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Ping Debuts G15 and i15 on Tour
Last week the LPGA, European Tour, and PGA tours saw the latest digs from Ping Golf. Every 2 years Ping refreshes their products like clock work. We were able to talk to ping last week and the excitement was in the air. The LPGA tour rep said the player feedback was astounding.
After hitting the new i15 irons only a few times the players were sold. Ping has 5 sets of irons. The blade S-57, the players cavity back i-10, and the game improvement G10. The blade length for the irons are bigger than the last model i10. Many of our readership here on GolfWRX have been asking for a more forgiving cavity back that would separate the line more from the blade S-57. The i15 iron seems be just what the doctor ordered. Progressive offset more than the previous lines and a large heel to toe closer to the i5 model.
Here is a Pic of Lee Westwoods new i15
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In addition to the iron launch Ping showed of the much talked about i-15 driver. Wow this looks good. Blackish titanium and black and red paint scheme. Smaller head than the G15 driver, The Ping driver are always a popular choice for club fitters and players around he world. While they arnt square, don’t have movable weights or adjustability of any kind they perform. Players smash the ball long and straight with Ping drivers.
Here is Angels g-15 driver and Bubbas i-15 driver
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Photos from the 2026 Memorial Tournament
GolfWRX is on site this week at the Memorial Tournament, with both Alistair Cameron and Tour Photographer Greg Moore on the ground in Dublin, Ohio, where a strong field is assembled to pay homage to the Golden Bear.
In addition to WITB galleries, we’ve already been treated to an in-hand look at Tommy Fleetwood’s new TaylorMade Spider putters.
Check out links to all our photos below.
General Albums
WITB Albums
- Jason Day – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- Chris Gotterup – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
- SungJae Im – WITB – 2026 The Memorial
Pullout Albums
- Jason Day’s 1off Payntr golf shoes – 2026 The Memorial
- JT Poston’s TaylorMade Spider – 2026 The Memorial
- Cameron putter – 2026 The Memorial
- Tommy Fleetwood’s TM Spider putters – 2026 The Memorial
- New Mitsubishi Chemical 1K Pro Orange shaft – 2026 The Memorial
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Tour Tech Rundown: Heroic Henley
Around the world, the golf wheel spun this final week in May of 2026. From New Jersey to Austria, with stops in Korea, Texas, and North Carolina (don’t let me route your next trip) the world’s finest put their golf games on display. There were three playoffs, some known commodities and some new talent. It was the sort of week that we hope to have at this point in the seasons. June and July afford double-digit major events, and perhaps, one of this week’s champions will use this success as a springboard to new heights. Time to run it all down, tech style, in this week’s Tour Tech Rundown.
Thanks to WITBHub, Today’s Golfer, GolfWRX, and Inside Tour Golf for initial research into equipment.
PGA Tour @ Charles Schwab Challenge: Heroic Henley denies Cole
Eric Cole did nearly everything that a fellow can do, to secure a first PGA Tour title. He stayed one shot clear of Ryder Cup player Ben Griffin. He kept US Open champion Gary Woodland and wunderkind Michael Brennan two shots distant. He posted 70 on day four to reach twelve under par. And then, Russell Henley revealed his Dr. Strange cloak. Henley made 47 feet of birdie putts on holes 16, 17, and 18, to jump from minus-nine to twelve-deep, and secured a spot in a playoff with Cole. The duo returned to the final tee, and put on a stripe show.
Both golfers found the fairway off the tee, and Henley improved on his regulation play with an approach to four feet. Cole did himself proud, tucking an iron to a dozen feet, but he was unable to convert the putt for three. Henley is one of the best putters on tour, and he proved it once more by draining a putt for a fourth consecutive birdie, and a sixth PGA Tour title. For Eric Cole, that first victory should come, and soon. He has done everything necessary to earn the chalice lift.
Henley’s Suitcase
- Driver: Titleist TSi3 at 10 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70g 6.5 TX
- Metal: Titleist TS3 at 16.5 degrees. Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX
- Hybrid: Titleist TSi2 at 21 degrees. Shaft: Mitsubishi MMT hybrid 100 TX
- Iron: Titleist T250 4-iron. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 5-6 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf AMT Tour White X100
- Irons: Titleist T100 7-9 irons. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 48 and 50 degrees. Shaft: True Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue X100
