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David Dusek

Irons used by golfers ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green on the PGA Tour in 2022

This week’s RSM Classic is the last full-field PGA Tour event of 2022, but technically, the 2021-22 PGA Tour season ended after Rory McIlroy won the Tour Championship back in August. Summer feels like a long time ago for people who are already feeling winter’s early bite, but we can still look back and admire the great seasons that players like Scottie Scheffler, Justin Thomas and Will Zalatoris enjoyed.

Aside from earning a lot of money and currently being ranked in the top 10 in the Official World Golf Ranking, Scheffler, Thomas and Zalatoris have something in common, they finished the 2021-22 PGA Tour season ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green.

Strokes Gained: Approach the Green is the best statistic out there for measuring the quality of a player’s iron game because it reveals how much of an advantage a golfer has over the field on shots more than 30 yards away from the green (which are not hit off the tee). Scheffler, Thomas and Zalatoris were marksmen last year, setting up lots of birdie chances and avoiding greenside hazards.

Below is a list of the golfers who finished the year ranked in the top 10 in Strokes Gained: Approach the Green, along with the irons they played.

T-9. Mito Pereira, 0.679

Mito Pereira (Peter Casey-USA TODAY Sports)

IRONS: Ping iBlade (4-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Onyx X100 shafts

T-9. Shane Lowry, 0.679

Shane Lowry’s golf equipment (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: Srixon ZX Utility (3), Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 X, Srixon ZX5 (4-5), Srixon ZX7 (6-PW), with KBS Tour 130 X shafts

Shane Lowry's irons - $999

8. Justin Thomas, 0.696

Justin Thomas’s Titleist equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: Titleist T100 (4), 621.JT prototype (5-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

Justin Thomas' irons - $1,299

7. Xander Schauffele, 0.701

Xander Schauffele’s golf equipment at the 2022 Travelers Championship. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: Mizuno MP-20 HMB (3), Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW), with Nippon Modus Tour 130X shafts

Xander Schauffele's irons - $1,400

6. Hideki Matsuyama, 0.711

Hideki Matsuyamka’s Srixon equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: Srixon Z-Forged (4-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

Hideki Matsuyama's irons - $999.99

5. Cameron Smith, 0.771

Cameron Smith’s Titleist T100 Black irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi (3-4), Titleist T100 (5-9), with KBS Tour 130 Custom Matte Black X shafts

Cam Smith's irons - $1,299

4. Scottie Scheffler, 0.819

Scottie Scheffler’s TaylorMade irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

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.

Scottie Scheffler's irons - $1,999.99

3. Collin Morikawa, 0.854

Collin Morikawa’s TaylorMade equipment. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: TaylorMade P-770 (4), P-7MC (5-7), P-730 (8-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts.

Collin Morikawa's irons - $1,399.99

2. Russell Henley, 0.969

 

Russell Henley’s Titleist irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: Titleist T100 (4-6), with True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT Tour X100 shafts, (7-9) with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

Russell Henley's irons - $1,299

1. Will Zalatoris, 1.063

Will Zalatoris’s golf equipment . (David Dusek/Golfweek)

IRONS: Titleist T200 (3), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 130X shaft; T100 (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

Will Zalatoris' irons - $1,299
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