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The Golf Equipment Guide

Equipment is the quiet protagonist of every golf story. The right driver shaves a half-stroke; the right wedge turns a double-bogey into a tap-in. We track what the world's best players carry, what trickles down to the weekend bag, and which brands are quietly winning the arms race for a spot in the bag.

This hub is our running guide to clubs, bags, and tour-issued gear — organized by what you'd actually look for: the irons in play, the bag systems that survive 36-hole days, and the equipment news off the Tour each week. Every story is sourced from real coverage and our editors' eyes on the range.

Clubs & Irons

Drivers, irons, wedges, putters — what the pros wield and what trickles down.

The Low-Stinger Revival: Inside Ping’s Rapture Driving Iron Gambit — Equipment
Golf
4 min
Equipment · Oct 1, 2026

The Low-Stinger Revival: Inside Ping’s Rapture Driving Iron Gambit

By pairing thin 455 Carpenter steel with heavy rear tungsten, Ping’s tour-seeded utility iron takes direct aim at ballooning fairway woods.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Woodwork Revolution: Inside Srixon’s Radical ZXi RKT Overhaul — Equipment
Golf
4 min
Equipment · Sep 28, 2026

The Woodwork Revolution: Inside Srixon’s Radical ZXi RKT Overhaul

By binning its legacy metalwood blueprints for the ZXi RKT line, Srixon scores immediate major validation while reshaping the modern driver arms race.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Anti-Obsolescence Play: Behind the Mizuno Pro S-4 Cavity Back — Equipment
Golf
4 min
Equipment · Sep 22, 2026

The Anti-Obsolescence Play: Behind the Mizuno Pro S-4 Cavity Back

By anchoring its Signature series to a multi-year lifecycle, Mizuno delivers a forgiving players' cavity back that refuses to chase the annual retail churn.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Cavity-Back Covenant: Inside Mizuno’s Pro S-4 Strategy — Equipment
Golf
4 min
Equipment · Sep 22, 2026

The Cavity-Back Covenant: Inside Mizuno’s Pro S-4 Strategy

With the new Pro S-4 cavity back, Mizuno expands its Signature lineup while pushing back against the relentless churn of annual release cycles.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The $329 Counterpunch: Inside Takomo’s Ignis D2 Driver Ambush — Equipment
Golf
4 min
Equipment · Sep 21, 2026

The $329 Counterpunch: Inside Takomo’s Ignis D2 Driver Ambush

With the Ignis D2, direct-to-consumer upstart Takomo delivers head adjustability and clean engineering at nearly half the price of legacy metalwoods.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Weight Shift: Inside TaylorMade’s Qi4D Max Driver Evolution — Equipment
Golf
4 min
Equipment · Sep 19, 2026

The Weight Shift: Inside TaylorMade’s Qi4D Max Driver Evolution

TaylorMade unveils shiftable weight architecture in the Qi4D Max, targeting dynamic delivery and maximum stability.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Cavity Back Manifesto: Inside Mizuno’s Pro S-4 and the Multi-Year Gamble — Equipment
Golf
4 min
Equipment · Sep 17, 2026

The Cavity Back Manifesto: Inside Mizuno’s Pro S-4 and the Multi-Year Gamble

By resisting the industry's relentless annual churn, Mizuno’s Pro S-4 expands the Signature line with a playable forged design built to endure.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Counter-Steer: Why Guerin Rife is Betting Against Golf’s Zero-Torque Revolution — Equipment
Golf
Deep Dive
8 min
Equipment · Sep 17, 2026

The Counter-Steer: Why Guerin Rife is Betting Against Golf’s Zero-Torque Revolution

While the equipment market rushes to eliminate face twist entirely, Evnroll's new EZPZ putter engineers a localized rebellion by introducing reverse-torque.

Margot Vellis 8 min
Bags & Carry

Stand bags, staff bags, push carts, and the logistics of getting 14 clubs to the first tee.

Tour Equipment

What's in the bag on the PGA, LIV, and DP World Tour.

The Blank Check Bounces: Sergio Garcia, Kooyonga, and the Unraveling of LIV Golf's Mega-Contracts — Tour News
Golf
Deep Dive
8 min
Tour News · Oct 2, 2026

The Blank Check Bounces: Sergio Garcia, Kooyonga, and the Unraveling of LIV Golf's Mega-Contracts

As the breakaway circuit navigates high-stakes bankruptcy disclosures and a looming BC Partners deadline, foundational stars and host venues are desperately scrambling for the exit doors.

Margot Vellis 8 min
The Medinah Crucible: Inside the 7,548-Yard Presidents Cup Gauntlet — PGA Tour
Golf
4 min
PGA Tour · Sep 29, 2026

The Medinah Crucible: Inside the 7,548-Yard Presidents Cup Gauntlet

Medinah’s muscular Course No. 3 laid down a brutal 70-par blueprint in the pursuit of 15.5 points.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Unsigned Corridor: Why Rahm and Niemann Are Keeping LIV on Hold — Tour News
Golf
4 min
Tour News · Sep 26, 2026

The Unsigned Corridor: Why Rahm and Niemann Are Keeping LIV on Hold

With Jon Rahm leaving his future open and Joaquin Niemann remaining unsigned for next season, LIV Golf faces an uneasy roster holding pattern.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Valderrama Hesitation: Inside LIV’s Survival Scramble and the European Refuge — Tour News
Golf
4 min
Tour News · Sep 25, 2026

The Valderrama Hesitation: Inside LIV’s Survival Scramble and the European Refuge

As Scott O’Neil pitches a rebooted ‘LIV 2.0’ to wary investors, Sotogrande’s crown jewel quietly assesses an exit ramp back to the DP World Tour.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Peninsula Prescription: Zach Johnson’s Pure Statement at Pebble — PGA Tour
Golf
3 min
PGA Tour · Sep 25, 2026

The Peninsula Prescription: Zach Johnson’s Pure Statement at Pebble

Trading brute force for Monterey precision, the two-time major champion secures top honours at the PURE Insurance Championship.

Margot Vellis 3 min
The $9 Million Interception: What J.J. Spaun’s Surrey Takeover Cost the European Elite — PGA Tour
Golf
4 min
PGA Tour · Sep 24, 2026

The $9 Million Interception: What J.J. Spaun’s Surrey Takeover Cost the European Elite

By conquering Wentworth's 7,267-yard West Course, J.J. Spaun denied Rory McIlroy and dethroned Alex Noren to claim the DP World Tour’s crown jewel.

Margot Vellis 4 min
The Surrey Raid: What J.J. Spaun’s Wentworth Statement Means for Transatlantic Golf — PGA Tour
Golf
4 min
PGA Tour · Sep 22, 2026

The Surrey Raid: What J.J. Spaun’s Wentworth Statement Means for Transatlantic Golf

An American unseating the European establishment across 7,267 yards of Surrey woodland confirms a stark reality for the DP World Tour’s flagship showpiece.

Margot Vellis 4 min
Twin 61s and Zero Margin: Inside Ben James’s Relentless Chase at Walnut Cove — PGA Tour
Golf
4 min
PGA Tour · Sep 22, 2026

Twin 61s and Zero Margin: Inside Ben James’s Relentless Chase at Walnut Cove

A closing 10-under-par barrage forced Jacob Bridgeman to match perfection stroke for stroke in Arden.

Margot Vellis 4 min