Equipment

Collin Morikawa on why he’d like to play 2 putters, new driving iron

Published

11 months ago

Jul 10, 2025

Editor’s note: The following is an excerpt of a gear Q&A our Andrew Tursky did with Collin Morikawa ahead of the Scottish Open. The story was originally filed for PGATour.com in conjunction with our ongoing equipment content partnership. Check out the full piece here.

On Wednesday, following his pro-am round, GolfWRX.com caught up with Morikawa to discuss all of the recent gear changes, including his thoughts on the new TaylorMade driving iron.

GolfWRX.com: I feel like you and the putter have turned into a bit of a reality show lately. What’s the putter update?

COLLIN MORIKAWA: I think people are just catching up. I mean, I did this in college. I used to show up to every event with three putters and change mid-tournament. I mean, trust me, I’ve gotten to the point where I would want to put in two putters. At this point, right now, it’s nice to have this mallet in the bag.

I don’t quite know what TaylorMade is going to name it, but it’s just something I’ve been familiar with. I’ve used it in the past; it’s a shape that I like. So I’m just sticking with it. I think all the iterations of it are just me messing around with different necks, different offsets, but it’s the same putter, essentially. I know it comes down to me stroking it, but you have to feel comfortable over the ball.

GolfWRX.com: What would you name it (the putter)?

MORIKAWA: Um, “The Collin Putter.” Only if I putt well with it. If I don’t, I don’t know. Yeah, we’ll see.

GolfWRX.com: We’re also seeing a new driving iron in the bag. Do you plan on playing it, and what’s your review of it?

MORIKAWA: First off, I think it’s great. I like a driving iron that comes off really hot, and kind of jumps off the face. It’s something you’re going to use when it’s really windy.

I’m only going to put it in if it’s blowing over 20 mph, but I’ve found a shaft and found a head that launches nicely. For me, I don’t want to swing hard, especially in the wind, but you don’t want to swing hard with a 2 iron when you have it in your hand, because who knows where you’re going to hit it.

So when it jumps off the face, you know you can just kind of make center contact and go from there.

GolfWRX.com: We know in the past you’ve made some iron changes coming over here to Scotland. Anything going on in the bag when it comes to the irons?

MORIKAWA: Same thing. Yeah, same thing. Pitching wedge through 7-iron, and then 4-, 5- and 6-iron, I have these P-7CBs.

I just do it bounce wise, coming through this turf – the ball just sits down because it’s so firm and tight out here, and dry in a way that, with my blades sometimes I just catch it thin all the time and it obviously worked a few years ago and we’ve kind of done it every year.

Check out the full piece here.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

14 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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14 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

14 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.”