Equipment

Putter roundup: 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship

Published

2 years ago

Aug 14, 2024

New and custom putters are on the practice green at tour events every week being tested by players. This week we take a look at 4 putters we spotted at the 2024 FedEx St. Jude Championship.

Odyssey Ai-One Milled Seven T Prototype

Cris Kirk was testing out this modified Odyssey Ai One Milled Seven T with a Versa paint scheme. The white Versa line that runs from toe to heel is used to help with alignment and making sure the putter is pointed towards the target. Chris had the Odyssey team add a flow neck to the putter for about a half shaft of offset and some added toe hang to the mallet. The edges look to be just a tad softer as do the toe and heel sections of the face. The traditional titanium Ai-One insert remains to control ball speed on mishits and be more forgiving.

Scotty Cameron Phantom T-9.5 Prototype

This unique Phantom mallet was being tested by putter connoisseur Hideki Matsuyama this week. Scotty’s Phantom 9 head seems to be getting a lot of looks from tour players recently so Hideki had to try one. A torched finish was applied to the 9.5 and you can see the coloring brighter around the smaller and sharp edges on the putter. It still has a matte finish to reduce glare from the sun to go along with the brown, purple ,and blue colors. A traditional L Neck has been welded on to add some toe hang that will make the putter feel more like a blade putter through the stroke. A simple site dot has been milled into the top of the putter for alignment and the face has a shallow milling for some additional sound and feel.

Scotty Cameron P3 Prototype

This might be the most interesting putter from the week and was one putter that Stephan Jaeger was trying it out this week. The head looks to be based off the GoLo 3 with its smaller size and more pear shape compared to the current GoLo 6. This P3 also has long, sloping shoulders like the GoLo 3 but the folks at Cameron welded a slightly longer L Neck on the putter down near the heel. The rear flange is stepped and contains a single black siteline and the face looks to be pretty thick as there is no real cavity in the back of the putter. A large sole plate contains small engine turning ornamentation and is held in place with 4 torx bolts. We can assume the putter weighs 345 grams as it is stamped down near the heel of the putter. Finally the face contains a medium depth milling with “Scotty” text and the classic crown stamped on the heel.

Scotty Cameron FB – 1.5 Prototype

The next putter that Jaeger was testing out at the FedEx St. Jude was a prototype Scotty Cameron FB – 1.5 in all black. This putter is based off of the Super Select Fastback 1.5 that you can purchase at your local shop. The biggest difference is the matte black finish and singe site dot on the top. The retail Fastback has a site line on the flange but Jaeger opted to keep that clean on his model. A short slant neck should give this putter a good amount of toe hang and he has twin 15 gram Circle T weights installed on the sole. Multiple cherry bombs have been milled into the back cavity, and face, then filled with white paint. Sotty’s SSS logo is on the face and tells us that the putter is milled from Surgical Stainless Steel that is not annealed a second time like GSS, so it could be slightly firmer in feel.

Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 FedEx St. Jude.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

11 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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12 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

12 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.”