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Wilson Golf is about to become the latest manufacturer to launch a new utility iron.
The Staff Model Utility iron was used first by its tour advisory staffer, Gary Woodland, during his US Open victory earlier this year.
Originally created as a prototype for elite tour players, the new iron also had direct input from PGA Tour winner Brendan Steele, who suggested making it a higher-launching club and changing its cosmetics to look like the Wilson Staff Model Blade iron, which was another club used by Woodland as he marched to victory at Pebble Beach.
Since then, former Open champions Pádraig Harrington and Paul Lawrie also have put the club into play and put their weight behind the company introducing it to the wider golfing public.
The new utility iron is designed to deliver a combination of distance, reliability and forgiveness, and it features 7g of weight positioned low in the clubhead to provide an increased launch angle.
The hollow head has the same high-strength maraging steel face found in the Wilson Staff C300 irons, which is intended to provide greater ball speeds across the entire clubface, even on off-centre hits.
“We created the Staff Model Utility Iron to meet the demand of our tour staff and following their position feedback, it was impossible for us not to put it into the 2020 range,” said Doug Wright, Wilson Golf’s global commercial director. “The iron delivers incredible performance and reliability for golfers who want confidence with their long irons, whilst offering the higher ball flight of a hybrid club.”
The new Staff Model Utility Iron is available in 18-, 21- and 24-degree lofts, which equate to the lofts found on traditional 2-, 3- and 4-irons. It is available in right-hand only, with a KBS Tour Hybrid stock shaft option and a Golf Pride Tour Velvet grip.
Available from mid-December onward, it has a RRP of £169 (€195).