MISSION: HOT LIST Our annual equipment guide gets more comprehensive – and personal – than ever
of scientists, editors and player-testers representing golfers like you; plus, months of independent research. We’re doing more work defining clubs by the types of players that match up best with their characteristics. We’re taking the input of each of our testers and making their assessments available in a broader form than ever before. You’ll see some of those improvements on the following pages, and we’ll give you the opportunity at golfdigest.com to align yourself with certain players and let their reviews further inform your equipment decisions. The goal this year is as simple as that original question. What the 2025 Hot List will show you is that there is no such thing as “the best clubs.” Our evolving mission is to reveal “the best clubs for you .” – MIKE STACHURA AND E MICHAEL JOHNSON
Just as there was with the first Hot List 22 years ago, there’s a kind of pursuit of the impossible that drives our equipment testing. While “What
are the best new clubs?” seems a straightforward enough en- terprise, each possible answer only spurs more questions. “Best” is a word that draws a lot of attention, but we here at Hot List Central present our annual collection of drivers, woods, hybrids, irons, wedges and putters in terms of what fits your game and your swing. These are the clubs that should move to the top of your own shopping list. Although the intent of our testing hasn’t changed in two decades, the process for getting this year’s Hot List and its 143 winners in front of you is almost unrecognisable. What once took a handful of days now includes three weeks of testing at the Reunion Resort in Orlando; study by a group
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