“The cavity-back, game-improvement companion to RTZ, built with the same softer Z-Alloy steel and a centralized sweet spot for players who don't always find the center of the face. It's a strong step-up recommendation for a member currently in an older CBX or CBX ZipCore who wants more forgiveness and better wet-weather spin. Covers a full 44-60 degree range for gapping through the scoring clubs.”
CBZ is the fifth generation of Cleveland's cavity-back wedge line, replacing CBX4 and bringing the Z-Alloy steel debuted in the tour-played RTZ down into the game-improvement cavity-back category. Cleveland says the new alloy is roughly 25% softer than the 431 stainless used in CBX4, and it's paired with a Gelback TPU insert 94% larger than before plus new UltiZip grooves — sharper and deeper to shed debris at impact — for more consistent spin without giving up the cavity back's inherent forgiveness. Reviewers have called it the best cavity-back wedge Cleveland has made, praising a 'Goldilocks' feel between soft and firm alongside genuinely tour-level short-game spin.
Strong, consistent praise across multiple 2025 reviews (Plugged In Golf, Today's Golfer, Golf Monthly) for a brand-new release, but it needs a longer track record before it's more than 'notable.'
Built for golfers who already play cavity-back irons and want a matching wedge with similar forgiveness, rather than a compact tour-blade shape.
The fifth generation of Cleveland's cavity-back wedge family, launched August 2025 as the game-improvement counterpart to the tour-oriented RTZ line released earlier the same year.
Wider, taller cavity-back head with a larger Gelback TPU insert and softer Z-Alloy widens the forgiving zone considerably versus tour-blade wedges, per Plugged In Golf's testing.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Current-generation model at $179 new; no meaningful used market yet given the August 2025 launch.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
