So let me catch you up on everything you need to know.

LIV Golf, which has been in a fight for survival, is apparently going to move forward beyond this season as a lead investor has signed on to put down serious cash.

“LIV Golf has an agreement in place with a lead investor, signed by the investor and approved by the Board, to anchor the transaction and play a key role in supporting the path forward for the League’s next era,” LIV Golf CEO Scott O’Neil said in a statement this morning. “We’re also seeing strong interest from more than a dozen additional parties to potentially serve as minority investors, creating a multi-partner model built for long-term stability and growth.”

It’s now understood that LIV is going to shrink from 14 events down to 10 (five in the U.S. and five internationally); have significantly smaller prize money than the $30-million purses in place at the moment; continue to lean into team golf with franchise ownership; and players who remain with LIV will get equity into the teams/league, which could offset contracts that need to be restructured due to the potential for a bankruptcy filing.

However, LIV will be continuing forward.

How did we get here?

Here is the general timeline of events that led us to this point.

• LIV came onto the scene in 2022 as a disruptive league that stole a few of the PGA Tour’s top talent. It was able to do so because it paid its players obscene amounts of money well beyond market value due to LIV being bankrolled by an irrational actor in the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund.

• While the league has been a disruptor and conversation starter, the last meaningful players to join were Jon Rahm and Tyrrell Hatton in late 2023 and early 2024. The product has been abysmal and never got off the ground despite the PIF pumping roughly $6 billion into LIV. Low TV ratings and general apathy took over many moons ago, although the league has had success at drawing big crowds in places like Australia and South Africa.

• Earlier in 2026, the bombshell news came down that the PIF was changing directions and would no longer support LIV. With the league’s business model being fully reliant on a sugar daddy, O’Neil and company have been scrambling to recruit investors and come up with the funds (in the area of $250-$350 million) to keep the league functional. Now they have one. The Athletic also reported that Bryson DeChambeau led a players-only meeting this week at Trump Bedminster where LIV is playing, presumably to get on the same page with where the league is headed.

• Amid this scramble, LIV has been under a barrage of negative headlines. It’s still uncertain whether it will finish the 2026 season as several reports have indicated the Team Championship in Michigan will be canceled. It’s been reported many employees are being terminated. The Asian Tour (LIV’s feeder system and host of multiple national opens LIV planned to use in its future plans) decided to jump ship and align with the PGA Tour. Some players have publicly indicated interest in joining (or rejoining) the PGA Tour or DP World Tour. And it’s believed LIV is considering filing for bankruptcy to potentially place some of its players who are owed money on existing contracts as creditors (will Rahm see the rest of the money he is owed or will it be in the form of equity?)

Got all that? OK, now let’s get to the fun part.

What does all of this mean?

It sounds like LIV will exist beyond 2026.

However, it is extremely unlikely to look anything like it has in the past.

With a huge decline in purses and some key contracts either expiring or potentially freezing, it’s expected players will seek other opportunities. Equity is great in theory but it doesn’t mean much if the fans are still apathetic toward the product.

LIV 2.0 will probably look eerily similar to the original LIV but with worse talent, fewer tournaments and smaller purses. If nobody watched it before, I don’t know why anyone would watch it moving forward.

The most optimistic approach would be to say that LIV can play a schedule of team events on a shoestring budget and be a pseudo Champions Tour where aging players hang around. It can take advantage of some golf-starved places and draw decent crowds, relying less on a meaningful TV contract.

But the original LIV with cocktail parties, $30-million purses and players using caviar as ball markers is officially dead.

It’s honestly going to be sad to see this continue as a shell of itself. Even some LIV supporters probably wish for it to go away completely rather than whatever we will see next season.

Meanwhile, the Tour is stomping on LIV by announcing sponsors left and right. CEO Brian Rolapp learned the art of a “news trickle out” effect the NFL, his former employer, has mastered—every day is something positive. They are controlling the narrative as they gear up for the 2028 season where a new cutthroat two-tier structure will be in place.

You know where I stand on this, so let me know where you stand. Comment below!

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Here’s what the 2026 Callaway Supersoft looks like under the microscope.

