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Ping i540
Ping calls the i540 a “Players Distance iron” for “golfers in search of more speed and distance with stopping power.”
Evidence: Research-based
The short version
An iron set with a compact, players look.
$1,499 new, from $1,299.99 used.
Buy it if
- You want a compact, players lookPing calls it a “Players distance” iron.
Look at instead
- TaylorMade P·790 (2025)$1,199.98Fits the same golfer, for $299 less.
- This one, used$1,299.99The lowest used price we found, at 2nd Swing Golf.
- Titleist T250$1,499Fits the same golfer, at the same price.
Specifications
7 of the 7 fields we checked are published by Ping.
| Specification | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Maker’s category | Players distancePing: “the i540 Players Distance iron.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Set makeup | 4–9, PW, UW availablePing: “Available 4-9, PW, UW.” | Evidence: Verified |
| Construction | Multi-material design with a forged face and tungsten weightingPing: “Tungsten weighting and a faster forged face … the multi-material design.” | Evidence: Verified |
| 7-iron loft | 29°Standard loft; Ping also lists Power Spec (27.5°) and Retro Spec (31.0°) fitting options. | Evidence: Verified |
| Loft by club | 4: 19°, 5: 22°, 6: 25.5°, 7: 29°, 8: 33°, 9: 37°, PW: 42°, UW: 47°Standard lofts from Ping’s specification table. Ping also lists Power Spec and Retro Spec lofts as fitting options (7-iron 27.5° and 31.0°). Ping makes the iron in left- and right-handed models and publishes one loft table. | Evidence: Verified |
| Offset | 0.1 in at the 7-ironPing lists offset club by club, from 0.19 in (4-iron) to 0.04 in (PW). | Evidence: Verified |
| Stock shafts | True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 100, Ping ALTA CB Blue, PING AWT 3.0, True Temper Dynamic Gold, True Temper Dynamic Gold 120, KBS Tour, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 105, Nippon N.S. Pro Modus 3 Tour 115, True Temper Elevate MPH 95, PING ALTA Quick, UST Recoil DartShafts listed on Ping’s product page; Ping does not mark one as stock there. | Evidence: Verified |
Used prices
The lowest-priced used listing we found at each retailer, with the condition grade the retailer gives it. At our last checks, the lowest used price was $199.01 less than the lowest new price. Configurations can differ, so check the listing matches what you want.
- 2nd Swing Golf$1,299.99Above Average · 9.0 right-handed 4-PW set, True Temper Dynamic Gold Mid 100 S300 steel shafts, Stiff flex
Used listings sell quickly and each one is a single club or set, so the listing we saw may be gone. Each retailer defines its condition grades in its own way. What the grades mean and more used listings.
What Ping claims
Ping’s own statements about the i540, each with its source.
Distance
Ping says tungsten weighting and a faster forged face help the i540 “fly the ball higher and farther, stopping it close.”
Evidence: Verified
Alternatives
First, the irons whose makers describe them for the same golfer. Then the other irons we have researched, placed by the price we last saw: the five nearest in price in each group.
A compact, players look
- Titleist T250$1,499
- Srixon ZXi5+$1,499.99
- TaylorMade P·790 (2025)$1,199.98
- Wilson DYNAPWR Forged (2026)
Spend less
- TaylorMade Qi Max Irons$1,099.99
- Srixon ZXiR$1,099.99
- TaylorMade P·790 (2025)$1,199.98
- Ping G740$1,299
- Ping Blueprint S$1,329.99
Similar price
- Titleist T100$1,499
- Titleist T250$1,499
- Titleist T350$1,499
- Srixon ZXi5+$1,499.99
- Srixon ZXi5 (2nd Gen)$1,499.99
Spend more
- Cobra 3DP MB Irons$1,979
- Cobra 3DP Tour Irons$1,979
- Cobra 3DP X Irons$1,979
Also researched, without a current price to compare: Tour Edge Hot Launch Max Irons, Wilson DYNAPWR Forged (2026), Wilson Staff Model Blade, Wilson Staff Model CB (2026).
Price checks
What it has cost, store by store
7 checks · 2 stores
- Lowest new now
- $1,499
- At TGW
- Maker’s list price
- —
- Ping does not publish one
- Lowest used
- $1,299.99
- Above Average · 2nd Swing Golf
- Deal check
- Day 33 of 60
- Deal calls start after 60 days of its own prices
Latest at each store
TGW
$1,499New
Same as our first check
Lowest new
2nd Swing Golf
$1,299.99Used · Above Average
Down $29 since our first check
Every check (7)
| Checked | Store | Condition | Stock | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 9 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Above Average | In stock | $1,299.99 |
| Nov 9 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,499 |
| Nov 2 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,499 |
| Oct 19 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,499 |
| Oct 12 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,499 |
| Oct 9 | 2nd Swing Golf | Used · Above Average | In stock | $1,328.99 |
| Oct 9 | TGW | New | In stock | $1,499 |
Evidence ledger
Where the information on this page came from, when it was read, and how firmly it is established.
- Evidence: Verified
Ping publishes the i540 club-by-club lofts and offsets, the available clubs and the shaft options, and calls it a Players Distance iron with a forged face, tungsten weighting and a multi-material design.
Values were matched against the downloaded text of the page when we checked.