Equipment

Palo Alto: Toulon Golf unveils latest Small Batch putter

Published

2 years ago

Oct 24, 2024

Toulon Golf today officially announces its latest Small Batch putter — the Palo Alto.

In the creation of its latest Small Batch design the mission was to pay tribute to one of the game’s most accomplished players and one of its quietest innovators: Bob Rosburg.

Bob Rosburg

Rosburg became a force in golf at a very young age. Born in San Francisco, he honed his skills at the famed Olympic Club. It was there that a 12-year-old Rosburg once beat the legendary Ty Cobb in a match at the club, 7&6. Rosburg would go on to have an accomplished college career at Stanford — where he starred in both golf and baseball — and later was inducted into the school’s Hall of Fame. From there he embarked on a celebrated professional career that included six PGA Tour wins, headlined by the 1959 PGA Championship.

His acclaim in the game of golf arguably reached its highest in his post-playing career when he joined ABC as a broadcaster. Affably known as ‘Rossie,’ he spent more than three decades on air where he pioneered the role as a roving broadcaster walking the golf course with the competitors.

Today on tour, the world’s best players have access to state-of-the-art facilities on a weekly basis to work on their equipment and test combinations. In Rossie’s playing days most players had limited — if any — access to new equipment. Like many of his contemporaries, Rossie began tinkering with his own clubs, but at a level beyond most of his peers. Rosburg’s own study in equipment would lead to him eventually designing clubs for companies including MacGregor, Ram, Top Flite, and others.

But it was with the putter that Rosburg would really make his mark. Credited with being one of the first players on tour to consistently use a mallet-style putter, he effectively normalized mallet designs and usage by the game’s best players — a trend that has reached its feverpitch in the modern game. Today, more players use mallet putters than traditional blades, a trend once considered unfathomable in Rossie’s era.

The Head

While the Palo Alto pays tribute to the original Rossie design, its name is also a nod to the region where so many innovations in fields beyond the game of golf began.

Using Toulon’s favorite material for the body, 904L Stainless Steel, the brand knew this would have to be a multi-material design for us to accomplish its performance goals.

In this case, Toulon decided to use 7075 Aluminum for the sole — saving precious grams of weight versus stainless steel and allowing them to create a compact mallet shape with maximum forgiveness.

Saving the weight from the center of the sole also allowed Toulon to design a thicker 904L face — bringing the center of gravity close to the face and improving both the acoustics of the design and enhancing the Palo Alto’s feel.

With the center of gravity moved closer to the face, Palo Alto has similar toe flow to a traditional blade, attributable to the all-new H5 mini slant hosel. Looking at the face you’ll first notice the medium depth Spider Web pattern chosen for this piece. While striking in appearance, it is also designed to create a wonderful sound and a crisp and satisfying feel.

The face itself is also slightly deeper in the center, thanks to the slightly crowned shape of the top line. This allows for a more centered CG placement from top to bottom, further enhancing the feel.

A View from the Top

Close inspection of the top surfaces will reveal the Palo Alto’s milling lines. More aggressive lines are prominent on the curved heel and toe surfaces that yield to a more subtle pattern in the middle. With Palo Alto, the closer you look the more you see.

The Sole

The sole is adorned with four engraved redwood trees that Palo Alto and Stanford University are known for. At the base of the first two trees Toulon engraved a simple BR 1959 as a tribute to Rossie’s 1959 PGA Championship victory at Minneapolis Golf Club. The milled 7075 aircraft aluminum sole plate is then hard anodized in a Black finish.

The Finishing Touches

Palo Alto is finished with a Midnight Blue PVD over the Black Anodized aluminum sole. A simple and elegant white paintfill with a light touch of metallic Vivid Blue keeps the look clean and pure. The putter is finished with Toulon’s black stepless steel shaft and custom Toulon Midsize Pistol grip in Dark Blue.

Palo Alto Specs:

Material: 904L Stainless Steel / 7075 Aluminum
Finish: Midnight Blue
Face Mill: Spider Web
Grip: Toulon Midsize Pistol Dark Blue
Shaft: Stepless Black Steel
Headcover: Toulon Small Batch Black Leather
Head Weight: 360 g
Toe Hang: 45°
Loft: 3-degrees
Lie: 70-degrees

Pricing and Availability

The Palo Alto Small Batch is available for purchase on a first come, first served basis on October 24th via the company’s website — ToulonGolf.com.

A limited number of these exceedingly rare examples are being offered worldwide at $1,800.

Equipment

Tour Edge unveils all-new Exotics mini driver

Published

1 day ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

Tour Edge Golf has today introduced the all-new Exotics mini driver, engineered to deliver a powerful combination of speed, control, and versatility in the long game.

The Exotics Mini combines a titanium face with a stainless-steel body in design to balance ball speed with stability and control, creating a versatile option at the top end of the bag.

