PING Irons by Year: Every Model from 1961 to 2024

PING irons have some distinctive features, mostly designed to provide the best-fitting iron possible.

First, PING created its color code chart, designed to fit players into the appropriate length and lie angle based on a player’s height and wrist-to-floor measurements. 

Have you ever noticed that PING irons are notched in the hosel? That notch actually exists to make the irons easier to bend (adjust the lie angle).

PING’s G-Series of irons are classic game-improvement irons geared towards the largest segment of golfers. They have a larger profile, cast build (not forged), and are built to maximize forgiveness at the expense of workability, given that most mid-to-high handicap players prefer to hit the ball straighter rather than dial up a fade or draw.

PING’s i-Series of irons spun off from the Eye (1979) and Eye 2 (1982), and PING went all-in on the series beginning with the 2000 release of the i3 Blade and i3 Oversize irons.

The i-series is a bit of an in-between series, known for packing forgiveness and workability into a sleek-looking package that appeals to better players. PING i-Series irons are suitable for mid-to-low handicap players.

PING dropped S-Series irons every couple years from 2003 to 2013. The S-Series irons, which began with the 2003 release of the S59, then counted down until the final S55 irons were released in 2013, were forged, better players irons that got plenty of play on tour.

PING later merged the S-Series with the i-Series beginning with the iBlade in 2016.

While PING has been consistent with its iron series’ and release cycles, not every PING iron falls into one of those three lines. Here is every PING iron ever released, by year.