Equipment
Tour Edge unveils four new iron sets as part of Exotics 723 Series

Tour Edge has today announced four new iron sets as part of the all-new Exotics 723 Series.
The all-new Exotics 723 Series irons include the more compact C723 iron and the feel enhanced E723 iron. Both the Extreme (E) and Competition (C) ranges feature new technologies and setups designed to produce different playing characteristics targeting a specific player.
Per the company, the performance and design goals of the Exotics 723 Irons from Tour Edge R&D are to provide every level of golfer with two extreme distance irons that feature full-face forgiveness and ball speed with a perfected sound and feel.
“Once again, we’ve made the tour-popular C723 player’s distance iron smaller than the previous iteration with a thinner top-line and shorter blade length. With the E723 iron, we expanded the sweet spot by adding more injected VIBRCOR performance TPU inside the clubhead. These are the best-looking and feeling E and C Exotics irons to date. The performance we’ve seen out of these irons has been extremely impressive to go along with these sharp new looks and impressive feel that we have created.” – Tour Edge master club designer and President David Glod
Tour Edge is also launching the new Exotics Pro 723 Forged irons and the special-release Exotics BL Proto Blade irons as part of the 723 Series.
Exotics E723 Iron
This ultra-premium extreme distance iron is loaded with tech, including Tour Edge’s revolutionary VIBRCOR technology and breakthrough Diamond Face VFT technology that seeks to give these irons incredible power and feel.
Key Features:
VIBRCOR Technology – A high-grade TPU strategically injected into the deep 360-degree undercut pocket to create this unique speed-inducing and feel-enhancing internal technology.
The E723 Irons feature more VIBRCOR in the clubhead to further enhance feel and create more speed. It also now features visible VIBRCOR on the back of the clubhead. VIBRCOR TPU significantly alters the feel of the clubhead, produces faster ball speed, dampens sound and shock, and creates perimeter weighting around the entire clubhead for maximum forgiveness and power off the face. VIBRCOR allows for this sleek, extremely long and forgiving iron head to have the support, sound and feel of a forged iron in an Extreme Game Improvement iron body.
Diamond Face VFT – Different diamond shapes of variable face thickness behind the face function as minitrampolines to create faster ball speeds and expand the sweet spot to outer areas of the face. There are 99 total Diamond shapes featured on Diamond Face VFT that cover the entire face of the E723 Iron.
Diamond Face VFT features three different thicknesses in an interweaving pattern and features a face thickness reduction on the heel and toe for even greater forgiveness.
The mini trampolines that make-up Diamond Face VFT create faster ball speeds and an expanded sweet spot. The full-face increase in Diamond Face VFT coverage to the extreme heel and toe coverage ball speed on off-center hits while also greatly aiding forgiveness on these strikes.
360° Undercut Design – The design is a one-piece high-strength steel body with a 360-degree Undercut Design. What does it do? It lowers the CG to produce a higher launch and increases face flexing, ball speed and overall distance across the entire face. The multi-material electroform cap now features carbon fiber for added perimeter weighting.
Extreme Toe Weighting – Extreme Toe Weighting achieved on the high toe in the rear portion of the club along with a new toe weighting pocket. This dual toe weighting elongates the sweet spot to achieve a higher MOI and strategic CG positioning right behind center face and further optimizes the sound and feel of the iron.
Price & Availability
- Price: $114.99 each in graphite /$799.99 for 7-piece set in graphite; $99.99 each in steel /$699.99 for 7-piece set in steel
- Available: Pre-sale February 8th; At retail March 1st
Exotics C723 Iron
This ultra-premium player’s distance iron features tech such as VIBRCOR technology and Tour Edge’s breakthrough Diamond Face VFT technology that is designed to give these irons incredible power and feel.
Key Features:
VIBRCOR Technology – A high-grade TPU injected into the hollow-body pocket to create a new speed inducing and feel-enhancing internal technology. VIBRCOR performance gel injected into the hollow-body cavity produces faster ball speed, dampen sound and shock at impact and to create perimeter weighting around the entire clubhead for maximum forgiveness and power off the face.
VIBRCOR treatment creates the feel of a full flush cavity iron in a sleek, extremely long and forgiving iron head that has the support, sound and feel of a forged iron in a player’s distance iron body.
Diamond Face VFT – Different diamond shapes of variable face thickness behind the face function as minitrampolines to create faster ball speeds and expand the sweet spot to outer areas of the face. There are 94 total Diamond shapes featured on Diamond Face VFT that cover the entire face of the C723 iron.
Military Grade Maraging Steel L-Cup Face – A high-strength forged Military-Grade Maraging Steel Face is plasma-welded onto a 17-4 stainless steel body. This ultra-high-strength steel is used in aerospace, with applications including landing gear, helicopter undercarriages, slat tracks and rocket motor cases and other applications which require a high strength-to-weight material.
This allowed Tour Edge to produce a significantly thinner face, the thinnest in an Exotics iron to date. It also helped dramatically increase face flex across a greater surface area of the club face.
The L-Cup Face acts as a hinge designed to improve accuracy and protect off-center ball speed.
Hollow-body Design with Player Preferred Shaping – The hollow-body Exotics C723 Iron features a 5% smaller clubhead with a shorter blade length and a thinner topline. The more classic shape of the C723 features more traditional lofting from iron to iron.
This hollow-body iron design of the Exotics C723 Iron offers extreme perimeter weighting to create the distance and forgiveness of a metalwood combined with the feel and control of a forged iron set. The hollow body design allows for increased face flex, and the ability to have a thinner face and a deeper CG in a thin-sole iron design.
Price & Availability
- Price: $144.99 each in graphite /$999.99 for 7-piece set in graphite; $129.99 each in steel /$899.99 for 7-piece set in steel
- Available: Pre-sale February 8th; At retail March 1st
Exotics Pro 723 Forged Iron
Per Tour Edge, this slightly larger forged cavity-back iron came about via tour feedback asking for player-shaped forgiveness. The ultra-premium Pro 723 Forged irons are CNC milled to precise tolerances and the face grooves designed to maximize performance throughout the set is also CNC milled in a bid to offer the thinnest face possible without sacrificing feel.
Key Features:
Player Shaped Forgiveness – A slightly larger forged cavity design based on tour player feedback. The larger CNC milled cavity allowed Tour Edge engineers to move critical weight behind the center of the face and to the lower portion of the head for maximum forgiveness while maintaining a thin top line and classic look at address.
Meticulous Machining Process – Every iron head spends over an hour being CNC milled to exacting tolerances. After the forging process, the faces are CNC milled to precise tolerances and the face grooves are designed to maximize performance throughout the set.
The heel and toe pockets in the cavity are also CNC milled to offer the thinnest face possible without sacrificing feel.
VIBRCOR Filled Cavity – A VIBRCOR TPU badge located inside the cavity. The VIBRCOR dampens shock and provides a buttery muscle-back feel while aiding perimeter weighting and overall forgiveness.
Center Cavity Pad – A thick pad of extra steel in the center of the cavity behind the face. The added weight in the center of the cavity allows for center hits to have greater power. It also allows the heel and toe pockets of the cavity to be precision milled as thin as possible to provide maximum forgiveness and feel on off-center contact.
Price & Availability
- Price: $169.99 each in steel; $1189.99 for 7-piece set in steel
- Available: Pre-sale February 8th; At retail March 1st
Exotics BL Proto Iron
Tour Edge chief designer David Glod worked directly with Bernhard Langer perfecting every millimeter of these milled forged blades.
The long irons feature some special tech with two tungsten plugs directly behind the face. The proto irons feature a slightly larger forged cavity design. A VIBRCOR badge and over an hour of machining time on each iron head is the calling card of these irons.
“After Langer first put these new prototype irons into play at the 2022 Masters, we have continued with the ageless wonder to tune them in just right,” said Glod. “Along the way I realized that this was the perfect blade for a ton of golfers out there that don’t ever really get an opportunity to purchase. Bernhard likes a lot of offset in his blades, which is a rare thing to find. So, I decided that we will announce a special release with these prototypes to help fill a niche that exists in the marketplace. Stay tuned!”
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Whats in the Bag
Troy Merritt WITB 2023 (March)

