July 1, 2022 – Mizuno’s ‘Next Generation’ of Tour players have had a remarkable June 2022. After committing to a long-term plan of developing talent from within its ranks – patience appeared to be Mizuno’s greatest virtue. However, success on the course is coming a little more quickly than expected.
Mike Browne – Wins the Horizon Irish Open #G4DTour
No one has a better golfing story than Mizuno’s Mike Browne – an army veteran who as recently as 2014 had never hit a golf ball. Browne took up golf by chance after his leg was amputated and having lost his job in the Royal Artillery was in search of anything to find his time. From hitting his first shot Browne turned pro in just 2.5 years. Now firmly in the Mizuno ‘Next Generation’ camp – Mike has won his first DP World Tour event, the Horizon Irish Open. Greater accomplishments await.
“As mad as it sounds, golf has given me such a wonderful new life that I would go through it all again, even having my leg amputated”, he says.
Erik Barnes – PGA Tour Bound in 2023
Just two years ago, with the Korn Ferry Tour on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Erik Barnes took a job as a Grocery Replenishment Specialist at his local Publix supermarket, stocking shelves in the mornings and keeping his golf game sharp in the afternoon. This season, the 11-year pro has taken his golf game to a special level, and the reward will be his first PGA TOUR card for the 2022-23 season. With a top-25 finish at this week’s REX Hospital Open, Barnes crossed the Korn Ferry Tour’s fail-safe threshold of 875 points to secure a spot in The 25 upon the conclusion of the Regular Season-ending Pinnacle Bank Championship presented by Aetna in August.
Marco Penge – Qualifies for The Open Championships at St Andrews
Recent Mizuno recruit Marco Penge (24) was among the 16 players who punched their Open Championship tickets via final qualifying at four different sites on Tuesday. Penge shot 72-72 at Hollinwell to earn the fourth and final spot out of that qualifier. Penge was once projected as a future superstar – a former standout amateur, winning the Scottish Amateur strokeplay at just 15 and representing GB & Ireland four years running. Since joining Mizuno, Penge has shined on the Challenge Tour, finishing fourth in his first start, the SDC Open, and earlier this month placing runner-up at the Kaskada Golf Challenge. Now he joins the world’s best including Mizuno teammates Keith Mitchell and Laurie Canter at St Andrews for The Open Championship.
“It means so much more when a player finds their best form playing your equipment. The progress this season from Eric, Mike and Marco is the ultimate satisfaction for us,” said Chris Voshall, Mizuno.
May 31, 2022 – Mizuno has announced that its involvement with the Clutch Pro Tour is about to hit a new gear – and renamed ‘The Mizuno Next Gen Series’. Over 2022, the Mizuno Next Gen Series will offer 25 UK events with a total prize fund of £700,000 – including 6 ‘majors’, with 44 Challenge Tour, 5 DP World Tour and 1 LET invite on offer.
The multi-year title sponsorship deepens Mizuno’s investment in a tour that provides vital playing opportunities for young professionals in the UK.
Tom Hayward, the founder of the Clutch Pro Tour believes that Mizuno’s involvement will provide a platform to increase the number and quality of events.
“Our goal was always to make the Tour sustainable. Young players need opportunities to play in a real tournament environment at quality venues. With practice balls, food and a prize fund to make it worth their while. So many talented players are forced to give up before finding out if they have what it takes. With Mizuno on board, we’re more secure, able to keep broadening those opportunities and extending the player’s limits.”
Mizuno’s Tour Operations Manager, Alex Thorne recognised that Mizuno’s renewed focus on emerging talent was closely aligned with the Clutch Pro Tour.
“This is a huge move for Mizuno and reflects how much the professional game is changing. Players at the elite end are now so well looked after – we’ve realised that Mizuno’s resources aren’t needed there from a financial perspective. The other end of the professional game is where the real challenges exist. Younger players need support with equipment, quality events to play in, and prize funds that enable them to make a living, as well as a route to the next level of the game. We’ve been so impressed with what The Clutch Pro Tour has given the game – this was a natural progression for both sides.”
