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Titleist GT2, GT3, GT4 drivers

Each of the Titleist GT drivers is designed to create more ball speed and distance.

For well over a decade, as more golf equipment companies added exotic materials to their drivers, Titleist continued making its drivers using titanium. Working with its manufacturing partners, Titleist made the titanium crowns, faces and body sections thinner, enhanced the aerodynamics of the heads, and developed different head styles so players and fitters could create a club that maximized overall performance. Attaining more ball speed was great, but designers did not want to sacrifice stability to get it, and their goal was not to increase forgiveness by giving up speed.

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That overall philosophy hasn’t changed, but in the new GT2, GT3 and GT4 drivers, the decision to go with a new shape necessitated the use of a new material, which has helped to quicken the adoption of the new GT drivers by PGA Tour players like Justin Thomas (GT2), Max Homa (GT3), Cameron Young (GT2), Tom Kim (GT3), and Patrick Cantlay (GT2). Now Titleist is making the GT family of drivers available to everyone.

Who are the Titleist GT2, GT3, and GT4 drivers for?

Each of the Titleist GT drivers is designed to create more ball speed and distance. The GT2 is made specifically for players who want to maximize stability and forgiveness. The GT3 was made for players who want left-right adjustability, and the GT4 is for golfers who need a low-spin driver.

What do you need to know about the Titleist GT drivers?

To improve the aerodynamics of the GT drivers, Titleist engineers elevated the back portion of the sole to reduce drag and improve the way air flows over the club. However, using the new shape in an all-titanium club elevated the center of gravity (CG) location, resulting in more spin, a lower launch angle and less distance.

Titleist GT3 driver
The back of the sole of the Titleist GT3 driver peals up, creating a more aerodynamic shape. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

To use the aerodynamic head shape but lower the CG location, engineers decided to use a thermoform polymer to design a crown piece that wraps over the heel and toe and into the sole. While many carbon fiber crowns require small ledges and glue on the top of the club to hold them in place, Titleist’s design positions the ledges low in the heel, toe and back of the head. In those areas, adding a small amount of extra weight does not reduce performance.

Look as closely as you want at the GT drivers, but you won’t see the seams where the thermoform polymer insert is joined to the titanium portion of the chassis. After the crown piece is added, Titleist fills the seams with resin, which is then hand-buffed to create a smooth surface before the heads are painted. In the address position, golfers see nothing but a glossy black crown and a small “GT” logo that players can use to center the ball when they address it.

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The top of the Titleist GT2 driver is made using thermoform polymer instead of titanium. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

For many players, drivers with a carbon fiber top sound muffled or soft because the resin glue used to create the carbon fiber material absorbs vibrations and sounds. However, in addition to being light, Titleist’s proprietary carbon material is impregnated with a polymer instead of resin glue, and the polymer can be tuned to create specific sounds. That allowed Titleist to modify the sound of the GT drivers so they mimic what you hear with titanium drivers. If you tap it with your fingernail, the polymer piece even sounds like a metal crown.

Much of the weight saved by using the thermoform polymer crown piece was redistributed to different areas within the heads. Each of the GT drivers has extra mass low and forward, which should increase ball speed, with the remaining mass going to the back.

Titleist GT4 driver
The Titleist GT4 features a variable-thickness titanium face. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

Finally, Titleist gave each GT driver a variable-thickness face that is thicker around the perimeter and very thin on the inside before getting thicker again in the middle. Titleist refers to this design as Speed Ring and it debuted in the TSR3 driver two years ago and Titleist claims it creates more speed over a larger area.

As with the TSR driver family, Titleist has designed three GT heads that players and fitters can use to create the ideal club for the majority of golfers.

The GT2 is a 460cc driver that is the largest from front to back and has the most stability. It comes standard with a nine-gram weight in the back of the head to boost the moment of inertia (MOI) and make the head twist less on off-center hits.

The GT2 is available in 8-, 9-, 10-, and 11-degree lofts for both right and left-handed golfers. It comes standard at 45.5 inches in length and has Titleist’s 16-position SureFit adjustable hosel that lets players and fitters independently adjust the loft and lie angle.

