With all due respect to this week’s PGA Tour event, the Valero Texas Open, and with the WGC-Dell Technologies Match Play completed, much of the golf world is focusing its attention on next week’s Masters.
The first men’s major championship of 2023 is shaping up to be an epic event, with stars such Scottie Scheffler, Rory McIlroy and Jon Rahm having played well this year.
Augusta National Golf Club will test every aspect of each player’s game, but precision iron play will be especially important because it can help golfers set up birdie chances while also avoiding card-wrecking big numbers.
Below is the list of the 10 golfers who lead the PGA Tour in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green – a statistic that measures how much of an advantage a golfer has over the field based exclusively on his play from the fairway – along with the irons those players are using.
10. Rickie Fowler, 0.827 Strokes Gained: Approach the Green
IRONS: Cobra King Tour (4-PW), with KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+ shafts
Shop Rickie Fowler's irons9. Tyrrell Hatton, 0.857
IRONS: Ping i230 (4-PW), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 120 X shafts
Shop Tyrrell Hatton's irons8. Xander Schauffele, 0.886
IRONS: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
Shop Xander Schauffele's irons7. Rory McIlroy, 0.929
IRONS: TaylorMade P730 RORS proto (3-9), with Project X 7.0 shafts
6. Scottie Scheffler, 0.931
IRONS: Srixon ZU85 (3-4), with Nippon Pro Modus3 Hybrid Tour X shaft; TaylorMade P-7TW (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
5. Max Homa, 0.942
IRONS: Titleist T100•S (4), T100 (5), Titleist 620MB (6-9), with KBS $Taper 130 X shaft
Shop Max Homa's irons4. Jon Rahm, 1.002
IRONS: Callaway Apex UT (2), with Aldila Tour Hybrid prototype shaft; Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW), with Project X 6.5 shafts
Shop Jon Rahm's irons3. Tony Finau, 1.056
IRONS: Nike Vapor Fly Pro (3), Ping Blueprint (4-PW), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 120 TX shafts
Shop Tony Finau's irons2. Collin Morikawa, 1.095
IRONS: TaylorMade P•770 (4), P•7MC (5-6), P•7CM prototype (7-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
Shop Collin Morikawa's irons1. Tom Hoge, 1.255
IRONS: Titleist 620 CB (4), 620 MB (5-9), with Project X 6.5 shafts
Shop Tom Hoge's irons