Equipment
XXIO launches 2025 Prime Royal Edition
Today, XXIO has unveiled its all-new ultra-lightweight Prime Royal Edition collection. Built especially for women and senior golfers, XXIO crafts these clubs to be easy to swing and pleasing to the eye.
From a technical standpoint, XXIO highlights an all-new BiFlex Face, which expands the sweet spot, enhancing ball speeds for increased distance and forgiveness across the face.
Additionally, a precision milling pattern on the woods promotes consistent contact, and a draw-biased design gives golfers the help they need to find more fairways.
XXIO Prime Royal Edition: Key technology
BiFlex Face: Reinforces specific areas of the face to optimize ball speed and expand the high COR region.
ActivWing: Utilizes aerodynamic shaping to stabilize clubhead delivery and promote consistent impact.
Cannon Sole (fairways, hybrids): Lowers CG for optimal launch and distance while allowing strategic weight placement.
SP-1300K shaft: Lightweight carbon fiber shaft with an advanced NANOALLOY resin matrix for improved swing speed and flexibility. Gold ion plating enhances the premium aesthetic.

XXIO Prime Royal Edition irons
The XXIO Prime Royal Edition irons feature a four-piece construction and an expanded Rebound Frame, designed for faster ball speeds and higher launch. Coupled with a low Center of Gravity (CG), these irons offer enhanced control and forgiveness, ensuring a stable and predictable trajectory.
For female golfers, the XXIO Prime Royal Edition Ladies Package Set provides a complete 10-piece configuration tailored for women-specific performance.
What XXIO says
“The Royal Edition collection combines aesthetic appeal with performance optimization. This generation, we equipped the Woods with new features to help golfers find more stability in their swing. This includes a new Precision Milling Pattern to help with consistency, as well as a Draw-Biased design to help keep more balls in the fairway. And with anything XXIO, the visual aspect of the clubs provides an elegant look in both men and women’s offerings.”— Ryan Polanco, XXIO General Manager
Pricing, specs, availability
XXIO Prime Royal Edition Men’s & Ladies
- Driver: $1,199.99
- Fairway Wood: $799.99
- Hybrid: $499.99
Irons (6-piece graphite, 7-PW): $2,099.99
Single iron graphite (5i, 6i): $349.99
XXIO Prime Royal Edition Ladies Package Set: $5,299.99
At retail: February 14
Equipment
Neal Shipley, AKA, the “Big Fridge’s,” custom stamping
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.
Equipment
From the GolfWRX Classifieds: L.A.B. Purple DF3 with Masters cover
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
Whats in the Bag
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 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
