When Callaway announced the Quantum Mini Spinner, the company said the club was inspired by several JLPGA players who wanted more stopping power from their high-lofted fairway woods. What Callaway didn't share was their names.

Consider the introduction made for one of the pros.

Yuna Nishimura, a six-time winner in Japan, picked up her first LPGA title last week at the Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, closing with a 66 at Pinnacle Country Club to win by five. The Quantum Mini Spinner 7-wood she helped develop was in the bag.

Nishimura's problem will sound familiar to anyone carrying multiple lofted woods. Her 7-, 9- and 11-woods weren't generating enough spin or a steep enough landing angle on approaches into par 4s and par 3s, so she asked Callaway for a club that launched high and stopped quicker. Since the Mini Spinner went in play, Callaway said her spin is up 600 to 700 rpm, and her peak height has climbed too.

Callaway calls it "the scoring wood," and the recipe runs counter to most modern fairway woods. Rather than a low center of gravity (the head's balance point) built to knock spin down, the Mini Spinner pairs a high CG with an Ai-optimized face designed to add spin. It also plays 0.75 inches shorter than a standard fairway wood for more consistent contact, with a taller face that offers more usable hitting area out of the rough.

Callaway said the Mini Spinner is already the No. 1-selling fairway wood in Japan. Now the club can add an LPGA win to its resume.