27-05-2025
New Ping irons, Cobra x Chipotle, and more
New Ping irons, Cobra x Chipotle, and more This week's Get Equipped newsletter highlights new Ping i240 irons making their PGA Tour debut, Cobra collaborating with Chipotle, and more.
Titleist brought its next generation of T-Series irons – the updated T100, T150, T250 and T350 irons, along with the T250•U and U•505 utility irons – to the Charles Schwab Challenge last week. Twenty players in the field added at least one of the new clubs to their bag, including Bud Cauley, who finished third (T250 3- and 4-irons), and Aldrich Potgieter, who finished T-6 (T250 2-iron; T100 4- and 5-irons). This week at the Memorial Tournament, Ping is bringing the new i240 iron and the iDi driving irons to the PGA Tour for the first time.
We're still about two months away from the British Open at Royal Portrush, so if you thought the surge in demand for high-lofted fairway woods was going to kill off driving irons, think again. Brands are still making clubs for fast-swinging players who want a low-launching option off the tee that still allows them to shape the ball right or left.
The best way to find the ideal clubs to bridge your fairway woods to your iron set is to work with a good custom fitter, but here are a few general concepts to keep in mind:
Fairway woods : Even with the same loft, fairway woods, which typically have the widest sole and a center of gravity that is lower and farther back, are more forgiving, create the most distance and send the ball higher than hybrids or driving irons.
: Even with the same loft, fairway woods, which typically have the widest sole and a center of gravity that is lower and farther back, are more forgiving, create the most distance and send the ball higher than hybrids or driving irons. Hybrids : The Swiss Army knife of golf equipment, hybrids are easier to hit than long irons, can be used off the tee and from the fairway, even around the green to hit awkward chip shots. They produce more height than irons but tend to fly lower than fairway woods.
: The Swiss Army knife of golf equipment, hybrids are easier to hit than long irons, can be used off the tee and from the fairway, even around the green to hit awkward chip shots. They produce more height than irons but tend to fly lower than fairway woods. Driving irons: These clubs produce the lowest flight and are ideal for use in windy, firm conditions. The flat face of driving irons also makes it easier to hit a draw, fade or knock-down shot, and when fitted with a graphite shaft, modern driving irons produce surprisingly high ball speeds.
Click here to see a great list of 2025 irons for every level of golfer, playing style and budget.
