While Tour Edge has built a reputation as maybe the best value brand in golf, stuffing them into the “bang for your buck” box can overshadow exactly how much investment the company makes in research and development. This American company, still producing their wares in Batavia, IL, employs some of golf’s brightest minds. The results from the efforts trickle all the way from the Tour level down into the bags of high handicappers. Tour Edge’s Exotics E725 and X725 illustrate this perfectly. These may be the most technologically advanced iron sets in the Tour Edge stable in 2025, if not ever. Both present different takes on the max-forgiveness and max-distance concepts that so many of us rely on to shoot our best scores. Today we’ll look at what both sets offer and who they might work for.
Tour Edge Exotics E725 Irons
The Exotics E Series, “E” short for Extreme, has historically been Tour Edge’s most cutting edge design in terms of distance and forgiveness. The company aggressively pursues ways to produce maximum ball speed and forgiveness in an aesthetically pleasing package, which can be a true challenge. While a first glance at the E725 irons brings comparisons to the previous E723 design, a look under the hood and our testing shows some fun differences.

The Tour Edge Exotics E725 irons utilize a cavity back design with what the company calls a 360 Undercut Design. In some ways this build will bear resemblance to a hollow body iron, but it’s really not. Each iron is built from one piece of high-strength steel that is aggressively sculpted to create a deep cavity. The face can flex freely to produce high-level ball speed across the face, while at the same time weight can be positioned deep in the rear-sole area to encourage both stability and higher launch angles.
Feel/Sound – Tour Edge Exotics E725
One potential drawback to thin and fast faces made of high strength steel is that they don’t always produce the most pleasing sound and feel at impact. This is an issue that club designers have invested a great deal of effort into improving over the years, Tour Edge included. In the Exotics E725 irons, the company is again utilizing their VIBRCOR technology. This high-grade TPU material sits inside the cavity, soaking up offensive vibrations to soften the sounds at impact.
In addition, they’ve added a new badge, constructed of TPU and Carbon Fiber, that covers the entirety of the rear cavity. Whatever the recipe is, Tour Edge has managed to tangibly improve the sound and feel of the E series with the E725 irons. While we won’t go so far as to say the E723’s were harsh, they produced a notably sharper impact sound compared to the new model. The improvement is impressive and appreciated.
Diamond Face – Tour Edge Exotics E725
Considering the target E Series golfer is not hitting the center of the face with much consistency, ball speed retention and stability are vital attributes an iron like this must possess. It starts with a newly designed variable thickness face that Tour Edge is calling 3D Diamond Face.

Diamond Face has been a stalwart technology for Tour Edge over the years, but the 725 series features a new take on it. Think of the backside of the Diamond Face as being textured with a plethora of flat diamond shapes that provide different levels of flex around the face. 3D Diamond Face literally brings the diamonds into the next dimension, with each diamond utilizing the full height and depth of each diamond to alter the thickness of each portion of the face. In total, the 103 mini-trampolines ensure the highest rate of ball speed retention we’ve seen from the Tour Edge E Series, with a very impressive bump in forgiveness at the extreme ends of the face. Another key benefit of 3D Diamond Face is that the design also helps remove valuable weight from the face that can be pushed rearward to increase forgiveness.

Forgiveness isn’t all about ball speed retention though. The face needs to stay stable, regardless of where you strike the ball on it, and the sole needs to aid with low point issues. Tour Edge’s MOI+ Design seeks to provide that stability by moving weight 10% lower in the head than in previous versions. This effectively increases launch angle while keeping the face as stable as possible.
New Sole Design – Tour Edge Exotics E725
We were pleased to see a new sole design on the E725 irons. Tour Edge is calling it a Sole Rail with Heel/Toe relief. What we’re seeing here is essentially a contoured slug of steel positioned centrally on the sole, leaving less surface material on the heel and toe that can be grabbed by the turf. This also prevents twisting of the face at impact, but also mitigates speed loss on slightly heavy contact, which could be the difference between rolling up to the front of the green and a hole-ruining chunk.

