (42.25 inches, D3, tipped 2 inches)

As you can see in the metal woods, Sam likes adding loft to the woods to the desired face angle. Like Collin Morikawa, he prefers a look less open then the tour norm.

Irons: TaylorMade P750 (4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)
Shafts: KBS C Taper 130X (Std length, 3.5 degrees flat, D4.5 swing weight)

Sam’s irons are VERY flat vs standard 57.5 degrees in the 5-iron. In regards to the P7TW, like Tommy Fleetwood, they have a similar look and feel to the Nike blades both played coming up and the spin and ball flight with those irons were spot on. Sam also prefers draw-biased clubs (lofted up metal woods) and with the long blade length of the P7TW, he feels the optics help him see that shot.

Wedges: TaylorMade MG Raw (52-9, 56-12 @55-11, 60-9 @59-8)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Black Onyx S400

Putter: Bettinardi Dass BBZero (@33.75 inches)

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

England’s Sam Horsfield on the 6th during day four of the Celtic Classic at Celtic Manor Resort. (Photo by David Davies/PA Images via Getty Images)

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

20 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)

Published

20 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

20 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.”