Kirkland Signature Player’s Irons Review

The Kirkland Signature Player’s Irons are Costco’s player’s distance irons, a 4-iron through pitching wedge set with strong lofts and clean chrome looks. After five rounds my conclusion is that these clubs have game. They hit consistent, solid distances with moderate spin and pretty good feel.

If you already play TaylorMade P790s you won’t replace them with these, but if you’re playing irons with many years on them, they’re an affordable upgrade. I played them in Arizona on well-kept courses while my iron game was sharp, so they got ideal testing conditions. My numbers came from a FlightScope Mevo+ Pro.

Is it a P790 clone?

The first thing the internet said is that these look like TaylorMade P790 irons. There are lots of similarities. Both are forged, both have a polymer insert with tungsten weighting and both are player’s distance irons.

They aren’t made in the same factory, though, and they aren’t the same club in feel or performance.

Distance, launch and feel

Player’s distance irons blend the look of a blade, the forgiveness of a game-improvement iron and the extra distance of a super game-improvement iron. Forged, hollow-body heads with strong lofts tend to help, especially if you’ve lost some speed with age. The Kirkland irons sit squarely in that category.

They launch well and give solid distance, and the lofts are strong, so each club goes a little farther than its number suggests. The 8-iron numbers show a mid launch with moderate spin and a very tight spread from side to side, which matches the consistent distances I saw on the course.

Options and build quality

The irons come with True Temper Elevate 115 steel shafts in stiff or regular, right-handed only, with Lamkin Crossline grips in standard size. The set is a 4-iron through pitching wedge, and that’s all. Those specs fit about 80% of golfers, and you can rebuild the clubs to custom specs, though that adds to the cost.

With the stock specs, the clubs are really well built. The packaging is high quality, with foam inserts protecting the clubs for shipping, and every club was aligned and had consistent weight and details. A house-brand set doesn’t have to mean poor quality.

Should you buy it?

Yes, if you’re gaming older irons and want an all-around good performing, nice-feeling, forgiving set that goes a solid distance. The Kirkland Signature Player’s Irons won’t replace my gamers, but they weren’t a big drop-off either, and I wasn’t wowed. For many golfers that’s a fair trade, and our best golf irons guide shows the wider field.

Skip them if you want a custom or left-handed fit, since Costco sells one spec and sells it in limited runs. Other direct-to-consumer brands sell similar irons, so you don’t have to wait for a restock. Like the other Kirkland golf clubs, they’re not going to top any performance charts, and they’re aimed at price-conscious golfers. Now you can pick up a rotisserie chicken and your next set of irons on the same Costco trip.