“A full-face-grooved version of the CBZ aimed at higher-handicap players who want spin and forgiveness even when they catch the ball off the toe or high on the face. It's limited to the shorter lofts most needed around the green rather than the full gapping range. Good option for a member who struggles with clean, centered contact from tight lies.”
Cleveland's CBZ picks up the CBX torch as the wedge for the vast middle of golf, and the Full-Face version is its most rescue-minded form. Built from Cleveland's new Z-Alloy — a lighter, softer steel the company says plays about 25 percent softer than the CBX 4 ZipCore — it pairs a confidence-inspiring cavity back with grooves that run clear from hosel to toe beneath a high-toe profile. Open the face from sand or deep rough and even shots caught out toward the toe still grab. Reviewers found it almost unfairly easy to use; Today's Golfer's tester went as far as crediting it with taking six shots off his scores.
Heir to the CBX franchise that many fitters treat as the default cavity-back wedge recommendation for mid-handicap golfers.
Ideal for mid-to-high handicappers who play cavity-back irons and want matching forgiveness in their scoring clubs, especially players who open the face in bunkers.
Arrived in 2025 amid a wave of new wedge steels and full-face grooves, alongside the tour-focused Cleveland RTZ built from the same Z-Alloy formula.
Cavity-back perimeter weighting plus hosel-to-toe grooves mean off-center greenside strikes hold their spin and direction remarkably well, even with the face laid open.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Already flowing through the secondhand racks; 2nd Swing lists used CBZ wedges from about $119 against $179.99 new.
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