Equipment

What’s the story behind Webb Simpson’s custom-stamped irons?

Published

1 month ago

May 6, 2026

Quail Hollow member Webb Simpson has decided to step up his iron game ahead of the 2026 Truist Championship hosted at his home course. He’s not one to make changes often. He’s first to admit it, and “if something works,” he tends to run it out for “as long as possible.”

So when a shiny new set of Titleist T100 irons are in the bag of the Charlotte native, it’s a pretty big change. The clubs, in fact, came “right off the rack,” according to Simpson.

The real story about the irons isn’t to do with how new they are, or even the fact they’re off the rack, but instead, what Simpson has done with them since he received the set. With the development of iron technology over the years, manufacturers are seeing the need to reduce the lofts, something that Simpson isn’t looking to do. So rather than bending the irons’ lofts to the degrees he would like, and worrying about impacting the club’s bounce, Simpson has alternatively stepped up each head to the loft of the next iron up.

The result – some restamped irons to help him keep track of which club is which.

“With technology improving, lofts getting a little stronger, we felt like every time we would weaken irons that would come, it would start affecting the bounce a little bit too much,” Simpson said. “We just thought, why not order a set? This is actually a 9-iron right off the rack, scratch the nine off, put an eight so I don’t forget. So this is technically a 9-iron loft, 9-iron head, but it’s my 8- iron, so it’s going the distance I want.”

Each iron in the bag can be seen with a small ground-down section from where the old number was stamped into the sole. Just above the removed material is a newer number stamped, indicating the club should play as for Simpson. Don’t worry, though; Simpson confirmed with Titleist Tour Rep JJ Van Wezenbeeck that the small removal shouldn’t affect the weighting of the club.

“Technically, I’m probably 3 to 4 degrees weaker than what’s current for let’s say a 9-iron, and so my 9-iron is 44 degrees,” Simpson went on to add. “I think that’s pretty much the current pitching wedge all across the board. My pitching wedge is 49 and a half degrees, so I’m still kind of stuck back 20 years ago.”

The newer technology is helping Simpson, even if he’s still stuck in the past.

“I’ve increased spin a little bit, which we were after, and so it’s definitely unique, but I’m about a month in and I’ve loved the change I’ve seen,” Simpson said.

Simpson, who hasn’t been the longest of hitters on the PGA Tour, but rather one of the most accurate iron players instead, leading him to U.S. Open and Players Championship title, noted that he’s never been looking for added distance when it comes to his iron setup.

“We’re not after hitting it longer with our irons, we’re after better distance control and what I’m used to, and really the gapping between my irons, and so we’re after consistency,” Simpson said. “So this has given me what I was looking for and I think I’m here to stay with the T100s for a while.”

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

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4 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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4 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

4 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.”