Cleveland 588 RTX Wedges Review (Perl / Rotex)

The CB version is also available for mid to high handicap golfers, offering added forgiveness but still providing you the spin and stopping power of the Rotex design.  The 588 CB is also popular among lower handicap players as well. 

Rotex is Cleveland’s title for their milled pattern of grooves in different directions, providing spin on longer shots where the impact zone is near the toe.  The Titleist spin milled grooving hasn’t been as successful, while Cleveland has been getting praise from a wide range of golfers.

See Cleveland’s advertisement video on Rotex;

One of the main things to pay attention to when purchasing this club is how much “bounce” you want. For those unfamiliar, “Bounce” is the width of flange on the bottom of the club.  If you play a lot of golf in the south and are used to tight lies, less bounce is more likely the way to go. It is much easier to pinch the ball off a tight lie with less bounce.  If you play a lot of golf up north then more bounce will more likely act like your friend. 

Cleveland offers several different bounce and lot options for the 588 RTX wedges.

See this chart from Cleveland for more detail on the

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Latest From The PGA Tour – January 2013 Tournament Winners

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  • January 3-6: Hyundai Tournament of Champions, Plantation Course at Kapalua, Kapalua, Maui, HI. And the winner was Zach Johnson, carding the first win of the calendar year in the 8th PGA Tour Event of the 2014 wrap-around season that started in October.
  • January 9-12: Sony Open, Waialae CC, Honolulu, HI. Jimmy Walker picked up the winner’s title and $1 million in prize money.
  • January 16-19: Humana Challange, PGA West (Palmer), La Quinta, CA. Patrick Reed built up a seven shot lead but closed with a two shot win. He shot a 63, 63, 63, 71 for a total of 260 coming in at -28. He is the first Tour player to shoot 63 or better in the fisrt three rounds of a tournament. January 23-26: Farmers Insurance Open, Torrey Pines (South), La Jolla, CA
  • Jan 30 – Feb 2: Waste Management Phoenix Open, TPC Scottsdale, Scottsdale, AZ

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