Callaway Supersoft

Pros

• Weight and diameter consistency both rated B-minus (near field average)
• All balls cleared the USGA weight limit — no violations across the full 36-ball sample

Cons

• Compression consistency graded C-minus with a 13.5-point spread—well below the database average and the primary reason this ball scores where it does
• 32 of 36 balls measured consistently thicker at the seam than at the pole

Our Verdict

The 2026 Callaway Supersoft earns a Quality Score of 74 and a C grade—Not Recommended. Compression consistency is the primary driver of the score, grading at C-minus with a 13.5-point spread that lands in the bottom quartile of the database. Weight and diameter consistency were the relative bright spots, both grading at B-minus. Three of 36 balls were flagged as bad, bringing the Good Ball Rate to 92 percent.

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Product details

• Price: $26.99/dozen
• Construction: 2-piece ionomer
• Compression: 44 (X-Soft)
• Factory: Launch Technologies, Taiwan (2 dozen), one dozen manufactured in Thailand
• Diameter: 1.6823 in.
• Weight: 1.6088 oz.
• Bad Balls: 3 of 36 (8.3%)

Test results

The 2026 Callaway Supersoft scored 74 and earned a C grade—Not Recommended. The final grade is dragged down by compression consistency that graded at C-minus with a spread that lands well below the database average.

Good Ball Rate came in at 92 percent.

Three of 36 balls were flagged as bad. Two were marked bad because of compression deviation and a third failed on visual inspection for uneven layer thickness.

Compression symmetry averaged 3.0 points, above the field average of 1.9. Compression consistency graded at C-minus with a delta of 13.5 points and a spread running from 40.3 to 53.8. That is a wide window for a ball positioned as a consistent performer for recreational golfers.

Diameter consistency graded at B-minus and was one of two relative bright spots alongside weight consistency. However, the sample showed a notable seam bias. There were 32 of 36 balls that measured thicker at the seam than at the pole.

If not for the compression consistency issues, the Supersoft’s manufacturing profile would read as closer to average. Weight and diameter both held up reasonably well. But compression is the category that matters most for ball-to-ball performance predictability and that is where the Supersoft fell short.

With a score of 74, the 2026 Callaway Supersoft does not earn a quality recommendation. Compression consistency is the primary driver of that outcome.

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Compression

Compression is a measure of how much force is required to deform a golf ball. The higher the compression value, the more force required. Consistency in that value matters because a ball that compresses differently from shot to shot produces different results from shot to shot. Ball Lab measures every ball individually and tracks the average and the spread across the sample.

The 2026 Callaway Supersoft averaged 44, at the “very soft” end of our database. The fact that it’s soft isn’t the problem but as we’ve noted, softer balls are more difficult to manufacture consistently.

Compression consistency graded out at C-minus with a delta of 13.5 points and a spread running from 40.3 to 53.8. That is well below the database average of 9.7 and means there is meaningful variation in how individual balls perform off the face.

Ball Lab also measures compression symmetry which is distinct from the delta measurement.

Where the delta tracks variation across all 36 balls, symmetry tracks how evenly compression is distributed across three points on each individual ball. The Supersoft averaged 3.0 points of symmetry deviation, above the field average of 1.9. It was the weakest mark on the Ball Lab report card.

The charts below detail the compression measurements in our sample.

Weight

Weight is another metric we analyze in these Ball Lab tests. Even small differences in weight across a dozen can translate to inconsistent ball flight. Ball Lab weighs every ball to four decimal places.

The 2026 Callaway Supersoft averaged 1.6088 ounces across 36 balls, in the average range of the database. Every ball in the sample came in under the USGA maximum of 1.6205 ounces.

Weight consistency grades out at B-minus.

The charts below detail the weight measurements in our sample.

Diameter

A ball that isn’t uniform in shape can track offline on the putting green or produce inconsistent flight patterns in the air. Ball Lab measures each ball across multiple axes to get a true picture of its shape.

The 2026 Callaway Supersoft averaged 1.6823 inches, above the USGA minimum of 1.680, with a roundness deviation of 0.0017 inches. Every ball cleared the minimum although the sample showed a consistent and notable seam bias: 32 of 36 balls measured thicker at the seam than at the pole.

Diameter consistency graded out at B-minus, one of the stronger categories on the card although the seam bias pattern is worth noting regardless of the grade.

The charts below detail the diameter measurements in our sample.

Ball Lab report card

Each Quality Score is a weighted average of five grades: good ball rate, compression consistency, compression symmetry, diameter consistency, weight consistency. Our scoring system punishes defective balls more severely while giving greater weight to compression metrics than to weight and diameter.

