Equipment

GolfWRX Spotlight: Bettinardi HLX 3.0 wedges

Published

6 years ago

Mar 5, 2020

When you hear “Bettinardi,” you probably don’t instinctively think wedges, but with the introduction of the HLX 3.0’s—you really should! Bettinardi is taking aim at helping you improve your entire short game beyond just the putting green with more options than ever before including new grinds and finishes.

Bettinardi started making wedges back in 2002 as a way to showcase the company’s advanced ability to mill complex shapes from a single block of steel. With the HLX 3.0, the company is taking the wedge line one step further thanks to a total redesign and the introduction of new technology into the wedge-making process.

Bettinardi HLX 3.0 wedges: How they’re made

The heads of the Bettinardi HLX 3.0 wedges are forged from soft carbon steel to provide the best possible feel and feedback to the golfer. Then, in true Bettinardi fashion, the rest of the head including sole grind is milled inhouse to create superior consistency wedge to wedge. Other big names have recently started to offer milled soles on their wedges, but if you are looking for the innovators in the space, Bettinardi has been doing this for more than a decade.

Profile and grind Options

From address, the wedges have a traditional rounded profile with a straighter leading edge and soft curving topline along with a slightly higher heel. This leads them to have what appears to be a shorter heel-to-toe length, which frames the ball nicely and gives them a confidence-inspiring look to get through the turf.

Speaking to turf interaction, the HLX 3.0s come in a couple of grind options to best suit the intended player based on their approach into the ball:

C grind: The 2020 C grind was reimagined with a more aggressively relieved toe and heel to promote clean contact and additional versatility. Thanks to the contouring, and removal of mass from the sole they were able to shift the center of gravity and produce a wedge with more spin greater distance control shot after shot.

The C grind comes in lofts of 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, and 60 degrees.

RJ grind: This sole design is engineered for the player looking for more versatility on tight lies around the green but still needs additional bounce on square face shots.

The RJ grind is available in the higher lofts of 56, 58, and 60 degrees.

Price and availability

Bettinardi HLX 3.0 wedges are available through Bettinardi’s website, Bettinardi.com, for $190.00

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.”