“2023-era Ft. Worth CB - forged with a ceramic-matrix composite piece inside the head. Rung-2.”
The Fort Worth CB (2023) is the White-era Ben Hogan brand's forgiving-but-classic cavity iron, the club that showed the revived company could pair modern tech with a traditional shape. The bulk of each head is forged 1025 carbon steel, but Hogan co-forges a precisely positioned CMC (ceramic-matrix composite) core into every club, a lightweight insert that lets designers manipulate CG per iron and shove real weight to the perimeter for forgiveness, without visible plastic badges cheapening the look. It keeps the signature V-Sole (high-bounce leading edge, softer low-bounce trailing edge) for clean turf entry. Reviewers found it bridges cavity-back forgiveness and blade aesthetics, consistent launch and predictable spin windows with the workability and feedback better players want.
Notable for a genuinely distinctive, well-reviewed technology rather than any collectibility, the co-forged CMC ceramic-matrix core is an unusual materials story that GolfMagic, Golf Digest, Locker Room Golf and MyGolfSpy all singled out. It is a respected current players-cavity from a niche direct brand, not a cult object, its standing rests on the tech and reviews, not scarcity or legend.
For low-to-mid-handicap, better ball-strikers (DB guidance iron 78-92 mph) who want forged feel, a clean traditional look and a measure of cavity forgiveness with control and workability intact. It delivers higher launch and descent with ample spin for green-holding. Not the pick for higher handicaps or golfers wanting maximum forgiveness or distance, who should choose a game-improvement iron; sits between the Fort Worth MB blade and any full GI design.
A 2023 (continuing into 2025) release from the direct-to-consumer, Scott White-led Hogan company, competing against players-cavity irons like Titleist T150/T100, Mizuno Pro 243 and Callaway Apex CB of its moment, but sold direct at a lower price. Inside Hogan's line it is the cavity middle ground between the Fort Worth MB blade and more forgiving options, and the descendant of the PTx (2016) forged-cavity-with-tungsten brief and the Ft. Worth 15's V-Sole/progressive-CG DNA.
A players cavity, forgiving for a better-player iron but not a game-improvement club. The CMC core frees weight to the perimeter and, with the CB cavity, steadies launch and holds spin in predictable windows on slight mishits, and the V-Sole aids turf interaction. But reviewers stress it is built for good ball-strikers, keeping a compact shape and blade-like feedback. A 6 places it with players-cavity forgiveness, above the Ft. Worth 15 (5) and blades, below a true GI iron.
Calibrated across the whole catalog — a tour blade scores low here on purpose; it means control, not ease.
Thin used supply, it is recent and direct-only, so most volume is still new off Hogan's site. Reconditioned/graded listings read higher than private sales clear. Realistic 2026 private-party value for a complete steel set is roughly $500-750 depending on shaft, condition and completeness, with new sets still selling direct near four figures. No collector premium, value tracks playability and the Hogan name.
Reading is one thing — hitting is another. Book a bay and see the numbers for yourself before you buy anywhere.
