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Lynx Golf introducing 2020 Prowler Forged irons, VT Stinger utility to North America

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4 years ago

Nov 5, 2019

Lynx Golf is coming back to North America with the introduction of the premium Prowler Forged irons and VT Stinger Utility irons for 2020.

“Our Prowler lines have been embraced by players around the world because they perform incredibly well and have a beautiful aesthetic that speaks to avid golfers,” says Steve Elford, CEO and co-owner of Lynx Golf.

“These additions to the collection fill two spaces our customers have been asking for, a driving iron with outstanding performance and without the standard bulky look of modern hybrids, and a cavity-back forged iron that looks and feels as good as our blades, but offers added forgiveness.”

We first saw the Lynx Prowler Forged irons and VT Stinger at the 2019 PGA Show in Orlando, but that was to introduce them to the world, and at that time they were not actually available to the North American golfer through traditional channels.

The launch of the Prowler line of clubs coincides with the launch of www.lynxgolfusa.com, which now makes the popular UK brand more accessible to the North American market. The Prowler Forged irons and VT Stinger will be joining a variety of other popular designs from Lynx that are now available in the U.S. including the Prowler VT irons, Black Cat, and Tigress lines of clubs.

Lynx Prowler VT Stinger Utility Driving Iron

For Lynx, the entire Prowler line represents the peak of the company’s engineering and manufacturing processes, and the VT Stinger is no exception.

The VT Stinger utility features a variable thickness (VT) face that helps redistributes mass around the perimeter of the clubhead to increase MOI (moment of inertia). This increase in MOI has improved accuracy and distance on mishits by 36 percent, according to Lynx Golf. The classic muscleback design boasts a sole that is wider than a traditional blade style long iron while still maintaining the classic aesthetics.

Specs and Availability

The VT Stinger utility comes in lofts of 12.5 degrees and 16 degrees, and is stock with either a KBS Tour steel shaft for $129, or UST Mamiya Recoil graphite shaft $149. Considering other options currently in the market place from other OEMs, the VT Stringer is a great value.

Lynx Golf Prowler Forged Irons

2020 Lynx Prowler VT Forged iron: 7-iron

The Prowler Forged irons are forged from soft 1020 carbon steel, then CNC milled for precise center of gravity placement and quality control. They feature a polished chrome finish and progressive offset design to appeal to golfers of all handicap ranges looking for a classically styled iron packed with modern technologies.

On top of being CNC milled, each head is equipped with five fixed tungsten screws, which allowed Lynx engineers to precisely position mass, to create a lower center of gravity and increased clubhead MOI. This lower CG improves launch and spin, which for the golfer translates to higher flying shots that are easier to stop.

The other key design feature of the Prowler Forged versus the previous forged iron from Lynx is a 20 percent longer blade length to provide greater playability and performance while still offering a better player preferred shape from address.

Specs and Availability

The Prowler Forged iron set comes stock 5-PW and are available with either KBS Tour 90 Steel shafts for $999 or UST Mamiya’s graphite Recoil shaft for $1,169. Both 3-iron and 4-iron are available to purchase separately.

More photos of Lynx Prowler VT Forged irons and the VT Stinger utility in the forums.

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19 Comments

Jack Nash

Nov 6, 2019 at 4:59 pm

Wonder if Freddy will get back on the train.

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Dave r

Nov 6, 2019 at 4:14 pm

What market are these headed for ? Do they replace the hybrid irons ? Will they be easier to hit ? Next year looking to get fitted into proper shafts for hybrids or should one try these instead ?

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peter

Nov 6, 2019 at 6:51 am

I have the VT forged irons and they are sensational.

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Rich Douglas

Nov 5, 2019 at 10:28 pm

“Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. Hi, we’re the very flattered lawyers from PXG….”

What I love best is the single-length version of these. I can’t wait to….huh? No? Okay. Never mind.