In addition to increasing funding and becoming title sponsor, Mizuno will also look to recruit several younger players coming through the Tour. In 2022 Mizuno announced its youngest ever tour team with 2-time Clutch Pro Tour winner OJ Farrell and 2020 British Amateur Champion Joe Long joining its ranks. Through association with the Tour, Mizuno expects to deepen its recruitment of young talent.
Alex Thorne continued: “There’s a legacy of world #1s and major winners to have played Mizuno equipment – and it’s our responsibility to make sure that continues. We believe the most meaningful way to do that is to work with young talented players and help them make those strides to the game’s elite level.”
Summary of Mizuno Next Gen Series for 2022
25 event UK Pro Series (Mixed gender).
12 event amateur schedule including official WAGR event The Tillman Trophy.
March 23, 2022 – Mizuno, the Japanese equipment manufacturer long renowned for its technically advanced golf equipment, has announced the signings of two talented players – Bryson Nimmer and Vince India – as the company continues to expand its team and look to the future.
Continuing its recent tour regeneration and recruitment of exciting, emerging talent Mizuno has announced that Bryson Nimmer has joined Team Mizuno. Nimmer is the latest in a series of young players to join Mizuno, following the signings of OJ Farrell, and Joe Long.
Bryson Nimmer (25) is a promising young talent out of Clemson University, where he was named first team All ACC three times and a first team All American selection in his senior season. After turning professional in 2019, he picked up two victories on the LOCALiQ Series in 2020. He goes into the 2022 season with full status on the PGA Tour Canada.
In addition, Mizuno is also delighted to welcome Vince India to Team Mizuno. The 32-year old enjoyed a successful collegiate career at the University of Iowa where he earned second Team All-American and Big 10 Player of the Year accolades during the 2011 season. Since turning professional in 2011, Vince has had successful campaigns on the PGA Tour Latinoamerica, as well as the Korn Ferry Tour where he recorded 11 top 25 finishes and 6 top 10’s during the 2021 season.
Mizuno has a strong track record of elite golfers playing its equipment – either as they play their way through the ranks or as elite-level free agents. As of March 2022, 13 of the 24 players ever to be ranked world #1 had played Mizuno equipment during their careers. With increasing sponsorship money now entering the game, Mizuno believes the time is right to focus its efforts on developing emerging talent
“Bryson and Vince are a perfect fit for Mizuno,” says Jeff Cook, PGA Tour Manager. “We’re committed to supporting talented youngsters with the ultimate goal of producing another Mizuno Major winner. Our team has expanded significantly over the last couple of years, and we will continue to scout for and recruit players we believe have the potential to be stars of the future. Bryson is an exciting prospect while has Vince has a little more experience. We want to help them both to take the next steps toward the upper echelons of the game.”
Nimmer and India join former world #1’s Luke Donald and Stacy Lewis on Team Mizuno along with PGA Tour stars Keith Mitchell and Greyson Sigg plus European Tour player Laurie Canter and other emerging younger talents – including Joe Long, OJ Farrell, Olivia Cowan and Stephen Fisk. Mizuno has also recently added a player development rep, connected to the American Junior Golf Association, (AJGA) to widen its base in elite US Amateur golf while maintaining its support of the Clutch Pro, a developmental Tour in Europe.
March, 12, 2022 – Mizuno has confirmed that Garrett Clark and Grant Horvat have joined its team of Tour players and influencers for 2022. Both Clark and Horvat have previously played Mizuno equipment on their social platforms through 2021.
Clark (21) is the founder of the GM Golf YouTube channel and has been attracting fans since he was nine with his elaborate array of trick shots. With a following of over 1.9 million on TikTok, 468k on Instagram and 548k subscribers to his YouTube Channel, Clark is arguably the most influential role model for young golfers worldwide not to play on the major circuits.
