Equipment

Tour Edge introduces new Exotics 722 iron series

Published

4 years ago

Feb 15, 2022

Tour Edge has today unveiled its new Exotics 722 Series irons which feature VibrCor and Diamond Face technology.

Tour Edge is also launching the new C722 Ti-Utility iron as part of the 722 Series, with both the Extreme (E) and Competition (C) ranges designed to produce different playing characteristics targeting a specific player looking for unique performance qualities.

“We’ve made the tour-popular C722 Iron 15% smaller than the previous iteration with a thinner top-line and shorter blade length, while raising the launch profile and expanding the sweet spot on the E722 Iron. With the new C722 Ti-Utility, we’ve taken one of the most played utility irons on the PGA Tour Champions, thinned out the topline and added some adjustability, as well as increasing ball speed to make this one of the fastest utilities you will find anywhere.” – Tour Edge founder and President David Glod

Tour Edge Exotics E722 iron

Aimed to provide maximum distance and forgiveness, the E722 iron contains both VibrCor technology and Diamond Face VFT technology.

This larger iron head with a 360 degree undercut design features a thicker topline, more offset and higher launch angles, as well as bidding to provide extreme distance through stronger lofts from iron to iron.

Here’s a rundown of some of the key features of the E722 iron:

Dual VibrCor Technology: The Exotics E722 Iron consists of a high-grade TPU strategically placed in the deep 360-degree undercut pocket to create a speed-inducing and feel-enhancing technology called VibrCor.

VibrCor works in partnership with the highly thick yet light TPU layer to further aid the feel of the clubhead in a bid to produce faster ball speed, dampen sound and shock and to create perimeter weighting around the entire clubhead for maximum forgiveness and power off the face.

360 degree Undercut Design: The design is a one-piece high-strength steel body with a 360 degree undercut design. It lowers the CG in design to produce a higher launch, increased face flexing, ball speed and overall distance across the entire face.

Extreme Toe Weighting: Extreme Toe Weighting is achieved high on the tow in the rear portion of the club, along with a new toe weighting pocket. This dual toe weighting elongates the sweet spot in a bid to achieve a higher MOI and strategic CG positioning right behind the center face and further optimizes the sound and feel of the iron.

Full-Face Diamond Face VFT Technology: The E722 Iron features a full-face Diamond Face VFT technology in which 103 different diamond shapes behind the face function as mini trampolines in design to create faster ball speeds and expand the sweet spot to outer areas of the face so that the full face of the iron is covered.

SpeedTested Shafts: Every shaft in the Exotics 722 Series has been SpeedTested to find the optimal custom shaft pairing for every flex, determined by robotic testing and validated by player testing.

Power Lofted: A modern long-distance game improvement iron design that is designed to provide extra distance with the same apex height expected from each iron. The lower and deeper CG allowed the E722 irons to be power-lofted to create distance and lower spin rates while achieving the same launch characteristics as a standard lofted iron.

Specs, Availability & Price

Lofts: RH & LH – – #4 iron/19 degrees, #5 iron/21.5 degrees, #6 iron/24 degrees, #7 iron/27.5 degrees, #8 iron/32 degrees, #9 iron/37 degrees, PW/42 degrees, AW/46 degrees, GW/51 degrees, SW/56 degrees.
Availability: Pre-order now; Retail from March 5th
Price: $114.99 each in graphite /$799.99 for 7-piece set in graphite; $99.99 each in steel /$699.99 for 7-piece set in steel

Tour Edge Exotics C722 iron

This player’s distance iron also features tech like the dual VibrCor inside the clubhead and the Diamond Face VFT technology that aims to give these irons excellent power and feel.

In addition to VibrCor and the Diamond Face VFT technology, here’s a look at some other features of the C722 iron.

Player Preferred Shaping: The Exotics C722 Iron features a 15% smaller clubhead than the previous iteration with a shorter blade length and a thinner topline. The more classic shape of the C722 features more traditional lofting from iron to iron.

Military Grade Maraging Steel: The design is a 2-piece cast body with a forged high-strength Military-Grade Maraging Steel Face that is plasma-welded onto the 17-4 stainless steel body. This ultra-high-strength steel is used in aerospace and other applications which require a high strength-to-weight material, allowing Tour Edge engineers to produce a significantly thinner face.

Hollow Body Design: This hollow-body iron design of the Exotics C722 iron offers extreme perimeter weighting in design to create the distance and forgiveness of a metalwood combined with the feel and control of a forged iron set. The hollow body design allows for increased face flex and the ability to have a thinner face and a deeper CG in a thin-sole iron design.

In addition, the C722 irons also feature SpeedTested shafts.

