Most golfers think of the Callaway X-20s as beginner-friendly game-improvement irons – but did you know they were nearly part of one of the greatest upsets in U.S. Open history? In 2008, Rocco Mediate, ranked 158th in the world, pushed peak Tiger Woods to the brink at Torrey Pines, forcing an epic playoff. And the irons he used? Not blades, not a custom tour prototype – just a set of Callaway X-20s (tailored to his specs, of course).
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