We found the E725 irons produced a medium-high launch angle with spin rates representative of a typical thin-faced game improvement iron. This resulted in above average distances, slightly flatter trajectories, and an uncanny ability for the ball to remain on the line it started on.
The Details – Tour Edge Exotics E725 Irons
The 5-PW Tour Edge Exotics E725 irons retails for $689 with KBS Tour Lite Steel shafts and $799 with Project X Cypher 2.0 graphite. Custom orders are available, including many no-upcharge shafts, at touredge.com.
Tour Edge Exotics X725 Irons

Tour Edge is making an exciting addition to the Exotics iron line in 2025 in the form of the X725. While the company is no stranger to hybrid-irons, they’ve never really approached them quite this way in an Exotics release. The company actually refers to the design as “iron-wood” technology and it’s billed as producing the most forgiveness of any Tour Edge iron to date. Still, the X725 irons seem to retain just enough iron character to make them feel like a standard super-game-improvement set. At times, hybrid irons just don’t look like irons and aesthetics are important to every golfer at some level.

There’s no shame in being bad at golf. It’s an extremely different game with an endless string of things to master. A design like the X725 may not be the most visually appealing, but it’s built to produce more of the shots that keep you coming back and fewer of the shots that ruin holes. The iron-wood technology incorporates heavy offset and draw-enhancing technology that should assist with sliced misses. In addition, the faces are shallower (shorter), and the soles are much, much wider, which makes it very easy to get the ball airborne and target bound. If you’re a player that struggles with height and direction, look here. Seriously, this might be your answer.

The X725 Series features the same technological onslaught as the E725 irons, so you’ll have all the benefits of MOI+, 3D Diamond Face, VIBRCOR, and the lovely Sole Rail with Heel/Toe relief to lean on. Of course, each is uniquely applied to maximize their individual benefits.
Performance – Tour Edge Exotics X725
We found the sound and feel of the X725 to be especially pleasing, which was quite surprising at first. A design like this can produce some unique sounds, but we found it to be very iron-like and much softer than anticipated. Dare we say it was pleasant? The truth is it was in many ways, and we likely have the generous application of VIBRCOR to thank for that.
Turf interaction was amazingly smooth and should work well for those players with a sweeping motion. Those that find themselves steeper and missing heavy often will appreciate the additional slide the sole offers even more.

