After enjoying impressive results on the global tours over the last few months, Titleist has unveiled details of its new range of GT drivers and fairway woods, which are available for custom orders from today (August 1) and go on sale at retail from August 23.
Titleist says that its three new GT drivers – GT2, GT3 and GT4 – are ‘faster, longer, straighter and more forgiving’ than any driver it has previously produced.
Designed to offer different performance characteristics to suit different shot preferences, the GT2 is a 460cc driver designed for speed and forgiveness across the face with a higher-MOI setup. The GT3 is a 460cc driver designed for fine-tuned speed and control, maximising distance and optimising flight, while the GT4 is a low-spin, 430cc driver designed to eliminate excessive spin and deliver a fast, penetrating trajectory.
Speaking about the new range, Stephanie Luttrell, Director of Titleist Metalwood Product Development, said: “The GT line represents a monumental leap forward for Titleist driver design and engineering.
“The breakthroughs we made in material, construction, shaping and design weren’t possible in prior generations. All the advancements found in GT are working in concert to create the highest-performing driver we have ever made.”
Chuck Golden, Senior Vice President of Titleist Club Research & Development, added: “One of our first goals with GT was to make it faster than TSR, and the only way to achieve our design goals was to break out of an all-titanium construction. The density of this crown is approximately three times lighter than where we were in an all-titanium construction.
“By wrapping the crown down to the sole, we optimise the mass distribution throughout the head, allowing us significant advantages in designing to our centre of gravity and inertia goals.”
GT TECHNOLOGY OVERVIEW
SEAMLESS THERMOFORM CROWN
Each model in the GT lineup features an ultra-lightweight crown made from a new Proprietary Matrix Polymer. The material, never used previously in golf clubhead design, afforded Titleist engineers unprecedented design solutions regarding internal weight positioning, unlocking gains across multiple categories of driver performance. The crown is wrapped to the sole using an advanced thermoforming process, resulting in a clean look with no visible seam or transition between material.
FINE-TUNED SOUND
In moving to a multi-material construction, one of the top priorities from Titleist’s R&D team was to preserve the classic sound of Titleist metals. The unique acoustic properties of the Proprietary Matrix Polymer allowed Titleist engineers to fine-tune tremendous sound and feel while still maximising the weight-saving gains from GT’s new construction.
HIGH MOI PERFORMANCE
The weight savings that resulted from GT’s Thermoform Crown gave Titleist engineers the ability to re-position discretionary weight in optimal positions within the clubhead. Mass was strategically pushed both towards the front of the club, unlocking greater speed through CG placement, and towards the rear, offering stable, high-MOI performance.
CG placements across the three models vary, giving players the opportunity to find the right combination of speed, launch angle and spin for their games with three unique setups.
ENHANCED AERODYNAMICS
Improvements to internal construction and weight distribution have allowed greater optimisation of aerodynamics across the three models, a breakthrough that was previously impossible to execute due to design constraints. The GT drivers feature refined profiles that help reduce drag and increase clubhead speed.
NEW FACE GRAPHICS
GT models feature new face graphics, which are designed to frame the ball squarely at address. This change, driven by specific Tour player prototyping and feedback, helps golfers align the golf ball with the centre of the club with more confidence.
FAST BALL SPEEDS
GT’s exceptionally fast face has two key technologies behind it. An upgraded titanium Speed Ring reinforces and stabilises the perimeter of the clubface, which produces maximum ball speed for on-centre strikes, while Variable Face Thickness (VFT) works to preserve consistently fast ball speeds on off-centre strikes, eliminating excessive distance drop-off.
TITLEIST GT2 DRIVER
The GT2 driver is designed for golfers who would benefit from a fast and forgiving driver on both on- and off-centre strikes.
Players who struggle to find a consistent impact point on the clubface will see exceptionally fast ball speeds across the face from GT2’s upgraded Speed Ring and Variable Face Technology along with maximum stability from GT2’s higher MOI design.
GT2’s shaping has been refined for a confidence-inspiring look and upgraded for maximum aerodynamic performance. The clubhead is longer front-to-back and its clubface is marginally shallower.
Compared to previous generation ‘2’ models, the 460cc GT2 features a more traditional pear shape, bringing its profile closer to that of GT3. An interchangeable weight in the rear position allows for control over headweight and swingweight to produce personalised performance and feel.
Like all GT models, GT2 benefits from the all-new Seamless Thermoform crown and Split Mass Construction, which work in concert with the model’s other improvements to deliver total driver performance.