- Troy Merritt what’s in the bag accurate as of the WM Phoenix Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees @9.25)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana BF 70 TX
3-wood: Titleist TSi2 (15 degrees @ 14.25)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist H2 818 (19 degrees)
Shaft: KBS Tour Hybrid Prototype 105 S+
Irons: Titleist T200 (2-5), Titleist T100 (6-PW)
Shafts: KBS Tour C-Taper 125 S+
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F, 54-14F, 58-08M)
Shafts: KBS Tour 120 S
Putter: Yes! C-Groove Mollie Tour
Grip: SuperStroke Traxion Pistol GT Tour
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
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Whats in the Bag
Sam Burns’ winning WITB: 2023 WGC-Dell Match Play

Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond S (9 degrees @10.3)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 7 TX (45 inches, tipped .5)
3-wood: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond T (16 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Hybrid: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees @19,9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 8 X
Irons: Callaway Apex TCB (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X 125 6.5
Wedges: Callaway Apex TCB (AW), Callaway MD5 Jaws Raw (56-10S @55, 60-12X)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (AW), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56)
Putter: Odyssey O-Works #7S Black
Grip: Odyssey
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Callaway Chrome Soft X
More Sam Burns WITBs
- Sam Burns WITB 2023 (January)
- Sam Burns WITB 2022 (August)
- Sam Burns WITB 2022 (June)
- Sam Burns WITB 2021 (December)
- Sam Burns WITB 2021 (May)
- Sam Burns WITB 2021 (April)
- Sam Burns WITB 2021 (February)
- Sam Burns WITB 2020
- Sam Burns WITB 2018
- Sam Burns WITB 2017 (Callaway)
- Sam Burns winning WITB: 2022 Charles Schwab Challenge
- Sam Burns winning WITB: 2022 Valspar Championship
- Sam Burns winning WITB: 2021 Sanderson Farms Championship
- Sam Burns winning WITB 2021 Valspar Championship
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19th Hole
The current average driving distance of men and women amateur golfers by age and handicap

Distance in the game of golf is one of the hottest topics currently in the sport, especially with the USGA and R&A’s recent announcement that a plan is in place to roll back the golf ball for professional players.
When it comes to the amateur game, just how far are you hitting the ball compared to those in your age and handicap group?
Thanks to Arccos and their recently published study, you can find that out.
Per the report, which used data based on over 20 million drives – using Driver only – from the Arccos dataset, the numbers show that men’s numbers have increased on the previous year’s study but are down on the 2018 data. At the same time, women’s distance trends are continuing a downturn.
As for age and handicap, you can check out the full data and breakdown below, which also includes accuracy off the tee.
Men
Distance
Accuracy
Women
Distance
Accuracy
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RT
Mar 21, 2023 at 11:57 am
MIX OF COBRA,LITTLE TM,WILSON,CALLY!!!!! NOT A FAN OF HOLL0W BODY HEADS IN IRONS , GROOVES LOOK GOOD,
A GRAB BAG OF COPIES ROLLED UP, HIT OR MISS TIME WILL TELL..
Anthony B. Sanders
Feb 12, 2023 at 9:43 am
Like Tour Edge Exotics … until this version. That huge plastic/rubber thing across the back looks cheap and terrible.