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All of the Titleist GT drivers feature a 16-position SureFit hosel. (David Dusek/Golfweek)

The GT3 is also a 460cc head and comes in the same loft options for right and left-handed players, and it has the SureFit hosel system, too. However, the GT3 has a five-position weight track in the front of the sole that pushes the CG location more forward for increased ball speed. The moveable weight lets players and fitters create either a draw or fade bias. The weight, which comes standard at eight grams, is accessible by unscrewing a plate in the sole. Compared to the TSR3, the sliding weight is more forward in the head, so the GT3 should produce a slightly lower flight and less spin than the TSR3.

Finally, the GT4 is a 430cc driver designed to create the lowest spin and launch angle. It is available in 8-, 9-, and 10-degree heads, has the SureFit hosel and comes with an 11-gram sole weight in a rear port and a three-gram sole weight in the front port. According to Titleist, moving the 11-gram weight to the front in the GT4 makes the club produce less spin and a lower flight than a front-weighted TSR4, but keeping the 11-gram weight in the back keeps the CG location between the GT2 and GT3, so the spin and launch angle fit between the GT2 and GT3.

How much will the Titleist GT drivers cost?

The Titleist GT2, GT3, and GT4 drivers are $649 each with Project X Denali Red, HZRDUS Black 5th Generation, or Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue shaft and Titleist Universal 360 grip.

When will the Titleist GT drivers be available?

The Titleist GT2, GT3, and GT4 drivers are available for pre-order with fittings starting August 1 and should be in stores starting August 23.

Below are several close-up looks at the Titleiust GT2, GT3 and GT4 drivers:

Best golf drivers in 2024: New drivers from Callaway, Cobra, Ping and more

Check out Golfweek’s list of the best drivers available to purchase in 2024.

Everyone wants to hit the ball farther, so distance is always going to be important when it comes to new drivers, but if there is a buzzword or concept that is going to dominate the scene in 2024, it’s moment of inertia or MOI.

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In golf equipment – and specifically, drivers – the higher a club’s MOI, the more it will resist twisting on off-center hits, so shots hit toward the toe or the heel will fly straighter and farther.

The USGA and R&A cap the heel-to-toe MOI in drivers at 5,900 g/cm2, but several major golf equipment makers are offering their highest MOI drivers ever in 2024, including Ping and TaylorMade, which are both now featuring a driver than as a combined MOI (heel-to-toe plus sole-to-crown) over 10,000 g/cm2, which should make the Ping G430 Max 10K and the TaylorMade Qi10 Max the most stable and forgiving drivers those brands have ever made.

These gains in driver stability are now possible because more companies are using weight-saving materials like carbon fiber in drivers, which allows engineers to redistribute mass into performance-enhancing locations. Several driver makers dropped new models in early 2024, with each driver being ideally suited to golfers who are looking for different specific traits. For instance, Callaway released four different Paradym Ai Smoke drivers including the high-MOI Max, the low-spin LS, the Max D for slicers and the Max Fast for slower-swinging players. Ping offers four G430 drivers and Titleist has TSR drivers available too, while Cobra, Mizuno, Srixon and TaylorMade each have three different options.

More drivers have come to the market since the first wave dropped in earlier this season, including the new TaylorMade BRNR Mini Driver Copper, the Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Max and the Mizuno ST-Max 230. 

The key to finding the driver that best suits your game and your budget is to work with a custom fitter and hit several different clubs using a launch monitor so you can accurately compare things like ball speed, spin rate, launch angle and carry distance. Good fitters can help you find the ideal shaft, tweak the lie angle and the loft of your driver and explain why one model might be a better option for you than another.

Below are many of the most popular drivers that you are likely to see in pro shops and golf specialty stores right now.

Most popular drivers in 2024:

Titleist GT2, GT3 and GT4 woods debut at 2024 Memorial Tournament

Titleist brings the GT drivers and fairway woods to the PGA Tour for the first time.

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MUIRFIELD VILLAGE, Ohio – Titleist brought its newest drivers and fairway woods – the yet-to-be-released GT2, GT3 and GT4 – to the 2024 Memorial Tournament and made them available for staff players such as Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Will Zalatoris and Cameron Young. Their use this week will be their first in a PGA Tour event.

In addition to the GT drivers, Titleist is also debuting the matching GT fairway woods at Jack Nicklaus’ event.

