Used Cleveland golf clubs, and what to pay for each

Cleveland’s own website no longer sells a Cleveland driver. In October 2026, the clubs it listed under the Cleveland name were wedges and putters, and the drivers, woods and irons beside them carried its sister brands’ names, Srixon and XXIO.

That makes Cleveland’s game-improvement Launcher, HiBore and Halo clubs, for the most part, something you buy used. The wedges are a different problem. Cleveland replaces them every two years or so, and when you buy one used, you are paying for its grooves, so you need to know a good face from a worn one.

The short answer

Before you buy, check the exact club. Our algorithm sets a target price for each Cleveland model, about what a buyer pays for one used today, and lists every live listing under it, shipping included.

Cleveland wedges by generation

Cleveland makes two wedge families and a specialty line: RTX, now RTZ, the blade-shaped tour wedge; CBX, now CBZ, the cavity back for everyone else; and Smart Sole, a set of wide-soled problem solvers. Each generation reached stores at a different time of year, so listings for the same wedge often disagree about its year. Go by the name on the head.

Launch prices are Cleveland’s US prices with a steel shaft, in Tour Satin where there was a choice; raw Tour Rack versions have cost $20 more since the RTX ZipCore. Cleveland has raised list prices since launch: in October 2026 its site had the CBZ at $179.99.

RTX, CBX, Smart Sole: which is which

• RTX and RTZ are the blade-shaped wedges, offered in several sole grinds and three finishes: Tour Satin, Black Satin and raw Tour Rack. The RTX ZipCore (2020) added a light core in the heel and hosel that moves the center of gravity toward the strike; the RTZ and CBZ still use it. The RTZ (2025) switched to a steel Cleveland calls Z-Alloy, 10% softer than the RTX 6 ZipCore by its account. The RTZ 2 (2026) brought back the 588 grind, after the 588 Tour Action wedge of 1988, with the founder, Roger Cleveland, working on its soles.
• CBX and CBZ are the cavity backs, with weight pushed out to the toe and a soft Gelback insert behind the face. Cleveland named the third generation CBX ZipCore, which is why there is no CBX 3. The CBZ (2025) moved to Z-Alloy, and Cleveland says it’s 25% softer than the CBX 4 ZipCore.
• Full-Face versions of both run the grooves across the whole face, which helps on open-faced shots struck toward the toe.
• Smart Sole wedges have very wide soles and carry letters in place of lofts: C for chipping, G for approaches and S for sand, plus L for high, short shots since the 2024 Smart Sole Full-Face, which has the largest face Cleveland has put on a wedge. They’re for golfers who dread the short game.

Why the face matters more than the year

A scuffed crown doesn’t change how a driver plays, but worn grooves change how a wedge plays. The grooves put spin on a short shot: they clear grass, sand and water so the face can grip the ball, and Cleveland built its recent wedges around them, with sharper, deeper UltiZip grooves and HydraZip face blasting for wet lies. As the edges round off, the ball comes off higher, spins less and runs out further. Titleist’s Vokey team tells golfers to check their wedges at about 75 rounds; in its test, a wedge at 75 rounds spun about 1,100 rpm less than a fresh one and rolled out 18 feet instead of 10.

A used wedge has that technology only if the face still does, so judge one on four things:

• The middle of the face, in daylight, straight on. Compare the grooves low and center, where the ball is struck, with the ones near the toe, which rarely touch a ball. If the middle ones look shallower, shinier or smoother to a fingernail, the wedge has done its work.
• Sand and lob wedges. They get the most bunker shots and chipping practice, so they wear first; check those hardest.
• Rust and wear are different things. On a raw, unplated finish, surface rust is cosmetic; rounded groove edges cost you spin.
• Loft, bounce and grind. They’re marked on the head. If the grind doesn’t suit your turf or your swing, skip the wedge, however cheap it is.

Our targets are for a typical used wedge, with ordinary wear. One whose grooves are visibly worn is worth well under the target, whatever the listing calls its condition. If the seller won’t show you the face, move on: there are usually plenty more.

Which used Cleveland wedge to buy

In our October 2026 targets, three things stood out.

The newest wedge keeps nearly all of its price. A used RTZ 2 had a target of $181, against $199.99 new. The same week, Cleveland was selling the previous RTZ new for $149.99, marked down from $179.99. That’s a wedge with untouched grooves for $31 less than a used one. Unless you need the RTZ 2’s 588 grind, buy the RTZ new while it lasts.

