Titleist launches groundbreaking GT fairway woods – here’s what you need to know

Titleist GT fairway woods review

The new Titleist GT2 and GT3 fairway metals build upon the engineering breakthroughs that created the GT driver line.

Titleist’s GT fairways offer faster speeds, higher flight, optimal spin, and longer carry in two unique models. The line provides total performance both off the tee and into the green. Let’s take a closer look at what we can expect from these brand new models for 2024.

The First Look

GT2 and GT3 fairways feature refinements to their shaping. Titleist engineers flattened the sole curvature from heel to toe on both models, which gives the head the appearance of sitting lower.

Based on Tour feedback, the GT3 face is now taller, which differentiates the two models, helping accommodate a wider range of player preference. 

Plus, how cool is the headcover?

The Tech

Diving into the tech the ultra-lightweight Seamless Thermoform Crown on GT2 and GT3 fairways is made of the same new Proprietary Matrix Polymer found in GT drivers. The density of the Proprietary Matrix Polymer is about five times lighter than steel, giving Titleist engineers significant weight savings in comparison to prior generation fairway crowns, while maintaining sound and feel.

The crown is also completely seamless, offering a player-preferred look at address without compromising any of the performance gains from GT’s multi-material construction. To accommodate varying centre of gravity targets between the two models, GT2’s crown uses more Proprietary Matrix Polymer than does the GT3. 

The discretionary mass gained from GT fairways’ Seamless Thermoform Crown allowed Titleist engineers to reposition the centre of gravity in each model to achieve optimal performance. GT2’s CG is pushed lower and closer to the face, producing higher launch and lower spin than its TSR2 predecessor. GT3’s CG is moved deeper to allow for higher launch while keeping spin in a low but playable window. 

The clubface on GT fairways is also specifically designed to improve performance on strikes low on the face. A new insert wraps around the bottom of the club to preserve ball speed, eliminate excessive spin and enhance sound and feel. 

“A line of high-performing fairway metals needs to excel in a number of different ways. For most golfers, fairway metals need to be highly versatile. They need to be fast and long off the tee, and they need to fly high and hold greens. Playability and forgiveness are hugely important as well. The changes we made to GT fairways help deliver across all these performance attributes.”

– Stephanie Luttrell (Director, Titleist Metalwood Product Development) 

The bunkered Verdict

As someone who has always struggled to get on with fairway woods, these fairways were very easy to get on with.

I was fitted for the GT2 fairway wood and for me it’s a go-to off the tee especially when the driver is misbehaving.

The speed, flight, sound, the whole combination of performance is impressive. It’s easy to hit off the fairway, the tee and it goes like a bullet fizzing of the face.

It’s forgiving on those off-centre strikes and it’s a brilliant fairway finder of the tee and gives you a chance to take on long par-5s in two.

I’m very impressed with it and I can see why Robert MacIntyre had it in the bag when he won the Genesis Scottish Open.

The shape and shallowness give you the confidence to get the ball in the air and take on shots especially with launch and speed you get off the face. It’s a fairway that is perfect for golfers of all levels and I can see it being hugely popular on tour and with everyday golfers. 

• What else is new in this range? Watch our Titleist GT drivers review here

The Details

Available: August 23, 2024
RRP: £349

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