Tanso Golf Tour-W Wedges Review

The Tanso Golf Tour-W Wedges are forged wedges with CNC-milled grooves, sold direct to golfers by Tanso. I tested a 54-F, a 54-M and a 58-K over a few rounds and on a FlightScope Mevo Gen2 launch monitor. They felt soft, spun the ball hard and got it close to the hole. Three sole grinds let you match the wedge to your turf and your swing.

Tanso is Eric Burch’s brand. Eric has spent decades in the golf industry building brands from scratch, and he answers customer questions himself. Tanso means “carbon” in Japanese, and the company’s irons are triple-forged 1020 carbon steel, as in my Tanso 449-CB irons review.

Design, feel and spin

The Tour-W has a clean shape that’s nice to look down at. The transition from the hosel to the leading edge is very straight, which makes the wedge easy to set up behind the ball and gives crisp contact. The soft forging feels great on delicate shots.

The grooves are CNC milled, so you get consistent spin on full and partial shots. The three sole grinds cover a wide range of golfers, from mid bounce to high bounce, and they give good turf interaction in different conditions and swings. My test wedges had True Temper Dynamic Gold shafts and True Temper Icon grips.

F grind: thin sole for firm turf and tight lies

The F grind comes in the 48°, 50°, 52° and 54° lofts. I played the 54-F as my 100-yard wedge. It has a mid bounce that suits full shots on the firm turf here in Arizona, with crisp edges and minimal grind on the sole.

The sole is on the thinner side, so it doesn’t get wide against the turf. That makes it great for picking the ball clean off tight lies and hitting high, spinning shots.

M grind: the all-rounder

The M grind comes in the 54°, 56°, 58° and 60° lofts. It’s a mid-bounce, mid-grind sole and the most versatile of the three. The ample trailing edge relief lets the club sit square at address, yet you can still get creative because the trailing edge won’t bounce off the turf.

I think this is the grind that fits the most golfers in the most conditions. I really enjoyed the 54-M for tighter lies and creative shots that were closer to full swings.

K grind: wide sole for soft turf and sand

The K grind comes in the 56° and 58° lofts. It has the widest sole but plenty of grind taken off it, so it works well in soft turf and sand. I used the 58-K for touch shots around the greens.

I lipped out the very first shot I hit with it and have consistently put the ball next to the hole since. In practice sessions in the short game area I would regularly hole out with it. The control, spin and turf interaction were excellent.

Should you buy it?

Yes, if you want forged wedges with soft feel, strong spin and a choice of grinds, and you’re comfortable ordering direct. Getting the right grind for your swing and your usual course conditions matters more than anything else here. Tanso’s AI fitting program does the heavy lifting on that, and Eric will answer any questions to get you into the right wedges.

Skip it if you need to hit a wedge in a store first. Otherwise, the Tanso Golf Tour-W Wedges combine feel, looks, spin and short game performance, and they got the ball close to the hole for me. More on tansogolf.com.