Connect with us

Equipment

Is this classic club still relevant for play in 2025?

Published

on

In our forums, our members have been taking a dive into Ping’s classic Eye 2 irons. WRXer ‘Andypro1978’ has recently purchased a set in mint condition, and reaches out to fellow members for their feedback on the clubs, saying:

“Compared to my usual irons ( Wilson staff model blades) they are a little over half a club shorter in distance but once I got yardages dialled in they have been superb – point and shoot accuracy!!

Now considering looking for some matching woods to top off my vintage set.

Anyone else have any Eye 2 stories to share?”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts and experiences in our forum.

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.

  • MtlJeff: “I own a set of refurbished 1986 Eye2 —They are fine, if you hit them the ball still goes. I think the biggest difference you will notice is the feel. Especially if you have the ZZ lites in them also. It’s a bit harsher than most irons these days.”
  • PARETO: “Eye2(+) will never not be good. Learn their ball flight with your ball of choice and yardages per iron then go play. I’m very much a fan of new tech BUT when it comes time to really want my best golf to show up, old PING is my choice.”
  • Maine Golfer: “They rock so hard. Love using the 50 degree PW from time to time in my bag.”

Entire Thread: “Is this classic club still relevant for play?”

Gianni is the Managing Editor at GolfWRX. He can be contacted at [email protected]

3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. Larry

    Nov 15, 2025 at 5:15 pm

    SO good Ping could put modern shafts tweak the lofts in them and sell thousands of sets to very happy players. Only down side would be how accurate would they be not cast in Arizona like the original?

  2. Grayson

    Nov 6, 2025 at 12:49 pm

    I recently purchased a set of these for myself. I can confirm they’re extremely accurate and that their lack of distance is primarily due to them being about a full club weaker lofted.
    The long irons really shine in this set. I get significantly better dispersion with the old Ping 1 iron than i do with a newer graphite shafted driving iron.

  3. Daniel

    Nov 1, 2025 at 2:31 am

    I’ve had my Eye2s since 1988. Bought them for $300 from Glenn Dale golf course in MD. I stopped hitting them about 5 years ago but still have them it’s like an old reliable friend:)

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

on

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. 

Continue Reading

Whats in the Bag

Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)

Published

on

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.

Continue Reading

Equipment

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

Published

on

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.”

Continue Reading

Announcement

Our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use have been updated as of January 29th, 2026. Please review the updated policies here Privacy Policy | Terms of Use. By continuing to use our site after January 29th, 2026, you agree to the changes.

WITB

Facebook

Trending