The Grass League shared with us their complete gear registration data from the 2026 roster, and we went through more than 125 player responses to extract what’s worth knowing.
One of the things that makes Grass League really compelling as a format is that it’s open to anyone. You do not need a tournament card, a sponsor exemption or an invitation. You show up, you qualify, you play. This entry point is exactly what makes device data interesting. This is not a professional curated field game device that has been handed to them. While there are some sponsored players, most are not.
It’s a wide field of more than 125 competitive players making real picks, and when you dig into the numbers, you’ll find that the field includes everyone from first-time amateurs to ex-tournament pros all competing on the same field under the same conditions.
The 2026 Qualifier takes place April 22 at Grass Clippings Rolling Hills in Tempe, Ariz., with 108 two-person teams competing for 25 spots in the next day’s live draft. Here’s what those players decided to pack.
1. The Titleist T100 is the iron of choice and it’s not close
The irons matter more than almost anything else in a par-3 format. The Titleist T100 is in 13 bags, making it the single most played iron model in the Grass League by a significant margin. The closest are the PING Blueprint at six and the Callaway X Forged at five.
The T100 is a player grade iron, not a game improvement club. It rewards attackers who want maneuverability and maximum forgiveness. The field is skewed toward good players and the T100 number reflects that. Brand-wise, TaylorMade leads with 22 percent with Titleist at 19, Callaway at 17 and PING at 12.
2. Six out of 10 players use a Titleist ball
Pro V1 alone accounts for 40 percent of responses (49 players). Add the Pro V1x and Titleist controls 60 percent of the balls in play across the course. TaylorMade’s TP5 family ranks a distant second at about 14 percent with Callaway’s Chrome Tour family at roughly the same percentage.
3. Odyssey leads the shooter category
Odyssey is the most played shooter brand, with 27 percent of players using one of its models. TaylorMade has 22 percent, Scotty Cameron at 21 and LAB Golf at 11. Within the Odyssey lineup, the Jailbird family makes up the majority.
Some of the designs include the standard Jailbird for the Jailbird 380, the Jailbird Milled, the Jailbird Cruiser and even a Rickie Fowler counterbalance version. The Ai One line also appears with CS Two Ball and Double Wide each.
4. TaylorMade’s Milled Grind wedge is smooth everywhere
TaylorMade rounded out our top five The most requested wedge test for four years in a row, including back-to-back wins in 2022 and 2023. The GL field reflects just that history. Of the 20 players in TaylorMade wedges, 13 specifically play a Milled Grind pattern.
Some players keep a mix of MG generations, running an MG5 in one loft alongside an MG4 in another. Titleist Vokey still dominates wedges overall at 42 percent, as it always does, but Milled Grind’s penetration rate among competitive players is something we’re seeing on the PGA Tour as well.
5. We couldn’t help ourselves, so we also looked at the drivers
This is a par-3 tournament, so driver stats are admittedly off the mark. But we had the data, and one number was too interesting to ignore. The TaylorMade Qi4D is in 18 bags, with 12 players in the Core and six in the LS, making it the single most played driver model on the course.
The same club is also 2026 MyGolfSpy Most Wanted Overall Winner.
The most played club in a competitive event and the best performing club in independent testing tend not to be the same model, but they are here.
Brand-wise, TaylorMade leads with 30 percent, Callaway with 23, Titleist with 20 and PING with 17. Take out the 37 sponsored players and TaylorMade still leads with 28 percent among discretionary players, suggesting these numbers reflect actual preference rather than contract obligations.
Final thoughts
Stay tuned for full results from qualifying and the draft on April 22nd and 23rd, where we’ll be following our three MyGolfSpy teams to see who made it. The Grass Clippings Open itself takes place April 24 and 25 at Grass Clippings Rolling Hills in Tempe, Ariz., and you can watch it live on the Golf Channel. If you want to attend in person, tickets are available at grassleague.com.
