By Ed Travis
Tour Edge has enlisted the help of Bernhard Langer to create improved performance wedges and putters to help the average golfer lower their scores and enjoy the game more.
Exotics Wingman Wedges by Tour Edge
Tour Edge’s latest wedge series, the Exotics Wingman, have been two years in development with PGA Tour Champions player Bernhard Langer providing input for the forged head design with a significant amount of offset. 
The name Wingman comes from the “winged” weight pad located on the clubhead toe which raises the center of gravity thus lowering the launch angle while increasing spin.
Key in the development process of the new design was Langer who told us,
“I am always looking for a forged wedge with the right amount of offset and eventually started to ask the R&D team at Tour Edge what they thought could come up with. What came back has astounded me with its performance. I put one prototype right into play the week I tested it because I could just tell that the design was just plain easier to hit and far more consistent than my other wedges.”
Having offset on a club places the hands in front of the leading edge which in turn means the impact will be more downward helping any player strike the ball more crisply with the correct trajectory and spin. This small amount of offset is a big help by creating a more consistent strike tending to ensure the sole hits the ground at the proper angle.
Tour Edge’s TPU-filled pockets behind the face are specifically there to help create a confidence-building feel and make use of Tour Edge’s proprietary material branded VIBRCOR.
Wingman wedges offer three sole grinds for different playing conditions and swing attack angles. The F/S Grind (6°/8° bounce) is for a firmer turf and players that tend to sweep the ball. The M/N Grind (10° Bounce) is for various ground conditions and players with a neutral setup. The S/D Grind (12°/14° Bounce) works well for softer-ground and those players with a more vertical attack angles which tends to dig into the turf.
Fast Facts Tour Edge Exotics Wingman Wedges
Forged clubheads
Vibration absorbing TPU-filled pockets
Back weight: 5-gram standard—2.5, 7.5, 10, 12.5-gram custom
All lofts 3mm offset
Milled face, grooves & micro-grooves
Three stock grinds
Stock shaft: Dynamic Gold 115
MSRP $139.99 each
Tour Edge Template Series Putters
Tour Edge has updated the Template putter series with four new designs and three modified shapes including mallets, mid-mallets and blades.
They broadened their putter offerings with the Template Series each of which has a center of gravity and moment of inertia optimized for that particular shaped head. The first Template series was a hit due both to their performance and relatively low price point. The 2023 series is in keeping with company founder David Glod’s long time strategy of providing clubs to recreational players with the latest design, materials and technology at reasonable prices.
The choice of PVD finishes (silver or black) complements the CNC milled Micro-Grooves which are 20% deeper, plus wider than the earlier Templates in order to generate topspin quickly after impact. It also helps with the Template’s feel along with the fact the heads are made from the softest stainless steel available.
“The new Template putter series has taken leaps and bounds in the look and feel department,” said Glod. “This putter line is bringing together today’s technology with classic putter designs and perfectly blending the two, just like what Template golf holes are designed to do in course architecture.”
The Template name comes from the use of a template golf hole in golf course architecture. Template holes were first utilized by American golf course architect C.B. Macdonald. He spent his early years in Chicago and as a course designer instituted about 20 different template holes basing them on holes from well-known courses like St. Andrews, Prestwick, and North Berwick.
Fast Facts Tour Edge Template Series Putters
304 Stainless steel heads
Silver or black PVD finish
CNC milled micro-grooved face
Stock grip: Lamkin Deep Etched Pistol
Alps-mallet, double bend hosel
Biarritz—mallet, double bend face balance hosel
Eden—blade, plumber’s neck hosel
Maiden—mid-mallet, plumber’s neck hosel
Narrows—Winged mid-mallet, slant neck hosel
Narrows CS—Winged mid-mallet, center shaft
Punchbowl—mallet, plumber’s neck hosel
Valley—mid-mallet, plumber’s neck hosel
Not available until Nov. 1, 2023
MSRP $129.99
