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Not all courses are created equal. Some, like the toughest tests on GOLF's all-new World Top 100, are especially stout in their demands.

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The prelude to Launch Season is officially upon us, as eight new drivers have hit the USGA Conforming List. It looks like both Callaway and COBRA will be offering four distinct driver models come January, with each model following in the footsteps of their 2025 counterparts.

We only have rudimentary info from the USGA listing, as well as imagery of the sole only. Additionally, we can at best infer only a few things from the listings, and what we think it all means.

With that, let’s take a peak.

A Quantum leap for Callaway?

We’re guessing that’s the notion Callaway is going for with the new Quantum line. We won’t know for sure if the Quantum drivers are, in fact, a quantum leap from the Elyte, but we do know the four new offerings aren’t quite the same.

The Quantum TD appears to the follow-up to MyGolfSpy’s 2025 Best Driver, the Elyte Triple Diamond. Of particular interest is a movable weight port in the back, with labels for Fade and Neutral.

We covered Heathlander’s Golf Shoe earlier this fall, and it quickly earned praise among our editors for its comfort, build, waterproofing, and traction. If you’re a walker or rider, these shoes definitely deserve a look and/or place in your golfing wardrobe. I’m going to give it to you straight, if they’re John Barba approved, you know you’ve got a winner.

For Black Friday, Heathlander has it marked down 20%, bringing the price from $205 to $164. If you walk most of your rounds or you’re shopping for someone who does, this is an easy buy. Shoot, even if you ride, this is a great deal because Heathlander’s Golf Shoe looks great, feels great, and comes with some really nice accessories. This is a premium shoe, and at this price, do yourself a favor and buy a pair for a loved one and for yourself.

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With only four models, one could consider Evnroll’s new ORIGIN putter line as a small release. Don’t let the number of models fool you. This new line of Evnroll ORIGIN putters could have a big impact on your putting performance.

MyGolfSpy readers are well aware of just how good Evnroll’s putters perform. Evnroll putters, especially the ER2, have racked up numerous Most Wanted putter wins.

In doing so, Evnroll definitively demonstrated that their SweetFace grooves work as advertised, improving not only distance control but reducing dispersal.

In terms of assistive putter technologies, Evnroll’s milled grooves are the gold standard.

The strength of the SweetFace is what makes the ORIGIN release so interesting and significant. Although there are only four models, each model features Evnroll’s new SweetFace 2.0 grooves.

We talk a lot about the clubs that earned the title of “Best Overall.” But every year, there are clubs that perform so well in MyGolfSpy’s testing that it almost feels wrong they didn’t take home a win. They show up in distance numbers, accuracy scores, forgiveness ratings or PuttView metrics, and then quietly slip into second or third place without much attention.

This list fixes that.

These are 10 of the best-performing golf clubs of 2025 that didn’t win Most Wanted Testing but deserve a look if you’re thinking about upgrading your bag going into next season.

COBRA DS-Adapt Max K Driver

The DS-Adapt Max K didn’t have the balanced profile needed to challenge the overall winner but it still delivered one of the more impressive showings in the 2025 field. It produced reliable launch, strong ball speed and a level of stability that testers consistently praised, especially on the high-toe and low-heel misses. Dispersion was a little wider than the best performers but the overall package is far better than its final ranking suggests.

PING G440 SFT Driver

The G440 SFT didn’t win overall but it delivered some of the highest straight-shot percentages in the entire test. It’s the kind of club that stops a slice without locking you into an overly draw-biased feel.

My nine-year-old daughter is small, but she’s a good golfer. She can repeat a swing, find the center of the face but still come up short because physics wins more often than she does. Before switching to PING’s Prodi G driver, her well-struck shots carried about 125 yards. When she first swung the Prodi G, the ball carried 150. Same swing. Same kid. Twenty percent farther.

Her first comment while still holding her finish was: “That felt different.”

That’s because it was different. This isn’t really a story about one swing or an extra 25 yards. It’s about how we got here and why what PING did with Prodi G matters to anyone who cares about the future of golf.

Junior golf has spent decades in the wrong conversation

Junior clubs have always come from a scaled-down mindset: “How do we shrink adult equipment?”

