Callaway’s new Opus wedges bring a new look and more spin

After prototypes appeared earlier this year, golfers have been patiently waiting for Callaway to release their new Opus wedges. Now, after years of R&D with the world’s best golfers and countless iterations, they are set to come up with two new versions that will go on sale from July 26, 2024, again with a starting price of $180.

In terms of victories, the new Opus wedges have already won two majors; Xander Schauffele at the 2024 PGA Championship and Yuka Saso at the 2024 US Women’s Open. Opus wedges have also been used to rack up more wins on the PGA Tour thanks to Akshay Bhatia remaining with Chris Kirk, as well as a win on the LPGA Tour thanks to Ruoning Yin.

Opus wedge technology

For drivers, we’re talking about distance, with irons we’re talking about forgiveness, and with wedges, we’re talking about spin – and there’s no shortage of spin with Callaway’s new Opus wedges thanks to a combination of technology to better grip the golf ball cover, which together is called Spin Gen face technology.

The first part is a new stiffer groove pitch that allows them to be placed closer together – the closer the grooves are the more grip they have, like treading on a tyre.

The second part of the Spin Gen is an offset groove-in-groove with small angled features. These small areas work in all conditions, but especially help when the face is open and runs straight down the swing lane for added traction and extra spin.

Finally, the wedge engineers at Callaway went beyond the desks and counters of their design studio to find that quartz makes excellent explosives to create an even more aggressive face blast texture to add spin and bite, especially on partial shots. at low speed.

Opus composition and digestion

This is where Callaway got deep into the weeds with their tour players to create the most tested tour wedges.

Opus wedges feature a higher toe profile and some radii in the center to improve the look from address, and the transition from the top line to the hosel is reduced for more appeal.

On the underside of the wedges, four redesigned grinds help them stay close to the ground when shooting open faces and improve mid-range speed.

Opus Platinum wedges

To add another level of technology and performance, Callaway also announces Opus Platinum wedges made with the MIM process – metal injection molding to bring more precision through the manufacturing process. Wedges with 17 grams of tungsten are integrated behind the top line to raise the center of gravity to help improve launch and control on green turns.

This technology is on the face of the Spin Gen and the new preferred orientation of the tour.

Price and availability

The Callaway Opus wedges will be available in stores starting July 26th and are priced at $180 each. They come in a brushed chrome or black shade with a completely green version available as a Callaway Custom.

The stock shafts are True Temper Dynamic Gold MID 115g steel and UST Recoil DART HDC shaft 65g graphite.

The Callaway Opus Platinum wedges will be available in stores starting August 16th and are priced at $230 each. They will come in chrome or blue and will be available with a True Temper Dynamic Gold MID 115g steel shaft.

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Ryan Barath is GOLF Magazine and GOLF.com’s senior editor of equipment. He has an extensive fitness and club building background with over 20 years of experience working with golfers of all skill levels, including PGA Tour players. Prior to joining the staff, he was the lead content strategist for Tour Experience Golf, Toronto, Canada.