Equipment
Irons used by PGA Tour’s Top 10 in Strokes Gained: Approach
The term “ball striker” has long existed in golf to describe those golfers that hit a lot of greens, but with the advancement of statistics and strokes gained, we can go deeper and find out who the players are that truly excel against their peers not just hitting greens but hitting it close.
These are the irons used by the top 10 players in the “strokes gained: approach” category.
Number 1: Collin Morikawa
Irons: TaylorMade P790 (2), TaylorMade P760 (4, 5), TaylorMade P730 (6-PW)
Shafts: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White Hybrid 100 TX (2), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Number 2: Justin Thomas
Irons: Titleist T100 4 iron, Titleist 620 MB 5-9, Vokey SM7 Raw 46-10F
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Number 3: Tyrrell Hatton
Irons: Ping i210 (4-PW)
Shaft: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Number 4: Marc Leishman
Irons: Callaway X-Forged UT (3), Callaway Apex Pro 19 (4-6), Callaway Apex MB (7-PW)
Shafts: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 130 X (hard-stepped)
Number 5: Webb Simpson
Irons: Titleist 620MB (5-PW)
Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
Number 6: Hideki Matsuyama
Irons: Srixon Prototype Blades (4-PW)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Number 7: Viktor Hovland
Irons: Callaway X Forged UT (21 degrees), Ping i210 (4-PW)
Shafts: Graphite Design Tour AD DI-85 X Hybrid (21), KBS Tour 120 X (4-PW)
* Be sure to check out John Wunders on the newest changes Viktor has made to his irons: GolfWRX Insider: Viktor Hovland dials in his Ping i210 irons
Number 8: Patrick Cantlay
Irons: Titleist AP2 718 (4-p)
Shafts: True Temper XP 115 S300
Number 9: Paul Casey
Irons: Mizuno HM Pro (3,4), Mizuno MP4 (5-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus 120 TX
Number 10: Russell Henley
Irons: Titleist T100 (4-9), Vokey SM7 48°
Shafts: True Temper Tour Issue AMT X100
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- Pavon’s WITB accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Ping Si59 (52-12S, 58-8B)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C
Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Pavon’s gear here.
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Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.
This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.
Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.
The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.
Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
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We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S
Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S
Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge
Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X
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John Izdrunk Daly
Aug 4, 2020 at 12:10 pm
Interesting there isn’t a single Project X shaft player in there…
tinmac
Jul 27, 2020 at 11:58 pm
Clearly CM is using P750 4 5 iron not P760
joro
Jul 22, 2020 at 11:30 am
7 to3 Cbs win.
Ty Web
Jul 22, 2020 at 4:11 pm
I count 5 to 5 if you consider cm a blade guy which i would considering he has 5 blades and 3 CBs in the bag.
Paul Pool
Jul 22, 2020 at 11:06 am
So what you are telling me is, it is the Indian and not the arrow.
TD
Jul 22, 2020 at 10:37 am
Casey plays MP-5’s (as pictured), not 4’s
JM
Jul 22, 2020 at 9:33 am
XP 115 S300…what a p*ssy
Jeremy Ireland
Jul 22, 2020 at 12:24 pm
Ranked #6 in the world I believe…
but yeah, that caught me eye also. …
mv
Jul 22, 2020 at 1:59 pm
Idiotic comment here. I play the same iron shafts with a driver ss of 122. Why? Because they keep my tempo in check.
I highly doubt you have the skill or the game to talk down to anyone on tour.
DS
Jul 24, 2020 at 9:18 am
????????. Some jerks just don’t feel good unless they’re being jerks. Social media’s downside.
Paulo
Jul 25, 2020 at 11:40 pm
I can guarantee that we need to take at least 10% off your stated speed to get the actual measured value
Bob Pegram
Jul 23, 2020 at 5:25 am
Maybe he likes more kick at the bottom of the shaft. You should use what works not what other people think is good. It is good you aren’t a caddy for a good player like Cantlay. You would be counter-productive.
Josh
Jul 25, 2020 at 12:00 pm
Cantlay’s shaft spec was the most interesting part of this article, IMO. I’m sure he plays them for a reason. Wonder if he switched to lighter shafts after his back injury. Would love to see a deep dive into his WITB.
Josh
Jul 29, 2020 at 3:16 pm
That tidbit about Cantlay’s shafts was the coolest part of this article. He must play them for a reason…just goes to show it’s not always the flex that matters but the weight. Wonder if he switched to lighter shafts after his back injury. Would love to get the full deep dive on his WITB.
Nathan
Jul 21, 2020 at 8:45 pm
NO.7 KBS TOUR 120=S 130=X. there is no 120X
Golf guy
Jul 21, 2020 at 11:05 pm
Unless they’re Tour V 120 X
Josh
Jul 25, 2020 at 11:58 am
There is a Modus 120 X and TX flex. 120 S flex is 114g, X is 120 and TX is 126g. Check Nippons website. Modus 130 is an entirely different shaft/weight profile.
Josh
Jul 25, 2020 at 12:41 pm
Sorry, thought you were talking about Hatton’s Modus 120 X’s.
Ryan
Jul 21, 2020 at 6:05 pm
Some of the pictures don’t match the iron description you list..
Acemandrake
Jul 21, 2020 at 11:52 am
Hit it straight with some distance control. Repeat.