Specs, Availability & Price

Lofts: RH – – #3 iron/19 degrees, #4 iron/21 degrees, #5 iron/23 degrees, #6 iron/26.5 degrees, #7 iron/30 degrees, #8 iron/34 degrees, #9 iron/39 degrees, PW/44 degrees, AW/49 degrees.
Availability: Pre-order now; Retail from March 5th
Price: $144.99 each in graphite /$999.99 for 7-piece set in graphite $129.99 each in steel /$899.99 for 7-piece set in steel

Tour Edge Exotics C722 Ti-Utility iron

The new compact shape with added offset of the C722 Ti-Utility iron aims to combine the look, feel and workability of a traditional forged iron with the extreme distance of a metalwood.

Per Tour Edge, the long iron is the ideal replacement club for players looking for faster ball speeds, lower spin and optimal sound and feel properties.

Here’s a look at some of the key technology behind the new utility iron:

Player Preferred Shaping/Thinner Top Line: This new, more classic shape with a thinner topline makes the Ti-Utility even more of a player preferred design.

Beta Titanium L-Cup Face: The 722 Ti-Utility Iron features a Beta Titanium L-Cup Face combo brazed onto a 431 stainless steel body.

The Titanium L-Cup Face wraps around the leading edge to act as a hinge that aims to provide maximum power and ball speed from more contact points on the face and to produce the ultimate in perimeter weighting, distance and forgiveness.

Combo-Brazing Technology: Combo-Brazing is a unique, distance-boosting process in which the titanium cup face is fused to the heavier steel back of the club without having to weld the two materials. Combo-Brazing reduces a large amount of weight out of the sole and back of the clubhead, allowing the clubhead to be more compact and have optimal CG placement that is designed to produce a greater transfer of energy from club to ball.

Hollow Body Design: This hollow-body iron design of the 722 Ti-Utility aims to offer the best in perimeter weighting. The design allows for excellent weight distribution in design for maximum forgiveness in the clubhead, allowing for increased face flex. It also provides the ability to have a thinner face and a deeper CG in a thin-sole iron design.

Adjustable Weighting: An adjustable 10-gram weight in the middle of the low-sole of the clubhead has been added to the Exotics C722 Ti-Utility Iron. The adjustable weight allows for expert custom fitting to dial in the precise weight and feel for advanced players.

In addition, the C722 Ti-Utility iron also features SpeedTested shafts.

Specs, Availability & Price

Lofts: RH – #2/17 degrees, #3/19 degrees, #4/22 degrees, #5/25 degrees
Availability: Pre-order now; Retail from March 5th
Price: $199.99

Whats in the Bag

Christiaan Maas WITB 2026 (June)

Published

5 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D LS (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 6 X

3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 TX

Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade P7CB (4), TaylorMade P7TW (5-PW)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 10 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold X100

Wedges: TaylorMade Prototype (50-SB09), TaylorMade MG5 (56-HB12, 60-LV07)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold S400

Putter: TaylorMade TP Juno

Ball: Titleist Pro V1x

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord

Check out more in-hand photos of Christiaan Maas’ clubs here.

Equipment

TaylorMade MySpider Tour and Tour X: More customizable build options now available

Published

5 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Alistair Cameron

TaylorMade Golf’s MySpider program underwent a substantial overhaul over the last month. Firstly, the company launched the option to customize the Spider ZT model, and now the program has returned with the MySpider Tour and MySpider Tour X.

The revamped page now gives golfers complete control over every visual and functional detail of their putter on the popular Tour and Tour X head, with every cosmetic idea thought of. In MySpider Tour, golfers can choose from four head finishes, 16 paint fill colors, nine Surlyn face insert colors, three aluminum insert options, six sightline configurations, and four hosel options — L-neck, small slant, double bend, center shaft. Six sightline options are available in MySpider Tour, including the optically engineered True Path alignment system. MySpider Tour X gives builders the option of four head finishes, four hosel configurations, and five sightline options, also including True Path alignment.

One of the more interesting features of the new MySpider program is the availability of three distinct face insert options. Along with the usual Surlyn Pure Roll insert trusted by Scottie Scheffler and Rory McIlroy, which can be customized from nine colors, golfers can now also select firmer options. Two are offered with the black aluminum Pure Roll insert, slightly firmer than the traditional insert, or for the firmest feel, golfers can choose from two colors of milled aluminum inserts.

Another fun addition to the MySpider Tour is the ability to use the “Tommy Sightline.” The custom alignment aid design, which was first drawn onto Tommy Fleetwood’s putter by PGA Tour Rep James Holley, is based on the milled sightline on his Spider ZT head. There are five shorter lines on the left and right of a longer central line serving as the traditional short line alignment aid.

See below for the full specifications sheet for MySpider Tour and Tour X:

MySpider Tour

MySpider Tour X

Equipment

Then and now: Comparing Rory McIlroy’s current setup to his record-breaking 2019 Canadian Open victory

Published

8 hours ago

Jun 11, 2026

Alistair Cameron

In Rory McIlroy’s first appearance at the 2019 RBC Canadian Open, he crushed the record books to earn his 16th PGA Tour title in dominating fashion, winning by seven shots over Shane Lowry and Webb Simpson.

