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GolfWRX Spotted: Costco Kirkland Signature wedges on USGA Conforming List
After a year of speculation, we can now say without a doubt, that Costco is in the process of producing a set of Kirkland Signature wedges—gap (52 degrees), sand (56 degrees), and lob (60 degrees) to be released sometime in the near future.
We can only make this assumption based on the fact that at least three clubs have been submitted and approved under the USGA/R&A groove conformity rule with the lofts: 52, 56, and 60 degrees—although the only image featured is of a 52 degrees.
We do not have any official information at this time beyond having spotted the wedges on the conforming list, but judging by the fact that they appear to be fully finished cosmetic samples, we can guess that it could be a short time before these start showing up in Costco warehouses.
From the available image and description, it appears the wedges will be made of carbon steel—most likely cast—and will feature milled faces to maximize spin. These are all features we see from some of the top manufacturers, so now it will come down to how this potential wedge set will be priced.
Costco Kirkland Signature wedges: How did we get here?
It was just this May, when after long speculation, Costco introduced the KS1 Putter to great fanfare, and we at GolfWRX had the exclusive: The story behind the new Costco KS1 putter. The putter sold out within days at warehouses around the United States.
Now on the heels of the putter and the Kirkland Signature golf ball, which we should note, the three-piece is one of the most reviewed and highly rated products on Costco.com, it looks as if recent speculation: With the success of the Kirkland putter, what’s next for Costco and golf? could be correct in that they plan to introduce a set of 3 stock wedges to golf consumers.
As Costco states on its website
“The Kirkland Signature brand stands for quality above all else—quality that meets or exceeds leading national brands.”
We have no idea about what shafts or grips my be part of this package set of wedges but either way, I’m sure that whatever they are priced at, they will be sure to once again shake up the golf equipment industry.
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- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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- Rory McIlroy what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
5-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (18 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 9 X
Irons: TaylorMade Proto (4), TaylorMade Rors Proto (5-9)
Shaft: Project X 7.0 (4-9)
Wedges: TaylorMade MG4 (46-09SB, 50-09SB, 54-11SB), Titleist Vokey Design WedgeWorks (58-K @59)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (46-54), Project X 6.5 Wedge (60)
Putter: TaylorMade Spider Tour X3
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy Pistol Tour
Ball: 2024 TaylorMade TP5x
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Rory McIlroy’s WITB in the forums.
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Ping PLD putters have been a very common site on profesional tours. Pros seem to gravitate toward the PLD line’s custom options and precision milling. We have seen the PLD line expanded over the years, but we haven’t seen too many, if any, large mallets.
This week we spotted a PLD putter in Nate Lashley’s bag that has a similar look to the old Ping Wolverine head shape. This putter is a large mallet with the famous “claws” on the outside and oval center that housed the alignment aid.
Nick’s putter has the PLD logo on the back but also looks like it might have an insert installed on the face. It is hard to tell but at the address picture, it looks like the face is a lighter material than the rest of the putters. The putter is center-shafted and should be face-balanced with a high MOI for stability and forgiveness on mishits. The sole is completely milled and has no markings of name or technologies that might be present in the head. A single white site line is on the top of the putter for alignment.
Nick’s putter is finished off with a chrome steel shaft and a Super Stroke Zenergy Flatso 2.0 grip in black and white.
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Aug 17, 2020 at 11:29 pm
Why… I mean why….? Btw, I am a Costco member myself.
T$
Jul 30, 2020 at 3:24 pm
It’s just a bummer they only come in packs of 10.
Costco rules
Jul 29, 2020 at 1:28 pm
I love these comments from some that because it made by costco it has inferior design, inferior materials, inferior production and must me something wrong……they obviously are not members of Costco, nor have had any experience with the Kirkland quality.
Lowell
Jul 29, 2020 at 12:12 pm
Best return policy. Im gonna give them a go rather than just saying I dont like them because they are from costco.
Bob
Jul 29, 2020 at 9:41 am
I would love for them to make a 50, 54 & 58 degree set! Look at the LPGA and even some PGA players that play the lower lofts! Plus, it fits in better with today’s sets that have a 45 degree pitching wedge! Going from a 44 or 45 degree PW to a 52 gap is quite a bit.
gwelfgulfer
Jul 29, 2020 at 11:35 am
This. Makes no sense to only make these lofts given the direction OEM’s are pushing clubs. Doesn’t hurt that this has been my loft set up for over 10 years now. But good on them for doing this. Just shows what we already know, that the OEM’s are gouging hard on the 2 markets they are entering, to the point that they feel there is a need they can fill.
