Equipment

Why does Charl Schwartzel have an upside-down Wilson logo on his putter?!

Published

4 years ago

Feb 15, 2022

I noticed something odd on the practice putting green on Tuesday at the Riviera Country Club ahead of the 2022 Genesis Invitational.

Or, at least, I thought it was odd for a brief moment in time.

Charl Schwartzel was experimenting with two different putters during a practice session on Tuesday, so I stopped to observe for a minute. The first putter was a gold Ping Vault Voss 2.0 putter, and his caddie was holding the other option. There was nothing noteworthy going on so far, and I nearly lost interest, although I was mildly curious to know what the other putter was.

Schwartzel then handed the Ping putter back to his caddie and began putting with the other option.

He laid the putter down behind the ball, and I thought to myself, “Wait, what?”

There was an upside-down Wilson logo in the back cavity of his putter head. I was standing a bit far back, so I couldn’t quite understand what was going on. It didn’t look like a Wilson putter, and even it was, why would the logo be upside down?

Well, when I looked a bit closer, the answer was obvious.

It’s absolutely not a Wilson putter, as you can clearly see above, and I felt dumb for thinking it was even for a fleeting second. While testing out his 2007 Scotty Cameron Catalina Classic putter, Schwartzel added a bit of weight to the putter head using Wilson lead tape he had in his golf bag.

As per the product information on tennisnuts.com:

Wilson Lead Tape allows you to customize your tennis racket by adding weight for more power and stability. Furthermore, by adding weight, you can improve your performance and match your racket to your style of play. The tape has clearly marked measurements by inches for easier use and easy application. This means you can accurately apply the tape for even application.

2 X 50cm strips (approx. 19.5 grams each)
Each inch weighs 1 gram, with clearly marked measurement by inch

I didn’t immediately pick up on the fact that it was lead tape, because this specific lead tape is actually made for tennis. Usually, the lead tape you see on PGA Tour clubs is completely gray with no logos. Schwartzel’s Wilson-made tennis lead tape, obviously, is more brand identifiable.

I’m not huge into tennis, so I learned something very important today: Golf is not the only sport that uses lead tape to fine-tune weighting and enhance performance. Also, Wilson’s tennis lead tape is actually easier to measure out exactly how much weight you’re adding.

Golfers, take notes.

Additionally, upon further inspection of his putter, Schwartzel uses all-gray lead tape directly below his Ping putter grip. This placement can help counterbalance the putter by reducing swing weight.

For more of our photos from the 2022 Genesis Invitational, check out the link here!

Also, check out the link below to listen to our recent podcast interview with the owner of an Instagram page dedicated to lead tape application on golf clubs (@leadtapechronicles).

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Andrew Tursky

He played on the Hawaii Pacific University Men's Golf team and earned a Masters degree in Communications. He also played college golf at Rutgers University, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism.

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TLW

Feb 16, 2022 at 5:29 pm

Turskey just came back. Cut him a break.

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Mark

Feb 16, 2022 at 3:59 am

“This placement can help counterbalance the putter, or add overall weight without increasing swing weight in the head.”

Fixed it for you.

‘This placement can help counterbalance the putter, or add overall weight without increasing swing weight.’

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Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

10 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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10 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

10 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.”