Equipment

The Memorial Tournament Lead Tape Report: Get some weight on that putter!

Published

7 days ago

Jun 4, 2026

The PGA Tour is at the Memorial Tournament this week in Dublin, Ohio.

A few tournament facts: This is the 50th playing of the Memorial Tournament. Jack Nicklaus began hosting in 1976. The most victories of this event is Tiger Woods with wins in 1999, 2000, 2001, 2009, 2012. The lowest score in tournament history came in the second round in 1996 where John Huston fired a 61. This year Scottie Scheffler is eyeing his third win in a row at the Memorial Tournament.

I have been eyeing the bags of the players thanks to GolfWRX photographer Greg Moore. Here was caught my eye from the world of lead tape, plus a couple other notables, in this week’s Lead Tape Report.

Chris Gotterup

The 11th ranked player in the world makes his third trip to the Memorial Tournament. After previously missing two cuts here he is looking for a strong event. When it comes to the bag, we can see some very cool custom KBS Shaft labels with his collegiate past with Rutgers University and University of Oklahoma.

Moving on to the putter, the familiar Spider X1 model for Gotterup. This has been in the bag for his four PGA Tour victories. Full coverage on the bottom and a SuperStroke grip with plenty of wear. This has been in the bag through the ups and downs.

Bud Cauley

Taking a look Bud Cauley’s bag we have a mix of choices at the top end of the bag with lofted fairway woods and a driving iron, blade irons and then arriving at the putter, something tried and true. It is a Scotty Cameron Newport 2 putter in a custom finish with some nice wear on the sole. Also, on the sole is a strip of lead tape spanning the bottom on the putter. The putter is stamped with 340 on the bottom but not without a touch of custom weight to bump it up a few more grams.

Wyndham Clark

Riding the wave from a scorching putter at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson, Wyndham Clark arrives this week on the prowl for another win. The display at the Byron Nelson totaled in 30 under par for the win. This Ping Scottsdale Tec Ally Blue was in hand for the week including a final round 60. There is full coverage of tape on the sole of the putter, but it appears after some practice, Clark added a few more strips to be safe.

We have seen Clark this year use a few different this season and he struck a hot streak with this Ping. When it comes to the Memorial Tournament, Clark will be attempting his 6th try for the Jack Nicklaus Trophy with his best finish in 2023 with a tie for 12th.

Tommy Fleetwood

An old friend returns with a new look. This week Tommy Fleetwood reunites with his TaylorMade Spider but in a refreshed capacity. This is a new Spider model from the 2026 lineup with the markings from the putter Tommy used during this 2025 season which was capped off by winning the Tour Championship for his first PGA Tour victory.

Our GolfWRX photographer said that Fleetwood thought the lines were too perfect on the traditional style setup therefore asking for the laser rendition of the hand drawn lines from his big finish in fall 2025. With a cherry on top, there is a matching head cover for the design starting to show the beginning of a cult following for this alignment design.

When it comes to tinkering, I can see the psychology here, you want a new putter, which is the new TaylorMade Spider. But you want the familiar look of the putter you had the success with. With bag wear and use in the conditions, permanent marker is only taking you so far when it comes to longevity on a club being used week in and week out. The best of both worlds here with a fresh take on the putter with the original design lasered on the putter.

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.”