Catherine
Jul 30, 2020 at 3:16 am
I completely agree with you!
Costco customer
Jul 29, 2020 at 9:26 am
The 3 piece golf ball sucked. The 4 piece was excellent.
Jack Nash
Jul 29, 2020 at 5:30 pm
I found the 3 piece spun just as good as the Pro V if not better. There was a Brit Pro on YouTube who did a test and with wedges and the Costco ball was min. 400 rpms better from a buck and a quarter in.
Bruce
Jul 29, 2020 at 6:09 am
Being from Canada we will not likely see the wedges or putter in Cdn Costco warehouses. Too bad; golf clubs have gotten way too expensive, we need Costco’s quality products @ fair prices.
Jack Nash
Jul 29, 2020 at 5:34 pm
You can buy them, and ship them to a U.S. boarder City warehouse then cross and bring them home with you. There’s a few in Port Huron Mich. that people from Southern Ont. use all the time.
jgpl001
Jul 29, 2020 at 4:06 am
I am afraid I just do not see the attraction, not even curiosity
Just now you can find the SM7 and RTX4 at a big discount, for me it would be an easy choice
Paulo
Jul 29, 2020 at 12:26 am
I’m going to legally change my name to “Kirkland” and save a fortune on stamping
Delbert
Jul 28, 2020 at 10:20 pm
Everyone’s a Wiener at Costco!
Carl
Jul 28, 2020 at 7:14 pm
As my old friend used to say, those things are ugly enough to scare the dark out of the closet
Garrett
Jul 28, 2020 at 4:54 pm
I wonder if these will come in a lovely pizza-oil grease finish…
George Stevenson
Jul 28, 2020 at 1:36 pm
Yes to hot dogs!
Santosh
Jul 28, 2020 at 11:56 am
Obviously, someone is making them for Costco/Kirkland. Who could it be? Cleveland?
Cody Reeder
Jul 28, 2020 at 10:58 am
Producing is a bit of an insult to actual companies with R&D. These are no more than blanks purchased basically off Alibaba with kirkland printed on them then sold for a profit.
Good system, good profit. but they didn’t “produce” them.
Blah
Jul 28, 2020 at 11:19 am
And taylormade mg2 Are artisan golf ripoffs. Who copied macgregor. Nothing is new. Everyone recycles old ideas with new marketing. The new sim is a rip off of old taylormade v sole tech which Adams used. Keep drinking the kool aid
jim
Jul 28, 2020 at 11:47 am
Wow, do you believe the stuff you are saying?
The SIM is a ripoff of the old V-sole? I never knew the V-sole had a titanium face, an 80g sole plate, and a carbon crown.
The MG2 is a ripoff of the Artisan golf wedges? Hmmmm. Didn’t the MG proceed the MG2? Artisan is doing milled soles on their wedges?
While the sand wedge hasn’t changed much since Gene Sarazen added bounce to the sand wedge in 1932, TM certainly didn’t copy Artisan. Especially since TM has been making wedges a lot longer.
eddie
Jul 28, 2020 at 4:53 pm
Design & materials are two different things.
JTB
Aug 3, 2020 at 7:34 pm
Taylormade and Adams were the same company at the time under the adidas umbrella to be fair
Anthony Chapman
Jul 28, 2020 at 11:43 am
What R&D is there really now with wedges? Wedges, like putters have become so overpriced with no performance gains. If the sole grind matches, wedges from several years ago are just as good.
JP
Jul 29, 2020 at 11:22 am
And how do your “actual companies” make their wedges? Does Artisan, Vokey, Cleveland, or TaylorMade have their own foundry in the US where they pour their blanks before finishing? Or do they do exactly as you suggest, buy blanks from China and have them finished in China with their stamping?
stanley
Jul 28, 2020 at 10:40 am
i can’t lie folks. i am going to give them a try.
DJ
Jul 28, 2020 at 1:26 pm
me too! and i’ll get a hot dog while i’m there