The cavity backs hold their value better than the blades. A 2021 CBX ZipCore ($89) was worth nearly as much as a 2023 RTX 6 ZipCore ($92), and the 2025 CBZ ($139) far more than the RTZ that launched eight months before it ($103). Our read is that far more golfers want the forgiving head. If you can play the blade-shaped RTX, you pay less for it used.

Cleveland isn’t the cheap option used. The 2023 RTX 6 ZipCore had a higher target than a 2022 Titleist Vokey SM9 ($69).

Our pick for most golfers is the RTX 6 ZipCore, worth $88 used. It has the ZipCore and HydraZip of the current wedges, and at $92 when we checked it cost less than half as much as a new RTZ 2, with 40 live listings to pick a clean face from. For more forgiveness, the CBX ZipCore was $89. Skip anything older than the RTX ZipCore unless the grooves are clearly sharp: an RTX-3 or RTX-4 is worth $55 to $71, and at eight to ten years old, the grooves go first.

Cleveland irons: Launcher XL, ZipCore XL and Halo

Cleveland built its irons for different golfers than its tour wedges: slower swings, higher handicaps, trouble getting the long irons in the air. It priced all of these as seven-club sets.

The Launcher XL Halo is the one with hybrid-style heads. Cleveland cut both 2021 sets to $599.99 on May 1, 2023. Their successors arrived on January 19, 2024: the ZipCore XL, the first Cleveland iron with a ZipCore (8-iron to sand wedge), and the Halo XL Full-Face, with full-face grooves and three different soles through the set.

In October 2026, a used ZipCore XL set had a target of $681, more than a 2024 TaylorMade Qi set ($648) or a Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke set ($570), so don’t expect the Cleveland name to make a set cheap.

Our pick is the Launcher XL Halo, worth $473 used. If long irons are your problem, hybrid-style heads are the fix, and at $462 when we checked it cost about two-thirds as much as a ZipCore XL.

Drivers and woods: Launcher and HiBore

The Launcher XL arrived on August 20, 2021, with an adjustable hosel, alongside a lighter XL Lite. The Launcher XL 2 followed in January 2024 at $449.99 and lasted less than a year: on December 6, 2024, Cleveland replaced it with the HiBore XL, a triangular head it says it shaped with AI simulations, with a 19% bigger sweet spot, back at $399.99. The HiBore XL Lite is ultralight, with a slight draw bias.

Used, the Cleveland name doesn’t save you much here either. In October 2026, a HiBore XL had a target of $230, within $24 of a 2023 TaylorMade Stealth 2 ($254). The value is the Launcher XL 2, worth $204 used: at $206, it was $24 under the HiBore for a driver less than a year older.

The Halo XL woods that launched with the XL 2 are worth $137 for the fairway wood, $138 for the Hy-Wood and $123 for the hybrid.

Every Cleveland driver older than the Launcher XL had a target under $160 when we checked, and the oldest Launchers and HiBores about $45 to $65: fine for a beginner, poor value at more.

Putters: Huntington Beach Soft

Cleveland’s putters carry the name of its Huntington Beach, California, home. The Huntington Beach SOFT line arrived on November 16, 2018, at $129.99, with a milled face; the HB SOFT Milled, milled front and back, on November 18, 2022, at $199.99; and the nine-model HB SOFT 2 on January 24, 2024, at $149.99. In October 2026, Cleveland’s site had the HB SOFT 2 at $159.99.

The milled one is the bargain. In October 2026, an HB SOFT Milled 14 had a target of $83, less than an HB SOFT 2 #11 ($105) and well under an HB SOFT 2 8C ($138). It had only three live listings, so finding one takes patience.

Trade-ins, and when to buy

Cleveland doesn’t offer certified pre-owned clubs on its site. It has a trade-in, powered by 2nd Swing: you buy new clubs from Dunlop Sports, which now runs Cleveland’s US store alongside Srixon and XXIO, or from a participating retailer, then value your old clubs online, ship them for inspection and get paid by check.

A check beats store credit, but it’s still a buying price, so look up the target before you accept; our guide to trade-in value explains the gap.

Timing matters more with Cleveland wedges than with most clubs. A new RTX or RTZ has arrived about every two years since 2016, and you can see on the RTZ what happens to the one it replaces: $149.99 new on Cleveland’s site in October 2026, $20 under its launch price. The RTZ 2 will take the same drop when the next one lands, so buy a generation back and let the first owner pay for the newest wedge’s first drop.

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