The clubs Ariya Jutanugarn used to win the US Women’s Open

Ariya Jutanugarn has made playing without a driver fashionable. And as you might expect from someone who has 12 clubs that are irons or wedges in her bag, it was those clubs that propelled her to her second major title at the US Women’s Open.

The clubs Bryson DeChambeau used to win the Memorial

Viewed by some as a better, simpler way to play and by others as a gimmick, DeChambeau’s Cobra utility irons, King Forged irons and King wedges all are 37.5 inches in length, about that of a 7-iron.

2018 Hot List: Players Irons

Creative use of technology and materials has modernised this category without giving up the classic shape better players prefer.