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Honma's T//World W5 in Tour Grind is built for the player who already knows where the ball is going to land. This is the narrow-sole option in the W5 family, with relief taken off the heel and trailing edge so the head sits flush when you open the face instead of propping itself up on the leading edge. Open it 20 degrees for a flop and the leading edge stays down. That is the whole point of the grind.
The flip side is that a thin sole with aggressive relief gives you less margin on a steep, digging strike. Hit it fat out of soft turf and it will keep going down. Honma is not hiding this. Tour Grind is the version their staff players ask for, and the wider-sole options in the same line exist because most golfers are better off with them.
What you get for the price, and Honma wedges cost more than the mainstream American options, is the forging. These come out of the Sakata factory on the same equipment Honma uses for its high-end iron sets, and the soft carbon steel gives you the muted, slightly heavy feel that Japanese forgings are known for. A half-swing pitch off a tight lie feels different here than it does off a cast head. Whether that difference is worth the premium is a personal question, but it is real and you will notice it.
In short
The Honma T//World W5 (2026) is a tour-grind wedge built for shotmaking and versatility around the green.
Brand-new release
As this year's flagship the T//World W5 holds at full MSRP with little price movement early on. Want the latest right now? Buy it. Chasing value? Prices usually soften 6 to 9 months after launch.
Based on release timing and this line's typical refresh cycle, not a live price quote.
Loft and bounce are nominal values. Actual specifications may vary.
The Tour Grind sole is narrow through the middle with the heel and trailing edge relieved, which lets you rotate the face open without the effective bounce climbing so high that the leading edge lifts. Honma keeps the leading edge fairly straight rather than heavily rounded, so square-faced shots off firm ground stay predictable. Camber is subtle. This is a grind designed around face rotation and shallow delivery, not around a wide sole doing the work for you. Head shape stays compact with a thin topline and minimal offset, consistent with how Honma builds the rest of the T//World line. The face is milled with grooves cut to spec and a surface texture between them to help on partial shots and wet lies, which is standard practice now but matters most in the 56 and 58 where you play the most half swings. Finish options and exact loft and bounce combinations differ between Honma's Japan domestic lineup and what gets exported, so confirm availability before you set your heart on a specific number.
Probably not, and that is not a knock on you. Tour Grind rewards a shallow delivery and clean turf interaction. If your wedge divots are deep, or you play soft, lush courses, one of the wider-sole W5 options will save you more shots. Where the Tour Grind makes sense for a mid handicapper is in the 60, played only for open-face lobs around firm greens, with a wider grind in the 54 or 56 doing the everyday work.
The Tour Grind is offered in the scoring lofts, generally from the low 50s through 60, with the widest choice of bounce in the 56 and 58. Honma's Japan domestic catalog usually carries more loft and bounce combinations than the export lineup, so a number you see in a Japanese listing may not be orderable through a US or European retailer. Check with the fitter before you plan a gapping setup around a specific loft.
The Tour Grind sits close to a Vokey M or T grind in intent, so the sole geometry will not feel foreign if you are coming from Titleist. The difference is feel and price. The Honma forging is softer through impact and the head is a bit more compact at address. You will pay a meaningful premium over both Vokey and Cleveland for that. Spin numbers are not where this wedge separates itself, so buy it for the feel and the shape, not because you expect more rpm.
It depends entirely on your sand. Firm, shallow, coarse sand suits it well because you can open the face, use the relieved heel, and slide the sole under the ball. Deep, soft, fluffy sand is harder work since the narrow sole digs rather than skids. If your home course has soft bunkers, get a wider-sole 56 for sand and keep the Tour Grind for turf shots.
Same as any premium forged wedge in soft carbon steel, which means roughly 75 to 100 rounds before you notice spin dropping on partial shots, sooner if you practice off range mats. Soft steel wears faster than cast stainless. Most players who care enough to buy this wedge replace the 56 and 58 every year or two and keep the 60 longer because it sees fewer full swings.
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