Min Woo Lee's Callaway golf bag and Elyte Triple Diamond driver.
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Min Woo Lee has finally broken through on the PGA Tour, owning the weekend at the Texas Children’s Houston Open to win his first PGA Tour title.
Lee won with a bag of mostly Callaway clubs, along with two Titleist Vokey wedges. The long-bombing Lee, who is second on the PGA Tour with an 188 mph average ball speed this season, fired his two lowest career rounds to date on the PGA Tour with Friday’s 64 and Saturday’s 63.
Perhaps more impressive about Lee’s game than his 190 mph driver ball speed is his 170+ mph ball speed with his Callaway X Forged UT ’21 driving iron. Lee didn’t need to use the long iron much around Memorial Park this week, but he used it on nearly half his tee shots two weeks ago at TPC Sawgrass, where he was the 36-hole co-leader.
“I’m using that a lot and it’s a pretty good weapon of mine,” Lee said after the second round at the Players. “So I can kind of draw it and hit it straight and it goes a long way. When I hit it good it ends up going a long way. That helps. Then you have short clubs into holes, so I would love to hit 2-iron everywhere, but obviously you can’t.
“It’s just a variety of shots. I love how I can step up and hit that 2-iron, but there’s holes where you can hit driver and bomb it down there. So it’s cool.”
The rest of Lee’s irons are even more intriguing. After slotting in Callaway’s X Forged 4- and 5-irons, the remainder of Lee’s iron set are one-off Apex Prototypes for the 6-10-iron (10-iron is a pitching wedge).
Min Woo Lee’s custom Callaway irons from all angles.Johnny Wunder/GOLF
Lee joins a growing number of pros who have one-off sets of irons. Callaway has also made a one-off set of irons for Akshay Bhatia, but Bhatia hasn’t put them in play yet.
“The new MB Protos have a slightly different sole profile and the footprint is slightly larger than our MBs in the past,” Callaway Tour Performance Rep Kellen Watson told GOLF. “Although we had success with the ’21 and ’24 models, our staff wanted something a bit more forgiving with more bounce. Muscle backs historically are lower launching and higher spinning. Our goal was to buck the narrative and provide better performance in a familiar, sleek design.
“Min was the perfect guy to test them with and after one test, he wouldn’t let us take ’em back.”
Lee debuted the prototype irons earlier this season at Pebble Beach. They feature simple cosmetic badging with just the Callaway “Chevron” logo on the bag muscle pad and “Apex Forged” engraved on the hosel. The sole on the irons seems to be a point of emphasis with three different grind angles and significant trail relief, presumably to help turf interaction.
Keep reading below for Lee’s full specs.
Min Woo Lee’s winning clubs at the 2025 Texas Children’s Houston Open
Tour-Proven Performance
The Elyte Triple Diamond model is designed for players who desire a smaller footprint, lower spin and launch, and a neutral to fade bias shape off the tee. Featuring a gloss carbon crown and a clean topline, this model has interchangeable front-back weights to allow players to choose between more stability (heavy weight back) or lower spin (heavy weight forward).
The Future of Composites
The Elyte Triple Diamond driver features an all-new Thermoforged Carbon crown.
This aerospace grade carbon fiber enables fast head speeds while optimizing launch and spin.
Ai Advancements for Optimal Distance, Control, and Launch
Our most advanced Ai face to date, the new Ai10x Face delivers 10x more control points than the Ai Smart Face™.
Designed to produce exceptionally fast ball speeds, tight dispersion, and optimized launch across the face.
The Fujikura Ventus Blue utilizes a Tour-inspired profile and the first to include Fujikura’s all new VeloCore Technology in an accelerated taper, ultra stiff tip profile. Designed to tighten the shot dispersion and ball speed especially when the shot is off-centered. Maximum energy transfer from the tip section boosts the clubhead’s performance and a straight taper design enhances loading and feel.
Available in the following models:
6, 7, and 8. You can buy the Fujikura Ventus Blue with the adaptor sleeve of choice built to your required specifications.
Product Features:
The Fujikura Ventus Blue is ideal for the player looking for a mid launch, low spin shaft that was designed to significantly tighten shot dispersion and maximize ball speed especially on off-center shots. Read the Ventus Blue full review and specs for more information.
Engineered to significantly tighten the shot dispersion and maximize ball speed, especially on off center hits.
Increases velocity and smash factory with it’s VeloCore Technology (multi-material based construction that delivers through transition and impact)
Ventus Blue delivers a Mid launch with Low spin
FEATURES & BENEFITS
Penetrating Flight With Low Spin
The compact shape and deeper face of the Triple Diamond fairway wood allow players to shape shots with ease and control.
A forward weight screw promotes a lower spin rate and a more piercing ball flight for added workability.
All New Tungsten Speed Wave for consistently fast ball speeds
Featured on the 3-7 wood, the new Tungsten Speed Wave is a 35g weight that positions mass low and forward to promote fast ball speeds.
This new, innovative design is engineered specifically to enhance misses low on the face.
Ai 10x Face for Optimal Launch and Tight Downrange Dispersion
Our most advanced Ai face to date, the new Ai10x Face delivers 10x more control points than the Ai Smart Face.
Designed with our C300 Face cup to produce exceptionally fast ball speeds, tight dispersion, and optimized launch across the face.
