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WRX Spotlight: Fourteen TC 920 irons

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For many golfers, the word “forged” still summons the image of thin blades from yesteryear and clubs that are not as forgiving as their cast brothers – something that could NOT be further from the truth.

Thanks to modern manufacturing processes and evolutions in design, we are seeing forged clubs that are equal to, if not more forgiving than, cast offerings. And they can offer higher ball speeds to golfers of all abilities. An example of such irons: Fourteen’s new TC 920.

Fourteen has been around as a brand since 2002, and they know a thing or two about designing forged irons. From its small players cavity (the FH 900) to its super game improvement TC-340, it has always been the company goal to produce some of the best forged irons on the market that both perform and look great.

The TC 920 was born from a unique idea that irons CG don’t match up in the set for a player like a driver does. But to better explain the philosophy behind the design, I’ll let Fourteen take over for a minute

“Golf swing mechanics and dynamics are undergoing a massive change given the new drivers and their designs in CG and MOI. Reviewing these components and their designs, there is now a gap in the club specifications in the center of gravity (CG) with players irons, whereas they have largely remained unchanged. When put into play, the result is a poor balance between the metals woods and irons. The TC920 Forged iron has been design to bridge this gap and achieve closer CG specification to our modern day head drivers, and is matched to achieve overall balance and delivery in the golf swing.”

From this, my conclusion is that the goal with the TC 920 is to progressively shift the COG relative to the shaft axis and up and down depending on the club. Fourteen even goes a step further in detail to show the progressive nature of the design COG — not something you’re going to get from most OEM’s

From address, these look as clean as you would expect from a company that specializes in well crafted forged irons, minimal offset, confidence inspiring top line, and a satin chrome finish.

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Ryan Barath is a club-fitter & master club builder with more than 17 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. He is the former Build Shop Manager & Social Media Coordinator for Modern Golf. He now works independently from his home shop and is a member of advisory panels to a select number of golf equipment manufacturers. You can find Ryan on Twitter and Instagram where he's always willing to chat golf, and share his passion for club building, course architecture and wedge grinding.

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  1. Matt S.

    Jun 14, 2019 at 4:00 pm

    Where do these fit within the Fourteen lineup…i.e. why would i upgrade from my FH900s

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  2. JP

    May 2, 2019 at 6:52 pm

    If these are zero or close to zero offset, I’ll be picking up a set.

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  3. Adam

    May 2, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    They need a new logo…

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  4. Max

    May 2, 2019 at 11:22 am

    I have the FH900, seriously under-rated iron company.

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Matthieu Pavon WITB 2024 (May)

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Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.

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