Equipment
Spotted: Min Woo Lee’s Callaway Apex Forged prototype blades
We’ve seen plenty of new equipment launched so far in 2025, but Min Woo Lee might be trying to outshine it all with his new custom Callaway Apex Forged blades! Callaway isn’t giving out information on the chef’s custom irons, but we can assume that there aren’t many of them floating around; this could be the only set!
The irons are mostly free of markings — other than the large chevron etched on the back and “Apex Forged” on the hosel. Shaping on these blades is definitely more modern with a very unique topline that features two angles, which might be used to make the iron suit Lee’s eye from address.
A large rear muscle sits low on the iron and looks to protrude further out from the back toe compared to more traditional blades on the market. The muscle then tapers back closer to the blade down near the heel. This design could be used to move the center of gravity exactly where Lee wants it for a specific ball flight or a particular feel as the club rotates through the swing. Milling marks look to be all over the irons, including the back, further making me think these are one-off or very limited edition irons.
Looking at the sole, a heavy trailing edge grind is present on the irons. This will let the sole play more narrow and allow the club to release from the turf more easily and quickly. A very blunt leading edge seems to be present to help keep the divots shallow and it could be the shadow but it almost looks like the sole has a small V on it. From the picture of the toe and the full sole, down near the heel, it looks like they could have something going on — perhaps akin to Srixon’s Tour V Sole. That style sole is very versatile and allows the player to hit a variety of shots without digging or slowing the club down.
Of course, this is all speculation from the photos. Hopefully, Callaway will give us some more details soon!
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2025 AT&T Pebble Beach Pro Am
Neal Shipley was the first to admit that he enjoyed his food while in college. But since his days at Ohio State, he’s slimmed down and earned a PGA Tour Card.
That hasn’t stopped him from having fun with his wedge stampings, though it’s led to some misunderstandings.
On the 54 (degree), we have ‘Big Fudge,'” Shipley told GolfWRX. “It was supposed to be ‘Big Fridge,’ so this happened a little while ago. ‘Big Fridge’ was a nickname between my college teammates and I, with ‘fridge’ meaning stomach, a big stomach.
“We told the Ping guys to put … ‘Big Fridge’ on it, and I think maybe some bad cell service or something, and they thought I said ‘fudge,’ so they put fudge on it.”
On Shipley’s 50-degree he also continues the food theme, this time with his go-to order at the “Golden Arches,” and his stamping “DONS 7.”
“The number 7 meal, the two cheeseburger meal, that was my McDonald’s order, back when I would have McDonald’s frequently,” Shipley shared.
At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.
It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.
Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @raw10628 has a L.A.B. DF3 putter and Masters putter cover up for grabs.
From the listing: “Some great items here today, time to thin out and make room for next set of gear. All prices include shipping.
LAB DF3 Purple 33.5” 68° lie with TPT – $725. LAB Masters release DF3 cover – $150.”
To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4
3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
5-wood: Ping G440 Max (19 degrees @18)
Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4
Hybrid: Ping G440 (23 degrees)
Shaft: Oban Isawa Red Hybrid Shaft 04 Flex 70 Gms
Irons: Srixon ZXi7 (5-P)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i80
Wedges: Cleveland RTZ (50-MID, 54-FULL, 58-MID)
Shafts: Aerotech SteelFiber Private Reserve i105
Putter: L.A.B. Golf OZ.1i
Shaft: ACCRA Putter Shaft
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Aaron Rai’s winning WITB: 2026 PGA Championship
Russell Henley’s winning WITB: 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
Photos from the 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
CJ Cup Byron Nelson Tour Report: Koepka and Kim’s newest putters finally get hot
Charles Schwab Challenge Tour Report: MacIntyre, Åberg and Spaun all switch putters, TaylorMade launches new Spider
Details on J.J. Spaun’s surprise putter switch
GolfWRX Launch Report: 2026 Titleist GTS drivers
Photos from the 2026 Charles Schwab Challenge
PGA Championship Tour Report: Fitzpatrick, Koepka among big-name putter switches for Aronimink
Photos from the ShopRite LPGA
Maria Torres WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: Ping G440 LST (9 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 5-M4 3-wood: Ping G440 Max (15 degrees) Shaft: Accra TourZ Green 6-M4 5-wood: Ping G440...
Eric Cole WITB 2026 (June)
Driver: PXG Lightning Tour Max (9 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 70 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D (15 degrees) Shaft:...
Si Woo Kim WITB 2026 (May)
Driver: Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond (8.5 degrees) Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X Mini driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Mini...
Wyndham Clark’s winning WITB: 2026 CJ Cup Byron Nelson
Driver: TaylorMade Qi4D (10.5 degrees) Shaft: Project X Titan Yellow 60 TX 3-wood: TaylorMade Qi4D Tour (15 degrees) Shaft: Project...
WSinTX
Jan 31, 2025 at 1:22 pm
They are beautiful for a callaway product. I wonder if somebody else forged them and they just stamped them?
P
Jan 31, 2025 at 12:02 am
So they are probably Miura, right? LOL
rjvanro
Jan 30, 2025 at 8:21 pm
Might actually consider those if Callaway keeps them clean and doesn’t add a bunch of emblems and ugly graphics. Odds of that are probably close to zero though.