The best iron players possess the ability to hit their long irons almost as well as their wedges and allow them access tucked pins on greens where many others would simply be happy to find the short grass.
Today, we take a look into the iron models, shafts and grips the top 10 iron players on the PGA Tour use based on the Strokes Gained: Approach to the green statistic.
📍Scottie Scheffler: Scheffler is comfortably the best iron player on Tour – he uses two Srixon ZU85 utility irons (3&4) in his setup, with the 3-iron sporting a Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Prototype 10 X shaft.
He also uses Golf Pride Tour Velvet reminder grips on all of his irons, which allows him to take his grip very deliberately every time and promote consistency.
📍Tony Finau: Finau also uses a utility iron rather than the standard set 3-iron – he uses a Nike Vapor Fly Pro utility iron, the same model found in Brooks Koepka’s bag. This 3-iron is powered by a Graphite Design Tour AD DI 105 Hybrid X shaft.
Finau uses Lamkin UTx green grips – a corded grip that works really well in the hot and humid conditions the players often face on tour.
📍Corey Conners: Conners is known for his ball striking prowess and hitting tight draws with his irons.
The Canadian is a Ping staff ambassador and plays a combo set of irons. He uses the Blueprint S in 4 and 5-irons with Project X 6.0 shafts that have been hard stepped once.
📍Tom Hoge: Hoge opts for the use of either his TaylorMade Stealth 2 7-wood or his Titleist T200 3-iron. This iron follows the trend of players using graphite shafts in their longest iron and is fitted with a Project X Black 105 TX shaft.
The American chooses to use Golf Pride Tour Velvet grips which are simple yet extremely popular among players on the PGA Tour.
📍Xander Schauffele: Schauffele carries a Mizuno MP-20 HB 3-iron – widely considered one of the best driving irons in the game. He then makes the switch into Callaway Apex TCB ‘24 irons from 4-iron through to 10-iron.
He uses a True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue Mid X100 shaft in his driving iron before moving into a slightly firmer True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft from 4-PW.