Lighten it.
Shorten it.
Soften it.

Most golfers spend more time tinkering with the top of the bag than any other section: debating long irons versus hybrids, wondering where to make the switch, mixing in a utility iron to fix a height problem. I just went through it, adding a Titleist T350 5-iron to improve launch while keeping the T250 for the rest of the set.

A recent Titleist tour truck video with Cam Young showed exactly why these decisions matter: tour fitters don’t build long-iron setups around distance. They build them around ball-speed windows and trajectory control.

Tour fitters blend models to create the right ball-speed window

In the video, Cam Young’s irons transition from:

631.CY in the 6–9 ironsT100 in the 5-ironT200 in the 4-iron

This flow isn’t about adding distance. It’s about ensuring the larger, more forgiving heads create the extra ball speed needed for proper launch and descent angle in the long-iron window.

Tour fitters typically look for roughly 5–6 mph of added ball speed when they move a player into a bigger chassis. That speed bump creates:

It is very common for golfers to think they need perfectly even yardage gaps between their wedges. For example, pitching wedge at 130, gap wedge at 115, sand wedge at 100, lob wedge at 85. Nice, neat, 15-yard increments. But that’s not how wedge gapping actually works.

Your wedge setup needs to match your swing, your course conditions and your actual shot patterns. Sometimes, te simulator data that looks “wrong” is telling you exactly what you need to know.

Why simulator data matters for wedges

Carry distance versus total distance

Most golfers focus on total distance, i.e., where the ball ends up after landing and rolling. Simulators show carry distance, which is what actually matters for approach shots. That 105-yard shot that rolls to 115 on firm fairways only carries 105. When you’re flying it to a pin, carry is your number.

Spin rate tells the real story

Instead of wasting cash (or space in your bag), here are four accessories I recommend skipping. In some cases, the alternative saves you money. In others, it simply offers more value where it counts. Either way, you’ll end up with gear that actually earns its place in your bag.

1. Cheap “Slope” Rangefinders

Budget rangefinders with slope may look appealing but the slope calculation is usually inaccurate, inconsistent or outright wrong. If the number jumps around or doesn’t account for angle properly, it’s doing more harm than good.

Instead, get this.

Go simple: a basic no-slope rangefinder for budget yardages.Or if you want slope, choose one that’s actually accurate—like Shot Scope PRO L2 or PRO ZR (use code MGS15 for 15% off).

2. Multi-Prong, Gadget-Heavy Divot Tools

Those bulky, multi-prong “Swiss Army” divot tools look cool but they aren’t worth the $20 or more. Sometimes, the extra prongs and attachments make it harder to use proper green-repair technique and they can be bulky to keep in your pocket.

Instead, get this.

Plus: Fuzzy Zoeller passes, Keegan Bradley wins the Skins Game, Rory McIlroy says LIV will need to keep spending, PGA gets Bethpage for free, and Nelly Korda is engaged.

In a Black Friday surprise, Nelly Korda, a 15-time LPGA winner, announced her engagement to fiancé, Casey Gunderson, on Instagram.

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Grace Kim became a major champion in dramatic fashion. In a year defined by post-success depression, she found an unseen reward.

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Golf would get boring if every lie was perfect. Here are five keys to navigate some of golf's trickiest lies.

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Daniel Hillier’s long par putt on No. 17 at the BMW Australian PGA Championship was interrupted by a singing crowd. Here’s how he responded.

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Every course on the World Top 100 is worth playing. Not every course makes that easy to do. These are the 11 most exclusive on the list

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Harris English suggested the PGA Tour might make big schedule changes in the near future. CEO Brian Rolapp didn't shy away from those claims.

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This tour pro shared the simple drill that helped her fine-tune this key part of her swing. Here's how you can too.

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Tiger Woods' legendary caddie Steve Williams hopped on Anthony Quayle's bag and made an immediate impact at the Australian PGA.

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Missed the deals available on Black Friday? Fear not! There's still time to take advantage of an incredible SWAG promotion at Fairway Jockey.

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GOLF's writers discuss whether Tiger Woods will play on the Champions Tour, what to make of The Skins Game's return and more.

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