Mizuno Irons by Year: +90 Years Of Forging Blades

Pros like Cameron Smith, Keith Mitchell, and Tiger Woods have used Mizuno Irons on the tour. You may be looking for ways to outdo your golf buddies and heard how Mizuno irons rank as some of the best on the market.

We put together this list of Mizuno irons by year to give you a little history and understanding of their best clubs.

If you’re looking to upgrade your irons, you can learn a lot about choosing the right irons by understanding how Mizuno irons have evolved over the decades.

Mizuno Irons by Year

Will There Be New Mizuno Irons in 2023?

This year marks the return of the popular JPX 923 family. Mizuno will release the following irons in 2023: JPX923 Tour, JPX923 Hot Metal, JPX923 Forged, JPX923 Hot Metal HL, and JPX923 Hot Metal Pro.

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Mizuno Iron History (Early Years)

When we look at the Mizuno iron sets by year, it tells you a bit about the history of the company, but we’re going to look into this even more deeply. When we look at the early years of the Mizuno irons timeline, it all began in 1933 when Mizuno released its Star Line. This was the first time that Mizuno ventured into golf clubs.

Coincidentally, this is a Japanese company and was the first Japanese golf clubs ever made.

What distinguished Mizuno clubs from its competitors stemmed from the innovative forging process of their irons. That process led to incredible consistency in their irons when you would swing them out on the golf course.

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Mizuno Irons History (1980s)

Thinking of old Mizuno irons, the 1980s highlighted when Mizuno started gaining a presence in the United States. In 1981, Mizuno released the Pro MS-11. This iron distinguished itself as one of the purest blades ever. It was one of the older Mizuno irons that dropped with a big splash, and most think of it as one of the classics.

One of the worthy highlights was the bounce of the clubs. They even outperform some of the modern clubs. Another big release was the first debut of the Mizuno Pro irons. You can shorten it to MP. They first dropped the MP-9 irons in 1988, and it was one of the best Mizuno irons ever made. It had the softest feeling of forged iron that you will ever get. At the same time, it always maintained a deadly accuracy.

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Mizuno Irons History (1990s)

When the 1990s rolled around, Mizuno hit peak success with its irons. Mizuno dominated the irons market during this period. Many PGA golfers on the course chose these irons over others because these irons won the most prize money. You’d swing them out on the course regardless of if someone sponsored you to use them because they were that good.

If you look at Mizuno drivers by year or Mizuno wedges by year, you don’t see as many made during this period because Mizuno largely focused on its irons.

During this time, the MP series was one of the irons they would release, and it would become popular in the 1990s.

Mizuno Irons History (2000s)

To show you how successful old Mizuno irons were, Mizuno would win an award in 2001 for the eighth consecutive year as the number one producer of irons. When you swung these irons back then, you did it more because they performed better than all the others.

In total, Mizuno released 26 irons from 2000 to 2010. In contrast, they would only release 10 drivers during this period, so it shows you where the brand focused its attention.

You saw 10 MPs released from 2000 to 2010. At the same time, they would release 12 irons under the Mizuno MX series.

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Mizuno Irons History (2010s)

From 2010 to 2019, Mizuno released 31 irons, making it the most prolific period for its irons released. The JPX series would see its first debut during this time, and it would go on to become another huge success for the brand. It stood for “Japan Performance Extreme.”

Mizuno introduced the JPX series for more aggressive and distance-focused irons.

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Mizuno Irons History (2020s)

Only three years into 2020, Mizuno has released 16 irons, which may fast-track it to becoming one of the most industrious decades for irons for the brand. Again, the JPX series has played a big role in 2020 and beyond. The MP series made a return in 2020 as well, and golfers everywhere welcomed the return of those irons. We also saw a return of the Mizuno Pros.

Even today, Mizuno maintains a unique forging process that distinguishes the brand’s irons from its competitors. If you choose the JPX series, you can buy it in three versions:

• Tour
• Forged
• Hot Metal

You’d choose the Tour if you wanted a modest level of forgiveness, good distance, and excellent shot control. You might select the Forged for good forgiveness and exceptional ball speeds. The Forged is a little bigger, but it never feels bulky. Finally, you’d select the Hot Metal if you wanted all the game improvement elements of an iron. You can expect to get all of that in the Hot Metal version.

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How Often Does Mizuno Release Irons?

Every year since 1990, Mizuno has released at least one iron series from its catalog. Sometimes, Mizuno would release multiple irons that year, but how it did this depends on the decade. Every time Mizuno releases a new generation, the brand prides itself on improving since the last generation.

Over the last four years, Mizuno has released one new generation for a series each year. In 2020, they released the MP series, and in 2021, they released the JPX series. In 2022, they released a new generation of the Pro series. They would release the 10th generation of the JPX series in 2023.

As an interesting side note, Mizuno has produced the JPX series every other year since 2017. They produced the JPX series again in 2016 but shared the year with MP.

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Final Thoughts

Hopefully, you learned something about the Mizuno irons by year and the trends from this article. Among golfers, Mizuno’s irons earned a reputation for workability and feel. The brand has a reputation for producing classic irons, and if you like that style, Mizuno delivers.

Some of the best ones to check out would be their JPX Hot Metal, Hot Metal Pros, and Forged irons.

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