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This whole playoff system will be changing for the 2028 season so we only have two more of these post-seasons in their current form. Which, honestly, is for the best. The FedEx Cup is pretty boring.

Having said that, there are a few individual storylines to keep an eye on this week in Greensboro as players battle for position.

Players who finish in the top 70 after this week will secure their full-time PGA Tour card for 2027 without having to worry about playing in the fall. And those in the top 50 following the FedEx St. Jude Championship will have access into all of the Signature Events.

So in terms of setting up a schedule moving forward, this is the last chance for these guys to book their ticket.

1. Jackson Koivun (70th)

Koivun won the 3M Open in July which catapulted him up the FedEx Cup points standings. He was a late arrival to the party as he is only a few starts into his pro career.

He’s right on the number at No. 70. It would be huge for him to get into the St. Jude Championship and take a shot at reaching Signature Event status.

Koivun is exempt on Tour through the 2028 season after his victory but he can take another step forward by making a playoff run.

2. Jason Day (75th)

Day needs at least a T12 finish at the Wyndham to push himself into a playoff spot.

He is not fully exempt on Tour beyond this season although he is in the top 50 of the Tour’s career money list which allows him to use a one-time exemption if he wants.

He could also play in the Fall Series to ensure that he stays in the top 125 to keep his card.

However, Day wouldn’t be in the 2027 Signature Events unless he plays well the next two weeks and reaches the BMW Championship.

3. Brooks Koepka (86th)

Koepka is going to need a very good week at Sedgefield CC in order to reach the playoffs. His minimum required finish is solo fourth and even that might not be enough.

Obviously, Koepka won the 2023 PGA Championship and has his five-year Tour exemption because of that so his future on Tour is secure for many years to come. He has a full card through 2028.

However, it’s been a lackluster season for him and there is no guarantee Koepka will get to play in the top Tour events moving forward. He is not allowed to take sponsor exemptions into those events as part of his return to the Tour so that is not an option.

Whether it’s this week or next season, he’s going to have to earn his way into Signature Events based on his play.

4. Tony Finau (89th)

Finau will need at least a T3 finish this week to gain entry into the FedEx Cup playoffs.

It’s been a rough ride for Finau over the last two seasons. He just hasn’t been the same guy we saw a few years back when he rattled off a handful of wins.

Finau is no longer exempt on Tour and will likely be playing in the Fall Series to secure his card for 2027. However, he is another guy in the top 50 of the career money list so he has that bullet in the chamber to trigger a one-time exemption if he needs it.

As with Koepka, the real story is that Finau is not in line to play the Signature Events moving forward.

5. Billy Horschel (107th)

This one snuck up on me. Horschel has endured some injuries (he needed hip surgery) and hasn’t regained his form yet. He will need at least a T2 this week for a chance to make the playoffs.

As with Finau, Horschel’s exemption from winning his last Tour event expires at the end of this season. And you can copy and paste the career money list exemption possibility.

The former Florida Gator will turn 40 this December and is definitely on the outside looking in for playing on the Tour’s upper level.

Top Photo Caption: Koepka hits a tee shot during the U.S. Open (GETTY IMAGES/Andrew Redington)

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The Edinburgh, Scotland-based company is announcing today the launch of its newest product: a fully functional GPS and shot-tracking app for your Apple Watch. This is significant for Shot Scope as it continues to diversify its footprint by offering golfers yet another way to access its ever-expanding universe of products.

The new app provides Apple Watch users with a premium, hardware-free GPS, shot-tracking and data-collection solution.

Shot Scope’s Apple Watch app: What’s the big deal?

Before we go too far down the road here, let’s get something on the table. What Shot Scope is launching today is neither ground-breaking nor revolutionary. It has the same functionality as its X5 and V5 shot-tracking GPS watches. Heck, providers such as Golfshot provide Apple Watch connectivity with shot-tracking capabilities.

What makes this app appealing is the fact that, like all of Shot Scope’s products, it requires no annual fee, subscription or service charge. You buy the app once for $149.99 and it’s yours forever, updates and all. You own your data and it will be permanently available to you through the Shot Scope portal.

Yes, there are free GPS apps you can use with your Apple Watch and some might even include a certain level of stat tracking. Shot Scope, however, offers you the most robust stat-tracking and game analysis package this side of Arccos. If you already have an Apple Watch, this might be the best value going.

