Cleveland CG Red
The head sits smartly at address, and there are noticeable differences between this and the CG Gold. The Red has a solid feel and a penetrating flight, and seemed capable of generating above average distances.
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The CG Red is a tour-spec shallow cavity designed to provide better players with improved feedback and greater scope to work the ball. The firmer red gelback insert generates a soft feel off the centre and a little more feedback on mis-hits, while reduced offset allows greater workability. The thinner topline should fit the better player's eye, with the squarer toe a response to feedback from Cleveland's tour staff.
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Jeremy Ellwood (Jezz) has worked in golf since 1993 and for Golf Monthly since 2002 when he started out as equipment editor. He is a senior panelist for Golf Monthly's Top 100 UK & Ireland Course Rankings and has played all the Top 100 plus 94 of the Next 100, making him well-qualified to compare our premier tracks. He has played over 1,100 courses in 35 countries, from remote nine-holers in the Scottish Highlands to grand international resorts, hitting the 1,000 mark on his 60th birthday in October 2023 on Vale do Lobo's Ocean course. Put him on a links course anywhere and he'll be blissfully content.
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Jeremy is playing...
Driver: Ping G425 LST
3 wood: Srixon ZX
Hybrid: Ping G425
Irons 4- to 11-iron: Honma TWorld TW747Vx
Wedge: Ping Glide 54˚
Putter: Ping Fetch