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 at 54 and 60 degrees. Shaft: rue Temper Dynamic Golf Tour Issue S400
- Putter: Titleist Scotty Cameron T5 Tour Prototype
LPGA @ Shoprite LPGA: Welcome back, Celine!
Soo Bin Joo had her eyes on a maiden LPGA title. She held the lead after two rounds, then hit a red light at the intersection of can-I and how-To. Joo posted plus-two on day three in New Jersey, and dropped to a T4 finish, which was still a career-best for the young Korean golfer. Instead of a new face, a familiar face returned to the top of the podium.
Celine Boutier was the It Girl in 2023. She collected four victories, including a major title at Evian. Boutier reached world number one status, then simply faded into the background. No wins came her way over the next 30 months. On Sunday, she collected LPGA victory number seven, at the same trace as LPGA victory number two.
Day three saw Boutier manage the windswept Seaview Bay course with six birdies and a bogey. She was challenged in the end by Thailand’s Arpichaya Yubol, who signed for a 66 of her own. Yubol came up one shot shy of the top ladder rung. Finishing in third place at -7, two back of the winner, was Ireland’s Lauren Walsh.
Celine’s Suitcase
- Driver: PXG 0311 Black Ops Tour-1 at 9 degrees. Shaft: Graphite Design AD IZ-5
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Black Ops at 19 and 22 degrees. Shaft: KBS Hybrid Prototype
- Hybrid: PXG 0311 Gen5.
- Iron: PXG 0311 P Gen 4 5-9 irons
- Wedge: PXG 0311 T Gen 4 PW
- Wedges: PXG 0311 Sugar Daddy II at 50, 54, 58 degrees
- Putter: Bettinardi Studio Stock 3 DASS
DP World Tour @ Austrian Alpine: KK? KK!
Kota Kaneko has a rhythmic name. It has strong vowels and a run of voiceless stops in its crunchy K sounds. On Sunday in Austria, Kaneko put a stop to a challenge from Portugal’s Ricardo Gouveia and everyone else, and claimed a first-ever title on the DP World Tour. Gouveia did well to reach 16-under par over four days, but Kaneko held firm, two shots in the clear.
Davis Bryant of the USA also forged a strong challenge for the win. He ended in a tie with Gouveia for second place. Kaneko began and finished his final round in a bit of a malaise, but he caught fire midway through. Birdies at 10, 12, and 13 provided the necessary cushion to cruise to the finish line without breaking a serious sweat.
Kaneko’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping Max G440
- Metals: TaylorMade Qi4D at 15, 16.5, 21, and 24 degrees
- Irons: TaylorMade P760 5 and 6 irons
- Irons: TaylorMade P7TW 7-9 irons
- Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design at 46, 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Cruiser Arm Lock #7
Korn Ferry Tour @ UNC Health Championship: Improbably Alvaro
Alvaro Ortiz may have had a bit of scare on the outward nine on Sunday, but he came through in clutch fashion in the end. Ortiz began the day bogey-double, and added another double bogey at the 11th hole. He was mired in a downward trend, spiraling away from the top of the leader’s board. Ortiz found hope at the 14th, where his first birdie of the day tumbled home. Inspired, he closed with birdies and 17 and 18 to catch Ross Steelman at 10-under par, and the duo returned to the 18th deck for overtime.
The extra session concluded in brief time. Ortiz, buoyed by his newly-retrieved confidence, hit the fairway with driver, then approached to six feet and drained the putt. Gobsmacked, Steelman could do little more than smile and applaud, as his run at the top came to a close. The victory was the first for Ortiz on the KFT, and will implant him squarely in the chase for a PGA Tour promotion.
Alvaro’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping G430 MAX driver at 9 degrees loft
- Metal: Ping G430 MAX 3W
- Iron: Ping iDi Driving Iron
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S irons
- Wedges
- Putter: Scottsdale TR Piper C
A party on the green!
Alvaro’s time comes in Raleigh with his first win @UNCHealthChamp ? pic.twitter.com/2dmtZdbSzk
— Korn Ferry Tour (@KornFerryTour) May 31, 2026
LIV @ Korea: Me llamo Joaquin
Chile’s Joaquin Niemann had been away from the LIV winner’s circle throughout all of 2026. This week in Korea, he reminded us that he is still a force to consider. Niemann chased down Taylor Gooch over the closing holes at Asiad Country Club, then claimed victory with a hole-one birdie in extra time. Bryson DeChambeau claimed solo third, one shot in arrears at minus-eleven. Dustin Johnson finished on fourth, one putt farther back.
Niemann’s Suitcase
- Driver: Ping 440 LST
- Metal: Ping G440 Max at 15 degrees
- Metal: Ping G425 Max at 21 degrees
- Hybrid: Ping G430 at 25 degrees
- Irons: Ping Blueprint S 5 through PW
- Wedges: Ping S159 at 52, 56, and 60 degrees
- Putter: Ping PLD Anser
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Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Driver: Titleist TSi3 (10 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 70 6.5 TX

