There has been a growing swell of momentum in iron design towards creating the easiest-to-use clubs possible, so much so that it has almost spawned a new category - super game improvement irons. Tour Edge is looking to crash this party and has offered up the X725 for consideration. Looking to sit amongst the best golf irons of 2025, let’s see what they have to offer.
The tech story is an interesting one, and the X725 is absolutely rammed with design features. Tour Edge is actually referring to this as an ‘ironwood’ design, offering slice-fighting levels of offset, and an extremely shallow face to assist with getting the ball up in the air. In order to help the shallow face, the CG location has been placed lower and deeper than ever before to boost stability, and the variable thickness 3D Diamond face offers added insurance on mishits too.
The looks are somewhat unusual, but once you come to terms with that and accept that everything has been done with function in mind, they aren’t actually a bad-looking set of clubs. Sure the face is very shallow, much like what we saw on the TaylorMade Stealth HD irons, but truth be told I stopped noticing that after less than ten minutes of hitting balls and actually became quite fond of the address profile.
From a shelf appeal point of view, much like the C725 and E725 irons in the same family, I really like the TPU badge that sits in the cavity. It seems to offer some substance behind the strike and has been executed very well giving a very premium finish.
Much like the looks, the performance takes some getting used to as well. It really is like hitting a bag full of hybrids which will be music to many people's ears. Somewhat comparable with the Eleven hybrid irons, or the Cleveland XL Zipcore, launch is so easy to come by and the wide soles make them (almost) ‘duffproof’. The shallow faces make them look like they are almost under the golf ball to start with which genuinely inspires confidence that you can get the ball up without even trying and that comes through in performance.
Ball speed is strong (7-iron is 29˚) and the ‘anti-slice’ offset really does the job. Having that extra millisecond to square the blade before the leading edge catches up with the hosel really does make it difficult to miss these irons to the right for a right-handed player.
I did experience a few clunkier feeling strikes off the top edge simply because the face is so very shallow, but the performance was not as badly affected as the feel by those strikes. I enjoyed the lively feel and found it more akin to a hybrid feel than an iron, which whilst unusual was also pleasant giving a real sensation of speed.
For the right player, these will be an absolute joy to use. If your list of struggles with irons includes; fat shots, right misses and a low trajectory, then these are a must-try.
The Tour Edge X725 irons start from $779.99 for a 5-PW set and there are numerous shaft and custom options available.