What does it do and how does it do it?

As mentioned, creating a GPS app that connects to and works with your Apple Watch isn’t groundbreaking. And there’s enough existing technology in Apple Watches to detect shots based on movement and sound accurately. From there, Shot Scope can store the data and analyze your game, just as it does with its other shot-tracking devices.

While it doesn’t know exactly what club you hit, a combination of AI and your existing data will make its best guess. You can then confirm or adjust. The app will get smarter in its club recommendations and assumptions the more you use it.

“The more it’s used, the more accurate it becomes,” Shot Scope Chief Commercial Officer Gavin Dear tells MyGolfSpy. “It syncs automatically through the IOS app so users have full use of the entire Shot Scope ecosystem.”

Specifically, the new Shot Scope Apple Watch app will perform all of the how-far functions you’d expect including detailed hole maps with crisp, clear Apple-fueled overhead visuals of each hole. You’ll be able to easily access front and carry distances for hazards, or any point on the hole, simply by tapping the watch screen.

The app also features green contour maps along with standard front-middle-back distances.

Shot Scope versus Arccos stat tracking

You could say Shot Scope and Arccos are the Alpha and the Omega of shot and stat tracking. They do it better than anyone else and both offer significant data packages that offer plenty of insight into your game.

Arccos, however, has upped its game this year with a significant upgrade to its app and its integration with Meta AI glasses. Those are things you get when you pay a $199 annual subscription fee on top of actually buying the product itself.

Shot Scope, however, has consistently taken the opposite approach: no subscription or user fees. You still get over 100 Tour-level stats as well as Strokes Gained metrics, a data-driven course strategy builder called MyStrategy and the new Shot Scope 6 framework, an updated dashboard that breaks down all your game stats into six digestible performance analytics.

Deciding which one is better depends on what level of analytics you’re looking for. The new Arccos update leverages AI to analyze each round more deeply and give you very specific, actionable areas to focus on during practice. It recommends drills for all aspects of your game, provides instant on-course strategies for each hole, takes weather conditions into account and even provides AI-generated warm-up sessions.

Of course, you’re going to pay for all that.

Shot Scope, on the other hand, keeps things simple. It doesn’t overwhelm you with information but you can dive in as deeply as you wish. It does not, however, close the loop by offering personalized drills or improvement plans. There’s still a ton of information that’s very well presented. However, you’ll have to put that data to use on your own.

On the plus side: once you buy a Shot Scope product, you own your data.

Will the Shot Scope Apple Watch app be worth it?

If you already own an Apple Watch and want more shot-tracking data, this gets a presumptive thumbs up. We say presumptive because there are bound to be a few bumps that show up at launch. As always, we’ll test it to find out. Additionally, you do get three free rounds to try the app out before having to pay for it, which is nice.

Before we go much further, this app is for Apple Watch only. There is no Android version at this time. There’s no word from Shot Scope on whether one is in the works.

As many of you know, there are a ton of cheap/free smartwatch GPS apps out there. Your $149.99 gives you access to Shot Scope’s entire ecosystem including its impressive shot-tracking capabilities and game analytics package.

Perhaps the closest comp I can give you is the Golfshot app. It also integrates with your Apple Watch and uses similar technology to track shots. Our experience shows Golfshot works quite well. However, Golfshot carries an annual fee of $79.99 to $99.99 depending on what package you want.

For $149.99, the new Shot Scope app provides the same functionality as its V5 and X5 GPS/stat-tracking watches for up to $150 less. And while the V5 and X5 are fine GPS/shot tracking watches, neither serves as a full-featured smart watch. At best, when not on the course, they qualify as a so-so wristwatch.

Adding full Shot Scope functionality to an Apple Watch, on the other hand, is enticing as hell.

We’ll be getting the new app out on the course this weekend. We’ll provide you with a first-hand account of how it works ASAP.

For more information, visit the Shot Scope website.

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It feels like two different swings. Usually, it is not.

The tee gives you something the fairway does not: vertical room for error. With the ball elevated, the clubhead can arrive a little higher or lower than intended and still find the face. From the turf, the bottom of the swing and strike height must match much more closely.

That is why the fix should begin with contact, not another swing thought.

The tee may be hiding your contact pattern

A 3-wood struck from a tee can produce a good shot even when the club bottoms out slightly behind the ball. The clubhead has room to pass through the strike without first colliding with the ground.

