Think all PGA Tour pros are using the latest $650 driver that just hit the market? Think again.
This weekend, Steven Fisk earned his first PGA Tour win with a Mizuno ST-Z 230 driver. The ST-Z was a huge leap forward for Mizuno, which has been trying to shed the characterization of an iron and wedge-only company for better players, thanks to new technology like its Cortech Chamber.
In fact, the company has continued making the driver for three years since it came out in 2023, and currently, it can be had at retail for just $300. Yes! A brand new driver for just $300.
Fisk isn’t the only player using the ST-Z either. Fellow Mizuno staffer Keith Mitchell, one of the PGA Tour’s premier drivers of the golf ball, also plays the ST-Z, as does Marco Penge, who has won twice on the DP World Tour this season.
All of Fisk’s clubs are actually throwbacks to the earlier part of the 2020s, from his Mizuno MP-20 irons and T-22 wedges to his Odyssey White Hot OG Rossie putter. The only club in his bag that is a current model year club besides his driver is his Vokey SM10 lob wedge.
While most of those clubs (except limited grinds of the wedges, which I’ll link here and below) aren’t being sold right now, his Ping G430 fairway woods are also an excellent deal.
Fisk plays both a Ping G430 Max 3- and 7-wood, and while that popular line has been replaced by Ping’s G440 line, the 430 fairways are still getting plenty of use out on the PGA Tour.
Those fairway woods can currently be found for just $290 at retail.
With both the driver and the fairway woods this week at the Sanderson Farms, Fisk was fifth in the field in strokes gained: off-the-tee, picking up just under four shots. It makes him a perfect example of going with the club that works the best, not necessarily the most expensive or the newest.
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Mizuno ST-Z 230 Driver
A straight bias driver with excellent stability from off centre hits. Similar in look and character to the previous ST-Z. Boosted by the CORTECH Chamber to be faster from the face, spin less and deliver an incredible, solid sensation at impact.
Ping G430 Max Fairway Wood
Sizing up your approach into a long par 4, going for the par-5 in two, you want 100% confidence that your fairway wood will give you the solid contact, speed and higher ball flight to get you home. In the G430 fairways, we’ve developed Carbonfly Wrap to deliver more distance by positioning the CG closer to the force line to maximize ball speed, resulting in higher, longer carries. The PING G430 MAX Fairway Wood fits the widest range of golfers with four options (3W/15°, 5W/18°, 7W/21°, 9W/24°).
Mizuno T22 Custom Wedge
With more than 50 years of refining, the Grain Flow forging process in Hiroshima, Japan, Mizuno’s wedges are unrivaled for touch and feel around the green. Properties best demonstrated in Mizuno’s T-Series wedges, developed hand in hand with former world #1 Luke Donald. The latest evolution – the T22 refines Mizuno’s player’s shape once again and introduces four different sole grinds for varying techniques and conditions.
One-piece Grain Flow Forged using HD Boron, at Mizuno’s iconic facility in Hiroshima, where Mizuno irons have been produced since 1968, the new T22 wedges feature a microlayer of copper beneath the nickel-chrome delivering an extra split-second of control at impact.The new T22 wedges feature a slightly more compact, ‘modified teardrop,’ profile with an extensively beveled top edge to make it appear thinner. The spin-weighted blade design, created by tapering the upper portion of the blade, helps create a more consistent spin and a more penetrating trajectory.Mizuno’s HydroFlow Micro Grooves deliver great wet weather performance as they are laser etched to release moisture and reduce spin drop off, while the Quad Cut milled, and loft specific, grooves are cut into Boron infused steel to offer a longer effective lifespan.The T22 wedges are available in three finishes; Denim Copper, Satin Chrome, and Raw. The Raw finish comes without the copper underlay, but it will rust over time for a look requested by many of the Mizuno tour players.The expanded grind options include:S Grind – with the minimal sole grind for fuller shots and lower loftsD Grind – with moderate heel and toe relief, allowing gentle manipulation of the clubfaceC Grind – with heavy heel and toe relief for more skilled players and firmer conditionsX Grind – with extreme heel and toe relief for the real short game maestros.Mizuno has strived to “create the best products for consumers” for 115 years, and the new T22 wedges adhere firmly to that original spirit and desire while offering the best performance benefits that modern technology can bring. #ReachBeyond
T-22 S GRIND WEDGE SPECIFICATION
Club #
Loft °
Lie Angle
Length (inch)
Bounce
45/05
45
63
35.5
5
46/06
46
63
35.5
6
47/07
47
63
35.5
7
48/08
48
63
35.5
8
49/06
49
63
35.5
6
50/07
50
63
35.25
7
51/08
51
63
35.25
8
52/09
52
63
35.25
9
53/10
53
63
35.25
10
54/12
54
63
35.25
12
55/13
55
63
35.25
13
56/14
56
63
35.25
14
57/15
57
63
35.25
15
58/16
58
63
35.25
16
T-22 D GRIND WEDGE SPECIFICATION
Club #
Loft °
Lie Angle
Length (inch)
Bounce
54/08
54
63
35.25
8
55/09
55
63
35.25
9
56/10
56
63
35.25
10
57/11
57
63
35.25
11
58/12
58
63
35.25
12
T-22 C GRIND WEDGE SPECIFICATION
Club #
Loft °
Lie Angle
Length (inch)
Bounce
56/06
56
63
35.25
6
57/07
57
63
35.25
7
58/08
58
63
35.25
8
59/09
59
63
35.25
9
60/10
60
63
35.25
10
T-22 X GRIND WEDGE SPECIFICATION
Club #
Loft °
Lie Angle
Length (inch)
Bounce
58/04
58
63
35.25
4
59/05
59
63
35.25
5
60/06
60
63
35.25
6
61/07
61
63
35.25
7
62/08
62
63
35.25
8
Dexterity: RH Satin Chrome, Demin Copper & Raw. LH Satin Chrome only.
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