This PGA Tour star is practicing at the RBC Heritage with an... 11-iron?
Jhonattan Vegas was snapped on the range with a new set of Callaway irons in some seriously strange lofts.
Every now and then, a club shows up in the bag of a pro that we've never seen before. The world's best players, of course, have access to builds and prototypes that'll never make it anywhere close to the store shelves.
We've also seen players get increasingly creative with their club choices in an attempt to find a fit for their game. Tommy Fleetwood is one of many players to get a 9-wood in his bag: something that would have been unthinkable at the pro level a decade ago. Likewise, we've seen strange iron and wedge variants also appear on PGA Tour practice ranges over the years.
The latest addition to this list was discovered by equipment reporter Jack Hirsh on the range at the RBC Heritage this week, who when strolling past Venezuelan pro Jhonattan Vegas discovered he was testing both a set of new Callaway irons stretching from a 3-iron all the way up to an 11-iron. Yes, you read that right.
The clubs themselves are a much-anticipated update to Callaway's popular Apex iron range, in particular the bladed Apex MB irons. Vegas is an equipment free agent, and if he switches into the Callaway irons they'll join a mixed bag that includes a Titleist driver and wedges, TaylorMade fairway woods, and a L.A.B. Golf Link.1 putter.
Distinguishable by their cleaner design and more modern Callaway typemark, they've slowly been making their way into practice set-ups throughout the start of the season, with most predicting they'll launch some time in the second half of this year.
While it may seem unorthodox to see either a 10 or an 11-iron in the first place, lofts like these often exist at a prototype level to give pros a wider range of lofts to test. A 10 iron functions effectively like a pitching wedge, while the 11, in essence, produces a gap wedge-like loft with a more traditional iron shape.
It's unlikely, of course, that either the 10 or 11-iron pictured will make their way into Vegas's bag given the fact he can only take to the course with 14 clubs anyway, but we'll be sure to keep you posted should any more weird and wonderful clubs hit the tour circuit in the months to come.
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Brad Nash is Reviews Editor at GolfMagic, having joined the team in June 2025 to look after all things reviews, soft goods testing and equipment alongside Equipment Editor Georgina. Primarily a writer, you may see him pop up in videos or on the GolfMagic socials from time to time.