Move that delivery to the fairway and the result changes. If the swing bottoms out too early, the club hits turf first. If you react by standing up or trying to lift the ball, contact moves low on the face and the shot comes out thin or topped.

You do not need to drive the club sharply down like a short iron. A fairway wood still favors a relatively shallow delivery. However, the club must reach the ball before the turf, with the brush point beginning at the ball or just beyond it. Learning to control where your swing bottoms out is the first priority.

Make sure your fairway setup is not a tee setup

Many golfers make their fairway wood setup look too much like their driver setup. The ball creeps toward the lead heel, the stance gets wide and the upper body leans away from the target. From the ground, that can move the swing’s low point behind the ball.

Use these starting checkpoints:

• Play the ball forward but not as far forward as you would with a driver. One or two ball widths inside the lead heel is a reasonable starting point.
• Narrow the stance slightly compared with your driver stance.
• Feel your pressure centered or slightly favoring the lead foot.
• Keep your chest from drifting behind the ball as you try to create launch.

The objective is a shallow strike without hanging back.

Let the miss choose the correction

Do not treat every poor fairway wood shot as the same problem.

A heavy strike usually means the club reached the ground too early. A topped shot can indicate that the swing’s low point moved upward or that you backed away from the ball. A low bullet may come from contact low on the face even when the face and path are functional.

Use foot spray or impact tape and hit three shots from the turf. Pair strike location with start line and curve. MyGolfSpy’s guide to using ball flight as range feedback helps separate contact problems from face and path issues.

The correction should match the evidence. Do not move the ball back because one shot was thin or force your weight forward because one was fat.

Use a tee-height ladder

The jump from a comfortable tee shot to a ball sitting on the ground can be too abrupt. Make the transition gradually.

Begin with the ball on a low tee. Hit three shots to the same target at about three-quarter speed. When two produce solid contact and a playable flight, lower the tee until the ball is barely above the grass.

Hit three more. Then remove the tee and place the ball just ahead of a chalk line or painted range line. Your goal is to contact the ball and brush the turf at the line or slightly beyond it.

If contact disappears at one stage, move back up rather than pounding poor shots from the turf. The drill preserves the motion while gradually removing the tee’s assistance.

Decide whether the shot and club fit

A clean fairway lie does not automatically make 3-wood the right choice. Tight or wet turf, an uneven stance or a ball sitting slightly down can make contact less predictable.

Before pulling the club, ask whether enough of the ball is exposed, whether your normal strike carries the trouble and what a slightly heavy or thin miss will cost. A higher-lofted fairway wood, hybrid or layup club may produce a better scoring result.

Some golfers discover that their 3-wood is a reliable alternative to driver but not their best club from the ground. That is useful information, not failure.

Compare it with a higher-lofted fairway wood during a fitting or structured practice session. Track carry, peak height, strike location, dispersion and the typical miss. MyGolfSpy’s 2025 fairway wood testing is a useful starting point for seeing how differently these clubs can perform.

First, determine whether the tee has been masking a contact problem. Then adjust the setup and train the strike through the tee-height ladder. If the 3-wood still produces unreliable turf contact, give it the job it performs best and choose a better fairway option.

That decision will help your score more than one perfect 3-wood from the deck ever will.

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Some golfers are fighting to make the playoffs while others are fighting to keep their PGA Tour cards. As a sports fanatic, I love it because more drama = more fun for bettors.

Here are my five favorite bets for the 2026 Wyndham Championship.

Mark Hubbard: Top 20-Finish (+550)

Mark Hubbard is 116th in the FedEx Cup standings. He desperately needs a big week.

He hasn’t played great this year but he’s coming off two made cuts and a top-five finish at the 2025 Wyndham Championship.

Jackson Koivun: Top-20 Finish (+125)

It’s no secret that Jackson Koivun is on a heater right now.

A bet on Koivun is worth considering, especially given his T5 finish at last year’s Wyndham Championship when he was an amateur. His win last month at the 3M Open in just his third start as a pro doesn’t hurt his odds.

Cameron Young: Outright Winner (+1000)

Cam Young finished runner-up at the Open Championship and T8 at the Rocket Mortgage Classic.

Young went through a slight slump (he still made every cut) leading up to the Open Championship but he seems to be back in form looking to defend his 2025 Wyndham Championship title.

