With a new P790, TaylorMade has updated the quintessential player’s distance iron.Enhancements include a new SpeedFoam Air filling and refined cosmetics.Retail price is $1,399 for a seven-piece set.

Man, it sure is tough out there for a player and, by player, I mean golfers. Tee times are in short supply. New gear is even tougher to come by, especially if it’s custom. Pick any manufacturer and they’ve probably got heads. Sure, they probably don’t have shafts and they definitely don’t have much in the way of grips but two out of three ain’t bad, right?

Right?

Industry-wide, backorders, delays and outright unavailability are par for the course these days. In the best of scenarios golfers get fitted, order, cross their fingers and wait … and then wait some more.

Some of that’s on you. You should have known better than to order MCC Plus4s. Back of the line. No soup for you!

With the new TaylorMade MG3 wedges, the company looks to continue its momentum in the category.The new designs pair clean lines with existing RAW Face and Milled Grind technologies.Retail price is $180. Available Sept. 3.

My first wedges were TaylorMade. RAC Black—52, 56, 60—as was the standard progression in those days. I played them for a year, switched to Cleveland and haven’t bagged a TaylorMade wedge since.

By reputation, Cleveland was still THE brand in the wedge category. Vokey was only beginning to Spin Mill grooves but the prevailing wisdom at the time was that those were the only two wedge brands that mattered.

In the years since, Vokey has become the undisputed No. 1 while Cleveland and Callaway battle for second. Over the years, our testing has found numerous competent alternatives but the reality is that the majority of the market is plenty content with those three options.

TaylorMade’s comparative lack of success in the wedge market isn’t for lack of trying. In a category that demands little and offers few opportunities for innovation, TaylorMade has given it the old college try. You’ve got assorted groove technologies. The xFT wedge with its replaceable faces was either overly ambitious or just ahead of its time. More recently, TaylorMade has leveraged milled sole grinds for greater manufacturing consistency.

Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Metal Woods – Key Takeaways

This week’s launch of the Cleveland Launcher XL Halo metal woods is, to say the least, different.

A unified launch—drivers, fairways and hybrids—is a golf tradition, reportedly going back to Old Tom Morris introducing his first Brassie-Cleek-Spoon set. Cleveland, however, is telling Old Tom, “Hold my beer.”

Just one week after announcing its new Launcher XL drivers, Cleveland is bringing you the companion Launcher XL Halo fairways and hybrids.

Why would Cleveland mess with tradition?

Simple. Two blog articles are better than one blog article, amiright?

OUR JOB IS YOUR GAME

With much anticipation, today marks the release of the most comprehensive hybrid test for 2021. There are 25 models in this year’s test. Let’s see which one stands alone as THE Most Wanted.

At MyGolfSpy, our job is to provide independent, unbiased and objective testing so you can make more confident purchasing decisions. Our 2021 Most Wanted Hybrid Test is an indispensable guide for the off-the-rack buyer or for anyone looking for insight before their next fitting.

Here are the best hybrids for 2021!

2021 Best Hybrid: Tour Edge Exotics C721

Coming out on top, the Tour Edge Exotics C721 won the gold for 2021 Best Hybrid. A surprise victor? Perhaps. But it held its own and showed its worth. Here are its highlights:

Erik van Rooyen won the Barracuda Championship on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, finishing with 50 points in the modified Stableford scoring system.

Bryson DeChambeau's challenging two months continued on Sunday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, where he saw a chance to win evaporate with a couple of balls in the water on the back nine.

Abraham Ancer of Mexico won the FedEx St. Jude Invitational on Sunday for his first PGA Tour title, beating Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama and Sam Burns in a playoff.

Kentucky junior Jensen Castle won the U.S. Women's Amateur on Sunday, beating Arizona junior Hou Yu-chiang at Westchester Country Club.

Si Woo Kim, 26, who won the Players Championship in 2017 and played for South Korea last week at the Olympics, had a day to forget on Sunday at the WGC-FedEx St. Jude Invitational, when he posted a 13 on No. 11, a par-three hole.

Scotland's Grant Forrest produced a stunning finish to seal his first European Tour title at the Scottish Championship on Sunday.

Adam Schenk took a four-point lead Saturday in the Barracuda Championship.

Kentucky junior Jensen Castle will face Arizona junior Hou Yu-chiang in the 36-hole U.S. Women's Amateur final.

Bryson DeChambeau shot a 7-under 63 on Saturday to pull within 2 strokes of leader Harris English in the St. Jude Invitational, then declined to comment to most of the media following the round.

Phil Mickelson said he does not deserve a spot on the U.S. Ryder Cup team next month unless he shows improvement and consistency.

Grant Forrest produced a brilliant 10-under-par 62 to take a share of the third-round lead with fellow Scot Calum Hill at the Hero Open on Saturday.

Olympics gold medal winner Xander Schauffele had to fight off fatigue and jet lag in his PGA Tour return at St. Jude Invitational this weekend.

Nelly Korda was never flustered, not by a chasing pack or bad weather that stopped play in the final round of the Olympics. She just moved forward and continued a dominant year.

Ashok came within a stroke of a medal playoff but has the talent (and Olympic experience) to be an icon of the sport in India.

Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard set a new course record at Fairmont St Andrews on Friday to storm into a two-shot lead at the Hero Open.

Aditi Ashok missed out on a medal at the Tokyo Olympics by just one stroke.