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Brandon

Nov 5, 2019 at 10:14 pm

1000 bucks for a set of 5-pw from a defunct brand trying to make a comeback? I don’t think so, Tim.

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- juannybravo
  
  Nov 6, 2019 at 9:51 am
  
  Lynx has been a major company in Europe and the UK since they disappeared into the Golfsmith abyss like 15-20 years ago.
  
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- John
  
  Nov 6, 2019 at 1:40 pm
  
  Dont knock it until you try it
  
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Rolling Stone

Nov 5, 2019 at 10:11 pm

That cavity looks like a pretty good design of a baseball diamond! I’m guessing the drilled out holes are a nod to PXG!

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Caroline

Nov 5, 2019 at 6:28 pm

Am I wrong but wasn’t there an article a year or two ago about how the Lynx name was brought back using clubs being made in china using designs being offered by those same Chinese factories….how much R&D is Lynx doing verses buying models already developed by second parties? Just as so many boutique golf ball companies use balls made for them with second party R&D.

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- Brandon
  
  Nov 5, 2019 at 10:22 pm
  
  I definitely remember reading something along those lines.
  
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- bob
  
  Nov 6, 2019 at 6:41 pm
  
  you would be surprised how many companies use heads developed by second parties.
  
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Gurn

Nov 5, 2019 at 5:21 pm

If Ernie kept playing Lynx’s he woulda won 12 majors…
Sad

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Bryce

Nov 5, 2019 at 1:03 pm

Their Quality control is terrible. I have a set of the Prowler VT in gunmetal, but when put on loft and lie machine was all over the place. And only get them in KBS90 shafts? Those things were ballooning a mile in the air. Trashed the shafts and put recoils in them and million times better. Anyone considering them, play similar to Titleist TMB’s, true hollow body, no foam or filler. Very hot and little too long for my liking.

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Pauli

Nov 5, 2019 at 1:00 pm

These are not pretty. And how much ?! That seems a lot for an ugly iron from what is generally perceived as a non premium brand

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Scott McLane

Nov 5, 2019 at 11:20 am

PXG should be flattered, apparently some Companies do not beleive in their own R&D, just take someone else’s.

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JP

Nov 5, 2019 at 9:20 am

There’s something screwy about those irons!?!

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- Dyson Bochambeau
  
  Nov 5, 2019 at 10:36 am
  
  yes the shafts should all be the same length
  
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  - Jack
    
    Nov 5, 2019 at 9:06 pm
    
    Shutup and go use your same length vacuum
    
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    - Rich Douglas
      
      Nov 6, 2019 at 11:09 am
      
      Nice manners!
      
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A shocking Backstryke putter appearance + 7 interesting gear photos from the Zurich Classic

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17 hours ago

Apr 25, 2024

Andrew Tursky

Welcome to New Orleans, where TPC Louisiana plays host to the 2024 Zurich Classic. In between breakfast beignets and nightly Creole feasts, PGA Tour players are also competing in the unique two-man format at the Zurich this week.

Although the vibes in Nawlins are a bit lighter-fare than the recent back-to-back competitions the Masters and the RBC Heritage signature event), the gear news was no less serious this week.

We spotted some recent changes from Rory McIlroy, a very rare Odyssey Backstryke putter, dove into the bag of legendary New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees, and spotted Patrick Cantlay continuing to test new equipment.

Get your beads out and crack your crawfish, because it’s time for an equipment rundown from The Big Easy (meaning New Orleans, of course, not Ernie Els).

See all of our photos from the Zurich Classic here

Rory’s on-and-off lob wedge

Since the end of 2023, Rory McIlroy has had an on-again, off-again relationship with a Titleist Vokey K-Grind lob wedge. In his last start, it was on, and the wedge is back in the bag again this week. We got a great look at the complicated grind that McIlroy uses.