Clark initially gravitated to Mizuno having been fitted for a set of Mizuno MP-20 musclebacks at independent US retailer GolfTec, where he had arrived determined to choose whichever brand of irons performed best.
“It’s a very typical Mizuno story,” comments Chris Voshall, Mizuno Product lead. “Garrett navigated himself to a set of Mizuno irons and we got to know each other from there. Once the irons stuck in Garrett’s bag, we started working on the rest. Garrett’s viewers were a little suspicious at first but with Mizuno driver, three wood, wedges and putter, they’ve seen his game dramatically improve over 2021.”
Voshall believes the signing of Clark and Horvat matches the brand’s forward-thinking ambitions.
“Mizuno had just got to the end of a three-year plan to re-establish its drivers and fairway woods. We’ve always been known as a great iron brand but established players can get a little lost in that. The brand needed to emerge from its own shadow. To do that, we needed a new figurehead who didn’t care how great we were 20 years ago or how many majors Mizuno irons had won. Garrett fit that bill perfectly. He’s judging purely on performance, and so are his audience,” says Chris Voshall.
While Mizuno was evolving its working relationship with Garrett, he was also building a new one with Grant Horvat (22), a new playing partner from Florida. Grant, a talented college golfer, proved a perfect foil for Garret in their Saturday matches on GM Golf. Whereas Garret is a creative scrambler, Horvat displays a more textbook, timeless approach that has quickly endeared him to Garrett’s fan base.
“Grant has some very different qualities to Garret. They make a perfectly balanced pair for both GM Golf and Mizuno. Garrett showcases Mizuno’s products brilliantly out on the course, but Grant is more controlled and interested in technology and custom fitting. They both have a role to play with us,” says Chris Voshall.
Garrett and Grant line up alongside UK influencers Matt Fryer (Matt Fryer Golf) and Liam Harrison (Golf Mates) in representing Mizuno on social platforms, showing a fresher side to what has historically been a very traditional brand. Alongside a tour staff with an ever-younger edge for 2022.
Mizuno believes its reputation as a developer of young talent is about to grow wings.
“When you look at the type of players Mizuno are now signing, it’s all about developing young talent,” says Chris Voshall.“Much as it would be fun to sign a ready-made world #1 or major winner, we get a lot more satisfaction out of helping players get there. We’ve recently introduced Laurie Canter and Greyson Sigg on Tour and have serious talents like Olivia Cowan, OJ Farrell, Joe Long and Stephen Fisk in the wings. Now both Grant and Garrett will become part of our new scouting network to find the next major Mizuno talent.”
Garrett Clark and Grant Horvat will both play 14 Mizuno clubs over 2022.
February 17, 2022 –Mizuno, the Japanese equipment manufacturer long renowned for its beautiful, industry-leading forged irons and technically advanced golf clubs, introduces three new M.CRAFT OMOI putters featuring a heavier head for greater stability.
Forged from premium 1025 carbon steel and CNC milled, using all the successful fundamentals of the original M-Craft models, the OMOI putters feature a heavier head weight to increase MOI for improved stability.
Mizuno has achieved greater stability in the OMOI by taking a view of the entire club – balancing out the increased head weight with a lighter grip and shaft to shift the club’s CG and help control face rotation through the putting stroke.
There are three traditional OMOI head styles: OMOI 01 is a Slant Neck Blade (60-degrees of toe hang, ¾ shaft offset); OMOI 02 is a Plumber’s Neck Blade (40-degree of toe hang, full shaft offset); y OMOI 03 is a Full Mallet (Face Balanced, full shaft offset).
At a weighty 370 grams (#1, #2) and 383 grams (#3), OMOI putters offer increased MOI for added stability.
Every putter also comes with an additional weight kit – including a pair of 3g and 13g weights that are interchangeable with the 8g fitted as standard.
“Our testing showed that locating more of the overall club weight in the head provided more consistent face rotation through impact,” says Mizuno’s Director of R&D David Llewellyn.