At the core of the design is Tour Edge’s proprietary Combo Brazing technology, a high-precision thermal bonding process that seamlessly fuses a titanium cup face to a stainless-steel body into a single, continuous structure. By eliminating energy loss found in traditional multi-piece constructions, Combo Brazing is designed to deliver faster face response, more efficient energy transfer, and a uniquely powerful yet controlled feel.

The multi-material construction also allows mass to be positioned lower and deeper in the head in a bid to increase stability, while the thin titanium face is engineered to maintain ball speed across a wider impact area.

“While the initial goal was to enhance control and versatility in the long game, Combo Brazing ultimately drove measurable gains in ball speed and distance within the mini driver category. In robot testing, we’ve documented higher ball speeds, higher launch, reduced spin, and increased carry and total distance compared to leading models.” – Vice President of R&D Matt Neeley

In addition to distance performance, the Exotics mini emphasizes forgiveness through a heavier stainless-steel body that shifts mass toward the perimeter. This configuration increases MOI relative to traditional all-titanium mini drivers, helping preserve ball speed and directional stability on off-center strikes. Paired with Pyramid Face Technology from the Exotics metalwood line, the design is intended to support consistent speed across the face.

To further enhance MOI, a lightweight carbon fiber crown frees additional mass that is strategically repositioned low and deep in the head in design to improve stability and promote optimal launch with controlled spin.

“We designed the Mini to be about five millimeters shallower than other mini drivers on the market. That change improves playability off the deck. From a clean fairway lie, it can function as a strong 3-wood alternative while still providing control off the tee.” – Tour Edge CEO David Glod

An adjustable hosel system allows for loft and lie tuning to dial in trajectory and shot shape, while a fixed 13-gram rear weight helps stabilize the head through impact to improve dispersion consistency. The Exotics Mini Driver is available in 11.5 and 13.5-degree lofts in right-handed models.

Pricing & Availability

The Exotics Mini Driver is available for pre-order beginning today for $399.99 USD at touredge.com, and will be available for purchase at retail outlets worldwide on May 22, 2026.

Equipment

Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss

Published

2 days ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

In our forums, our members have been pitting a Srixon ZXi combo against a TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo. WRXer ‘edutch22’ is on the hunt for a new set of irons and kicks off the thread saying:

“Looking at picking up a new set of irons and think I’ve narrowed it down to Srixon ZXi combo or Taylormade P7CB/770 combo. I am currently a 5 cap and allbeit I feel irons are my weakness. My miss is a little to the toe side. I am decently steep at 4-5 down. Always thought I am high spin but recently on trackman my 7 was spinning at 5800 roughly.

My question or looking for thoughts on which one would benefit me more from a forgiveness standpoint? Or is there another iron is should be looking at entirely? I only get to play about once or twice a week, if I am not playing a 2-3 day event. Thanks in advance.”

And our members have been sharing their thoughts and suggestions in response.

Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.

manima1: “You just can’t go wrong with Srixon ZXi7.”
MattM97: “You have to hit them to know, the V-Sole on the Srixon can be make or break for many.”
dmeeksDC: “P7CB is more forgiving for me than ZXi7 because my main miss is low middle and the P7CB still flies and spins great on that miss. These are both really nice irons but I like the P7CB more than the Zxi7 and the P770 (or P790) more than the Zxi5. The Srixons are larger so if that gives you confidence that is the way to go. I don’t feel like I get any benefit from the V-sole and the P7CBs live up to their high Maltby forgiveness rating so the TaylorMades have been great for me.”

Entire Thread: “Srixon ZXi combo or TaylorMade P7CB/770 combo? – GolfWRXers discuss”

Equipment

From the GolfWRX Classifieds: 2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade combo

Published

2 days ago

May 12, 2026

Gianni Magliocco

At GolfWRX, we are a community of like-minded individuals who all experience and express our enjoyment of the game in many ways.

It’s that sense of community that drives day-to-day interactions in the forums on topics that range from best driver to what marker you use to mark your ball. It even allows us to share another thing we all love – buying and selling equipment.

Currently, in our GolfWRX buy/sell/trade (BST) forum, @pianoman0123 has a 2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade combo up for grabs.

From the listing: “2024 Wilson Staff CB/Blade Combo. 4-8 irons are CB’s and the 9,PW are Blades. 5-PW have Project X 6.0 Shafts and the 4 Iron has a Steelfiber CW110 Stiff Shaft. Standard Length, Lie and Lofts. These are in very good condition the shafts just don’t work for me. Like new Lamkin Grips on the 5-PW and a stock Golf Pride on the 4 Iron. $525 OBO.”

To check out the full listing in our BST forum, head through the link. If you are curious about the rules to participate in the BST Forum, you can learn more here: GolfWRX BST Rules