Equipment
Bridgestone unveils new lineup of classic forged irons and wedges
Bridgestone Golf has today announced a lineup of forged irons and wedges. Each model is forged from ultra-premium materials in Japan and is aimed at players who appreciate the look, feel, and performance of traditional designs, according to the company.
To ensure the highest possible quality and consistency from iron to iron, Bridgestone Golf partnered with legendary Endo Manufacturing in Japan’s metalworking capital.
“Historically the Bridgestone brand has been synonymous with best in class forged irons that are built to exacting standards, and this product continues that tradition. This family of irons can fit the best players in the world as well as amateurs and has already been in play at the tour level. Each one of the sets delivers the perfect balance of launch and spin for maximum performance for various player profiles.” – Elliot Mellow, Marketing Manager, Bridgestone Golf
Bridgestone’s family of irons is comprised of the 220 MB, the 221 CB, and the 222 CB+.
2024 Bridgestone irons
Bridgestone 220 MB

A traditional muscleback iron with aprecise Tour Groove Design in design for consistent spin rates, this iron is aimed at professionals and competitive amateurs looking for the most exacting performance possible.

Bridgestone 221 CB

Like the 220 MB, the 221 CB also features a one-piece, premium forged construction but with the addition of a small cavity for a slightly higher MOI, a widened heel thickness in design for enhanced stability, and sharp leading and trailing edges for smoother turf interaction.

The 221 CB also features a dual pocket cavity design in the 4- and 5-irons, creating a lower center of gravity in design for improved trajectory and a steeper angle of descent on approach shots. The 6-PW in the CB set are constructed with varying CG locations for optimal spin rates due to a Gravity Control design that places more mass in critical locations in the clubhead.
Bridgestone 222 CB+

The 222 CB+, the most forgiving of the three models, features a dual pocket cavity design throughout the set that lowers the CG in design for easier launch, added forgiveness, and higher trajectory shots.

A slightly thicker area in the center of the clubhead helps dampen vibration for improved feel at impact, while a wider sole allows the clubhead to slide through the turf with less digging. Like the CB, the CB+ also features a Gravity Control design to promote optimal spin rates throughout the set for improved control and stopping power on the greens.
Bridgestone BRM2 wedges

In addition to the irons, Bridgestone is offering new BRM2 wedges that are also forged from premium materials in Japan.
Available in 52-, 56-, and 58-degree lofts, the new wedges feature an innovative milled groove design with an aggressive pattern inspired by Bridgestone Tire’s tread technology.
The new BRM2 wedges also offer a choice of two sole designs, the M, which is aimed at players who play a wide variety of shots around the greens that require an open clubface, and the A, which has slightly more bounce and is best for players who play both square and open face shots.
2024 Bridgestone irons, wedges: Price & availability
The 220 MB and 221 CB are available in 4-PW ($1,050) with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 steel shafts while the 222 CB+ is available in 5-PW ($900) with Nippon PN.S. Pro 950 GH steel shafts.
BRM2 wedges come standard with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 steel shafts in 52-, 56-, and 58-degree lofts in the M-Grind and only 58-degree loft in the A-Grind.
Owing to Bridgestone’s belief in the importance of fitting, new 220, 221 CB, and 222 CB+ irons and BRM2 wedges will initially only be available at Club Champion.
Whats in the Bag
Christiaan Maas WITB 2026 (June)
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
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
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.
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Guy
Dec 22, 2024 at 2:38 am
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE FROM ADDRESS
Toren Bull
Dec 5, 2024 at 6:52 am
Well the price is always out of reach for the good stuff
Bill
Dec 4, 2024 at 12:07 am
More wedge grinds would be nice.
Steve
Dec 3, 2024 at 2:58 pm
Japan only or domestic USofA?
Benny
Dec 3, 2024 at 11:34 am
I was able to snag a used set of the 222 CB+ and they are awesome.
Feel, look, sounds, all premium. I just do not get along with Modus 120s.
Otherwise amazing BStone irons like we remember in decades past.
Dpcc
Dec 3, 2024 at 11:11 am
Dump club champion and maybe id buy them
Kel Washington
Dec 3, 2024 at 9:27 am
Don’t expect to pay MSRP at Club Champion! They will figure out a way to upgrade something…
Travis
Dec 3, 2024 at 9:26 am
I live in Canada and in my 24 years of playing the game I’ve never seen Bridgestone clubs sold retail here. Balls aren’t a problem though.