The i240 is a true cavity-back iron that will appeal to better players. A lower centre-of-gravity position delivers a higher ball flight for more shot-stopping ability.
Ping’s latest driving/utility iron, the iDi, takes aim at delivering specific ball flights for each loft – more of a driving-iron trajectory on the 2-iron while the 4-iron launches higher with more spin.
Golf Digest equipment editor E. Michael Johnson caught up with Minjee Lee to discuss her gear, the putter change that lifted her game to another level, why the No.27 will soon adorn her golf ball and the reason the 8-iron is her favourite club in the bag.
Question: It looks like a lot of tour pros use the same wedge for most of their shots around the green. Is that a good idea for us mortals? Answer: As always, it depends on skill level, but generally speaking grabbing a single club for all short-game shots is a bad idea. A good short Read more…
Jenny Shin is a veteran LPGA player with a title to her credit, but has been struggling in 2025, driver woes being the culprit. But in a twist where it’s usually the player, not the equipment, this time Shin found that in fact it was the Titleist GT2 driver itself that was betraying her because Read more…
If it were any other event or any other player, the scene at the Travelers Championship would have been positively funereal as Tommy Fleetwood once again came up agonizingly short in his quest for his first PGA Tour win. But this was Keegan Bradley on his home turf rolling in a walk-off birdie putt to Read more…
For the high majority of everyday players, the 4-iron is dead. Fullstop. Only about 20 percent of LPGA Tour players carry a 4-iron that’s not a utility iron.
You don’t win a US Open without fine iron play. Spaun employed a split set of Srixon irons, while his putter is from perhaps the hottest putter company in golf.
As a longer shaft creates a larger swing arc, there is the potential for more speed being delivered to the ball at impact for more distance. Practically, according to most clubfitters, that is rarely what happens.
While much of the pre-tournament gear talk focused on Rory McIlroy’s driver and Bryson DeChambeau’s irons, Xander Schauffele quietly made an adjustment to his woods and irons, changing the grip model on all of them. It’s an interesting move for the No. 3-ranked played in the world, but one carefully calculated. The two-time major champion Read more…
The old saw that “par is a good score at the U.S. Open” takes on additional meaning when it comes to playing the national championship at Oakmont Country Club. That’s because not only is Oakmont one of the most-difficult Open examinations players face, but it punches you right in the face from jump. The last Read more…
As he prepares to make his US Open debut at Oakmont Country Club, Griffin spoke about how he came to use (and the benefits of) a ball brand that hadn’t won the on the PGA Tour in two decades, why he feels the winning score at the US Open will be over par and the one mistake amateurs make with their golf-ball selection.
Fox was sixth in strokes gained/approach the green, beating the field average by more than seven shots with his split set of Srixon irons. However it was his 15-degree Srixon ZXi 3-wood that struck the deciding blow.
Question: There doesn’t seem to be a big difference between club models from year to year anymore. What industry disruptors do you foresee in the near future or do you foresee any at all? Answer: Although we don’t know now who the disruptors are going to be in the months and years ahead, we can pretty Read more…
Scottie Scheffler won the Memorial Tournament, becoming only the second player to win the event in consecutive years. The other was Tiger Woods, which seems fitting given that Scheffler uses TaylorMade P7TW irons based off Woods’ muscleback blades. “I grew up playing Nike clubs like Tiger, so these had a special appeal to me,” Scheffler Read more…
At this week’s Memorial and U.S. Women’s Open, some new Ping equipment might just find its way into the bags of some players. That’s because the company is bringing to tour its i240 irons and iDi utility irons, and although the company is keeping the lid on technical details, photos provide some clues on the Read more…
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