Two Extremes, For Ping’s New G20 Irons

With press trips to Morocco and Liverpool’s Golf Coast coming up, it was a great chance to put Ping’s New G20 irons to the test. The heat of Morocco and its manicured fairways and rough where the ball just sinks to the bottom compared to the Golf Coasts cooler, more windy conditions with its tightly cropped fairways and whispery rough, I felt would make an interesting comparison.

Ping have changed the weighting in the head and modified the feel, which I found very impressive. I normally play blades because of the response I get when I hit a ball. Normally when I test cast clubs you can’t feel the impact, but with the new G20s you can feel the strike but you don’t lose any of Ping’s impressive forgiveness.

The G20s have a lighter finish than Ping’s K15 and the head itself is slightly more compact to look down on. It still retains the thick top line which helps inspire confidence. You really feel you can’t help but hit a great shot.

The G20s sit perfectly at set up no matter what the turf, I felt they gave an air of confidence on both the lush turf of Al Maaden and Mogador in Morocco and the tightly cropped fairways of Royal Birkdale and Formby. You do get a high ball flight, this is due to the wider sole and low centre of gravity. I found myself playing more punch shots on Liverpool’s Golf Coast, but I was still able to obtain a penetrating ball flight when doing so.