“We’ve added up to 28g depending on the model, without increasing size or losing the precise feel of the original M.CRAFT. Plus, unlike most MOI orientated putters – the new OMOI also give incredible feedback off the face.”
M.CRAFT OMOI putters are available in three stunning finishes – New Double Nickel, bold Blue ION or intense Black ION. There’s also a Black Out option that comes with KBS Tour Black Ion-plated shaft, Lamkin OMOI Sink Fit Pistol grip andupgraded, blacked-out M.CRAFT headcover.
Mizuno has strived to “create the best products for consumers” for 116 years, and the M.CRAFT OMOI putter line adheres firmly to that original spirit and desire, while offering the best performance benefits that modern technology can bring.
February 9, 2022 – Mizuno has confirmed that two-time Major champion and former World Number One Stacy Lewis has rejoined Mizuno and will be playing Mizuno equipment on the 2022 LPGA Tour.
As well as playing Mizuno equipment, including the new ST-X 220 Driver and JPX921 Forged irons, Lewis will also become a mentor to Mizuno’s younger talent.
“I’m back!” said Lewis. “So excited to be joining Team Mizuno again and going back to where it all began,” she said. “Putting the irons back in the bag felt so comfortable, and the new driver is amazing. Mizuno is like family, and I’m excited about our future together.”
Lewis rose to World Number One and stayed there for 26 weeks while using Mizuno equipment. She also used Mizuno equipment to win two Major championships – the 2011 Kraft Nabisco Championship and the 2013 Women’s British Open. Lewis departed from Mizuno in 2018, becoming a mother in October of that year.
Lewis and Mizuno reconnected late in 2021, with the American star seeing the brand establish a partnership with the LPGA. Mizuno started a presence at multiple LPGA events in 2021 with the equipment truck travelling to LPGA tour events – to highlight its gender-neutral Swing DNA club fitting process.
Lewis is a 13-time LPGA Tour winner and two-time recipient of the LPGA Rolex Player of the Year – 2012 and 2014. She is a two-time Major winner and was ranked World Number One for 26 weeks in 2013 and 2014. She has represented Team USA four times in the Solheim Cup and has been on the winning side in three of those contests.
In addition to playing Mizuno equipment, Lewis will play a key role in Mizuno’s quest to refocus its tour strategy around young, developing talent. In Europe Mizuno is now an official supporter of the Clutch Pro Tour for a second season and in the USA, the brand has added a player development rep, become an official partner of the American Junior Golf Association and a presenting sponsor of the Southeastern Junior Golf tour. Mizuno has also announced the signing of Walker Cup star Joe Long – the first of many young talents the brand plans to sign to form its next stable of Major talent.
“Mizuno has been around for over 100 years by making long term plans,” said Jeremy Galbreth, Director of Golf at Mizuno USA. “We will find our next major talent the right way – by finding and developing talent from within. It takes a little longer, but the satisfaction and rewards are that much greater. Stacy already acts as a mentor to so many young female players so will become an important part of that plan.”
Stacy has been playing Mizuno equipment since the start of 2022 and it’s been a promising start to the season; with a top-20 finish in the Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, a top-10 in the Gainbridge LPGA at Boca Rio and a Tied-4th finish at last week’s LPGA Drive On Championship.
January 27, 2022 – Mizuno, the Japanese golf equipment manufacturer long renowned for its beautiful, industry-leading clubs, has won an incredible nine golds in Golf Digest’s 2022 Hot List, including five in the various iron categories, a fourth straight gold in the driver category and top awards for hybrids, wedges and putters.
Given the company’s global reputation for forged irons, Mizuno has a strong history of picking up golds in the iron categories of Golf Digest’s prestigious annual Hot List awards. With five golds across the various irons categories this time out, that excellent record continues. In addition to irons success, the ST-220 family of drivers received gold, marking the fourth straight year that Mizuno drivers have been awarded gold in the Hot List. The CLK hybrid and T22 wedges also received gold awards.
