The winningest iron shaft on the PGA Tour should surprise no one

Perhaps the most dominant brand in any equipment category in golf is True Temper with its iron shafts.

Not only did the company’s Dynamic Gold iron shaft once again led the PGA Tour in victories in 2026 with 16, but the company’s Project X brand came in second with seven wins. A third sub-brand, AeroTech SteelFiber, also notched a W this season.

When you throw in wedge shafts (which the ranking below does not), all but one winner this past Tour season carried at least one True Temper shaft in his bag.

With that context, the following list of the winningest iron shafts of the 2026 FedEx Cup season (American Express to Tour Championship) will not surprise you.

The winningest iron shafts during the 2026 FedEx Cup season

No. 1: True Temper Dynamic Gold (16 victories)

The DG is known as the “Gold Standard” as it’s been one of the top (or the top) iron shafts on the PGA Tour virtually since its introduction in the 1980s.

World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler uses the X100 as do Collin Morikawa, J.J. Spaun, Ryan Fox and Michael Thorbjornsen, who each won once this season. Russell Henley also used the X100 in his mid- and short-irons before creating a unique combo with the AMT White in his long irons.

Cameron Young and Wyndham Clark combined for five wins with the stouter X7 flex.

Interestingly, Bud Cauley and Aaron Rai both used the standard S300 version. In addition to being stiff as opposed to the Extra Stiff options, they also were not the Tour Issue like the other winners. Dynamic Gold Tour Issue shafts are sorted to a tighter weight tolerance and are almost always preferred on the PGA Tour.

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No. 2: Project X Rifle (7 victories)

Within True Temper’s catalog is also the stepless Project X shafts, which can be found in the bags of some of them more aggressive swingers on the PGA Tour.

Case in point: Rory McIlroy is one of the only players using the 7.0 flex of the Project X in his irons, essentially the equivalent of the Dynamic Gold X7 in the Project X profile. Other PX winners this season were Jacob Bridgeman, J.T. Poston, Tom Kim, Stefano Mazzoli (short irons only), Jackson Koivun and Michael Brennan.

All of those players except Tom Kim used the 6.5 flex, generally considered X-Stiff. Kim played the softer 6.0 in his irons.

Project X Chrome Iron Shaft

  The Project X Chrome is ideal for the player looking for a low launch, low spin shaft preferred by stronger swingers looking for a flat, penetrating ball flight complete with unmatched stability. You can buy the Project X Chrome built to your required specifications. The Project X Chrome shafts incorporate Stepless Design Technology (SDT) where each individual shaft throughout the set is comprised of a specific taper length. This unique design feature optimizes the flex distribution and energy transfer of the shaft without sacrificing control. SDT provides tip stiffness for stronger players, producing greater accuracy, a smooth yet solid feel on impact and optimal trajectory and spin control. You can purchase the Project X Chrome in the following flexes: .355 5.0, .355 5.5, .355 6.0, .355 6.5, .355 7.0, .370 5.5, .370 6.0, and .370 6.5

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No. 3: KBS C-Taper (6 victories)

The C-Taper is another stout, stepless profile like Project X used by aggressive players. It should be no surprise that winners with the 130 X profile were among the top players on Tour in driving distance this season: Gary Woodland, Chris Gotterup and Steven Fisk.

Justin Rose also got his win the the C-Taper, but using the lighter and softer 125 S+.

KBS C-Taper Iron Shaft

The KBS C-Taper is packed with signature KBS technology that maximizes energy transfer for a crisp feel, while optimizing shaft diameters in the taper and tip areas for low trajectory and spin control. You can purchase the KBS Taper in the following flexes: regular, r-plus, stiff, s-plus, and x-stiff. You can buy the KBS C-Taper built to your required specifications. JOCKEY TIP: The KBS C-Taper is ideal for the player looking for a low launch, low spin shaft with a stiff tip section. This will be the lowest launching shaft in the KBS shaft family. 

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No. 4: Ping CFS X (3 victories)

The Ping CFS (Control, Feel, Stability) is probably the most unlikely addition to this list. It was a stock shaft that Ping made for its own irons in the mid-2010s.

Matt Fitzpatrick loves the shaft and re-inserted them in his irons a while back after using them for wins in 2022 and 2023, then won three times this past season with them.

No. 5: Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour (2 victories)

This is an interesting one. Nippon’s Modus Tour 120, 125 and 130 have been gaining traction in recent years, and Nico Echavarria won the Cognizant Classic with both the Modus 120 and the 125 in his irons.

Stefano Mazzoli also won with a combo of the Modus profile in his irons, using the 120 in the long irons and then moving to the Project X in his 6-iron down.

Nippon NS Pro Modus 3 Tour Iron Shaft

The Nippon NS Pro Modus 3 Tour is ideal for the player that is looking to keep their spin rates under control and achieving a stronger trajectory as a result. You can buy the Nippon NS Pro Modus 3 built to your required specifications. The Nippon NS Pro Modus 3 series shafts are popular with touring pros because they offer optimal performance in the three key areas: Desired trajectory as a result of the unique structure of a stiff tip section and softer mid section, accurate distances due to the unique raw steel material and accompanying heat treatment, tight dispersion coming from the exacting tolerances of the highest quality level. You can purchase the Nippon NS Pro Modus 3 Tour in the following models: 105,110, 120, 125, 130

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Other iron shafts to win on the PGA Tour in 2026

All won one event.

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