Equipment

Slabs in the Lone Star State – Lead Tape Report: CJ Cup Byron Nelson

Published

3 weeks ago

May 21, 2026

This week, the PGA Tour revisits the Lone Star State for the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. The origins of this tournament trace back to the 1926 Dallas Open, and it resumed after a hiatus in 1944, with Byron Nelson’s name associated with the event since 1968. Nelson’s professional record includes 52 wins and 5 majors, by the way. Lord Byron won a record 11 tournaments in a row, 18 tournament victories overall in 1945. A fun fact, one of the wins was the Esmeralda Open at Indian Canyon Golf Course in Spokane, Washington, which is a home course of mine in town.

Another fun fact is that the club testing robot used by the USGA and major OEM’s is nicknamed Iron Byron. Of course, named after Byron Nelson, with his repeatable, consistent swing to test golf clubs and golf balls.

Anyways, let’s get to the action for this week’s Lead Tape Report at the CJ Cup Byron Nelson.

Alex Huang

Getting into the CJ Cup Byron Nelson through the Monday Qualifier is Alex Huang. The sophomore is on the University of North Texas golf team. This is his first PGA Tour event, and he did it in style, getting through a three-for-one playoff at the end of the qualifier. What caught my eye about the bag was the TaylorMade Stealth UDI driving iron. Moving along to his TaylorMade Spider putter, there was a strip of tape on the bottom as well. This can be for a bit more head weight or to help the putter sit on the putting surface in a specific way the player likes.

Ryan Brehm

Ryan Brehm makes his way to TPC Craig Ranch for his fifth appearance at the event in his career. This is his 9th event of the season. Scanning his bag, I did not see anything with the silver stuff, and then it struck on the 50-degree Cleveland RTZ Tour Rack wedge. The other thing I noticed is the True Temper X7 shaft in his wedges, which carries on out through this set of irons. Typically, you will see a different set of shafts with a little softer kick in the wedges compared to the irons. But it shows that clubs are made for your swing and how you deliver the club at impact.

Adam Headley

Adam Headley of Green Tree Country Club is in his first PGA Tour event this week by way of qualifying, winning the Joyce Crane | Veritex Bank Section Championship in April 2025. This North Texas Section PGA Tour event granted an exemption into the CJ Cup Byron Nelson. Looking into the bag, I couldn’t help but notice the Titleist T250U 4-iron. It is accompanied by a Project X HZRDUS Black shaft. A sporty head cover representing the home club on the bag as well. Will be staying tuned in on how Adam plays this week.

Brennan Little

Our PGA Tour photographer, Greg Moore, caught up with Brennan on Monday. Brennan, Gary Woodland’s caddie, got to play in the pro-am on Monday. We see on the bottom of the Odyssey 7 Bird putter just one strip of lead tape. This looks to be to help with the putter at address as it sits on the putting surface. Another cool thing about Brennan Little is that, being a great player in his own right, he competed in the Senior PGA Championship earlier this year at the Concession Golf Club. A great year results-wise with playing in a major and being on the bag with Gary Woodland, getting a win at the Texas Children’s Houston Open in March.

Aaron Wise

The 2018 champion is in the field this week (albeit at a different location, Trinity Forest). As for Aaron’s bag, the club with the tape is the new Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond 7-wood. A nice piece of tape covering nearly the back half of the sole of the club. Paired with the Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X shaft, this makes for a stout club to attack the flag or get the ball in position off the tee. A high-lofted wood is going to have no trouble with height, so a stout shaft syncs up nicely.

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.”