What tempted Matt Fitzpatrick to switch from PING to Titleist irons?

Matt Fitzpatrick has used PING S55 irons for most of his professional career.

These clubs were first made available to the general public back in 2013 and have been appearing in Fitzpatrick’s bag since 2014, the year he became a professional.

The same irons were once again used in Fitzpatrick’s winning bag at the 2022 US Open and then in the 2023 RBC Heritage.

Fitzpatrick transitioned to newer irons in 2024 after trying PING’s Blueprint S irons after the Ryder Cup in 2023.

Then he made a dramatic club move to a set of Titleist T100 irons for the 2024 US Open after also switching from a 2019 Titleist Pro V1x golf ball to the more recent 2021 Pro V1x at the Wells Fargo Championship.

“To me, I just needed a little bit more flight and a little bit more spin, and the combination of the ball and the irons did that for me,” Fitzpatrick said.

His versions of the T100 irons sport a Tour-inspired, compact head shape, but they also have a cavity-back construction and added Tungsten in the heads for improved forgiveness and launch.

Fitzpatrick’s irons have something that makes them especially unique, though.

Titleist has delivered a special grind on the leading edge engineered to help Fitzpatrick achieve the exact turf interaction, spin and height he wants out of his clubs.

Fellow PGA TOUR professional Patrick Cantlay has a similar leading-edge grind on his Titleist AP2 718 irons. However, Fitzpatrick assured gathered golf media that his custom grind is different.

He even dubbed the customization as the “Fitz grind.”

It’s been the year of iron changes and radical departures for Fitzpatrick, who didn’t change his set for nearly a decade.

Now, he goes forward on the PGA TOUR using a set of Titleist T100 irons, with the special Fitz grind.

The T100 series is marketed as Titleist’s Modern Tour pro iron promising enhanced feel, refined construction, Vokey-influenced variable bounce sole and dual D18 tungsten weighting.

Its fully forged dual-cavity construction gives the Titleist T100s a more solid feel at impact, while the precision CNC face milling process leads to more consistent contact for greater control for the better player.

By utilizing dense D18 tungsten and a 2000-degree aerospace brazing process, Titleist engineers eliminate weld points and can be more precise with CG placement to give the player the benefit of modern engineered performance with a solid forged feel.