“Apex Edge - the forgiving end of the late-90s Apex family. Rung-1.”

The Apex Edge was forged from soft 1020 carbon steel and laser welded, with a 180-degree undercut channel built into a wide sole to push the center of gravity low and deep for a high, forgiving launch. It arrived as the game-improvement companion to Hogan's more compact Apex/Apex Plus blade-style lines during Spalding's ownership of the Hogan brand, which had bought the company for $14.6 million after Ben Hogan's death in 1997. GolfWRX forum members discussing the set describe it as one of the most forgiving forged irons they've hit, with one poster saying they gained confidence hitting even the 3-iron.

GolfWRX forum threads praise the forgiveness-plus-forged-feel combination directly, but the model does not appear by name in GolfWRX's own 'greatest Ben Hogan irons of all time' retrospective, which favors the 1988 Edge, 1999 Apex Blade, and Apex Plus instead.

Mid-to-high handicappers who want a forged feel but need the wider sweet spot of a true game-improvement cavity, per Today's Golfer's positioning of the set and forum commentary.

• Forged from 1020 carbon steel and laser welded, with a 180-degree undercut channel sole design intended to lower and deepen the center of gravity for higher launch and more forgiveness.
• GolfWRX forum members repeatedly describe it as among the most forgiving forged iron sets available, with one long-time owner crediting it with helping drop their handicap from 24 to 14 over more than a decade of use.
• Sold during the narrow window of Spalding's ownership of Ben Hogan Golf, ending right around Callaway's 2003 acquisition of the Hogan brand out of bankruptcy.
• Used complete sets currently list from roughly $155 to $450 depending on shaft and condition at retailers like 2nd Swing, down from a listed original retail near $700-800.

Produced under Spalding's ownership of the Ben Hogan brand (1997-2003), which ended when Callaway Golf bought Hogan's assets out of bankruptcy for $169 million in 2003, discontinuing the line by 2008.

2nd Swing currently prices used 3-PW sets from about $155 (below-average condition, steel) up to $450+ (average condition, premium/graphite shaft), against an original retail cited around $700-800, reflecting typical depreciation for a 25+ year old forged game-improvement set.

“Apex Edge - the forgiving end of the late-90s Apex family. Rung-1.”

The Apex Edge was forged from soft 1020 carbon steel and laser welded, with a 180-degree undercut channel built into a wide sole to push the center of gravity low and deep for a high, forgiving launch. It arrived as the game-improvement companion to Hogan's more compact Apex/Apex Plus blade-style lines during Spalding's ownership of the Hogan brand, which had bought the company for $14.6 million after Ben Hogan's death in 1997. GolfWRX forum members discussing the set describe it as one of the most forgiving forged irons they've hit, with one poster saying they gained confidence hitting even the 3-iron.

GolfWRX forum threads praise the forgiveness-plus-forged-feel combination directly, but the model does not appear by name in GolfWRX's own 'greatest Ben Hogan irons of all time' retrospective, which favors the 1988 Edge, 1999 Apex Blade, and Apex Plus instead.

Mid-to-high handicappers who want a forged feel but need the wider sweet spot of a true game-improvement cavity, per Today's Golfer's positioning of the set and forum commentary.

• Forged from 1020 carbon steel and laser welded, with a 180-degree undercut channel sole design intended to lower and deepen the center of gravity for higher launch and more forgiveness.
• GolfWRX forum members repeatedly describe it as among the most forgiving forged iron sets available, with one long-time owner crediting it with helping drop their handicap from 24 to 14 over more than a decade of use.
• Sold during the narrow window of Spalding's ownership of Ben Hogan Golf, ending right around Callaway's 2003 acquisition of the Hogan brand out of bankruptcy.
• Used complete sets currently list from roughly $155 to $450 depending on shaft and condition at retailers like 2nd Swing, down from a listed original retail near $700-800.

Produced under Spalding's ownership of the Ben Hogan brand (1997-2003), which ended when Callaway Golf bought Hogan's assets out of bankruptcy for $169 million in 2003, discontinuing the line by 2008.

2nd Swing currently prices used 3-PW sets from about $155 (below-average condition, steel) up to $450+ (average condition, premium/graphite shaft), against an original retail cited around $700-800, reflecting typical depreciation for a 25+ year old forged game-improvement set.