Irons used by PGA Tour players ranked in the top 10 in strokes gained approach the green

The offseason, such as it was, is long over and the West Coast Swing is now in the rearview mirror too. These days, most of golf’s best players are in Florida, honing their games and getting ready for the Players Championship and the season’s first major, the Masters, which is just a month away.

While there has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about distance, solid iron play is always critical for success. The players listed below all rank in the top 10 in strokes gained approach the green, which means, statisically, they have been the best irons players this season on the PGA Tour. The number listed next to their names is their strokes gained approach the green average. If a player averages a one, that means he is one shot better than the field average on Tour, meaning he would pick up four shots against the field – based solely on his iron play – during a 72-hole event.

See who they are and the clubs they use.

Paul Casey’s Mizuno irons (David Dusek/Golfweek)

10. Paul Casey, 0.905

IRONS: Mizuno MP-25 (3), Mizuno JPX 919 Hot Metal Pro (4), Mizuno MP-5 (5-PW), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 TX shafts

Justin Thomas (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

9. Justin Thomas, 0.932

IRONS: Titleist T100 (4), Titleist 620 MB (5-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

Xander Schauffele’s Callaway irons (David Dusek/Golfweek)

8. Xander Schauffele, 0.949

IRONS: Callaway Apex Pro 2019 (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold X100 shafts

Webb Simpson (Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports)

7. Webb Simpson, 0.968

IRONS: Titleist 620 MB (5-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts

Hideki Matsuyama’s Srixon irons (David Dusek/Golfweek)

6. Hideki Matsuyama, 0.989

IRONS: Srixon Z 785 (3, 4), Srixon Z-Forged (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

Collin Morikawa (Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports)

T-4. Collin Morikawa, 1.088

IRONS: TaylorMade P750 (4, 5), TaylorMade P730 (5-9), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts

Marc Leishman (Adam Hagy-USA TODAY Sports)

T-4. Marc Leishman, 1.088

IRONS: Callaway X-Forged UT (3), Apex Pro 19 (4-6), Apex MB (7-PW), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 shafts

Rory McIlroy’s TaylorMade 4-iron (David Dusek/Golfweek)

3. Rory McIlroy, 1.089

IRONS: TaylorMade P750 (4), P730 (5-9), with Project X 7.0 shafts

Patrick Cantlay (Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)

2. Patrick Cantlay, 1.093

IRONS: Titleist T100 (4-9), with True Temper XP 115 shafts

Boo Weekley (Lee Coleman/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

1. Boo Weekley, 1.294

IRONS: Callaway Apex MB (4-PW), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue AMT S400 shafts