“A clean, one-piece forged cavity for the shot-shaper who wants feel over speed. A rung-2 set; fit to a proven strike.”
The Apex CB 24 is Callaway's Tour cavity-back for elite ballstrikers who want a forgiveness safety net without giving up feel or workability. Directly inspired by the TCB played by Callaway's tour staff, it is built from a fully forged 1025 mild carbon steel body and face — forged as essentially one piece rather than a face welded into a cast head — with MIM tungsten toe weighting and a Dynamic Sole for clean turf interaction. It slots one notch more forgiving than the Apex MB blade in the 2024 line while keeping a compact players' profile: a 37-inch blade length, thin topline and just 2.3mm of offset. Reviewers repeatedly single it out as the best-looking, best-feeling iron of the 2024 Apex family.
A current premium players' cavity with genuine tour presence (WITBhub documents multiple pros gaming it) and a strong critical reputation as the pick of the 2024 Apex line for looks and feel — noteworthy standing, but as a current mass-produced retail iron it has no scarcity or collector cult.
Low handicaps and better (roughly 0-8) with a repeatable center strike who prize feel, feedback and shot-shaping over raw distance and want slightly more help than a pure blade. Mid-to-high handicaps chasing forgiveness or distance should look at the Apex Pro, Ai300 or Ai Smoke instead — the CB will punish inconsistent strikes.
Part of the 2024 Apex tour lineup (Pro, CB, MB, TCB, UT) aimed at elite players, sitting between the Apex MB blade (less forgiving) and Apex Pro (more distance/tech). It competes with Titleist's 620/T100-class players' cavities, TaylorMade P7 series and Mizuno Pro 243/245. Many players combo-set it with the MB (short irons) or TCB.
Forgiving FOR A PLAYERS' IRON, not in absolute terms. The one-piece forging plus MIM tungsten toe weighting pushes a little stability into a compact head, so it holds line and distance better than the Apex MB blade beside it — but this is still a small, thin-soled, low-offset (2.3mm) tour cavity with a modest sweet spot. Thin and toe strikes lose distance and feel. A 5 means 'about as forgiving as a compact forged players' cavity gets,' not 'easy to hit.'
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
A current premium players' iron: realistic 2026 private-party value for a clean steel 3-PW or 4-PW set is roughly $650-$950 depending on shaft and wear, against ~$1,500-$1,600 new. Reconditioned-retail listings run higher and overstate private-party proceeds. Premium/rare shafts (Project X, Dynamic Gold Tour Issue) push value up; it is too new to have appreciated.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
