Callaway · Wedge · 2024
Opus Platinum
CaddyIndex™ breakdown: what our research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a better player who wants the softest, grippiest premium wedge feel with a penetrating, high-spin flight, and you mainly need higher-loft scoring wedges.
You want a broad grind/loft range, maximum value, or a more forgiving cavity-back shape.
Pros
- The best wedge feel of 2024 - butter soft and seriously grippy
- Around 11,000 rpm of spin - 1,000 more than a Titleist SM10
- 17g tungsten raises the CG for a lower, more penetrating flight
- A premium compact tour look with a CNC-milled back
Cons
- Only two grinds, in 54-60 degrees only - less range than the standard Opus
- A premium up-charge that performance doesn't fully justify
- A compact tour shape - less forgiving than a cavity-back wedge
By dimension
Forgiveness
Reasonable for a tour wedge - a compact, tour-approved shape with 17g of tungsten anchored in the topline to raise the CG for flight rather than forgiveness, a premium player's wedge rather than a cavity-back. The tour shape rewards a clean strike - modest forgiveness by design.
Distance
Best-in-class - the Opus Platinum averaged around 11,000 rpm of spin (1,000 more than a Titleist SM10) with a 3-degree-lower, more penetrating launch than the standard Opus, the high CG giving controlled flight. Among the very best wedges for distance control.
Workability
Workable but limited in range - only two grind options, sold in higher lofts (54 to 60) only, the premium MiM line trading the standard Opus's broad grind range for a focused, tour-shaped offering. A tour shotmaker's shape, but with fewer grind and loft options than the standard Opus.
Feel
Best-in-class - the Opus Platinum takes top spot for feel in 2024 (receptive, butter soft and seriously grippy) from its MiM construction and tungsten, a premium, soft sensation. Among the very best wedge feels - the standout feel of the year.
Sound
A soft, refined note - the butter-soft MiM impact gives a soft, muted sound, a refined acoustic. Among the better wedge sounds - a soft, refined note.
Looks at address
Among the best - a compact, tour-approved look with a CNC-milled back that looks spectacular, in chrome and a notably dark blue finish, premium modern lines. Among the cleanest, most premium tour wedges.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons we read while grading this club.