Tour Edge For the ‘W’

Keep doing the same thing you’ve been doing for nearly 40 years and at some point, what you do starts to … blend. It doesn’t become any less remarkable; it’s just less conspicuous than it once was.

Tour Edge has been producing high-quality golf clubs and selling them at attractively low prices since 1986 and with each passing launch, the rise of your eyebrows might lower just a smidge. Don’t get us wrong, releasing great–value golf equipment that performs well and doesn’t ask too much of your wallet will never grow old. But Tour Edge introducing another hi-tech yet affordable item probably isn’t the news story it used to be. It happens too often for that.

So when David Glod’s company releases a product that causes you to whisper a silent “Wow”, you can be sure it’s worth your attention.

The Wingman putter first appeared in 2020 and is now in its third generation (the Wingman wedge was issued at the end of 2023). Glod, the manufacturer’s founder, CEO and lead designer, has retained a few of the features that made the previous two iterations so popular but has also made some significant alterations in the 800 Series that will be available a little more than two weeks from now.

For starters, the new Wingman is $30 less than the 700 Series was on its release date. When the previous model was already significantly more affordable than the majority of other manufacturers’ putters, a further reduction is newsworthy.  

This time, there is no face insert. Instead, a soft TPU layer (Tour Edge’s familiar VIBRCOR), that’s visible on the sole, sits 4.5mm behind the 431 Stainless Steel face, giving what Tour Edge describes as “a steel-like feel with a bit more ‘give’”.  The face itself features a milled pattern of ‘W’s, and the combination of TPU (Thermoplastic polyurethane) and face-milling ensures a level of feel and precision you’d expect to see/feel with vastly more expensive putters.

An aluminum sole-plate with a hollow center allows weight to be added to the putters’ extremities, increasing the MOI and making each model stable and forgiving. The Alignment stripe is a powerful visual cue, and the Golf Pride Pro Only Midsize Pistol Grip is a great addition. The first thing you’ll notice about the new Wingman 800 Series, though (well, besides the shape of the putterhead and the alignment stripe, perhaps), is its striking Navy PVD (Physical Vapor Deposition) finish. Performance isn’t everything, of course – it’s got to look good, too.

There are six models – three shapes, each with two hosel varieties.
801 – This super-max MOI mallet is a mid-toe–hang model that’s ideal for a slight–arc stroke.
802 – a face-balanced, high MOI mallet designed for straight-back-and-through strokes.
803 – Slightly more compact than the 801/802 but still high-MOI. Mid-toe hang.
804 – Face-balanced mallet design.
805 – More blade-like in appearance but still high MOI. Mid-toe-hang.
806 – Plumber’s neck hosel.

$170
Length – 34” and 35”
Right-hand only
Available at retail – April 15th
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