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Srixon ZX Utility iron

The Srixon ZX Utility irons blend classic looks with distance-enhancing features for players who want a low flight and accuracy off the tee.

Gear: Srixon ZX Utility iron
Price: $219.99 each with UST Mamiya Recoil 95 graphite shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip
Specs: Hollow-bodied, forged 1020 carbon-steel body with SUP10 stainless steel face and a tungsten weight. Available as a 2-iron (18 degrees), 3-iron (20 degrees) and 4-iron (23 degrees).
Available: Jan. 15, 2021

Many golf club makers love to show off their latest technologies, making things such as moveable weights, exotic materials and unique design elements visible on the back of the club or in the sole. Srixon opted to take the opposite approach as it developed its newest driving iron, the ZX Utility iron. This club has a clean appearance yet it is loaded with features that can help good ballstrikers hit the ball farther and straighter off the tee.

In the address position, golfers will see that the ZX Utility iron has a relatively narrow topline, a moderate amount of offset and a short blade length.

At address, the Srixon ZX utility iron looks like a better-player’s distance iron. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

What golfers can’t see is that the inside-facing portion of the SUP10 stainless steel face is covered by grooves, channels and cavities. Srixon calls the design MainFrame, and it was developed after engineers set up specific performance parameters in their computers and used artificial intelligence to simulate how thousands of different face designs worked. The result of that work is a hitting area that flexes efficiently on well-struck shots and also protects ball speed more effectively on mishits.

To further boost ball speed and distance, the ZX Utility iron is hollow, so the entire hitting area can flex more easily at the moment of impact.

To lower the center of gravity and encourage a higher launch, Srixon added high-density tungsten to the seam where the back and sole of the club meet. While it should help golfers hit higher shots, the ZX Utility iron’s ball flight should still be lower than a hybrid club’s, making it a good option for players who want to keep tee shots below the wind on firm courses.

Srixon Soft Feel Brite golf balls

Engineered with a unique core, Srixon’s latest distance-enhancing ball comes in three easy-to-spot matte colors.

Gear: Srixon Soft Feel Brite golf balls
Price: $21.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece golf ball available in matte green, red and orange
Available: Aug. 3

The Srixon Soft Feel Brite is made for golfers who want a distance-enhancing ball off the tee that is easy to spot and that provides good control around the greens.

This update to last year’s original Soft Feel Brite includes Srixon’s FastLayer core, the same core technology found in the company’s premium offerings, the Z-Star and Z-Star XV. It is one solid core designed to be softer in the center and grow progressively firmer in its outer portions. Srixon said this construction allows the ball to feel softer at impact while providing the distance boost of a firmer ball.

Srixon Soft Feel Brite golf balls — Srixon Soft Feel Brite (Srixon)

Above the core, Srixon gave the ball a 338-dimple cover pattern designed to reduce drag off the tee and promote a more vertical angle of descent for greater stopping power on the greens. It is thin, so the grooves in wedges and short irons should be able to spin it easily on approach shots.

To make the ball easy to spot, the Soft Feel Brite comes in matte orange, matte red and matte green.

Play like the pros: Irons used by the world’s top 10 golfers

Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas and other stars will be in the field next week at Colonial Club. See which irons they’ll use.

After being forced to cancel the Players Championship after the first round due to the coronavirus outbreak in March, the PGA Tour is set to resume the 2019-20 season next week at the Charles Schwab Challenge in Ft. Worth, Texas.

Colonial Country Club, the host venue, is steeped in tradition, with a massive statue of Ben Hogan hitting a shot just outside the clubhouse. The course has historically favored great ballstrikers and golfers who have exception control over their iron shots.

Several of the game’s top players are scheduled to compete at Colonial. The list below reveals all the irons currently being used by the top 10 players on the Official World Golf Ranking.

Tommy Fleetwood's irons — Tommy Fleetwood’s Srixon and TaylorMade irons. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

10. Tommy Fleetwood

IRONS: Srixon Z 785 (4, 5), TaylorMade P7TW (6-9), with Project X 6.5 shafts.

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Golf equipment used by the top 10 players in the world

See the clubs used by PGA Tour stars such as Rory McIlroy, Jon Rahm, Justin Thomas, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott in 2020.

If everything goes well, the PGA Tour might be able to resume the 2020 season in six weeks at the Charles Schwab Challenge at Colonial Country Club in Fort Worth, Texas.

The Official World Golf Ranking has been locked since the Players Championship was canceled in mid-March. Below is a list of clubs the golfers ranked in the top 10 on the OWGR had in their bags at the Players Championship, which should provide a good idea about what they will use when professional golf returns.

