Golf News – July 8, 2025

on July 8, 2025

Callaway Releases New Apex Forged Irons

CARLSBAD, CA – The Callaway X Forged lineup provides single piece forging in its purest form with 1020 Carbon Steel. The X Forged models are designed to provide precision for better players with clean looks, a Tour-preferred shape and a Tri-level sole that promotes smooth turf interaction and precise control. They’re engineered for professionals and elite ball strikers. The X Forged Max provides single piece forging from 1020 Carbon Steel that blends workability, feedback, and additional forgiveness compared to X Forged for better players in a mid-compact profile. It also includes a more player-friendly cavity back and offset, and a refined topline.

X FORGED

Pure Precision, Forged for Better Players
Crafted from a single piece of 1020 Carbon steel, X Forged Irons deliver the crisp sound and soft feel that discerning players demand—precision-engineered for professionals and elite ball strikers.
Clean Looks, Tour-Preferred Shape
X Forged features a streamlined cavity back, compact profile, minimal offset, and a thin topline—crafted to appeal to the eye of the better player.
Tri-Level Sole Design
X Forged Irons feature a tri-level sole with beveled leading and trailing edges, promoting smooth turf interaction and precise ball control through impact.

X FORGED MAX

Forged Precision, Pure Feel
Crafted from a single piece of 1020 Carbon steel, X Forged Max Irons deliver the soft feel and crisp
sound preferred by better players—along with a mid-compact profile that blends workability, feedback, andjust the right amount of forgiveness.
Clean Looks, Mid-Compact Shape
X Forged Max features a more player-friendly cavity back and offset, mid-compact profile, and a refined topline—crafted to appeal to the eye of the better player looking for workability and forgiveness.
Tri-Level Sole Design
X Forged Max Irons feature a tri-level sole with beveled leading and trailing edges, promoting smooth turf interaction and precise ball control through impact.

The Product at Retail date for each of these new offerings is 7/25.

Visit Callaway Golf HERE

PAYNTR Golf Announces Retail Partnership With Dick’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy

PORTLAND, OR – PAYNTR Golf, the fastest-growing performance golf footwear brand in North America, today announces a new retail partnership with DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy, bringing the brand’s innovative line of golf shoes into stores for the first time.

“Partnering with DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy marks a significant step forward for PAYNTR Golf,” said Mike Forsey, Co-founder and President of PAYNTR Golf. “It’s about more than in-store presence, it’s about delivering meaningful innovation at retail locations where we know players are looking for equipment that can deliver a performance advantage on the golf course.”

A curated selection of PAYNTR Golf’s most popular and performance-based footwear models are now available in-store at select DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy locations across the country as well as online at DICKS.comand GolfGalaxy.com.

This marks a pivotal advancement for PAYNTR Golf as the brand accelerates its retail expansion, delivering biomechanically engineered footwear to a broader audience of golfers striving for measurable performance gains on the course.

To commemorate the partnership, PAYNTR Golf unveiled the limited edition Clubhouse Collection, an exclusive release available only at DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy. Featuring unique colorways and design details, the collection draws inspiration from the rich traditions of championship golf. Each style pays tribute to the iconic host venues of the 2025 U.S. Open and The Open Championship, Oakmont Country Club and Royal Portrush, offering golfers a stylish and modern way to honor two of the game’s most legendary stages.

Current available PAYNTR Golf models at DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy include:

Special Edition Clubhouse Collection
Eighty Seven SC
Match Day
All Day
X 005 F

PAYNTR Golf shoes are engineered through the lens of biomechanics, giving players more traction, comfort, stability, and energy return from the ground up. The brand’s cutting-edge designs have earned accolades from top media outlets such as Golf Digest, GOLF Magazine, MyGolfSpy, Forbes, Travel + Leisure, and Golfweek, and continue to grow in popularity among amateur golfers, teaching professionals, and TOUR players alike.

The Clubhouse Collection and the core PAYNTR Golf lineup are now available in select DICK’S Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy locations and online.

Visit Golf Galaxy HERE

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