Mark that as two wins in two weeks for TaylorMade staff players, but it’s also two wins in two weeks for players without a traditional 4-iron in their bags.
Like Collin Morikawa last week, Jacob Bridgeman also believes a useful iron head for his 4 irons, going with a 12-year-old TaylorMade Preferred tour UDI with the same Project X 6.5 iron shaft as the rest of his kit.
Both Morikawa and Bridgeman use three different designs in their irons, with Morikawa having a true split set of TaylorMade P7CB and then P730 blades in addition to a P-DHY utility ironwhile Bridgeman replaced his P7CB 5-iron with a P770 version to maintain peak heights throughout the set.
“The 770 5-iron was added to his bag simply to find a 5-iron that launched higher and landed softer on par 3s and par 5s,” said TaylorMade senior tour representative Nick Springer. “He found the 770 to be a versatile club that he could fly when he needed to.”
Using a serviceable iron in the 4-iron slot is likely for similar reasons, as many pros now choose more forgiving options for either opening or tip height purposes.
Precisely for this reason Morikawa, who experimented with a 9-wood last season, is the only player on the PGA Tour to regularly use TaylorMade’s P-DHY driving iron, the larger of the company’s two utility iron options.
“He was looking for a 4-iron that gets in the air more easily,” TaylorMade Tour representative Todd Chew said last week. “With the DHY, he doesn’t have to hit it as hard as he can to get it up in the air. It also spins enough that he can cut it, whereas with the previous 4-iron, it was hard to get the spin right to create that ball flight. We also added a little more loft to make it go up and cut and still spin when I take something off of it.”
TaylorMade P-UDI custom iron
Tour-inspired shaping for a playable and balanced look at address. Strategically positioned CG for a penetrating backspin ball flight for players looking to hit long irons. INDIVIDUAL MASS OPTIMIZATION With advanced thick and thin backwall construction, sound stabilization tape and deliberately distributed mass to maximize forgiveness. Each iron is uniquely designed with every gram strategically placed to achieve specific performance goals with premium forged feel. OPTIMAL LIST AND FORGIVENESS Designed to provide easy release, increased forgiveness and increased durability. The new internal weighting structure is combined with proven technologies such as OptiFace 4140, Speed ​​Pocket™ and up to 26g of tungsten. THRU-SLOT SPEEDPOCKET Thru-Slot Speed ​​Pocket™ provides increased face flexibility while maintaining ball speed and distance on low face shots.
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TaylorMade P-DHY Custom Utility Iron
The shallower face height, increased toe width and longer blade length create a super versatile long iron. Designed with a low CG for a mid-high launch and mid spin. INDIVIDUAL MASS OPTIMIZATION With advanced thick and thin backwall construction, sound stabilization tape and deliberately distributed mass to maximize forgiveness. Each iron is uniquely designed with every gram strategically placed to achieve specific performance goals with premium forged feel. OPTIMAL LIST AND FORGIVENESS Designed to provide easy release, increased forgiveness and increased durability. The new internal weighting structure is combined with proven technologies such as OptiFace 4140, Speed ​​Pocket™ and up to 26g of tungsten. THRU-SLOT SPEEDPOCKET Thru-Slot Speed ​​Pocket™ provides increased face flexibility while maintaining ball speed and distance on low face shots.
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At all levels of golf, we are seeing more and more players choosing to drive replacement iron type clubs into the 4-iron, no longer just for the 3-iron and 2-iron. Brian Campbell also won last season with a Ping iDi 4-iron.
Long Fully eligible 2026found Sean Zak his top 4-iron option was also a TaylorMade P-UDI.
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