Keen eyes may notice a slightly different loft structure in the X725 irons when compared to the E725 set. They are slightly weaker, which when combined with the aggressively low and rearward CG should make a huge difference in one’s ability to elevate the ball and hold greens.
In real-life scenarios, we were quite impressed with the trajectory we saw. It was certainly higher than the flight produced by the E725 irons and we found it much easier to turn the ball over, indicating the draw-enhancing technology was working. In short, they were a joy to hit and not that bad to look at either. The scoring irons did a great job at concealing some of the larger cavity area, though it was noticeable in the mid and longer irons. Still, a ball sitting in the center of the green looks pretty great. We suspect the tradeoff might well be worth it to many of our readers.
The Details – Tour Edge Exotics X725
Tour Edge Exotics X725 irons are available in a stock 5-PW configuration that is priced at $689 for steel (KBS MAX MT 85) or $779 for graphite (Project X Cypher 2.0). Custom orders are available, including many no-upcharge shafts, at touredge.com.
I want one of the TEEm Tour Edge participants to pick the X725 irons in a big way.
I like what they are doing here. I would give the E725s a go in a heartbeat. I’ve been a big fan of TEE clubs over the years and have seriously been impressed with each one I’ve tried. I imagine these will simply just work.
The sole rail is a pretty neat design on these. I’ll be interested in folks take on it in course.
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I like what they are doing here. I would give the E725s a go in a heartbeat. I’ve been a big fan of TEE clubs over the years and have seriously been impressed with each one I’ve tried. I imagine these will simply just work.
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Huge improvement on the E series. I played that set for a while in 23.
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The sole rail is a pretty neat design on these. I’ll be interested in folks take on it in course.
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I played both on a soft winter course with a bit higher cut on the fairways. Really performed well there for me.
Great write up !!! The X725 is very interesting.
The X series intrigues me so much because as the writeup above discusses, the loft structure combined with the low and deep weighting should really get the ball up in the air and for me steeper swing, that is definitely not a bad thing.
Nice write up. Both of these irons are intriguing for different reasons. The sole design on the E725 sounds like a great idea. The forgiveness and height from the x725 sound wonderful for a someone who struggles with height like me.
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First, nice write up.
Second, I could see me MAYBE doing the E but X I think would launch too high for me, plus, with my draw swing in the irons, I think I’d hook the ever loving out of it.
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The X series intrigues me so much because as the writeup above discusses, the loft structure combined with the low and deep weighting should really get the ball up in the air and for me steeper swing, that is definitely not a bad thing.
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It was one of those sets I appreciated so much more after a few swings.
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First, nice write up.
Second, I could see me MAYBE doing the E but X I think would launch too high for me, plus, with my draw swing in the irons, I think I’d hook the ever loving out of it.
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It’s a possibility. TBH, I didn’t really see any major issues with a big left miss during testing, but I get the trepidation in your case.
The E and X both look so unique compared to other offerings out there. Cannot imagine how fun those would have been to play.
What would I have gone for? The X calls me. Why not go dramatically different with the X, they would be super fun!
Wow, not sure what to think, I’ve forever looked at least a bit at aesthetics. Now, I’ll suggest that if TE includes irons for the TEEm, I could easily see a mixed set in my future. Some X, and some E. But if they also included hybrids, ugh I’m getting way ahead of myself.
easier to hit and launch, softer landings, easier to turn over, fewer chunks, looking forward to a deeper dive for sure.
EDIT: Great article @Hawk
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I want one of the TEEm Tour Edge participants to pick the X725 irons in a big way.
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Same!!! Please [USER=63219]@JW Smoove[/USER] or [USER=54652]@AuzzieMatt[/USER]
Well they aren’t going to win any beauty pagents but what is under the hood certainly will help your golf game.
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Same!!! Please [USER=63219]@JW Smoove[/USER] or [USER=54652]@AuzzieMatt[/USER]
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See below. If we get to test irons, I’d like to get something that I’ll use long term and the X just wouldn’t be the clubs.
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First, nice write up.
Second, I could see me MAYBE doing the E but X I think would launch too high for me, plus, with my draw swing in the irons, I think I’d hook the ever loving out of it.
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[QUOTE=”outlawx, post: 12914606, member: 74252″]
Same!!! Please [USER=63219]@JW Smoove[/USER] or [USER=54652]@AuzzieMatt[/USER]
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In my post above I said I could see the X in the 3-4-5 maybe 6 spots. But that could change. Who knows!?!?
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Great write up, [USER=1193]@Hawk[/USER]!
I hope the TEEm gets to try some irons this year, but the X line might be a bridge too far for me.
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See below. If we get to test irons, I’d like to get something that I’ll use long term and the X just wouldn’t be the clubs.
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In my post above I said I could see the X in the 3-4-5 maybe 6 spots. But that could change. Who knows!?!?
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Tis the problem with reading the whole post and not skimming ?
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Tis the problem with reading the whole post and not skimming ?
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[USER=19877]@Mmaynard11[/USER] and [USER=53139]@Templet0n[/USER] Jr. :ROFLMAO:
Before X-mas I ordered a set of E725 irons 5-AW with stock graphite shafts senior flex. Haven’t had the chance to play on a course yet (Michigan) but have hit them 3 times on outdoor heated ranges. I am very pleased so far with their feel and sound, both on the softer side. Off of mats my ball flight is higher than my previous senior graphite Rogue ST – Max irons. I ordered them 1° flat and 1° weaker loft based on testing I did with a stock 7 iron I purchased previously from TourEdge. No fitters near me had a Left handed iron set so I took advantage of their 7 iron sample option. I am 74 years young with decent swing mechanics and a driver swing speed in the mid 80’s. You righties should give them a try, keep in mind the X725’s are RH only.
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Before X-mas I ordered a set of E725 irons 5-AW with stock graphite shafts senior flex. Haven’t had the chance to play on a course yet (Michigan) but have hit them 3 times on outdoor heated ranges. I am very pleased so far with their feel and sound, both on the softer side. Off of mats my ball flight is higher than my previous senior graphite Rogue ST – Max irons. I ordered them 1° flat and 1° weaker loft based on testing I did with a stock 7 iron I purchased previously from TourEdge. No fitters near me had a Left handed iron set so I took advantage of their 7 iron sample option. I am 74 years young with decent swing mechanics and a driver swing speed in the mid 80’s. You righties should give them a try, keep in mind the X725’s are RH only.
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Very nice to hear somebody echo my observations on feel/sound. Good luck with the new irons this year!
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Not gonna lie – that was my very first thought as soon as I saw the announcement I had made the team. Moving to hybrid irons last season had an immediate impact on my game, and when I saw Tour Edge bringing some of the Ironwood/Hot Launch style irons to the Exotics line, was thrilled. Based on your performance feedback in the article, I’d bag these in a heartbeat.
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Not gonna lie – that was my very first thought as soon as I saw the announcement I had made the team. Moving to hybrid irons last season had an immediate impact on my game, and when I saw Tour Edge bringing some of the Ironwood/Hot Launch style irons to the Exotics line, was thrilled. Based on your performance feedback in the article, I’d bag these in a heartbeat.
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Love it.
Great write-up [USER=1193]@Hawk[/USER] Like you I hope we get some feedback on the X from TEEm Tour Edge. Not sure I could make the leap to them but am curious non the less
Nice review @Hawk, always interesting to see what innovations Tour Edge has cooking and you presented it well. I think the X725 are one of the nicer looking irons in their class – there’s no hiding the topline and junk in the trunk but they did a good job of incorporating the forgiveness while still making them look reasonably sleek. I hope we get to see TEEm Tour Edge test these and give some feedback this year.
The X725s are very interesting, especially the weakened lofts.
Would be interesting to try with higher flights.
[USER=65518]@TxAggie2018[/USER] the x might be what you’re looking for
Good stuff [USER=1193]@Hawk[/USER] I’m seeing those exact same things on my E725 set, it’s been a while since I played a TE set so I don’t have a ton of memory to compare to, but I love the sole design, the sound is great, and the performance is there for sure, these things just flat out work!
I think the best thing about the X line are the looks – while Tour Edge has offered hybrid irons in the Hot Launch line for years, something about their looks never appealed to me. For a while it was the color combos that didn’t look right to me, and overall the design of them IMO was behind that of Cleveland, Cobra, Wilson, etc. in that category. But the X725 line changes all that for sure.
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I think the best thing about the X line are the looks – while Tour Edge has offered hybrid irons in the Hot Launch line for years, something about their looks never appealed to me. For a while it was the color combos that didn’t look right to me, and overall the design of them IMO was behind that of Cleveland, Cobra, Wilson, etc. in that category. But the X725 line changes all that for sure.
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I totally agree with you on this and brought it up in the article for that reason. They have produced some hybrid irons that are, hmmmmm how to say this, not very attractive to me in the past. These just look like big irons to my eyes. Yes, a view of cavity as the loft decreases, but that’s just part of the deal.
I’ve played TEE clubs for a really long time, always been a big fan of what they do, I even had a set of C722 irons for a while, which I really liked, and I’m sure the performance of all the 725 irons will be as good or better than I would expect from them. To me though, I just really don’t like the looks. I always thought they made some of the ugliest irons in the business, until the C and E 721 series, where they completely turned it around, and I thought they had been getting even better every year since then, until the 725s. These just look like a big reversal in that trend, to me anyway. ????
Great write up. Love Tour Edges products.
I’ve spent a lot of time looking at this article and the TE website, making a variety of iron sets should we get the chance to demo these along the TEEm way. I can’t do the X for a whole bag, and it appears that they only go to the 5 iron. For a separate thread and day, I REALLY like the C series, but I have been playing mostly players distance (with success albeit less distance due to my swing speed), so I could see a X725 5 iron, and E725 6-PW or 6-GW whatever TE would offer. For me, that could possibly work very very well. I would have to get the X725 made slightly stronger (maybe) to offset the gap between it and the 6 iron, but that might be a minor tweak.
Of course I am getting way ahead of myself – but one dreams and builds and digs into shafts to see how they work for one’s swing, madness.
Nice write up [USER=1193]@Hawk[/USER]! Hard to argue the prices they are offered at with the tech they provide. Soul rail is a cool name!
Nice write up [USER=1193]@Hawk[/USER]. Some cool tech there and gotta love the price point.
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If these were a part of my tour edge group I was going to do the X just to try them out.
Ginty sole lives!