After receiving eight golds in the 2021 Golf Digest Hot List, Mizuno has gone one better this time out, receiving an incredible nine golds, including a gold for the M.CRAFT OMOI blade putters.
“We are delighted to have, once again received a high level of recognition across a broad range of categories,” said Chris Voshall from Mizuno.
“We have always performed well in the iron categories, but to receive four further golds in drivers, hybrids, wedges and now also putters really demonstrates the impact we continue to make, producing the very best equipment throughout the bag. The Hot List has long been the go-to test in the industry and it’s very important for us to have performed so well in the 2022 edition.”
Mizuno’s Hot List gold iron haul was spread across the ‘game improvement’, ‘players’ irons’ and ‘players’ distance irons’ categories. The JPX921 range continued to excel with the Tour, Forged and Hot Metal models all picking up golds.
The Mizuno Pro 223 irons picked up gold in the ‘players’ irons’ category and the Mizuno Pro 225 irons claimed gold in the ‘players’ distance irons’ category
MIZUNO GOLD AWARD WINNERS
ST-220 Drivers – consistently high ball speed with increased stability and forgiveness
“A titanium sound that’s not too loud. You can really go after it and not worry too much about where it’ll go. The sweet spot is huge. It has a nice, high ball flight that wants to go straight.” Player comment.
CLK Hybrid – versatile club that solves the gapping issues in the long end of your bag
“Easy to hit, like it has a homing device. The club is very forgiving. Even when I hit a few shots on the heel and toe, the ball works back to the target nicely.” Player comment
JPX921 Tour iron – compact, muscle-cavity blade
“A home-run look. It has some offset but you don’t see it. A compact head, without looking tiny. They’re true. At contact I could predict the ball flight.” Player comment.
Pro 223 iron – a classic looking iron packed with technology to create speed from the face
“The performance was spot on. It does everything really well. Good swingweight and strong flight. The sound and feel are above reproach. Really good stuff.” Player comment.
JPX921 Forged iron – thinner, hotter face in a relatively compact, better-player shape
“Easy on the eyes at address. Clean head with a midsize topline. The sound and feel resemble the cracking of a whip, with the ball popping off the clubface.” Player comment.
Pro 225 iron – compact looks with a thinner face for faster ball speeds
“Consistency and precision in ball flight no matter where you hit on the face. The dispersion pattern is one of my best.” Player comment.
JPX921 Hot Metal iron – high strength to weight ratio generating impressive power
“A chrome finish that lulls you into thinking this club is standard issue. It’s not. The highlight is the metal they’re using. The feel is unparalleled.” Player comment.
T22 wedges – grooves are sharper and more durable thanks to infusing carbon steel with boron
“You don’t have to hit just one kind of bunker shot with this club. You can easily control ball flight out of sand.” Player comment.
M.CRAFT OMOI putter – extra mass in the head works together with lighter shaft and grip
“Light, easy, yet remains stable and steady through the impact zone, even on delicate putts. Great distance control.” Player comment.
January 14, 2022 –Mizuno, the Japanese equipment manufacturer founded in Osaka in 1906 introduces the latest ST Series of metal woods with the ST-X and ST-Z drivers offering exceptional consistency: ‘The next generation of stability’, products that will arrives at retail in late March 2022.
Once ball speed is maximized with launch angle and spin rates optimized, the final route to elevated driving performance is greater consistency. Step up the Next Generation of Mizuno’s ST Series, the new ST-Z 220 and ST-X 220: Engineered to produce the most efficient drives and highest ball speeds… more often.
The ST-Z and ST-X drivers offer exceptional stability and consistency from off-centre strikes. This is facilitated by a 40% expansion of the carbon-sole area and thinning out the Titanium portion, alongside a doubling of the stabilizing back weight.
“Any twisting or deflecting at impact due to an off-centre hit is an energy loss and varies launch conditions,” says Mizuno’s Director of R&D David Llewellyn.
