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PXG made a splash with their premium golf clubs accompanied by premium prices. Since then, their lineup has significantly expanded, along with their range of prices. PXG now offers several families of golf irons, each at various price points to meet the needs of different consumers. With finishes and options within those families, PXG has a complete range of irons that are definitely worth a deep dive.

PXG Iron Families:

Within each family of PXG irons, there are many options. If you are visiting their website, you can see there are older models that remain current.

That said, their core families of irons are the 0211 series, their entry-level or game-improvement iron. The next numbered line is the 0317 irons, which includes blades and cavity-back irons. We then get into the Gen series, the newest of which is Gen 6 0311 series that has several finishes for each of the two models in that family. Finally, there is the GEN5 family. This family will not be covered in-depth as they have replacements within the newer ranges. However, for those looking at PXG clubs for a lesser price, these should be on your radar.

PXG Irons: Model-by-Model Overview

We usually go over a few of the key technologies for the brand and cover a few highlights but, with an extensive range, I felt it best to dive right into it and, for a change, we start with the more forgiving models.

PXG 0211 XCOR2 Irons

Release Date: July 2022

It's time for the 2024 Zurich Classic of New Orleans! Will Nick Hardy and Davis Riley defend their title? Check out how to watch the action on ESPN.

Jordan Spieth said his lingering left wrist injury needs rest -- not surgery -- but he doesn't expect any changes to his schedule and instead is eyeing the offseason.

Ernie Els, Trevor Immelman, Camilo Villegas and Geoff Ogilvy will serve as the assistants to International team captain Mike Weir for the Presidents Cup in September.

If you struggle to keep the clubface square, GOLF Top 100 Teacher John Scott Rattan shares a quick-fix tip to start hitting better shots.

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If you're looking for some new athleisurewear that stands out from the pack, you'll love what's on offer from UNRL. Shop the latest here.

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The 2024 Zurich Classic gets underway Thursday. Here are five picks our betting expert loves (and why he thinks you should too).

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Nelly Korda made an important point about TV coverage after a historic fifth-straight victory in the first major of the LPGA season.

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In today's edition of Play Smart, we look at Ludvig Aberg's swing with Optimotion to see how much you should sway during the swing.

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If you're standing too far from the golf ball, bad things occur. GOLF Top 100 Teacher Jim Murphy gives tips on how to check your positioning.

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When playing preferred lies, is it permissible to adjust the position of your ball after placing it? Rules Guy has the answer.

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Last week produced an abundance of notable equipment changes at the RBC Heritage. Here's what caught our eye.

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With so many new releases and great equipment in the market, we offer some suggestions on gear you shouldn't overlook this season.

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PING adds six new models to their “nameless” putter line.Each new model is optimized for individual performance.Pre-sale begins today, with putters in shops May 2.

In 2023, PING did the unthinkable. They released a line of putters without a name.

The individual putter models had names but not the line as a whole. Ultimately, they were just called the PING Putter line. PING refers to them as the “New PING Putters” on their website.

Today, the “New PING Putter” family grows by six models.

In an industry characterized by marketing and name recognition, it seemed odd to release something that didn’t even have a name. How can you Google something if that something has no name to search for?

The nameless nature of the current PING putter line comes from the atypical way the line was constructed. Normally, new putter lines feature a new technology or design component that unifies the putters. 

Rory McIlroy, who resigned in November, is poised to return to the PGA Tour's policy board pending a vote, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Surprise! Five months after his sudden resignation from the PGA Tour Policy Board, Rory McIlroy is reportedly returning to his post.

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Women’s golf finally has the player it long needed.

Nelly Korda, a 25-year-old American with an endearing personality, has taken over the LPGA Tour. After winning the Chevron Championship, her second major victory, Korda now has won five tournaments in a row to take a commanding place as the best women’s golfer in the world.

Similar to Scottie Scheffler in the men’s game, Korda is simply on another level compared to her competition. She even got the bad end of the draw for the first two rounds this past week in Houston, but it didn’t matter. Korda is first in Strokes Gained tee to green and second in Strokes Gained around the green, which is eerily in near lockstep with Scheffler.

How are you supposed to beat that? Apparently, for the moment, you don’t.

As a big U.S.-born fan of the women’s game, I used to pine for days when an American woman dominated. I grew up watching Annika Sorenstam and Lorena Ochoa, among other greats, who brought significant attention to the LPGA Tour—but we always lacked a supernova talent from the U.S.

The resurgence of Boston-based New Balance needs to be studied. Over the last three years or so, New Balance has made its way back into the closets of the world’s sneakerheads.

That meteoric rise is thanks, in large part, to the retro of the New Balance 550. But before the popular, chunky shoe took over sneaker shops and college campuses around the globe, it was a relatively unknown, low-top basketball shoe lost in a myriad of NIKE and Reebok sneakers during the 1980s.

As one would expect with such stiff competition, the New Balance 550 quickly died out. That is, until NB brought it out of hibernation in 2020. Fast forward to now and the once-forgotten basketball shoe is a cult-classic sneaker with a massive following.

Given Malbon’s history with New Balance and their penchant for streetwear, it was only a matter of time before the popular NB 550 made its way to the golf course.

And that brings you up to speed.

There is a lot of cool gear in the golf equipment world that doesn’t always fit neatly into Most Wanted Tests or Buyer’s Guides. You still want to know how it performs. In our We Tried It series, we put gear to the test and let you know if it works as advertised.

What We Tried:

The Under Armour Curry 1 Golf. The latest co-branded UA and Stephen Curry basketball-turned golf shoe. 

Who Tried It:

Connor. Director of Soft Goods Testing and resident sneakerhead. I’m running out of space for golf shoes. Nonetheless, I had to snag the Curry 1 Golf. For me, it goes beyond golf. The original Curry 1 basketball shoe (circa 2015) was the first basketball shoe I bought with my own money. 

I’ve since sold the pair but still have a special place in my heart for the Curry 1. When I heard Under Armour was turning it into a golf shoe, I told my wife that I would do ANYTHING to get a pair. Guess who just spent the weekend building baby nursery furniture? 

Nonetheless, the shoes are mine. Let’s talk about it.

The Tech Specs

Because I’m a basketball sneaker nerd at heart, we have to start by talking about the tech specs.