PING · Iron set · 2009 · Previous model
PING G15 irons
Super game improvement, 4.5 of 5 for forgiveness
PING's 2009 iron, which it called "a maximum-forgiveness iron": a stainless steel cavity back with a wider sole for a higher launch, weight moved to the toe for mis-hits, and a 32° 7-iron. PING no longer sells the G15 new, and the G440 is the current model in its line.
4.5 of 5 forgiveness score
$225.99 used at 2nd Swing Golf
In average condition or better: from $281.99
New instead: PING G440, $999 at Golf Discount, 7 irons (4-PW), checked 2 Nov
Choose it if
- You often catch it thin or heavy and want the most help an iron gives.
- Your iron shots start right or fly low: 6.1 mm of offset gives the face more time to square.
- You want a higher flight: the 32° 7-iron is weaker than most.
- You need a left-handed club or a senior flex: both were stock builds.
Choose something else if
- If you strike it fairly well and want a slimmer head, look at the G25 that followed it in 2013: PING's game improvement iron, with less offset.
- Class
- Super game improvement
- 7-iron loft
- 32°Every club's loft, lie and length
- Offset (7-iron)
- 6.1 mm
- Stock flexes
- Ladies to extra stiff
- Hands
- Left or right
- Used
- From $225.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct
What changed in the G440
The G440 is stronger and longer through the set: a 29° 7-iron against the G15's 32°, a 42° pitching wedge against 45°, and a 4-iron an inch longer (39.25 inches against 38.25). The G15 has more offset (0.24 inches at the 7-iron against 0.18) and less bounce in the irons (6° at the 7-iron against 9°), and was sold from a 3-iron to a 58° lob wedge. PING's G25 of 2013, which we also cover, kept the G15's lofts, lies and lengths club for club with a little less offset; PING now calls the G440 game improvement, and its super game improvement iron today is the G740.
PING no longer sells the G15 and we found no shop selling it new, but used sets cost a fraction of a new G440 set. Choose a used G15 for a lot of offset and forgiveness for very little money, if a set comes in your flex with the clubs you need; choose the G440 for a new set built to your fitting, with stronger lofts, or the G740, PING's super game improvement iron today, for more help on thin and heavy strikes. If you would rather keep the G15's higher flight than gain distance, PING also builds the G440 in what it calls Retro Spec lofts, with a 31° 7-iron in place of 29°.
| Detail | G15 (previous) | G440 (current) |
|---|---|---|
| Class | Super game improvement | Game improvement |
| Forgiveness score | 4.5 of 5 | 3.5 of 5 |
| 7-iron loft | 32° | 29° |
| Offset at the 7-iron | 6.1 mm | 4.6 mm |
| Stock flexes | Ladies to extra stiff | Senior to extra stiff |
| Hands | Left or right | Left or right |
| Price new | No longer sold new | $999 at Golf Discount, 7 irons (4-PW), checked 2 Nov |
| Price used | From $225.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (5 clubs (6-PW), steel, stiff flex, below average condition), checked 31 Oct | From $574.99 at 2nd Swing Golf (6 clubs (6-GW), steel, stiff flex, average condition), checked 31 Oct |
Loft, lie and length, club by club
| Club | Loft | Lie | Length | Offset | Bounce |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-iron | 20° | 59.25° | 38.75 in | 0.32 in | -2° |
| 4-iron | 23° | 60° | 38.25 in | 0.3 in | 0° |
| 5-iron | 26° | 60.75° | 37.75 in | 0.28 in | 2° |
| 6-iron | 29° | 61.5° | 37.25 in | 0.26 in | 4° |
| 7-iron | 32° | 62.25° | 36.75 in | 0.24 in | 6° |
| 8-iron | 36° | 63° | 36.25 in | 0.22 in | 8° |
| 9-iron | 40° | 63.75° | 35.75 in | 0.2 in | 9° |
| PW | 45° | 64° | 35.5 in | 0.18 in | 10° |
| UW | 50° | 64° | 35.5 in | 0.15 in | 11° |
| SW | 54° | 64.25° | 35.25 in | 0.13 in | 12° |
| LW | 58° | 64.5° | 35 in | 0.1 in | 12° |
Build a whole bag around it, or check the lofts in the bag you carry.
Use the iron finder to compare sets for your usual miss, and check the set makeup and loft gaps before ordering. Between a game improvement and a super game improvement head, this is how to tell which one your strike needs.
The PING G15 came in a senior (A) flex as well as regular (R): what the senior flex changes, and who it suits.
G15: the questions buyers ask
- Is the PING G15 forgiving?
- Yes. It is PING's super game improvement iron, with 6.1 mm of offset at the 7-iron and a 32° 7-iron. It scores 4.5 of 5 on our reading of what PING publishes about it; the most forgiving iron sets we cover score 5.0.
- Who is the G15 for?
- It suits golfers who often catch it thin or heavy and want the most help an iron gives.
- Does the G15 come in senior or ladies flex?
- Yes, both: PING listed ladies (L), senior (A), regular (R), stiff (S) and extra stiff (X).
