Ben Hogan PTx Tour Irons

[Thrillbilly Jim]

I guess at this point, it might be harder to kill Ben Hogan Golf more than Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers! I was on the BenHoganGolf.com website looking at the staff bag this evening and I just decided to see what else they had. I clicked on the IRONS link and something caught my eye.



Hmm… Ben Hogan Golf showed back up on social media this week saying “They were back”. Maybe this is what they were referring to? I went on the PGA conforming list and found this…





A “new” PTx Tour iron?! My assumption is that when Golf Brands, Inc., the company that owns the brands MacGregor, Ram, and Zebra, purchased BHG, they bought all the remaining stock. And, these new PTx Tour irons were sitting on a shelf or in the middle of production when the doors closed.

Due to the looks, I’m guessing these were developed and designed under Scott White’s reign as President. I could be wrong. You can see the PTx Pro and UiHi influence. The Tour iron looks like a cavity back, so it will be interesting to see if the long irons are still hollow. It’s probably safe to say these will have a V-sole and follow the standard 4° loft increments. Since it is a “Tour” iron I doubt there’s a set matching GW, but one can hope.

I am dying to hear other THPers thoughts on this, especially @JB and @Sox_Fan !

 

[JB]

I guess at this point, it might be harder to kill Ben Hogan Golf more than Jason Voorhees or Michael Myers! I was on the BenHoganGolf.com website looking at the staff bag this evening and I just decided to see what else they had. I clicked on the IRONS link and something caught my eye.

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Hmm… Ben Hogan Golf showed back up on social media this week saying “They were back”. Maybe this is what they were referring to? I went on the PGA conforming list and found this…

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A “new” PTx Tour iron?! My assumption is that when Golf Brands, Inc., the company that owns the brands MacGregor, Ram, and Zebra, purchased BHG, they bought all the remaining stock. And, these new PTx Tour irons were sitting on a shelf or in the middle of production when the doors closed.

Due to the looks, I’m guessing these were developed and designed under Scott White’s reign as President. I could be wrong. You can see the PTx Pro and UiHi influence. The Tour iron looks like a cavity back, so it will be interesting to see if the long irons are still hollow. It’s probably safe to say these will have a V-sole and follow the standard 4° loft increments. Since it is a “Tour” iron I doubt there’s a set matching GW, but one can hope.

I am dying to hear other THPers thoughts on this, especially @JB and @Sox_Fan !

They were done. A friend of mine designed them. Scott decided to hold rather than release.

 

[Sox_Fan]

I noticed the PTx Tour irons on there also a couple of weeks ago. Was a little confused by it and just did a quick Google search that returned nothing. It makes sense that they were developed under the old regime. As a long-time Hogan fan, I will certainly be interested when the details come out although In would be better served looking more in Edge ES category.

 

[Templet0n]

Ben hogan golf. Take 4!

 

[Thrillbilly Jim]

They were done. A friend of mine designed them. Scott decided to hold rather than release.

Are there any details you can share?

 

[JB]

Are there any details you can share?

Not at this time, no.

 

[Par5zN2]

Definitely an interesting looking Tour Iron.

I've always wondered what happened to the wall art that was hanging in the Ft Worth Hogan building some of us saw in 2017.

 

[Thrillbilly Jim]

From what I have been able to gather, these PTx Tour irons should be more like the ICON blades. A thinner sole and less offset than the PTx Pro irons.

 

[Thrillbilly Jim]

At the PGA Show

 

[badolds]

I love the look of Hogan irons both new and old. Could these be the last of the Mohicans?

 

[Joshnoble01]

When I first joined THP I really wanted to buy a set of these. Ben hogan experience was one of the first ones I followed.

 

[#troy]

At the PGA Show

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What booth were the in? McGregor?

 

[Thrillbilly Jim]

 

[Jman]

They were, I believe, at the booth with their other two names they bought.

It was an interesting little booth….

 

[War Eagle]

They were, I believe, at the booth with their other two names they bought.

It was an interesting little booth….

 

[Thrillbilly Jim]

 

[kiwichris]

They were, I believe, at the booth with their other two names they bought.

It was an interesting little booth….

No pics of said interesting booth?

 

[Templet0n]

Not a terrible looking iron. It’s too bad I have zero interest in this company.

 

[kiwichris]

Not a terrible looking iron. It’s too bad I have zero interest in this company.

Is that along held interest or just from the recent shenanigans this company has been through?

 

[Templet0n]

Is that along held interest or just from the recent shenanigans this company has been through?

Mostly recent. Back in the realnhogsn days I loved them. I think I was done completely after the third fail

 

[ddec]

Mostly recent. Back in the realnhogsn days I loved them. I think I was done completely after the third fail

sounds funny, but it's hard to put any trust in the brand right?

 

[Templet0n]

sounds funny, but it's hard to put any trust in the brand right?

Yeah. It’s kind of a bummer..

 

[Hawk]

No pics of said interesting booth?

I believe there were some pics of custom irons.

 

[ddec]

Yeah. It’s kind of a bummer..

really is. I still have some ICON black and equalizer wedges here. Solid solid clubs.

 

[baylrballa]

sounds funny, but it's hard to put any trust in the brand right?

It’s a bummer because the PTxpros were legit fantastic.