10. Tommy Fleetwood

DRIVER: TaylorMade SIM (10.5 degrees), with Mitsubishi Kuro Kage S TiNi 70X shaft

FAIRWAY WOODS: TaylorMade M6 (15 degrees), with Mitsubishi Diamana DF 70 TX shaft; (18 degrees), with Mitsubishi Kuro Kage S TiNi 80TX shaft

IRONS: Srixon Z 785 (4, 5), TaylorMade P7TW (6-9), with Project X 6.5 shafts

WEDGES: Titleist Vokey Design SM7 (48 degrees), TaylorMade Milled Grind 2 (52, 60 degrees), Titleist Vokey Design BV prototype TVD (56 degrees), with True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 shafts

PUTTER: Odyssey White Hot Pro 3

BALL: Titleist Pro V1

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2020 gear guide: New golf balls

Golf balls have been tweaked to help players gain yards while still providing that much needed zip when they land on the greens.

For whatever your game needs, equipment designers have been busy tweaking existing lines for better performance and often introducing entirely new clubs.

Golf balls have been tweaked to help players gain yards while still providing that much needed zip when they land on the greens. Check out some of the balls introduced for this season.

Bridgestone Tour B

Price: $44.99 per dozen

The key technology in the second generation of Tour B balls is a new type of urethane used in the cover. Off the tee, the urethane rebounds more quickly than other urethanes Bridgestone has used to help golfers generate more ball speed and distance. However, on pitches and chip shots, it absorbs shock and helps the ball stay in contact with the face longer.

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Srixon Q-Star Tour Balls

Golfweek’s David Dusek chats with Srixon’s Jeff Brunski about the new Srixon Q-Star Tour Balls.

Irons used by PGA Tour players ranked in the top 10 in strokes gained approach the green

See a complete list of the irons used by the best ballstrikers on the PGA Tour in 2020.

The offseason, such as it was, is long over and the West Coast Swing is now in the rearview mirror too. These days, most of golf’s best players are in Florida, honing their games and getting ready for the Players Championship and the season’s first major, the Masters, which is just a month away.

While there has been a lot of talk in recent weeks about distance, solid iron play is always critical for success. The players listed below all rank in the top 10 in strokes gained approach the green, which means, statisically, they have been the best irons players this season on the PGA Tour. The number listed next to their names is their strokes gained approach the green average. If a player averages a one, that means he is one shot better than the field average on Tour, meaning he would pick up four shots against the field – based solely on his iron play – during a 72-hole event.

See who they are and the clubs they use.

Paul Casey's Mizuno irons — Paul Casey’s Mizuno irons (David Dusek/Golfweek)

10. Paul Casey, 0.905

IRONS: Mizuno MP-25 (3), Mizuno JPX 919 Hot Metal Pro (4), Mizuno MP-5 (5-PW), with Nippon N.S. Pro Modus3 Tour 120 TX shafts

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Check out the newest golf equipment: Drivers, irons and balls

Here’s a sampling of all the new equipment recently released from major manufacturers that should garner attention as golf season kicks off.

With the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando completed last week, most of the major equipment launches for early 2020 have been announced. From drivers to irons to golf balls, Golfweek has covered them all. Check out the following 10 products, a sampling of all the new equipment recently released from major manufacturers that should garner attention as golf season kicks off.

The Tour B balls have an updated cover that helps to produce more distance off the tee and greenside spin. (Bridgestone)

Bridgestone Tour B golf balls (2020)

Price: $44.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece urethane-covered balls
Available: Feb. 14

The key technology in the second generation of Tour B golf balls is a new type of urethane used in the cover. Bridgestone calls it Reactiv urethane, and it contains an impact modifier that helps the material do some unique things.

Off the tee, the urethane rebounds more quickly than other urethanes Bridgestone has used to help golfers generate more ball speed and distance. However, on softly hit pitches and chip shots around the green, it absorbs shock and helps the ball stay in contact with the face for a longer period of time. That should help the grooves in wedges generate more spin and greenside control.

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Srixon Q-Star golf balls (2020)

The third generation of the Q-Star balls have been given a new core designed to provide more distance off the tee with soft feel.

Gear: Srixon Q-Star golf balls
Price: $32.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered ball available in white and yellow
Available: Jan. 17

This is the third generation of the Q-Star ball, and thanks to the addition of a new core design, Srixon said it is the best performing yet.

Last year the company debuted the FastLayer core in its Z-Star and Z-Star XV balls, premium offerings used on the PGA Tour by golfers such as Hideki Matsuyama, Keegan Bradley and 2019 British Open champion Shane Lowry. Now that core design has been added to the Q-Star.

The FastLayer core in the Q-Star is soft in the center and gradually grows firmer toward the outer areas. While many balls have a single or a dual-core design, Srixon said the FastLayer core is like having thousands of layers, giving golfers a softer feel at impact with better energy transfer for more distance.

The Q-Star’s urethane cover features an aerodynamic 338-dimple pattern that the company said helps make the ball more stable in windy conditions. At the same time, the urethane should help golfers generate more spin and enhance feel around the green. It is complemented by a SpinSkin coating that helps short iron and wedge grooves grab the ball more effectively for increased spin.