- Is the G15 sold left-handed?
- Yes: PING made it left- and right-handed.
- What are the G15 lofts?
- 3-iron 20°, 4-iron 23°, 5-iron 26°, 6-iron 29°, 7-iron 32°, 8-iron 36°, 9-iron 40°, PW 45°, UW 50°, SW 54°, LW 58°, as PING published them. The full table with lie, length and offset is above.
- Which clubs come in a G15 set?
- Sold by the club: 3-iron to 9-iron, PW, UW, SW and LW.
- How much does the G15 cost?
- PING no longer sells it new. Used from $225.99 at 2nd Swing Golf, checked 31 Oct. In average condition or better, from $281.99. Prices change; the seller's page has today's.
How the 4.5 adds up
The forgiveness score is our reading of what PING publishes about the head, from 1 to 5. It is not a test result. How every score works.
| Part | Points | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Head class | 4 | Super game improvement: the biggest, most forgiving iron head a maker sells. |
| Offset | +0.5 | 6.1 mm at the 7-iron, at or above our 4.5 mm mark. |
| Sole | +0 | PING doesn't publish a sole width, so the sole earns no point. |
| Forgiveness score | 4.5 | of 5 |
The score rates the head only. Hand, flex and price decide which version you buy, not how forgiving it is. PING does not publish a sole width.
Specification sheet
| Maker | PING |
|---|---|
| Model | G15 |
| Model year | 2009 |
| Type | Iron set |
| Class | Super game improvement |
| Handicap range the maker states | – |
| Offset | 0.24" at the 7-iron (progressive: 0.32" in the 3-iron down to 0.18" in the PW; 0.10" in the LW) |
| Sole | – |
| Moment of inertia (MOI) | – |
| Face technology | A thinner stainless steel face, the weight saved moved to the toe for added forgiveness on mis-hits |
| Construction | A stainless steel cavity back with PING's custom tuning port to spread the weight to the perimeter, a thinner face whose saved weight sits in the toe, a wider sole for a higher launch, and the centre of gravity low and away from the face. Buying used, ask for the set's colour code: PING built the G15 in 12 lie angles, each marked by a colour, so a set fitted for someone else may sit too upright or too flat for you. Read the head too: the i15, launched beside it in 2009, is PING's mid-size iron for better players who want more control. |
| Set makeup | Sold by the club: 3-iron to 9-iron, PW, UW, SW and LW. |
| Clubs in the set | – |
| Stock steel shafts | PING AWT, PING Z-Z65 |
| Stock graphite shafts | PING TFC 149i |
| Stock flexes | L (ladies), A (senior), R (regular), S (stiff), X (extra stiff) |
| 7-iron loft | 32° |
| Hands | RH, LH |
| Men's or women's | – |
| List price (MSRP) | not published |
| Price at PING | – |
| Set price | – |
Compare with other super game improvement irons
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| Sole | Hand | Where to buy | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.0 | Super game improvement | 28° | 4.8 mm | Wider | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $1,299.99 at PGA TOUR Superstore 7 irons (5-9, PW, UW) · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 5.0 | Super game improvement | 32° | 4.6 mm | Wide | L · A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $749.95 at PXG 5 clubs (7-iron to sand wedge) at $149.99 each · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 5.0 | Super game improvement | 32° | 4.6 mm | Wide | L · A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $749.95 at PXG 5 clubs (7-iron to sand wedge) at $149.99 each · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 5.0 | Super game improvement | 31° | 5.7 mm | Wider: 23.9 mm at the 7-iron | R · S | RH | $962.50 at Mizuno 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.5 | Super game improvement | 29° | 2.5 mm | Wide, sculpted | A · R · S | RH · LH | $599.99 at Tour Edge 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.5 | Super game improvement | 29.5° | 5.2 mm | Skid sole, more bounce | A · R · S · X | RH · LH | $999 at Cobra 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.5 | Super game improvement | 29.5° | 5.2 mm | Skid sole | L | RH · LH | $1,099 at Cobra 7 irons · checked 2 Nov | ||
| 4.5 | Super game improvement | not published | not published | Wide | R · S | RH · LH | $799.99 at Wilson 7 irons · checked 2 Nov |
Order: Forgiveness score first; on a tie, the set more golfers can buy, then a set that includes the long irons, then price. Use the arrows to sort. A dash means the maker does not publish it.
See all iron sets on the most forgiving irons page, or compare this club side by side. Waiting for a sale? The Black Friday golf club deals page has the price to beat on every club we price.
Sources
The specification comes from these pages; open the maker's page before buying, because prices and shaft options change. Check the exact shaft and hand at the shop before ordering.
- PING's specifications, archived copy of 22 Dec 2010
- PING's specifications, archived copy of 23 Dec 2010
- PING's announcement
- PING's G440 specifications
- PING's page on availability (checked 23 Oct)
- Golf Discount's search results (checked 23 Oct)
- 2nd Swing Golf's specifications (price checked 31 Oct)
- Pre-owned: seen at 2nd Swing Golf from $225.99 (checked 31 Oct)