Equipment

Tulsa: Toulon Golf releases latest Small Batch putter

Published

2 years ago

Sep 19, 2024

452 miles north of Austin, Texas, resides the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma — the namesake of Toulon’s latest Small Batch creation.

In their first test with the prototype, Toulon was struck by how nicely the putter sounded. Few cities have earned the distinction of its name recognized as changing the course of American music quite like Tulsa, Oklahoma. The Tulsa Sound mixed elements of blues, rock, and country music from the 50s and 60s, but only began to receive critical acclaim after Leon Russell found an old church for sale in the area.

Churches in this era were unmatched acoustically and created pure and clean audio. Russell’s vision led to the founding of The Church Studio in 1972, which went on to forever change the heartbeat of rock ‘n’ roll. Musicians who honed their sound here include JJ Cale, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Willie Nelson, Jimmy Buffett, Bob Dylan, Taj Mahal, Bob Seger, Bobby Keys, Freddie King, and George Harrison. Tom Petty signed his first record deal at The Church Studio.

As an ode to the sound and the city, the Tulsa Small Batch was born.

The Putter

The body shape for Tulsa started with the brand’s Austin design, and Toulon began massaging it from there. First, they tweaked the thickness of the face in strategic areas in an effort to help create a slightly deeper sound.

Small variations in thickness can help create slightly different frequencies and pitches that the human ear can identify, and combined with other variables like hosel design, materials, and mill patterns, it’s possible to move the sound and resulting feel into a different place.

This fine-tuning helps to create the sound that Toulon was searching for — a deep and incredibly solid Tulsa Sound designed to provide the golfer with magnificent and rewarding feedback.

With Tulsa, the brand also introduces its new H5 hosel design. This hosel creates a putter with more toe hang than the H1 design. Tulsa is also ideal for golfers with moderate-to-more rotation in their strokes.

Tulsa Small Batch was inspired by many thoughts, but from the very beginning the performance goals were to create the perfect sound, the perfect feel and the perfect feedback. Toulon looked to create a piece whose top line, blade length and blade width is in appropriate proportion and is in harmony for size. The face mill pattern was chosen for its artistic flair — and with the addition of the Big Tuna over mill helping achieve the Tulsa Sound, according to the company.

The graphics were inspired by both The Church Studio and Tulsa’s rich Art Deco history. From the Toulon script in the cavity, the simple Tulsa engraved on the sole, to the three lightning bolts, Toulon wanted to pay tribute to all that makes Tulsa special.

The rest of the package includes a Tour Satin Mist finish over our preferred 904L Stainless Steel. Candy Red and Blue paint fill pays tribute to the colors of the Oklahoma state flag and is finished with a Toulon Pistol Midsize grip in Candy Red.

Toulon Small Batch Tulsa Specs

Material: 904L Stainless Steel
Face Mill: Fine Double Fly Cut with Big Tuna
Finish: Tour Satin Mist
Grip: Custom Toulon Collection Candy Red Pistol
Shaft: Chrome Stepless Steel
Headcover: Toulon Small Batch Leather
Head Weight: 353 g
Toe Hang: 60°
Loft: 3°
Lie: 70°

Pricing and Availability

The Tulsa Small Batch is available for purchase on a first-come, first-served basis on September 19 via the company’s website — ToulonGolf.com.

Supply is extremely limited. The price is $1,800.

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)

Published

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.”