Equipment

PING G20 PRODUCT LAUNCH–IRONS

Published

15 years ago

Jul 27, 2011

GolfWRX

IRONS

Given the success of their G15 irons, both with consumers and on the tour, PING had an especially difficult task in creating a worthy follow-up in the G20. Despite being 2 years old, the G20 irons are the most played SGI on the tour, gamed by staff pros and non-staffers alike. They are functional from the long irons down to the wedges for players of all levels (only one tour player has had them ground). Holdouts from the G15 will find even fewer reasons to not get on board with the current iteration.

Link to more Pics and discussion… http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/topic/498969-ping-g20-product-launch-irons/

The G20 irons sport a very similar head profile and same face profile a** the G15s. PING also made the face of the G20s thinner, relying on the elastomer CTP weight to provide rigidity and reduce unwanted vibration. They also redesigned the cavity badge with aluminum and elastomer to further help in creating a solid feel while helping with distance control through weight and CG manipulation.

By taking weight away from the face, and removing the CTP connection to the sole, they increased the MOI by increasing trajectory and keeping spin under control. Further distance is a plus, but functional distance control was the priority. The redistribution of the weight increases the inertia on both the horizontal and vertical axises which, as discussed before, lowers significant distance losses on mishits around the face by increasing trajectory and controlling spin.

PING improved the appearance of the G20 irons at address through a subtle change in the hosel transition. Side-by-side comparisons show that they flattened the surface coming into the hosel to blend the appearance and help “capture” the ball–creating the visual effect of a more compact iron. The finish utilized is a little shinier and smoother, and darker than previous irons, but will still provide the durability PING is known for.

The net result of all these changes is an iron that is packaged the same, looks smaller, is more forgiving, and feels more solid. In PingMan and player testing, PING found that despite a slightly lower launch angle, because ball speed is increased, the ball climbs higher with the G20 irons than the G15s over the course of the ball flight. This results in longer 4 iron distances and same 7 iron distances, creating better distance gapping. Additionally, player satisfaction was greatly improved–a significant finding given the comparison to an already great iron.

The CFS shaft line is another advance PING has added to the G20 irons. The CFS shafts are based on the ZZ65, but has been expanded from the original hard stiff flex to a line ranging in flex from a soft regular to X-stiff. Blind testing showed that players generally liked the feel of the ZZ65 and the benefits of that shaft, so PING wanted to bring this to a larger audience so they modernized and reintroduced this as the CFS (control, feel, stability).

In the Stiff flexed CFS, PING extended the tip by an inch to bring the stiffness to the current industry standard. One of the characteristics that makes the ZZ65 unique is the thicker tip section, providing a stable experience. Short irons get slightly less tip reinforcement to help with feel. Then X-flex CFS shafts have a tip that is 1” shorter and 5 grams heavier. Regular and Soft Regular shafts, on the other hand, have no tip reinforcement to help activate the tip. CFS shaft weights on a trimmed 7iron are 94 grams for the SR, 99 grams for the R, 109 grams for the S, and 114 grams for the X.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.

Joel Thelen

Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.

First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.

Mitchell Meissner

Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.

Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align

Ball: Titleist Pro V1

See more in-hand photos of Bud Cauley’s clubs here.

Equipment

Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

14 hours ago

Jun 10, 2026

Will Schube

In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.

@Lamosteve began:

Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine

Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6

Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”

Entire Thread: “Name every set of irons you’ve owned.”