“By working with the prior ST driver platform and familiar materials, we were able to find several adaptations to impact the internal weighting. Creating far more stable tendencies in both the ST-Z and ST-X.”
Finding greater consistency and distance from off-centre strikes delivers improved performance.
“By early 2021, with the vast majority of tour players we tested, the ST Series drivers were able to improve on their current driver for ball speed, looks and feel,” says Mizuno’s Director of Product Chris Voshall.
“The occasional barrier to getting a driver in play was the distance drop off from off-centre strikes. Our engineers isolated and tackled that last dimension with the new ST-Z and ST-X. We’re now seeing the results – ball speed drop-offs are negligible, and we’ve massively tightened the overall ranges of launch and spin.”
MIZUNO ST-Z 220 DRIVER (Straight – Low spin)
With a balanced toe/heel carbon construction and central back weight, Mizuno’s ST-Z driver encourages a low spinning, efficient, straight ball flight. The modern, ground-hugging 460cc profile is both confidence-inspiring and appealing to elite players. A heavier, 20g back weight creates a deeper centre of gravity for more efficient performance, more often.
“The ST-Z is the most played of all our drivers. It’s a modern driver for players who have grown up hitting long straight bombs rather than shaping the ball. The addition of a 20g back weight also makes it an exceptionally forgiving option,” says Chris Voshall.
The ST-Z driver features Mizuno’s Z-Axis design with weight evenly distributed across toe and heel, encouraging a low spinning stable straight flight. A highly resilient forged SAT2041 Beta Ti face and multi-thickness CORTECH design produce increased ball speeds.
Mizuno’s Harmonic Impact Research has built sound into the design, delivering vibration patterns elite players associate with a ‘solid’ feel. The optimized Wave Sole delivers an additional contribution to ball speeds, particularly from low on the clubface while 4 degrees of loft adjustability allows for fine-tuning of launch and trajectory.
Availability: Right hand – 9.5 and 10.5 degrees. Left hand – 9.5 degrees only.
RRP: ST-Z 220 Driver, €499.
MIZUNO ST-X 220 DRIVER (Draw Bias – Mid Spin)
A confidence-inspiring, draw-biased driver with heel focused weight location, the ST-X will appeal to players seeking a higher, right to left ball flight.
With higher spin rates than its ST-Z counterpart, the ST-X, will suit those with moderate swing speeds, needing help producing a more extended ball flight. A new 20-gram heel biased back weight creates a deeper centre of gravity for more efficient, longer drives. The ST-X is also available as a J-Spec option with ultra-lightweight HeLIUM NanoCore shaft for seniors and those with slower swing speeds.
“For a lot of golfers, the modern low spinning driver design preferred by tour players is a serious distance killer,” says Chris Voshall. “The ST-X’s extra spin, slight draw bias and a higher flight will add driving distance for a surprising number of players.”
The ST-X delivers exceptional stability from off-centre strikes via an expansion of the carbon sole area by 40% and thinning out the Titanium portion, alongside a near doubling of the stabilizing heel/back weight.
Featuring Mizuno’s X-Axis design, weight is focused deep in the heel, encouraging a higher draw bias flight. With a rounded 460cc profile, the driver offers a higher launch and mid spin performance. A highly resilient forged SAT2041 Beta Ti face and multi-thickness CORTECH design produce increased ball speeds.
Mizuno’s Harmonic Impact Research has built sound into the design, delivering vibration patterns players associate with a ‘solid’ feel. The optimized Wave Sole delivers an additional contribution to ball speeds, particularly from low on the clubface while 4 degrees of loft adjustability allows for fine-tuning of launch and trajectory.
Availability: Right hand – 10.5 and 12 degrees.
RRP: ST-X 220 Driver, €499.
MIZUNO ST-X 220 FAIRWAY WOODS (Draw Bias – High Launch)
A confidence-inspiring sequence of fairway woods featuring Mizuno’s X-Axis design, the ST-X fairway woods have been engineered to produce a higher, draw biased flight.