Driving iron: Callaway X Forged UT ’21 (19˚@18˚ loft, 59˚ lie), True Temper AMT Tour White X100 (39.5″, D4)
Callaway Apex Custom Utility Iron
The new Apex UT Iron is designed to provide better players a powerful, yet versatile option off the tee when precision is paramount. The 455 forged face cup is engineered to provide exceptional distance while a revolutionary multi-material forged construction paired with our patented urethane microspheres delivers unmatched feel.
PURE POWER WITH COMPLETE CONTROL
The new Apex UT Iron is designed to provide better players a powerful, yet versatile option off the tee when precision is paramount. The 455 forged face cup is engineered to provide exceptional distance while a revolutionary multi-material forged construction paired with our patented urethane microspheres delivers unmatched feel.
ADVANCED FORGED PERFORMANCE AND POWERFUL PRECISION
The Forged 455 face cup provides exceptional distance, making the Apex UT’24 iron an incredibly powerful and workable option off the tee.
DYNAMIC SOLE DESIGN FOR ENHANCED TURF INTERACTION
Features a Dynamic Sole Design with a pre-worn leading edge to cut through the turf more efficiently, and trailing edge relief to ensure a clean exit. The result is an iron sole that maintains speed through the turf and promotes consistent contact on all shots. The new Apex Utility iron is a more compact shape than its predecessor with a slightly shallower face to promote a higher launch.
Irons: Callaway X Forged (4, 5), Callaway Apex Prototype (6-10), Nippon Pro Modus3 125X Loft Progression: 22/26/29/33/37/40.5/44
Callaway Apex MB Custom Irons
The new Apex MB Irons are developed for the absolute best in the game who are looking for a high level of performance in a modern Tour blade. With our Dynamic Sole Design, it provides more efficient turf interaction, enhanced workability, and the classic feel that elite players expect.
A PURE BLADE IN A MODERN DESIGN
The new Apex MB Irons are developed for the absolute best in the game who are looking for a high level of performance in a modern Tour blade. With our Dynamic Sole Design, it provides more efficient turf interaction, enhanced workability, and the classic feel that elite players expect.
PURE FORGED PERFORMANCE
The Apex MB body and face are forged as one-piece in a proprietary forging process from 1025 carbon steel, creating the purest feeling iron imaginable.
PROGRESSIVE CG DESIGN FOR ADDED CONTROL
A progressive CG throughout the set improves trajectory control. The long irons feature a lower CG that promotes towering shots that land soft into greens while the short irons utilize a higher CG for a lower trajectory with more spin for added control.
DYNAMIC SOLE DESIGN FOR ENHANCED TURF INTERACTION
These irons feature a dual chamfer on the leading edge to cut through the turf more efficiently. A trailing edge chamfer provides relief from the turf after contact for enhanced feel. This Dynamic Sole Design maintains speed through the turf and promotes consistent contact on all shots.
Wedges: Callaway Opus (50/10S@49), Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (56-08M), WedgeWorks (60-T), Nippon Pro Modus 120S
Callaway Opus Custom Wedge
Welcome Opus – Callaway’s very best in wedge design, taking wedge play around the world to an entirely new level. By utilizing an all-new Spin Gen Face Technology™, three elements of spin come together to provide short game action and control like never before. We’ve spent hours poring over every detail of shape and design with the very best players in the world, so you can have a wedge that sits confidently behind the ball, poised to hit any shot your game may require.
Spin Gen Face Technology™ for Tour Level Spin
Spin Gen Face Technology provides spin and control in your wedges by combining 3 key elements on the face; an all-new tighter pitch which puts more grooves on the face, offset groove-in-groove for spin when opening the face, and a new aggressive face blast providing spin and bite on partial shots. These three elements work in conjunction to provide a crisp, tour level spin.
Tour Certified Shaping
Opus wedges are the most Tour-tested, Tour-validated shapes in Callaway history. A higher toe peak, radius in the leading edge, and easier hosel transitions make Opus our best wedge shape ever.
Grind Options to Fit Your Game
Your technique travels with you, so finding the right grind for your swing is paramount in wedge play. With Opus, we have a complete lineup of sole shapes from narrow to wide, available in our popular S grind, forgiving W, versatile C, and Tour-favorite T grind.
Chrome Tour X is the new gold standard in Tour Balls. From core to cover, every detail in the new Chrome Tour X has been optimized for the best players seeking speed and the ultimate in control.
HYPER FAST SOFT CORE
New Hyper Fast Soft Core is designed to produce maximum ball speed for long distance.
SEAMLESS TOUR AERO
New Seamless Tour Aero delivers a consistent penetrating ball flight on every shot.
HIGH-PERFORMANCE TOUR URETHANE SOFT COVER
New High-Performance Tour Urethane Soft Cover consistently delivers maximum greenside control.
Jack Hirsh is the Associate Equipment Editor at GOLF. A Pennsylvania native, Jack is a 2020 graduate of Penn State University, earning degrees in broadcast journalism and political science. He was captain of his high school golf team and recently returned to the program to serve as head coach. Jack also still *tries* to remain competitive in local amateurs. Before joining GOLF, Jack spent two years working at a TV station in Bend, Oregon, primarily as a Multimedia Journalist/reporter, but also producing, anchoring and even presenting the weather. He can be reached at jack.hirsh@golf.com.