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A full look into McIlroy’s bag above also shows that he switched out of the TaylorMade BRNR Mini Copper that he used at the RBC Heritage, and he’s back into the Qi10 core 3-wood. As we discussed last week, McIlroy will likely keep the BRNR around as a course-specific club, trading it in and out for the 3-wood.

See Rory McIlroy’s full 2024 WITB from the Zurich here

Turning Back the clock

Unless Tommy Gainey is in the field, it’s unlikely you’ll ever see Odyssey’s Backstryke technology make an appearance on the PGA Tour.

But then, when you least expect it, Russ Cochran shows up.

For more than a decade – since the 2013 Sony Open in Hawai’i – Cochran has been stuck on 599 PGA Tour starts. This week will be his 600th.

Cochran is in the field at the Zurich this week playing alongside Eric Cole, whose regular caddie is Reed Cochran, Russ’s son.

The Backstryke putter was first released back in 2010, and its unique design helps shift the axis point of the putter closer to the CG of the head. And, the putter is getting a nod this week at the Zurich Classic, thanks to Cochran’s 600th career PGA Tour start.

The putter is certainly awesome, but don’t forget to check out Cochran’s full WITB from this week.

Drew Brees with a Super Bowl winning Scotty Cameron putter

Drew Brees, a legendary retired quarterback for the hometown New Orleans Saints, made an appearance at the Zurich’s Wednesday Pro-Am, playing alongside Zach Johnson, Ryan Palmer, and current Saints QB Derek Carr.

Brees’ bag included a TaylorMade Stealth2 Plus driver, a BRNR Mini 13.5-degree, a Stealth 5-wood, a mixed set of P-790 and P-760 irons, Milled Grind Hi-Toe wedges, and a custom Scotty Cameron “New Orleans Saints” putter, which Scotty made for Brees following his Super Bowl MVP-winning performance in 2010.

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It should also be noted that Brees has his Venmo QR code as a bag tag.

If you’re gambling with Brees on the course, just know that not having cash won’t work as an excuse.

Brilliant.

See Drew Brees’ full WITB from the Zurich here

Stricker’s unrecognizable putter

Steve Stricker has made numerous upgrades to his bag recently, including a new TSR3 driver and T100 irons, but his longtime Odyssey White Hot No. 2 putter is still going strong. It’s the most recognizable unrecognizable putter ever.

Here’s a better look at Stricker’s flatstick, which he started using back in 2007.

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Patrick Cantlay has opened the equipment-switching floodgates

Over on the PGA Tour’s Equipment Report this week, we covered Cantlay’s recent switch into Ping Blueprint S irons, and a Titleist TSR2 driver.

Cantlay hadn’t switched irons for about seven years, so the iron switch he made at The 2024 Masters came as a shock to the norm. He simply isn’t one to change gear very often, so anytime Cantlay makes a switch, it’s news.

It seems the floodgates of equipment testing have opened up a bit for Cantlay, who was also spotted testing a custom Scotty Cameron blade putter on Tuesday this week. By Wednesday, Cantlay was back practicing with his familiar Scotty Cameron T5 Proto mallet, but it’s certainly something to keep an eye on going forward.

Daniel Berger’s custom Jailbird site lines

Berger, who’s currently using Odyssey’s Ai-One Mini Jailbird mallet putter, has a unique 3-dot, 2-line alignment on the crown of his navy-white-navy-white mallet putter. Looking down at the putter, it’s easy to see why this alignment system would help; it just seems impossible to set up to the ball off-center, or misaligned to the target.

Also, for anyone worried, you can rest easy. Yes, he’s still playing the 2013 TaylorMade TP MC irons, which we highlighted in our recent “Modern Classics: Old vs. New” video testing series.

FitzMagic teams back up

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And, with that, we say goodbye to the Zurich Classic in New Orleans. Don’t forget to check out all of our photos from this week, including 30 unique photo galleries full of equipment photos.

We’ll see you next week in Texas for the 2024 CJ Cup Byron Nelson!

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