Equipment
- What's that you say? Your handicap hasn't budged since the first Bush Administration? Maybe the problem is that the contents of your golf bag haven't changed. What better place to start than the 2009 Hot List. Golf Digest's annual equipment review and analysis -- a year's worth of work -- has yielded 116 exceptional products in 12 categories, the most exhaustive review ever of the game' top clubs. Take a look at the categories below to see the judges' choices.
THE PRODUCTS: Drivers: Over $350 | Under $350 | Fairway Woods | Hybrids | Wedges
Irons: Game Improvement Irons | Super Game Improvement Irons | Player's Irons
Putters: Blade Putters $200+ | Blade <$200 | Mallet | Mid-Mallet | Women's Clubs
CATEGORY LEADERS: Performance | Innovation | Look/Sound/Feel | Demand
VIDEOS: Intro to the Hot List | The Process | The Categories | The Coolest Job
Anthony Kim
What's In My Bag?
- Look inside his bag and see what clubs Anthony Kim's been winning with.
More New Looks
Digging Down Deep
- Big, honking soles not only boost the performance of the mass properties by redistributing weight, but overcome chunks. Then what's the downside?
Club Design
Driver Faces Get Bigger
- Today's drivers may have stretched the limits of shape and volume to approach mailbox dimensions, but it's the club face that does all the work.

