With deep internal weighting, the ST-X fairway woods are suitable for those with moderate swing speeds who need elevated launch to achieve their optimal distance and controlled landing angles.
The generously sized 3 wood boasts a full Ti construction with high ball speed SAT2041 Beta face – as featured in Mizuno’s drivers. Combined with a Ti811 body, it produces the highest ever ball speeds from a Mizuno fairway wood.
With Maraging MAS1C steel face, the 5 and 7 wood are significantly more compact than the 3 wood, for use from the fairways.
Mizuno’s Harmonic Impact Research has built sound into the design, delivering vibration patterns elite players associate with a ‘solid’ feel. The Optimized Wave Sole is a fairway-specific design to help create higher ball speeds from low on the face – suited to strikes directly from the turf.
“There are a lot of forgiving looking fairways woods that don’t launch high enough for the average amateur,” says Chris Voshall. “Size and footprint is only one part of the equation – most of us need a little more spin and elevation to carry the ball to our full capability. The ST-X is designed to solve that issue”.
Availability: Right hand only – 3 wood (16), 5 wood (18.5), 7 wood (21.5) degrees
RRP:ST-X 220 Fairway Woods, €339.
MIZUNO ST-X 220 HYBRIDS (Draw Bias – High Launch)
A confidence inspiring hybrid engineered to produce a higher, draw biased flight, the ST-X hybrids are suitable for moderate swing speed players who need elevated launch to achieve both their optimal distance and controlled landing angles.
Mizuno’s X-Axis design features an ultra-light waffle crown, with deep internal weighting to encourage a high draw biased flight.
At 1.8mm, the high-speed MAS1C face is Mizuno’s thinnest hybrid face to date, and it produces the highest recorded ball speeds from centre strikes (compared to previous ST-X and CLK).
Mizuno’s Harmonic Impact Research has built sound into the design, delivering vibration patterns elite players associate with a ‘solid’ feel. The Optimized Wave Sole is a hybrid-specific design that helps create higher ball speeds from low on the face – suited to strikes directly from the turf.
“The ST-X is a great hybrid option for players with moderate ball speeds,” says Chris Voshall. “With the new thinner face and internal weighting, it’s a nice alternative that will suit a lot of amateur golfers.”
Availability: Right hand only – 4H (20), 5H (23) and 6H (26) degrees.
RRP: ST-X 220 Hybrids, €259.
Mizuno has strived to “create the best products for consumers” for 115 years, and the new ST-Z and ST-X drivers and ST-X Series of metal woods adhere firmly to that original spirit and desire, while offering the best performance benefits that modern technology can bring. Test the ST-Z and ST-X drivers and ST-X 220 metal woods at a Mizuno Swing DNA Fitters from March 2022.
October 13, 2021 – Japanese equipment manufacturer Mizuno Golf, one of the golf industry’s most reliable performers, has announced its Autumn-Winter collection for 2021, featuring a series of ingenious performance fabric technologies to boldly tackle the elements.
With functionality at its heart, the Autumn-Winter 2021 collection is built upon a toolkit of Mizuno’s core performance technologies. Modern and vibrant – as striking in looks as performance.
In the rain – Nexlite Flex, offering complete waterproofness with incredible flexibility and comfort.
Incredible warmth – Mizuno’s Breath Thermo technology, a fabric that generates heat from escaping body vapour. And, Mizuno Thermal Plus, a material that regulates the dissipation of body heat.
Dynamic movement – BioGear, reducing muscle/joint fatigue due to stretch, pressure and shape. And, Mizuno Move Tech, anatomically-patterned four-way-stretch Move Tech fabric.
The Breath Thermo Short Sleeve Winter Polo is classically styled and features the groundbreaking Thermo technology to retain heat. It is complemented by the Breath Thermo Long Sleeve Winter Polo which is an ideal garment for layering or for wearing on its own on warmer autumn days.
The Breath Thermo Winter Jacquard Polo offers the same technologies with a more contemporary styling and a cool, contrast panel on the chest.
