Equipment

2023 Big Bertha, Big Bertha Reva: Callaway updates easy-to-hit, game improvement offerings

Published

3 years ago

Apr 18, 2023

The latest installment in Callaway’s higher-handicap, lower-swing speed Big Bertha family includes new drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, and irons for 2023.

Regarding the 2023 Big Bertha offerings, Brian Williams, VP of R&D at Callaway, said:

“This lineup is all about game-improvement and having fun. This is a line where we look at each club top to bottom to give golfers confidence, to give them confidence at address, and to help them have fun with the shots they play. To get the ball up in the air, get the ball downrange, and enjoy the game.”

Big Bertha Driver

Designed with the low, forward CG combination for players looking for maximum help launching the ball and eliminating a slice, the draw-biased 2023 Big Bertha driver features the company’s A.I. Designed High-Strength XL Face for a larger sweet spot and confidence-inspiring shape. A lightweight package bolstered by a triaxial carbon crown is paired with a lightweight Jailbreak system for stability and speed across the face.

Callaway’s Brian Williams: “This Big Bertha Driver recipe is one that we’ve refined now and carried over from the previous version, and that was a different way to approach how to kill a slice. In this application, we’re talking about reducing spin for this player that swings down and across the ball. In this version, we’ve refined that approach with a little bit lower and more forward CG positioning.”

“We have weight in the heel giving a visual signal that it’s going to be a draw bias. But really it’s the spin reduction that they’re going to see that gets the ball further and straighter down the fairway…The lower RPMs reduce that side spin, reduce the overall back spin, bring the ball a little bit lower, and keep it left.”

Big Bertha Fairway Woods

Designed for forgiveness, ease of launch, and slice minimization, 2023 Big Bertha fairway woods feature a shallow face and oversized profile, as well as progressively shorter shaf lengths for more consistent contact. Callaway implements its Jailbreak with Batwing Technology for increased body stability with face flex in the sweet spot for ball speed. The 3 and 5-woods are adjustable.

Callaway’s Brian Williams: “We focused on making the easiest launch fairway wood in the game. This is a very, very repeatable, controllable, easy to launch fairway wood…. It’s deep, it’s forgiveness, and that really shallow face helps you get under the ball with really high launch and a good result.”

Big Bertha Hybrids

Big Bertha Hybrids feature strategically placed tungsten weighting for ease of launch and slice minimization. Large, high-volume head shapes with enhanced offset contribute to the aforementioned, as well. A.I. designed Jailbreak with Batwing Technology and a high-strength, A.I.-designed 455 face cup complete the package.

Callaway’s Brian Williams: “The mission here is to create that complimentary offering for players, and really give them flexibility on how they put their set together. With different options that all promote confidence, these hybrids are easy to launch, they’re easy to hit, and they’ll go far…They’re very versatile, playing out of a variety of conditions, and giving a lot of flexibility to players on how they can build their sets.”

Big Bertha Irons

Easy to hit, with a confidence-inspriging shape, and plenty of technology, Callaway’s 2023 Big Bertha irons round out the BB lineup. Leveraging A.I. and premium materials, engineers are throwing everything against the wall to benefit golfers who need the maximum amount of help from their golf clubs.

Up to 11 grams of internal tungsten is used in Big Bertha irons to maximize forgiveness and up to 43 grams of internal tungsten weighting is positioned for high-launch in the long irons and enhanced control in the short irons, according to the company.

Callaway implements its A.I.-designed face cup in the Big Bertha irons as well with each face featuring a unique pattern for optimum speed and spin.

Big Bertha irons are designed with thicker toplines, wider soles, enhanced offset, and longer blade lengths for maximum confidence and performance.

Brian Williams on Callaway Big Bertha irons: “We’re trying to make our most forgiving, easiest to launch iron. An iron that players can swing easy and get up in the air and get downrange….We hope this is seen as a very balanced iron – premium cosmetics, it looks beautiful there’s visible tech, and then a shape that inspires confidence. This is a very traditional Callaway shape. We have offset to help this player, the topline thickness, sole widths, and longer blade length. It’s an iron that’s forgiving and is going to be good on launching the ball high.”

Big Bertha irons also come in a durable Black Smoke finish.

Pricing, specs

Big Bertha Driver
Lofts: 9, 10.5, 12
Pricing: $499.99

Big Bertha Fairway Woods
Lofts: 3W, 5W, 7W, 9W, Heavenwood
Pricing: $299.99

Big Bertha Hybrids
Lofts: 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8H, 9H
Pricing: $259.99 each

Big Bertha Irons
Lofts: 4-SW
Pricing: $999.99/6-piece set (Steel), $1099.99/6-piece set (Graphite)

Callaway Big Bertha Reva

Callaway is also launching the Big Bertha Reva line for women, which includes different colorways, as well as lofts, swingweights, and flexes tailored toward women golfers. Big Bertha Reva drivers, fairway woods, hybrids, and irons are available.

Kim Johnson, Callaway’s Women’s Task Force Lead/Retail Marketing Manager said, “We’re proud to be making the best performance products for women. We’re #1 on the LPGA Tour, and we make something for every woman no matter where they are in their golf journey. This is another piece of that…and now we’re coming back with something that’s bigger and better. You’re going to see a lot of effort from the Women’s Task force at Callaway, we have a lot of different opinions based on a lot of consumer insights. We’ve done a ton of research with LPGA players all the way to women who are just starting in the game.”

“This is a more aspirational product. This is the product for women who are ready to upgrade, ready for real technology that is specifically designed for them…It’s the golfer who’s playing more recreationally, and something that’s going to hit the ball straighter and more distance.”

Details below

Big Bertha REVA Driver
Lofts: 9, 10.5, 12
Pricing: $499.99

Big Bertha REVA Fairway Woods
Lofts: 3W, 5W, 7W, 9W, Heavenwood
Pricing: $299.99

Big Bertha REVA Hybrids
Lofts: 3H, 4H, 5H, 6H, 7H, 8H, 9H
Pricing: $259.99 each

Big Bertha REVA Irons
Lofts: 5-SW
Pricing: $999.99/6-piece set (Steel), $1099.99/6-piece set (Graphite)

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Whats in the Bag

Christiaan Maas WITB 2026 (June)

Published

8 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

9 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

11 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.