Ryan Gerard: Top-10 Finish (+320)

With six in 22 starts, Ryan Gerard ranks seventh for top-10 finishes.

He’s coming off another solid week in Detroit so expect him to stay hot as he returns to his home state of North Carolina.

Hail Mary: Hideki Matsuyama, Justin Thomas and Brian Harman to finish Top 20 (+1602)

If you enjoy throwing a Hail Mary as time expires, feel free to bet on these three stars to create a +1602 parlay ($10 becomes $160). It’s worth a shot.

Happy betting!

Top Photo Caption: Ryan Gerard has been solid all season. (GETTY IMAGES/Gregory Shamus)

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Now, another company is throwing their hat into the ring (pun intended): Kabra Golf.

Kabra Golf isn’t trying to be the next Melin. Instead, it’s focused on creating its own path—and after we tested their hats, it’s clear that they’ve found their lane. Kabra is focused on high-quality hats and an innovative design to simplify the process of utilizing a ball marker on the golf course.

Hats with ball markers attached have been a cause of controversy in the past, with some appreciating the innovation and others calling it a gimmick. Kabra knows that there’s a balance, and they believe that they’ve found it.

Iron Goat Hat

The Iron Goat Hat is your typical rope hat with a few details that make it above average.

The sweatband is elite.

A hat is only as good as its sweatband. The Kabra interior sweatband is much thicker than your typical golf hat. There are few things worse than watching your brand-new golf hat wither away due to sweat seeping through near the front brim.

The ball marker technology is a win.

The idea of placing a ball marker on a hat brim isn’t a new one but the intention was to create a design that isn’t just functional but stylish.

The Iron Goat Hat has magnets on the left and right sides of the brim, allowing you to place your ball marker on either the top or bottom side of the brim. While other hats show where the magnet is, Kabra Golf decided to keep it invisible so the Iron Goat Hat looks like a normal golf hat when the magnet is missing.

If you want your golf hat to look normal off of the course but work for a ball marker on the course, the Iron Goat Hat is a good choice.

Final thoughts

I have one beef when it comes to the Iron Goat Hat.

Price.

I’m still early in the life cycle of my Kabra Golf hat so only time will tell if $54 will be worth it in the long run. A good golf hat should last multiple seasons when put into rotation with your other favorites, especially at that price.

Outside of that, I have no other qualms. It absorbs sweat like a pro, fits well and holds your ball marker without giving off “gimmicky” vibes.

The Iron Goat Hat is a winner—and if you’re a hat lover like me, you’ll appreciate the addition to your collection.

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The PGA TOUR has unveiled the official uniforms the U.S. and International Teams will wear when the Presidents Cup heads to Medinah Country Club from Sept. 22-27. Once again, B. Draddy and Zero Restriction will outfit both teams, along with captains, caddies and staff.

The collection covers the entire week, with everything from tournament polos and cashmere sweaters to quarter-zips, rain gear and outerwear. Every piece features Presidents Cup branding alongside each team’s shield or flag.

Fans won’t have to wait until September to get their hands on the apparel. The full collection is available now through B. Draddy and Zero Restriction.

Summit Golf Brands has been involved with the Presidents Cup for more than a decade through its portfolio of brands. Zero Restriction has supplied outerwear for multiple editions of the event, while B. Draddy made its team uniform debut in 2024 before returning for the 2026 matches.

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And, as I mentioned last week, we’ve entered Callaway’s niche season. If there’s a more niche product than a muscle-back, I don’t know what it is.

Which brings us to the Apex MB Tour Raw.

Callaway is releasing a small first run of them. They’re being sold direct with no traditional retail distribution. The finish is raw which is another way of saying it’s going to rust. That is, much to my dismay, the point.

Where it came from

The Apex MB Tour Raw traces back to two places at once. The first is the 2018 Apex MB. It’s the smallest blade Callaway has produced in the modern era. The second is a prototype out of Callaway’s Japanese X Forged program, originally built as a cavity-back/muscle-back combo set. That design was notable for its sole geometry.  The Apex MB Tour Raw is effectively the two blended together.

The target audience? (Hint: it’s not you.)

“We wrote down really like one name on the board and that was Adam Scott,” says Jacob Davidson, Callaway’s VP of Global Product Strategy. “That was our dream, our pipe dream. How can we design a set of blades that Adam Scott would put in the bag?”

