Cleveland Launcher XL Halo Metal Woods – Key Takeaways

Next-generation metal woods focus on forgiveness.All models feature sole Gliderails and Cleveland’s Rebound Frame.Fairways and hybrids go on sale Aug. 20.

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.

World No. 200 Aditi Ashok, in contention right to the end, narrowly missed out on the bronze medal.

Golfer Nelly Korda's dream season continued Saturday as she added an Olympic gold medal to her victory at the KPMG Women's PGA Championship in June.