Equipment

TaylorMade launches new TP5 and TP5x golf balls

Published

4 months ago

Feb 2, 2026

TaylorMade Golf has today unveiled its all-new TP5 and TP5x golf balls.

New for both balls is TaylorMade’s microcoating technology that changes the way golf balls are painted to ensure they perform as they were designed.

During the development of the 2026 TP5 and TP5x, TaylorMade’s R&D team found that, with traditional finishing processes, excess paint tends to pool at the bottom of the dimples, creating an uneven application across the ball’s surface. This results in inconsistent ball flight on the course.

With those learnings, TaylorMade developed a revolutionary microcoating process that ensures an ultrathin, even paint application across the entire surface of the golf ball. They were able to achieve an even application through reengineering the paint process which includes precisely controlling cure times and temperatures, and optimized atomization to the one-millionth of a gram of how much total paint is used.

This is all done in design to provide predictable full-shot dispersion, which includes: optimized peak height, consistent distance, a tight range of left-to-right misses, and reliable overall performance, especially in the wind.

TaylorMade’s investment in R&D also included the development of digital prototyping capabilities that allowed engineers to analyze more than 100,000 variations of TP5 and TP5x to find the optimal five-layer construction that aims to maximize distance, spin, and consistent performance.

The 2026 TP5 employs TaylorMade’s largest Tour core, which decreases contact time with the clubface at impact, designed for increased energy retention and faster ball speeds on full-swing shots.

TaylorMade has also updated its Tour Flight Dimple Pattern in TP5. The reengineered design features new dimples that minimize turbulence and create an optimized lift-to-drag ratio for a lower, more penetrating flight.

TP5x

TP5x is TaylorMade’ slowest spinning, fastest five-layer Tour ball. That speed is largely attributed to new mantle layers, which include new materials in design for maximum ball speeds at the top of the bag. The core also provides the foundation for firmer material composition in the three mantle layers that comprise the speed gradient, further contributing to ball speed. The mantle construction also fine-tunes spin throughout the flight.

Around the green, the ultrathin cast urethane cover is designed to provide ample wedge spin for precise distance control and soft feel

Price & Availability

Both TP5 and TP5x will be available for preorder online at TaylorMadeGolf.com on February 2 and at retail outlets on February 12.TP5 and TP5x Stripe, white, yellow, and pix will sell for $57.99 USD per dozen. TP5 and TP5x TRKR, My Symbol, and officially licensed NFL and collegiate dozens will sell for $64.99 USD. TP5 and TP5x My Symbol golf balls will sell for $62.99 USD in the U.S. only.

Equipment

Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report

Published

11 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)

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11 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

11 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.”