It has been nearly two years since Titleist released the TSR family of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids, and with the brand typically dropping clubs and balls on two-year product cycles, it was not surprising the GT woods were added to the USGA’s Conforming Driver Head list Monday.

Titleist did not release official information or comment about the GT drivers or fairway woods, but the company did note in a press release the clubs were developed with the help of feedback from staff players.

If history can be used as a guide, there are a few things the USGA’s notes and in-hand photos obtained by Golfweek on Monday at Muirfield Village can teach golfers:

  • GT2: The Point and Shoot driver. Titleist drivers given a “2” designation in the past have offered a high moment of inertia with centers of gravity farther back in the head to boost stability. With the GT2, we once again see a club that is larger from front to back than the other drivers in the family, along with a single weight located on the seam that joins the back of the crown with the sole. Extra mass there would pull the center of gravity down and back.
  • GT3: Draw-Fade adjustability. The TSR3 driver, as with the TSi3 driver it replaced, has been extremely popular among Titleist players because it has a five-setting adjustable weight that allows players and fitters to shift the center of gravity to create a draw or fade bias. We can clearly see that weight in the sole of the GT3. With the location of the adjustable weight more forward in the sole, it should help reduce spin and create a lower ball flight. The GT3 also has a classic pear shape and a more compact look than the GT2
  • GT4: Spin and launch adjustability. The GT4 would logically seem to take the place of the prior-generation TSR4, which Titleist offered as a club for fast-swinging golfers who want to fine-tune spin rates to achieve ideal launch conditions. As with the TSR4, the GT4 has two adjustable weights, with one in the front and one in the back to go along with a compact head design. A heavier weight in the front with a light weight in the back would reduce spin and help the GT4 produce a more-piercing launch, while putting a heavier weight in the back and a light weight in the front would increase the spin rate and launch height. While the GT3 may give golfers left-and-right adjustability, it appears the GT4 is designed to create up-and-down adjustability.

All three GT drivers appear to have been designed with Titleist’s 16-setting SureFit hosel system, which allows golfers to independently change the loft and lie angle.

The GT fairway woods appear to follow the same design philosophy as their corresponding drivers, with the GT2 appearing to be the largest in size and the GT3 having a moveable weight that can create a draw or fade bias.

Titleist has not provided information about when the GT2, GT3 and GT4 drivers and fairway woods might be made available to consumers, but historically the brand has released new clubs two to three months after starting the seeding process on the PGA  Tour. If that’s the case, we could see the GT family in pro shops and golf specialty stores by late summer.

Below are several in-hand photos of the new GT2, GT3 and GT4 drivers.

Photos: Titleist’s prototype TSR 2-wood

The Titleist TSR 2-wood is an oversized fairway wood designed for distance off the tee.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cameron Young, one of the most powerful players on the PGA Tour, quietly added a massive, yet-to-be-released Titleist fairway wood to his bag before the start of the Players Championship. He used the club at the Masters and with the PGA Championship just a few days away, the club, which looks like a mini driver but is labeled “TSR 2-wood,” is still in Young’s bag.

Titleist has not officially commented about the TSR 2-wood, but if history is a guide, that could change in the next few months. In the past, Titleist has released woods in two-year product cycles, and the last release was in 2022’s TSR family. Those clubs first appeared in June of 2022 at the PGA Tour’s Travelers Championship before arriving in stores in September. So, it would not be surprising if Titleist started seeding the next generation of drivers, fairway woods and hybrids in the next eight to 10 weeks. 

So far, Titleist has not released any details regarding the TSR 2-wood, but based on in-hand images and details included on the USGA’ Conforming Driver Head list, we know a few things already.