The Breath Thermo BioGear Base Layer, available in white, charcoal grey and black, is an essential winter garment. Not only does the Breath Thermo technology help maintain a consistent body temperature but the stretch fabric also helps to reduce muscle fatigue through fit and pressure.
Moving to outerwear, the Windproof Jumper, available in deep navy, enamel blue, black or grey, is a ¼ zip neck, lined jumper providing superb protection against the wind with, lined details featuring on waist band, neck and cuffs.
Move Tech Winter Trousers, available in marl grey, black and deep navy, feature Mizuno’s Move Tech four-way stretch fabric for ease of movement. They come with a brushed lining for warmth and comfort.
The Winter Stretch Full Zip, available in five striking colourways, is a mid-weight jacket in bold pixelated camouflage print. The outer stretch layer delivers exceptional movement and quietness through the swing. It has a four-way stretch Move Tech lining, which wraps snugly around the body for superb heat retention. A ¼ Zip version of the Winter Stretch jacket is also available in five colourways.
The new Nexlite Flex jacket, available in coral red, black, deep navy and grey, is so lightweight and free moving, that you might forget to take it off when the rain stops. Water resistant to 20,000mm, breathable at 25,000g/m2, and now with 15% additional stretch. The jacket remains water repellent even after numerous washes. In addition, the material is free from environmentally harmful perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA).
Available in deep navy and black, Nexlite Flex Trousers feature all the same technologies as the Nexlite Flex jacket, and they come with an elasticated waistband for maximum comfort.
Also in the Autimn-Winter collection are the Breath Thermo Knit Beanies and Pom Pom hats. These feature Mizuno’s heat generating Breath Thermo fabric to keep you playing in the coldest conditions.
Mizuno’s Autumn-Winter 2021 apparel collection will offer golfers a superb blend of style and functionality in challenging conditions, inspiring confidence and heightening performance.
June 25, 2021 –Mizuno Golf has announced a new partnership with the LPGA to support the ladies’ game at all levels. In a newly established partnership between Mizuno and the LPGA Tour, the Japanese manufacturer will have a presence at various professional and amateur women’s events in 2021 as well as produce content for the LPGA’s Women’s Network.
“We are excited to begin a long-term partnership with the LPGA,” says Jeremy Galbreth, Director of Golf, Mizuno USA. “It’s great to have a presence in the women’s game again and to be able to create greater brand awarenessamongst female golfers. Our equipment is designed for all golfers and our fitting process is very much by ability rather than by gender.”
At the Tour level, the equipment truck that travels to each LPGA Tour event will now feature the iconic Mizuno logo, while at this year’s LPGA Professionals National Championship at Kingsmill Resort in Williamsburg, Virginia from July 23-24, Mizuno will host a demo on the range with the opportunity for custom fitting.
Mizuno will also be present at the CME Group Tour Championship in Naples, Florida from November 18-21, where the CME Lesson Zone will be presented by Mizuno.
In the amateur game, Mizuno will be present at the LPGA Amateur Golf Association CupFinals at Kingsmill Resort from August 13-14. Again, there will be display space on the range where custom fitting and the opportunity to buy Mizuno products will be available. Mizuno will also be present at the Championship Open to be played at the Palm Course at Walt Disney World in Florida from November 5-6.
Across the LPGA’s digital and social networks, Mizuno will be the presenting sponsor of #LPGATips. This series will bring fans tips from LPGA Professionals and Tour players that have enhanced their game. Additionally, Mizuno will produce content pieces for the LPGA’s Women’s Network focusing on the Mizuno custom fitting process and promoting the Mizuno mantra of “Fit by ability, not by Gender.”
“We’re excited to get this message across,” added JeremyGalbreth. “The LPGA Women’s Network reaches a broad spectrum of female golfers. It’s a great opportunity for us to explain our custom fitting process using our industry-leading Swing DNA software and shaft optimizer via such a widely respected platform.”
