Well as luck would have it, Cleveland Golf released the CG15 wedge line just as it was time to replace my current pitching wedge which came with my CG4 irons.

I've looked at a few others, and come back to the Clevelands. They feel good and perform well. I have five of them in total (46, 52,56, 60 and 64 degree), although I don't play them all. They range from 588s in chrome & gunmetal to the newer CG12s in black pearl and now as of this weekend, the CG15 in black pearl.



Cleveland offers these beauties in a few different finishes. I'm generally not a fan of the chrome, although I do have one in that finish (the 60 degree 588). Overall, wear & tear tends to show up a bit less on chrome than the black pearl, but still...I like the black pearl. Also available is the Oil Quenched, which basically looks like the 'ol beryllium copper Ping used to offer many years ago. I always liked that look.

This time I needed a 46 degree to replace my PW, and I wanted to stick with the same loft I had previously. Selection at that end of the loft spectrum tends to be a bit light in stores, so I went with the black pearl I like. Had they the Oil Quenched I might have considered it.

The looks of these wedges have been met with some cheers & jeers since images were available. The face is laser etched to provide more bite & spin on the ball. Which it does, amazingly well. However, the etchings are also painted and have some text "laser milled" on either side of the face. Honestly, you don't see it. And seriously if you can, well first, good for you, second...you're looking at the wrong thing.



Feel of the club, at least to me is exactly what I'd expect from Cleveland. Love it. The weighting is similar to that of the CG12s, so it's really not much of a difference there, but it's definitely a bit different than the stock CG4 irons. It has a much larger face overall, which I like and I think makes it a more versatile club.

On the performance scale, well I haven't had the chance to work with it 'in anger' so to speak but I did work it over at the range this weekend. Let's just say that I could see the ball spinning back in long grass. That has to be good for something, no? The one thing I will say though, the CG15s - and ZipGrooves in general - have a habit of really biting into the ball. So much so that you end up with residue of the cover left on the clubface.

Overall though, I like them and the CG15 is a keeper in my bag.