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Lead Tape Report: Chrome at the Cadillac Championship

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The PGA Tour is at Doral this week for the first time since 2016; the last champion who tamed the Blue Monster was Adam Scott. We have some clubs to inspect this week to see where the lead tape is, and we have a great selection to take a look at. We even cross over to the LPGA Tour for some very cool custom wedge work.

Gary Woodland

We have seen Gary Woodland use some lead tape on his Cobra OPTM driver, which boasts a Fujikura Black 8 X shaft that is tipped, but now we take a look here when it comes to wedges. His Cobra King 56-degree wedge has some tape on the back flange. This helps keep the ball driving on wedge shots from full to feel shots. It’s a popular placement for touring professionals on wedges and when it comes to lead tape. Woodland has a win this year at the Texas Children’s Houston Open and is currently 20th in the FedEx Cup standings.

Hideki Matsuyama

Hideki has a blend of clubs in his bag: some brand-new and others with plenty of experience over the years. Take a look at this Cobra RAD Speed 5-wood with lead tape on the back of the club head, even some added tape on the hosel above the ferrule, and at the base of the grip. This adds overall weight and certainly makes it feel personal. This Cobra model was released in 2021 and has some strong staying power in the bag.

If you’re into new putters, Hideki always provides entertainment, but this time we see he also adds some lead tape to those Scotty Cameron putters, too. Just a roll of the 1-inch wide tape on the sole of the putter will do.

This is Hideki’s first start since the Masters, where he finished tied for 12th place.

Jhonattan Vegas

An equipment free agent, Vegas has the unreleased Callaway blades in his bag. It always adds allure when clubs are more difficult to obtain, and not only that: his 4-iron has a strip of tape. Just a little more feel in the club head while swinging the long iron. We have also seen this set of irons in Min Woo Lee’s bag. Vegas has made 5 of 9 cuts this year with two top 25 finishes as he plays this Blue Monster this week.

Michael Kim

Michael Kim has the new GTS2 driver in his bag. We can see here with a little bit of tape on the toe. I notice a 13-gram weight at the front of the driver, and a 7-gram weight at the back. Pair that with a 44 1/2-inch shaft, and we have a nice feel of the club head and security of control with the driver. A shorter driver and more club head weight. The driver is 11 degrees and on the standard/neutral setting.

Lydia Ko

This photo is from last week’s Chevron Championship, and this wedge is earning triple crown rights in the lead tape world. Lydia’s wedge here has lead tape, a raw finish, and custom stamping. This can even go a step further with the custom grind as well for the large hand-stamped “G” for gap wedge. The custom Titleist logo lead tape is always a bonus as well. Lydia is an equipment free agent, so her back is always a source of interest. Her season has included shooting a 60 in the Wild Horse Pass 2026 at Whirlwind Golf Club at the end of March. This season, she is knocking on the door for a win. Ko has posted three top 5 finishes.

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GolfWRX is on site for the second major of 2026: The PGA Championship from Aronimink in Newtown Square, Pennsylvania.

The tournament’s location, just outside Philadelphia, and the fact that it is a major championship mean GolfWRXers are in for a treat: WITBs from a strong field, custom gear celebrating the PGA Championship, and the rich culture of the City of Brotherly Love.

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How much each player won at the 2026 Truist Championship

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Kristoffer Reitan held his nerve at Quail Hollow on Sunday to claim his first PGA Tour victory and the $3.6 million winner’s check that came with it. The Norwegian fended off a packed leaderboard on a dramatic final day, with Rickie Fowler and Nicolai Højgaard both taking home $1.76 million for their runner-up finishes.

With a total prize purse of $20 million up for grabs, here’s a look at how much each player won at the 2026 Truist Championship.

1: Kristoffer Reitan, $3,600,000

T2: Rickie Fowler, $1,760,000

T2: Nicolai Hojgaard, -$1,760,000

4: Alex Fitzpatrick, $960,000

T5: Tommy Fleetwood, $730,000

T5: Sungjae Im, $730,000

T5: J.J. Spaun, $730,000

T8: Ludvig Aberg, $600,000

T8: Harry Hall, $600,000

T10: Patrick Cantlay, $500,000

T10: Matt McCarty, $500,000

T10: Cameron Young, $500,000

13: Justin Thomas, $420,000

T14: Min Woo Lee, $360,000

T14: Chris Gotterup, $360,000

T14: Nick Taylor, $360,000

T17: Alex Smalley, $310,000

T17: Gary Woodland, $310,000

T19: Austin Smotherman, $242,100

T19: Rory McIlroy, $242,100

T19: Keegan Bradley, $242,100

T19: Sudarshan Yellamaraju, $242,100

T19: Kurt Kitayama, $242,100

T24: Patrick Rodgers, $156,643

T24: Pierceson Coody, $156,643

T24: Adam Scott, $156,643

T24: Andrew Novak, $156,643

T24: Harris English, $156,643

T24: J.T. Poston, $156,643

T24: David Lipsky, $156,643

T31: Brian Harman, $114,416.67

T31: Viktor Hovland, $114,416.67

T31: Alex Noren, $114,416.67

T31: Tony Finau, $114,416.67

T31: Nico Echavarria, $114,416.67

T31: Corey Conners, $114,416.67

T37: Sam Burns, $82,187.50

T37: Maverick McNealy, $82,187.50

T37: Akshay Bhatia, $82,187.50

T37: Taylor Pendrith, $82,187.50

T37: Matt Wallace, $82,187.50

T37: Andrew Putnam, $82,187.50

T37: Bud Cauley, $82,187.50

T37: Lucas Glover, $82,187.50

T45: Justin Rose, $60,000

T45: Daniel Berger, $60,000

T45: Ryo Hisatsune, $60,000

T48: Denny McCarthy, $50,000

T48: Aldrich Potgieter, $50,000

T48: Webb Simpson, $50,000

T48: Michael Kim, $50,000

T52: Mackenzie Hughes, $45,187.50

T52: Max Homa, $45,187.50

T52: Brian Campbell, $45,187.50

T52: Jhonattan Vegas, $45,187.50

T52: Matt Fitzpatrick, $45,187.50

T52: Chandler Blanchet, $45,187.50

T52: Jordan Spieth, $45,187.50

T52: Jacob Bridgeman, $45,187.50

T60: Xander Schauffele, $42,500

T60: Robert MacIntyre, $42,500

T60: Ricky Castillo, $42,500

T63: Ben Griffin, $41,250

T63: Sepp Straka, $41,250

T65: Ryan Gerard, $40,250

T65: Si Woo Kim, $40,250

67: Ryan Fox, $39,500

68: Jason Day, $39,000

69: Sahith Theegala, $38,000

70: Sam Stevens, $37,500

71: Hideki Matsuyama, $37,000

72: Tom Hoge, $36,000

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