The other name was Min Woo Lee and the reasoning there had less to do with ball striking than with presentation. “He has the most swag,” Davidson says. “He loves this type of stuff.”

That’s a more honest description of how blades actually get sold than anything you’ll find in a press release.

In a blade, “modern” means the sole

We tend to hear “modern” and think multi-material construction, some flavor of AI and a face engineered to flex. In a muscle-back, none of that applies. You get a shape and you get a sole. Those are most of your design levers.

So Callaway spent its effort on the sole.

The Tour Raw uses what Callaway calls a tri-sole design with beveled leading and trailing edges and relief running heel to toe. It’s wide for a muscle-back but plays narrower than it looks because the relief keeps the trailing portion from dragging. The intent is a club that gets in and out of turf without sticking whether you catch it clean off a fairway or a touch heavy out of something wet.

That gets you speed but not in the typical way. There’s no engineered face here and there’s no help on a mishit. What you’re getting is less resistance through impact and the argument is that a club that doesn’t decelerate in the turf delivers more of what you put into it more often.

The topline is a touch thicker than the ’18 MB with some shaping work done to keep the head looking smaller at address than it measures.

Davidson’s own summary is refreshingly straightforward: “No tech. It’s a one-piece forged iron but it’s a shaping exercise of sole.” In case you’re wondering, the forging material is 1025 carbon steel.

The design is clean enough that you could fairly argue the MB stamp on the back is redundant. Anyone qualified to play it already knows what they’re looking at.

The Tour case

I suppose it’s worth mentioning that the Apex MB Raw isn’t new by the strictest definition. The irons have been on the PGA Tour in prototype form since the fall of 2024.

Callaway sent Min Woo Lee a set at his home in Australia for feedback. He liked them enough to make them his 2025 gamers and won the Texas Children’s Houston Open with them at the end of March that year for his first PGA Tour victory. The detail worth noting is that he had X Forged in the 4- and 5-iron with the MB protos from 6-iron through pitching wedge which is how plenty of blade players actually build a set.

Adam Scott, the name on the whiteboard, put Callaway blades in play at the 2025 Wyndham Championship and has kept them in the bag since. If the goal was to build something the most particular iron player in professional golf would sign off on, that’s a checkmark.

Sam Burns moved out of Apex TCBs and into the MB to start the 2026 season, the switch I find most interesting. A blade is supposed to be the trade-off where you give up forgiveness for control. Burns went the other way and Callaway says the feedback it got was specifically about how forgiving the MB felt. Fair to file that under things that might be true at Tour-level strike quality and likely way less true at yours.

Limited, but not a limited edition

Callaway isn’t billing this the way the industry usually bills a limited release. There’s no numbered set, no serial plate, no countdown clock. It’s a first batch of roughly a couple of hundred sets, pulled off the front end of the run and timed to land while Tour golf is still on television.

Then again, every muscle-back is limited whether marketing says so or not. Nobody is moving tens of thousands of sets of blades so there isn’t much sense in building tens of thousands. Callaway has left the door open to a wider release down the road.

Who this is actually for

Almost nobody and that isn’t a criticism.

If you’re a low (really low) single-digit who strikes the center consistently and is discerning enough to feel the turf interaction stuff, this is a well-considered version of the thing you want.

If that’s not you, buy the Apex CB or the Apex Pro or something different entirely and put the difference toward a fitting. You’ll likely shoot lower scores and you’ll enjoy the walk more.

The rest of us can appreciate the Apex MB Tour Raw for what it is which, I suppose, is Callaway showing us it can make the hell out of a signature iron. That’s what blades are for.

Specs, pricing and availability

The Apex MB Tour Raw is a one-piece forging in 1025 carbon steel with the tri-sole design and a raw finish that develops patina with use. Sets are seven pieces.

Retail is $1,599.99, available now and exclusively through Callaway. Given the size of the run, “while supplies last” may not be long.

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Instead of bright summer whites, the new collection leans into deep browns, dark blues and other muted tones inspired by fall mornings and late-afternoon rounds.

While the colors are new, the shoes themselves remain unchanged.

The Pioneer collection was developed with direct input from Tiger Woods and emphasizes a low-to-the-ground feel, premium materials and stability. The Presidio continues as the brand’s spikeless performance option for golfers who prefer versatility on and off the course.

For my money, this is the cleanest, most polished collection that Sun Day Red has put out to date. It’s grown-up, elegant and very, very functional.

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