  • Loft: According to the Conforming List, the Titleist TSR 2-wood has 13 degrees of loft, but it also has an adjustable hosel that appears identical to Titleist’s SureFit hosel system. If it is, the 13-degree club can be adjusted into 16 different settings with lofts up to 14.5 degrees and down to 12.25 degrees.
  • Movbeable weights. Like the Titleist TSR4 driver, there are two moveable weights in the sole of the TSR 2-wood, one in the front and one in the back. Putting a heavier weight in the back should shift the center of gravity back, increase the launch angle, add spin and boost the stability. A heavier weight in the front would lower the launch angle, decrease spin and, most likely, increase ball speed.
  • Size. While the exact volume of the Titleist TSR 2-wood is not included in the USGA notes and details, and Titleist has not released it, the club dwarf’s the TSR2 3-wood and even the TSR2+ 3-wood. It has a noticeably larger hitting area and a deeper face. In the address position, it does not appear to extend back as much as the TSR2+, which has a 190cc head, but that club has a shallower face. The TSR 2-wood might be closer to 275-300cc in size.
  • Shape. From the toe size, the TSR 2-wood’s shape very closely resembles the TSR2 and TSR3 drivers. The crown swoops up from the topline, and the back of the sole rolls up. These aerodynamic traits are also round in the latest Titleist drivers, and with a hitting area as large as the TSR 2-wood’s face, aerodynamics will be critical to helping golfers maintain clubhead speed.

As more details about the Titleist TSR 2-wood become available, Golfweek will bring them to you. Below are several close-up images of the Titleist TSR 2-wood.

Watch: Ludvig Aberg snaps his driver, ends up with eagle putt at Valero Texas Open en route to a 67

Ludvig Aberg has a silky smooth swing, but don’t be fooled, the Swedish star packs a healthy dose of power into every cut.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Ludvig Aberg has a silky smooth swing, but don’t be fooled, the Swedish star packs a healthy dose of power into every cut.

And that was never more evident than Saturday during the third round of the Valero Texas Open at TPC San Antonio.

The Texas Tech product was swinging away on the risk/reward No. 17 at the Greg Norman-designed Oaks Course, a par 4 that was playing just over 300 yards from the front tee. But when he made contact, his driver head snapped clean off. Did it mean disaster? Not for Aberg, who has been as steady as a rock this season, making the cut in all seven of his starts.

His drive bounced just to the right of the green and hopped to within 11 feet, giving him an eagle opportunity on a hole that could have been a mess. Although he missed the eagle putt, he tapped in for his third birdie in eight holes, getting to 4 under for the tournament.

“It was odd, it was bizarre,” Aberg said. “I’ve never experienced anything like that, not even in practice or anything, I’ve never seen it before, so I was just in shock. I’m glad the ball stayed in bounds because I really don’t know what could have happened. Somehow it made it all the way to the green, I don’t know how.”

Aberg, who already has a win under his belt at the PGA Tour’s 2023 RSM Classic, is a Titleist player who had been using the TSR2 (9 degrees) with a Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X shaft through the Players Championship.

More: Ludvig Aberg on his rapid rise, earliest Masters memory and being a rookie in the majors

A PGA Tour rules official was kind enough to run back to the locker room to grab Aberg’s backup driver, one that he’s played a few rounds with in the past. He bombed a drive on the 18th hole of the day, and even though he only managed par, he finished the day with a 67, and he sits firmly inside the top 10 at 6 under for the event.

Aberg wasn’t blaming the manufacturer or anyone else who was involved with the driver.

“I think there’s a screw that came off. It’s on me, I should have checked that a little bit better, but luckily we were able to get a new one on the next tee box,” he said. “I hit some good drives after that as well.”

Titleist TSR1 drivers, fairway woods, hybrids

Titleist made the TSR1 woods and hybrids lighter, more aerodynamic and more powerful to help moderate-swinging golfers gain distance.

Gear: Titleist TSR1 drivers, fairway woods, hybrids

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Who They’re For: Slower-swinging golfers who need more ball speed and height on shots to maximize distance.

The Skinny: Titleist made the TSR1 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids more aerodynamic and designed them as part of a lightweight package that can help players who have slower and moderate clubhead speed generate more distance.

The Deep Dive: As launch monitors became integral to custom fitting over the past few decades, fast-swinging golfers learned to maximize distance by combining a high launch angle with low spin. More and more pros learned to swing up into their tee shots to get the most out of their low-spin clubs and balls, but that combination does not work for everyone. According to the USGA and R&A’s Distance Insights reports, about 30 percent of golfers swing at a “moderate” speed around 75 to 90 mph, instead of 110 or more generated by most pros. These amateur golfers don’t generate enough speed to keep a low-spin shot in the air, so they can be robbed of distance.

Titleist engineers noted this and created the TSi1 drivers, fairway woods and hybrids for them two years ago. In 2023 those clubs are updated to help moderate-speed players swing faster, gain carry distance and achieve more overall distance. 

