Titleist
The T250 is Titleist's answer for the golfer who wants some help getting the ball up and out without swallowing an oversized game improvement iron. It slots into the middle of the T-Series, below the sleeker T150 and above the more forgiving T350. In 2025 it earned Hot List Gold from Golf Digest, which called it the best hollow-body players distance iron. That's the category in a nutshell: a compact head that hides a hollow, tech-loaded body behind a clean topline.
At address this looks like a real players iron. Thin topline, minimal offset, a blade length that won't embarrass a low handicapper. Then it goes and launches like something two categories more forgiving, because there's a forged face wrapped around a hollow chamber and tungsten packed low in the long irons. The 7-iron sits at 30 degrees, which is stronger than a blade but nowhere near the jacked-up lofts you find in distance irons that need a 26-degree 7 to hit their numbers.
This is a players distance iron that behaves like one. It won't turn a slice into a draw or add ten yards through pure loft trickery. What it does is give a mid to low handicapper more ball speed and a higher, steadier flight than a muscleback, while still looking and feeling like a proper iron over the ball.
In short
The Titleist T250 (2025) is a players-distance iron that blends ball speed with a clean shape. The set runs 4-iron to PW with a 30° 7-iron. It carries a $1,149 MSRP.
Value sweet spot
About a year old, so the first real discounts have landed while a replacement is still 6 to 18 months out. Strong value without feeling dated.
Based on release timing and this line's typical refresh cycle, not a live price quote.
Modeled from the $1,149 original MSRP and a 1-year-old release (about 55% of MSRP retained used).
Used market value
$535 - $710
Private sale, fair to like-new
Trade-in value
$320 - $495
What a shop typically pays
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| 4i | 5i | 6i | 7i | 8i | 9i | PW |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20.0° | 23.0° | 26.0° | 30.0° | 34.0° | 39.0° | 44.0° |
Stock steel shaft. Lofts are approximate and subject to manufacturing tolerances.
Typical carry by swing speed, adjusted for this set's actual lofts. Your numbers will vary with strike, shaft, and conditions.
| Club | Loft | Moderate swing~140y 7-iron | Average swing~155y 7-iron | Faster swing~169y 7-iron |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-iron | 20° | 165 y | 183 y | 200 y |
| 5-iron | 23° | 158 y | 175 y | 191 y |
| 6-iron | 26° | 149 y | 165 y | 180 y |
| 7-iron | 30° | 140 y | 155 y | 169 y |
| 8-iron | 34° | 130 y | 144 y | 157 y |
| 9-iron | 39° | 119 y | 132 y | 144 y |
| PW | 44° | 110 y | 122 y | 133 y |
Carry distances are modeled from TrackMan-based norms scaled to each club's loft, not measured for this exact model.
Golf Digest
Hot List Gold — best hollow-body players distance iron
MyGolfSpy
Most Wanted winner in players distance category
Golf Monthly
The build is a forged face over a hollow body, with a polymer insert behind the face and variable face thickness that lets the perimeter flex more than the center. That combination is what gives the T250 its ball speed on shots hit off the sweet spot's edges. Tungsten weighting sits low and toward the toe in the long irons, which drops the center of gravity and helps the 4, 5, and 6-irons launch on a line you can actually hold a green with. Titleist keeps the shaping tight through the set. The long irons carry a bit more sole and a lower CG for launch, while the short irons shrink down and firm up for control. The face insert damps the hollow-body clang you sometimes get from this construction, so strikes feel more solid than hollow. It's a set that changes character as you move through it, forgiving where you need forgiveness and precise where you want to attack.
The Titleist T250's 7-iron is lofted at 30° - near-traditional - close to the classic 32-34° benchmark. For a golfer with an 85-95 mph swing speed, this projects to a 7-iron carry of approximately 150-160 yards. The 5-iron (23°) to 7-iron gap of 7° is well-gapped, which may create overlapping distance windows with similarly lofted fairway woods or hybrids. The pitching wedge at 44° provides a conventional loft window that pairs cleanly with a 50-52° gap wedge.
The T150 is a players iron with a thinner sole, less offset, and a more traditional forged feel aimed at better ball strikers. The T250 is a players distance iron. It uses a hollow body and a face insert to add ball speed and launch, so it flies higher and a touch longer, but the head is slightly larger and the sole a bit wider. If you strike it well and want workability, T150. If you want the same clean look with more help getting the ball up, T250.
Yes, for a mid handicapper who makes reasonably consistent contact. The hollow body, variable face thickness, and tungsten weighting widen the sweet spot and hold ball speed on off-center hits. It won't rescue a badly mishit shot the way a full game improvement iron like the T350 will, but for a 10 to 15 handicap it offers a real safety net without the bulky shape.
The 7-iron is 30 degrees. Through the set it runs 20 (4-iron), 23 (5-iron), 26 (6-iron), 30 (7-iron), 34 (8-iron), 39 (9-iron), and 44 (PW). That 7-iron at 30 degrees is stronger than a traditional blade but more restrained than many distance irons, so you get extra ball speed without gapping problems into your wedges.
It took Hot List Gold from Golf Digest for 2025, which named it the best hollow-body players distance iron. That recognition comes down to how well it balances a compact players shape with the ball speed and launch of the hollow-body construction.
The T350 is the more forgiving, game improvement end of the T-Series. It has a wider sole, more offset, a larger head, and even stronger lofts for maximum distance and help. The T250 is smaller, cleaner at address, and built for a golfer who wants distance help but still has decent ball striking. Higher handicaps and those who want the most forgiveness go T350. Mid to low handicaps who value looks and control go T250.
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