J.J. Spaun won the U.S. Open. Big moment, career-changing stuff. But let’s be honest, the real story this week might be the irons in his bag. The Srixon ZXi7 just added a U.S. Open title to their resume, after already being named the Best Players Irons of 2025 in our MyGolfSpy testing. If you’ve been ignoring Srixon in the players’ iron conversation, now’s the time to rethink things.
JJ Spaun Wins U.S. Open with Best Player’s Iron of 2026
The Srixon ZXi7 was just named Best Overall Player’s Iron of 2025. It scored 9.4 out of 10, led in accuracy (9.5) and forgiveness (9.5), and ranked 7th for distance. The PureFrame design provides a crisp feel with a 9.3% vibration reduction. These irons blend tour-level performance with everyday usability.
Spaun has just proven that they work for both amateurs and professionals, and that says a lot.
Z-Star Diamond Gets a Signature Win
Lost in the sauce of JJ’s iconic win at the U.S. Open is the golf ball he’s playing: the Srixon Z-Star Diamond. Right now, you can save big on the winning ball. From now until June 22, you can buy 2 dozen, get 1 free!
What else is in J.J. Spaun’s Bag? – 2025 U.S. Open Champion
- Driver: Titleist GT3 (9°), Fujikura Ventus Black VeloCore+ 6 X shaft
- 3‑Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15°), Mitsubishi Diamana PD 70 TX shaft
- 5‑Wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18°), Mitsubishi Diamana PD 80 TX shaft
- Irons: Srixon ZXi5 (4‑iron) & ZXi7 (5‑PW), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
- Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore (50°), Cleveland RTZ (54°), Cleveland RTX 6 ZipCore (60°); True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts
- Putter: L.A.B. Golf DF3
- Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
- Ball: Srixon Z-Star Diamond
Final thoughts
The 2025 U.S. Open was a big win for J.J. Spaun, but it’s a big win for Srixon as well. If you want to see how some of the clubs in Spaun’s bag performed in our testing, take a look here:
Mark
1 year ago
“Surprised JJ Spaun Won with Those Irons? We weren’t.” Neither is anyone else on a website that is all about golf equipment. Some random sports fan that doesn’t obsess over golf equipment like we all do might be, but no one who frequents a website like MyGolfSpy is surprised a major winner used Srixon irons. Hell, Brooks Koepka won the 2023 PGA with a prior model of these irons.