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Titleist TSR drivers

Titleist TSR drivers combine classic looks in the address position with fast ball speed and adjustable features.

Gear: Titleist TSR2, TSR3, TSR4 drivers
Price: $599 each with Project X HZRDUS Red CB, Project X HZRDUS Black 4G, Mitsubishi Tensei AV Blue or Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Black shaft and Golf Pride Tour Velvet 360 grip.
Available: September 23

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Who it’s for: Golfers who want a classic-looking driver that has an aerodynamic shape and model options that include a point-and-shoot bomber, a club with draw and fade adjustability and a low-spin club for players looking for a more-piercing shot.

The Skinny: At address, the TSR drivers are classic Titleist, but each club is designed to meet the needs of different players while delivering more ball speed. The TSR2 maximizes forgiveness, the TSR3 has a moveable weight to encourage different ball flights and the TSR4 has two adjustable weights to increase or decrease the spin rate and launch angle. 

The Deep Dive: Six years ago Titleist went on a quest for speed. Best known as the maker of the Pro V1 and Pro V1x balls, Titleist had plenty of drivers in play on the PGA Tour and LPGA, and it sold a lot of clubs to recreational golfers too, but they did not have a reputation for producing the fastest ball speeds off the tee. Titleist tried to change that perception starting with the TS series and then the TSi family of drivers.

Then, a day after Matt Fitzpatrick used a Titleist TSi3 driver to win the 2022 U.S. Open, the company brought the TSR series to the PGA Tour for the first time at the Travelers Championship. 

TS has stood for “Titleist Speed,” and the added R in the new lineup stands for redefined. With the TSR2, TSR3 and TSR4, the company’s engineers have tried to make clubs that move faster through the air and that feature a larger sweetspot, so golfers can not only get better performance on center-struck shots but on mis-hits too. There are several similarities between the clubs, but they are each designed for different types of golfers.

From every angle: Titleist TSR drivers

Check out the new drivers from every angle.

The new Titleist TSR driver family is replacing the TSi family of drivers that was released in 2020. The clubs made their PGA Tour debut in late June at the Travelers Championship outside Hartford, Connecticut, and within weeks players like Justin Thomas, Will Zalatoris and Jordan Spieth had transitioned into one of them.

For all the technology details and explanations on how the clubs are different from their TSi counterparts, check out David Dusek’s in-depth article. If what you want to see are images of the clubs from all the key perspectives and angles, you have come to the right place. The gallery below features the TSR2, TSR3 and TSR4 drivers up close.

Titleist brings new TSR drivers and fairway woods to PGA Tour

Titleist brought the TSR driver and fairway woods to the PGA Tour for the first time on Monday. Take a close-up look

CROMWELL, Conn. – About 12 hours after Matthew Fitzpatrick used a Titleist TSi3 driver to win the 2022 U.S. Open at The Country Club outside Boston, Titleist introduced its new TSR line – the yet-to-be-released successors to the TSi driver and fairway wood families – to PGA Tour players.

There are three new Titleist drivers – the TSR2, TSR3 and TSR4 – at TPC River Highlands, the site of this week’s Travelers Championship. There also are three new fairway woods: the TSR2, TSR2+ and the TSR3.

While the company is mum on the details, I had a chance to examine them closely and collect the photos you can see below. The company has not revealed when the clubs might be made available at retail.

Titleist TSi1 woods, TSi4 drivers

Titleist’s TSi1 drivers, fairways and hybrids are designed for moderate-speed golfers, while the TSi4 is an ultra-low-spin driver.

Several Titleist staff players quickly changed into the company’s new TSi2 and TSi3 drivers when they became available last fall. Justin Thomas, Jordan Spieth, Cameron Smith and J.T. Poston all switched because they liked the blend of distance and forgiveness the clubs delivered.

While Titleist believes custom fitters can help most golfers achieve their goals using those two clubs, there are outliers. Some are moderate-speed players who need a club designed to boost spin, carry distance and forgiveness. Others are hard-swinging golfers who need an ultra-low spinning driver to keep the ball from ballooning to maximize distance.

For those players, Titleist is offering the TSi1 woods and the TSi4 driver to complement the TSi2 and TSi3.