Core golfers (aka MyGolfSpy readers) can dissect launch monitor numbers in seconds, discuss bounce on the sole of a wedge and analyze how loft influences spin rate.
Casual golfers and beginners don’t aspire to that. To be honest, a lot just don’t care. They think “MOI” is French for “me.”
The new PXG Wildcat Full Bag is aimed at those folks.
(If this is you, you can stop reading now and just go order a set. Core golfers can read on for the tech story.)
This scaled-down game-improvement nine-club full set is user-friendly, launches high and was designed with ample tee-to-green forgiveness for less skilled individuals who just want to have fun.
That’s not all: the Wildcat Full Bag comes with a whack of PXG technologies but without the bells and whistles the average recreational player might not need or want. That keeps the price down.
“Great equipment, fewer decisions” is how PXG has framed it.
Remember half sets?
If you’re of a certain vintage, you might remember seven-club sets being a thing. There was merit to the concept. Like many things, what was old is new again.
A driver, 3-wood, 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-irons and a putter covered most on-course requirements (bunker play being the exception) and came in, logically, at half the cost of a full set. Seven clubs were easier to carry or push and fewer clubs meant fewer decisions while playing.
Back then, half sets were targeted toward infrequent golfers, husbands wanting to get their wives into the game, juniors (kids grew out of clubs so quickly), beginners unsure about playing the game long-term and seniors prioritizing the walk over their game.
Fast forward to 2025
With a tip of the golf visor to Star Trek’s Mr. Spock, the PXG Wildcat Full Bag is pretty damned logical. It includes a driver, 5-wood, 6-hybrid, 7-PW irons, sand wedge and putter.
For PXG, the end game was clear: provide less frequent golfers, beginners and folks lower on the swing speed depth chart with practical, user-friendly golf clubs at a reasonable cost while maintaining PXG quality.
The PXG Wildcat Full Bag provides just enough tools to play tee to green but not enough to overly complicate the game especially if you’re new to the sport.
Wildcat driver
Don’t look for any carbon composite or adjustability here. You won’t find them.
The 460cc Wildcat driver is built from Ti-811 titanium with a large, high-strength Ti Face insert. The head is offset and has a fixed loft of 16 degrees. Easy to get in the air, the driver can help people who tend to hit tee shots low or along the ground gain some much-needed confidence.
The club’s internal weighting is further back and toward the perimeter and the CG has been positioned for higher launch. It’s just 44 inches long so it’s easier for moderate swing speed players to control.
Wildcat 5-wood and 6-hybrid
These have a similar blueprint as the driver. PXG used high-strength AM355 to thin out the clubhead’s wall geometry and then paired it with another high-strength material – HT1770 – for the face.
The 5-fairway and 6-hyrid come with a larger top profile in the address position and a more squared face design with increased offset.
Internally, weight is further back and towards the perimeter to boost MOI with the CG placement also deep and low.
Just what the doctor ordered: easy to hit, easy to get in the air.
Once again, no weight or loft adjustment.
Wildcat irons
Wildcat 7-9 irons, pitching wedge and sand wedge were designed to help avoid the dreaded fat shot. An extra-wide sole design provides more dependable turf interaction (to minimize digging) while offering better stability at impact.
The dual-cavity hollow-body design comes with a thin HT1770 maraging steel face and an XCOR2 polymer inside the head for increased ball speed and feel.
PXG used traditional lofts while increasing the offset of the Wildcat irons. The result is straighter shots while low and deeper weighting make them easier to launch.
As you would expect, the sole profile on the sand wedge is extremely wide to help less skilled players escape bunkers and navigate short-game shots from deep rough.
Blackhawk putter
PXG’s new Blackhawk putter was launched at the same time as the Wildcat Full Bag. That was by design.
It’s not actually part of the set but the hollow-body flatstick will pair with Wildcat when a consumer chooses the full-bag option. Blackhawk has a precision-milled Pyramid Face pattern for performance and roll consistency.
Custom fitting
Wildcat can be custom fitted just like any other PXG club product.
A consumer might not think they’re a good enough player to be fitted but why not get something fitted to you instead of you trying to fit your swing to the equipment?
At a minimum, a golfer can be statically fitted using standard height and wrist-to-floor measurements as well as proper grip size. Dynamically, a custom fitting specialist will also get an average swing speed baseline to recommend a proper shaft profile.
Pricing and availability
All Wildcat clubs can be purchased individually or as a complete nine-club set:
Pricing: Driver $299.99
Fairway wood $199.99
Irons $149.99 each
Putter $299.99
The Wildcat Full bag with the Blackhawk putter, lightweight PXG branded bag, hat and PXG golf balls sells for $1.499.99
Wrapping up Wildcat
Remember when PXG was pigeon-holed as a high-end premium brand for tour players and elite golfers only?
Bob Parsons’ club design team has made a lot of strides to widen the company’s sphere of consumer influence by building equipment for golfers at every skill level.
The Wildcat Full Bag is the next chapter of that story.
For new golfers, infrequent players and slow to moderate swing speed players, nine clubs is a good number. The set is intuitive, fun and consumers get quality PXG gear without breaking the bank.
WiTerp50
1 year ago
I loved the concept for the typical beginner or infrequent golfer (2 scrambles a year type). Unfortunately it is 3x the not as adequate Costco set. Why not something closer to $700. Better than shopping for used clubs, and God forbid, if they progress their game, why not upgrade to PXG equipment?