As summer heats up throughout much of the United States, it’s hard to believe that there is only one major championship left to be played in men’s golf, the 2021 British Open at Royal St. Georges.
As it was at Augusta National, The Ocean Course at Kiawah and Torrey Pines’ South Course, the recipe for contending on the links in southeast England is to find the fairway off the tee and control your approach shots to the greens.
While high-lofted fairway woods were abundant at the U.S. Open, many players will likely opt to go with more irons at the British Open to keep the ball below the wind and get more roll in the fairways.
Below is a list of the golfers who lead the PGA Tour in strokes gained approach the green. This statistic, measured in strokes, reveals how much of an advantage a player has over the field based exclusively on shots played from the fairway. You will also see a complete list of the irons these players currently have in their bags.
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