McIlroy’s score of 22-under-par 258 is the lowest 72-hole score to date at the Canadian Open, and his closing 61 is also the best final-round score in the history of one of golf’s oldest tournaments. Finally, with his win in 2019, McIlroy became only the sixth player to win the career Triple Crown, adding to his victories at the U.S. Open in 2011 and The Open Championship in 2014, joining Tommy Armour, Walter Hagen, Arnold Palmer, Lee Trevino and Tiger Woods in a coveted list.

So, with that, why not compare his current setup to the clubs he used to break all the records?

Driver

2019: TaylorMade M5 (9 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX
2026: TaylorMade Qi4D (9 degrees @8), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7X (45 5/8 inches)

McIroy led the Tour in Strokes Gained: Off-the-Tee in 2019; he’s doing the same in 2026. Between now and then, McIlroy has switched from the Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 70 TX (a shaft with slightly more feeling in the tip) to the original Fujikura Ventus Black 7X, having just made the change to the heavier version from playing the 60X.

What’s interesting about McIlroy’s 2019 setup is that the weighting on his driver is actually set in the high-draw setting, using the T-Track weighting system, whereas in the Qi4D, he’s currently using a heavily rear-weighted setup. (Two 13-gram weights in the rear and only two 4-gram front weights.)

The TaylorMade M5 driver he played in during his Canadian Open win was the company’s first head that they claimed to design to initially exceed the USGA’s COR limit, and then injected with tuning resin to bring it back in bounds.

Fairway woods

2019: TaylorMade M6 3-wood (15 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 80 TX; TaylorMade M5 5-wood (19 degrees), Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei CK Pro White 90 TX
2026: TaylorMade Qi4D 3-wood (15 degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8X; TaylorMade Qi4D 5-wood (18 degrees), Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9X

The TaylorMade M6 fairway wood that McIlroy was using during the 2019 season is still in the bag of some of the best golfers on Tour in 2026. Just check out Justin Rose’s winning setup from the Farmers Insurance Open earlier this year. This year, though, McIlroy has still been searching for his top-end-of-the-bag setup, having played both the new Qi4D and the Qi10, which he won the Masters with.

The same shaft swap can be seen in the fairway woods as the driver, along with slightly less loft on the 5-wood.

Irons

2019: TaylorMade P750 (4) Buy here, TaylorMade P730 (5-9), Shafts: Project X 7.0
2026: TaylorMade P760 (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9), Shafts: Project X 7.0

The biggest difference between McIlroy’s custom set and the stock P730s is the groove design. While the P730s were constructed with 14 MX-9 grooves on their milled faces, McIlroy’s proto heads instead use the higher-spinning, 16-groove layout of the TW2 grooves. Other big differences between the sets are that McIlroy’s 7- and 8-irons have thinner toplines, are 1 degree stronger in loft, and are 1/4 inch longer than the original P730 builds.

With McIlroy’s 4-iron, the switch from P750 to P760 sees a transition to a two-piece construction with Speed Foam in it, which allows McIlroy to launch the ball slightly higher, with more workability.

Wedges

2019: TaylorMade Milled Grind (48-09SB), TaylorMade MG Hi-Toe (52-09SB, 56-09SB, 60-LB09), Shafts: Project X Rifle 6.5
2026: TaylorMade MG5 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB, 60-08LB @61), Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)

Between 2019 and 2026, McIlroy’s focus on his short game has been much more apparent. It was the reason why he switched back to the TP5 golf ball, to help with launch, spin and control with his wedges leading up to his career Grand Slam victory in 2025. The most apparent changes to McIlroy’s wedge setup are his lofts and bounce. He’s slowly delofted his pitching to a sand wedge, but has increased the loft on the lob wedge, bending his current 60-degree to 61. With that, adding more loft to his lob wedge also slightly increases the bounce and leading-edge sit point, so, as a result, he plays a lower-bounce lob wedge compared to 2019. The MG5 wedges are also softer than the first Milled Grind option from 2019. McIlroy also no longer plays the full-face grooves found on the Hi-Toe.

Putter

2019: TaylorMade Spider X
2026: TaylorMade Spider Tour X

Notice anything similar. Yes, the copper finish on Rory McIlroy’s Spider X putter in 2019 is a slightly more reflective finish than the recently released torched PVD finish. McIlroy was using the True Path alignment system, but now uses only a single white sightline.

Ball

2019: 2019 TaylorMade TP5 (#22)
2026: 2025 TaylorMade TP5 (RORS)

As mentioned above, McIlroy had transitioned from the TP5 to TP5x golf ball since his victory in Canada in 2019, but now is black with the same style of golf ball as his victory at Hamilton Golf & Country Club.

Grips

2019: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
2026: Golf Pride MCC

Interesting, McIlroy actually used Golf Pride’s Tour Velvet Cord grips during his victory in 2019 (it was during a 2+ year switch to the corded TV) as opposed to his usual MCC grips, which he has played for most of his career.