A reliable (and long) driver can give pros a massive advantage off the tee, but it still doesn’t guarantee a hefty paycheck. As we continue to look back at the gear used by the top pros in each statistical category on the PGA Tour, the list of the five best in SG: Approach the green confirms one thing — picking up strokes on the field each week with the irons will always pay dividends.
Take a look below at the iron setups used by Will Zalatoris, Russell Henley, Collin Morikawa, Scottie Scheffler and Cameron Smith.
1. Will Zalatoris (plus-1.063)
Titleist T100 (4-PW; True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 Tour Issue shafts)
2. Russell Henley (plus-0.969)
Titleist T100 (4-6; True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT shafts), Titleist T100 (7-9; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts), Titleist Vokey Design SM8 (48-10F degrees; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shaft)
3. Collin Morikawa (plus-0.854)
TaylorMade P770 (4-iron; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft), TaylorMade P7MC (5-7; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts), TaylorMade P730 (8-PW; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts)
4. Scottie Scheffler (plus-0.819)
Srixon ZU85 (4-iron; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shaft), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW; True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts)
5. Cam Smith (plus-0.771)
Titleist T100 Black (5-9; KBS Tour 130 Custom Matte Black X shafts), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (46-10F degrees; KBS Tour 130 Custom Matte Black X shaft)
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