Callaway Opus SP wedges add Spin Pocket tech for more spin and lower launch

Gear: Callaway Opus SP wedges

Price: $199.99 each with True Temper Dynamic Gold S200 shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet grip; $209.99 each with UST Mamiya Recoil Dart graphite shaft

Specs: Two-piece construction with 1025 forged face and 8620 cast body. Available in Satin Chrome and QPQ Black finishes.

Available: Aug. 22 (Pre-sale), Sept. 12 (In stores)

Who It’s For: Golfers who want a tour-validated wedge with lower launch and higher spin performance, especially in higher lofts.

What You Should Know: The Opus SP wedges introduce a new Spin Pocket design to raise the center of gravity and improve spin efficiency—especially in sand and lob wedges. With five grind options and updates to face durability and gap wedge shaping, the Opus SP lineup is designed to serve a broad range of short game needs.

The Deep Dive: Callaway’s first-generation Opus wedges were released in the summer of 2024 and they were a breakthrough for the company in terms of tour validation and early adoption. Xander Schauffele won two majors with them and Yuka Saso won the U.S. Women’s Open with them before they hit store shelves. Now with Opus SP—the second phase of the Opus journey—Callaway has added a new layer of technology aimed squarely at controlling trajectory and improving spin efficiency.

The Callaway Opus SP wedges are constructed using a two-piece design that combines a forged 1025 carbon steel face with a cast 8620 steel body. The SP stands for Spin Pocket, and Callaway opted for this two-piece construction because it allowed engineers to precisely control weight distribution, especially in the area behind the hitting surface. To create the Spin Pocket, material is removed from the lower sole section and redistributed higher in the head. This design concept, first explored during Opus Platinum’s prototype phase, helps produce a lower launch and more spin—two key factors for better control, especially on finesse shots around the green.

After the components are joined, each wedge is CNC-machined to ensure consistency in shaping. The result is a wedge that blends soft forged feel with advanced CG placement and durable spin performance.

Inside Callaway’s R&D department, the phrase “spin per degree,” is often used, and it refers to how much spin a wedge generates without ballooning the ball up into the air. Moving the CG above the ball’s impact point promotes this combination of low launch and high spin, and early tour testing saw elite players flock to it. Among the early converts at the Memorial and Scottish Open were Schauffele, Jon Rahm and Nicolai Højgaard.

To support the Spin Pocket architecture, Callaway also updated the groove and face texture. Spin Gen 2.0 grooves are designed with tighter pitch spacing, helping to increase consistency on longer shots from the rough. A new laser-etched face pattern is embedded into the metal, beneath the plating layer, ensuring it lasts longer than previous surface treatments.

The shaping carries over from the original Opus, but some changes were made in the gap wedges to better bridge the look and feel between a player’s irons and their wedges. The goal, according to Callaway, was to create more seamless visual and performance integration—something that resonated with better players.

Grind options remain extensive: T (for firm turf and low bounce), C (maximum versatility), S (a mid-bounce all-arounder), W (full-sole forgiveness). The X Grind returns, having more bounce to suit steep-swinging, creative players better. Loft availability ranges from 46 degrees to 64 degrees, depending on grind.

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Callaway Opus SP wedges: more spin, lower launch, new Spin Pocket