3-wood: Titleist TS3 (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Black 80 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Project X Denali Black 80 TX
Irons: Titleist T250 (4), Titleist T100 (5-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold AMT (4-6), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (7-9)

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F @47, 50-08F @51, 54-10S @55, 60-04T)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 (48), S400 (47)

Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom X5 Tour Prototype

Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x


Walt Wellsfry
Aug 25, 2009 at 12:21 am
I went to the local Golfsmith today and gave the new i15 irons a good look. I compared them side by side to the i10 irons and see almost no diffence in the club heads aside from the small tungsten toe-weight and the different color. I am a 10 handicap and currently play Ping i5 irons. There is NO way that I will go to a less forgiving club and spend hundreds to do it. Frankly, I was expecting something similar to the i5 with the tungsten weight and was prepared to purchase. I am disappointed on the one hand yet happy to hold onto my cash and continue playing a superior iron for my game. Even tour Pro’s like Mark Calcevechia have stayed with their i5’s. On another note, the new i15 and g15 woods and hybrids look great–especially the i15 series!
Max Schimmel
Aug 9, 2009 at 11:05 am
i10’s are much more appealing…
Mark
Jul 24, 2009 at 5:08 pm
These Are Not Lee Westwoods New Clubs, I Was At His Acedemy This Week And They Were Not In His Bag, Only The G15 Driver Not The Irons!!!!
Steve
Jul 24, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Perhaps I’m both biased and wrong, but the photo and description of the I15 reminds me of my backup set of I3O’s…
Larger head, more forgiving cavity back…is this a case of back to the future?
Adam
Jul 19, 2009 at 8:41 am
I have the i10 irons now with the g10 woods , and I can’t wait to try the g15 and the new i15 driver !
chad brown
Jul 15, 2009 at 4:26 pm
new look looks great!!! Can’t wait to hit them
cjb
Jul 15, 2009 at 9:24 am
Visited Ping Scandinavia today and had an i15 iron in my hand. The shape was something in between G10 and i10 but they looked nicer with the new colors.
They also told me that they will be in stores about aug/sept world wide.
pingg
Jul 14, 2009 at 10:09 pm
i15 irons are exactly what I’ve been waiting on from PING. As a long time MX-23 user felt S57’s/i10’s were too small and the offset in the G10s was obnoxious.
Can’t wait to see them.
PM
Jul 14, 2009 at 7:03 pm
The cavity sticker can easily be removed with a sharp knife. Then a little acetone to remove any remaining glue.
cjb
Jul 14, 2009 at 2:52 pm
When will the G and i15 series be in the store?
I’m looking for a new driver and the i15 would be nice, but we might have to waith until next year here in Sweden i guess..
jr
Jul 14, 2009 at 11:54 am
Those things look like they were designed by Spock. The only thing missing are little antennas and glowing lights.
mmack067
Jul 14, 2009 at 11:01 am
Those irons are the most appealing to me but those drivers look great!! Love the colours and it just looks like a classic shape. Can’t wait to hit one.
jvalley
Jul 14, 2009 at 10:20 am
The i15 driver looks nice. It may be in my bag soon…
cj
Jul 14, 2009 at 7:27 am
Wow that is a busy cavity back! I love the S57 anyway. I’m still curious about nobody….nobody(?) getting paid to play Ping? You mean Cabrera got no incentive after winning at Oakmont? Is this just hogwash?
I love the I15 driver look!
scarywoody
Jul 14, 2009 at 1:13 am
“Many of our readership here on GolfWRX have been asking for a more forgiving cavity back that would separate the line more from the blade S-57”
These people need to buy the G series! The i series was a great compromise between a blade and a game improvement iron. I’ll wait until I hit them, but I’m dissapointed to see the i series moving towards the G series.