Lofts: 8°, 9°, 10°, 11° (RH/LH), RRP: £579
TITLEIST GT3 DRIVER
The GT3 delivers extremely fast ball speed along with maximum adjustability for players seeking to optimise distance and control ball flight.
With a new Adjustable CG Track, now positioned closer to the face compared to TSR3, fitters and golfers can select between five CG locations (H2, H1, N, T1, T2), lining up the CG setting to their strike location tendencies. An optimal CG location will extract more speed and greater consistency in ball flight. These benefits are magnified even more in GT3 due to the new, more forward location of the track.
Like GT2, GT3’s clubhead is 460cc, though its shape appears more compact and pear-shaped, and its clubface sits taller. Compared to TSR3, GT3’s shape is more aerodynamic, translating to faster clubhead speeds for the golfer.
At the centre of all GT3’s advancements are its new Seamless Thermoform Crown and Split Mass Construction, which allow for faster ball speeds and more stability.
Lofts: 8°, 9°, 10°, 11° (RH/LH). RRP: £579
TITLEIST GT4 DRIVER
The GT4 is designed for players looking to eliminate sub-optimal spin rates – usually over 3,000rpm – to create a more penetrating and efficient ball flight.
Its dual-spin control settings allow golfers to choose between more aggressive spin reduction or a more balanced and stable setting with more moderate spin reduction. This is accomplished by flipping a heavier (11g) and lighter (3g) weight between two positions.
GT4 also has a smaller profile than the GT2 and GT3 models at 430cc.
GT4’s performance improvements begin with its Seamless Thermoform Crown and Split Mass Construction, as Titleist engineers pushed its internal mass distribution further apart, maintaining back-weighted stability while driving CG forward for greater spin reduction.
Lofts: 8°, 9°, 10° (RH/LH) RRP: £579
TITLEIST GT FAIRWAY METALS
The Titleist GT fairway metals range offers fast speeds, higher flight, optimal spin and longer carry in two unique models.
Both GT2 and GT3 fairway metals feature all-new constructions, beginning with their Seamless Thermoform Crown, made from Titleist’s Proprietary Matrix Polymer. The crown maintains the classic Titleist look while the acoustic properties of the Proprietary Matrix Polymer provide the classic Titleist sound and feel.
Much like the GT driver line, the ultra-light crown on GT2 and GT3 fairways allows for the redistribution of discretionary mass, leading to optimised centre of gravity positions in each model. The result is higher flight with similar or lower spin and fast speeds in both models. A new L-Cup Face improves performance on low impact shots, and refined shaping on each model gives players two distinct options to choose from.
GT2 FAIRWAY
The GT2 fairway delivers high flight, low spin and exceptional forgiveness. The model comes in five different lofts, allowing players to dial in their distance gapping at the top end of their bag. GT2 has an inviting profile with a shallow face, ideal for players who have a more sweeping delivery with their fairway metals.
LOFTS: 13.5°, 15°, 16.5°, 18°, 21° (RH/LH). RRP: £349
GT3 FAIRWAY
The GT3 fairway offers controlled flight, fast ball speed and maximum adjustability. Each of the three GT3 loft configurations features a refined SureFit Adjustable CG Track System, which allows fitters to move a sliding weight track into one of five positions: H2 (Heel), H1, N (Neutral), T1 (Toe), T2.
A taller face helps differentiate GT3 from GT2, a profile preferred by many players who like to hit down on the ball with their fairway metal and prefer the look of a deeper face.
LOFTS: 15°, 16.5°, 18° (RH/LH) RRP: £349
RAPID TOUR ADOPTION
The GT2 drivers made their debut on the PGA Tour in June at the Memorial Tournament, with 13 players immediately putting one of the new models in play.
A week later, at the US Open, 19 players had a GT driver in the bag – including the 2021 FedExCup winner (GT2) and 2013 Masters champions (GT2).
By the Scottish Open in July, more than 100 players had already played a GT driver on the PGA Tour, including Max Homa (GT3), Tom Kim (GT3), Cameron Young (GT2), Justin Thomas (GT2) and Will Zalatoris (GT2). Billy Horschel and Justin Rose finished runner-up at the Open Championship both gaming GT3 drivers.
The adoption of the new GT2, GT3 and GT4 drivers extended to the DP World Tour with 28 immediate moves to GT in its first week and is now used in play by the likes of Matteo Manassero (GT3), Jordan Smith (GT3) and the 2024 BMW International Open champion Ewen Ferguson (GT3).
On the LPGA Tour, players making the move to GT include Albane Valenzuela (GT3), Emily Pedersen (GT3) and the world No.3 Jin Young Ko who is now using a GT2.
For more details, visit www.titleist.co.uk.