Equipment

Callaway expands Apex lineup with new Apex UT, Apex UW, and Apex Ti Super Hybrid

Published

9 months ago

Sep 5, 2025

Three new options for the upper end of the bag just dropped from Callaway today. The Apex UT, Apex UW, and Apex Ti Super Hybrid.

Each club brings something different to the table, but they all share one thing: premium performance with serious attention to feel, looks, and versatility.

Apex UW

The cult classic is back, and from the looks at address, it takes a good amount of influence from its 2021 sibling. The shaping is much more classic with that blend of fairway wood and hybrid that better players loved. However, inside the traditional look lies a wealth of new technology to enhance performance and consistency.

Callaway engineers installed a 41-gram Tungsten Speed Wave near the face to help maintain ball speed when the ball is struck low on the face, as well as control launch and spin. You will notice a seam on the crown of the club, and that is where weight was saved with the Triaxial Carbon crown without sacrificing strength.

The Step Sole, first introduced on the 2021 model, returns with some shape changes to provide the club with great turf interaction from tight fairway or deep rough lies. This new Apex UW will offer golfers a flatter trajectory and a neutral ball flight for more control over their shots.

Club Junkie’s take

Right out of the box, I loved the look of the new Apex UW. The shape really brings me back to the 2021 model that I loved, and it’s a great blend between a fairway wood and a hybrid. Now, yes, the new model has Callaway’s Triaxial Carbon crown, so there is a small seam on top, but it doesn’t bother me at all. Callaway did a great job keeping the face angle square, and you can see just enough loft on the face of the 19-degree model.

Like the previous version, the 2025 Apex UW produces great ball speed off the face, no matter where you strike it. My first shot was struck low on the face, and I was amazed at how close that ball came to the green. That 41-gram Tungsten Speed Wave really helps, as does the Step Sole design. Lies in the fairway or the rough are easy to hit, and I never felt like the club was being grabbed or slowed down. The trajectory is flatter and boring than a high-lofted fairway wood, while still being neutral.

For me, the Apex UW started off on a very center line and didn’t just want to go left. It seemed like most shots just wanted to go straight, and you could manipulate the head to your chosen shot’s shape. Callaway, of course, has baked in some forgiveness to the head, but I think the better player who wants to control their ball more will really like the new Apex UW.

Specs and Pricing

17, 19, 21, 23 degrees
Mitsubishi Tensei AV2 Blue 75g (R, S, X)
Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360
Pre-sale: 9/5, In stores: 9/19
$349.99

Apex Ti Super Hybrid

Callaway’s titanium-faced hybrid is back this year with the new Apex Ti Super Hybrid, and it is built for speed. At the heart of the new Super Hybrid is a brazed titanium face. Since you cannot weld titanium to steel, it must be brazed together to achieve a strong, durable bond that withstands any club head speed. Titanium is lighter and designed to be more flexible, allowing it to generate very fast ball speeds across a wide portion of the face. With the weight savings the titanium face offers, Callaway engineers can then move that mass around the head to make the Super Hybrid easy to launch while still being very forgiving on mishits. Callaway has also brought its Step Sole over from the Elyte line to ensure great turf interaction from all lies.

Club Junkie’s take

I remember when Callaway released the first Super Hybrid in 2020, and people were either in love with the large beast or they hated it. This time around, the engineers at Callaway kept the size more manageable while still creating a distance machine. From address the new Apex Ti Super Hybrid looks good with a classic Adams Super XTD look to it. Of course, without the slot in the crown. A light silver metallic paint looks very good in the sun, and the more squared-off toe design will appeal to many golfers. The face is a little shallower than I expected, with a profile that looks closer to that of the current Elyte in depth.

Easy to hit off the tee, and it goes for sure longer than the 4h at 21 degrees that I was hitting. Initially, I was thinking this might be slightly longer than my previous 4-hybrid, but it was a bigger gap. This was more 7-wood distance, even with the shorter shaft in the Super Hybrid. For gapping, I think you need to forget the number associated with the club and try a couple of options around the loft you need to see what will fit your gapping needs the best.

Off the deck, I was also impressed with how effortless it was to hit high, but boring, trajectory shots. It isn’t all distance with the titanium face, as the head is also very forgiving and offers straight and long shots even on mishits. Off-center strikes hold onto a good amount of speed, and you won’t notice a ton of distance loss. The sound is very good if you like a little metallic ting to your hybrids.

Specs and Pricing

2h (16), 3h (18) , 4h (21), 5h (24 degrees)
Mitsubishi MMT 60g (L), 70g (R), 80g (S)
Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360
Pre-sale: 9/5, In stores: 9/19
$399.99

Apex UT

Finally, we have the Callaway Apex UT to round out the new releases. Usually, there isn’t much going on with utility irons, but Callaway opted for a high-tech design that incorporates six pieces to help better players get the most out of the top end of their iron set. Flexcore is the new technology that Callaway is using to promote ball speed and distance while still offering a lot of control over the shots.

The multi-material head features a hollow body face that is disconnected from the sole, promoting greater flex and speed. Between the face and back of the club is a polymer that allows the club to flex while dampening sound and feel. This new utility is designed for faster players seeking a more piercing trajectory off the tee or the turf.

Club Junkie’s take

This has to be one of the most interesting-looking utility irons on the market. Callaway has done a fast face in a more interesting way by using Flexcore to disconnect the face and sole of the club. I was concerned that more dirt and debris would get trapped in the slot in the sole, but it remained relatively clean, with just a little bit of grass or dirt that easily wiped away.

While the Apex UT doesn’t feel as hot as the Apex UW or the new Super Hybrid, it definitely has some good distance. I don’t usually play a utility in a 20-degree loft, but it was actually easier to hit than I expected. Off the tee, I was able to hit high, penetrating shots that offered a great option on short par 4s where you had to hit the fairway. Sound and feel are good with a softer and solid feel that is aided by the amount of material between the face and back of the club head. From address, the club looks very good as it has one of the slimmer toplines, and you can only see a touch of the back of the club.

Specs and Pricing

18, 20, 22, 24 degrees
Mitsubishi MMT 80g (R, S), 90g (X)
Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360
Pre-sale: 9/5, In stores: 11/7
$299.99

Whats in the Bag

Christiaan Maas WITB 2026 (June)

Published

11 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

11 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

14 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.