Titleist TSR Fairway Metals Review
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Titleist TSR fairway metals aim to optimise flight, feel, form and forgiveness for every type of golfer.
Titleist engineers had clear goals with the new Titleist Speed Project fairway metals, which were to improve upon the four ‘F’s: flight, feel, form and forgiveness. The result is an all-new lineup of Titleist TSR metal woods, featuring three distinct models packed with technology and advanced refinements that can benefit every player and which challenge the game’s best fairway woods.
The Titleist TSR fairway metals have proven popular among professionals, with more than 60 PGA Tour players already putting them in play.
“This is an absolute rocket,” said Will Zalatoris, who picked up his first PGA Tour win at the FedEx St. Jude Championship with a Titleist TSR2+ fairway and TSR3 driver in the bag. “I love this thing. It’s the best 3-wood I’ve ever had. It’s pretty cool to be able to have something besides driver that I can hit off the tee and basically hit it as far as I want. And then if I need to hit it high and soft into greens, I can do that as well.”
“Downwind, when you want to hit it up, it goes up,” says Joohyung ‘Tom’ Kim, who claimed his first PGA Tour title at the Wyndham Championship after making the switch to a TSR3 driver and fairway. “In the wind when you want to keep it low, it goes low. So, it’s really the perfect club for a 3-wood. The 3-wood’s the hardest club to fit and they did it perfectly.”
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Titleist TSR fairway metals technology
Open Hosel Construction
One of the key new features of TSR2, TSR2+ and TSR3 fairways is the Open Hosel Construction. Titleist engineers were able to remove excess weight found high and towards the heel of the clubhead, which allowed them to reposition weight and make improvements to essential areas of performance. In the TSR3 fairways, engineers utilised the Open Hosel Construction to shift the CG deeper and lower whilst simultaneously moving it closer to the centre of the face. This change creates even more forgiveness, and higher launch.
Low, Face-Centred CG
Dramatic shifts in CG are constant throughout all three fairway offerings. The TSR2 features Titleist’s lowest ever CG for an all-steel construction, whilst the TSR2+ boasts the deepest CG of any Titleist fairway metal. TSR3 has an even deeper and lower CG than its predecessor. The CG location is engineered for the specific needs of each fairway model, but all result in maximum levels of forgiveness, high launch, and speed.
Player-Tuned Performance
The full TSR line reflects a single-minded focus on the golfer, including the look, feel and sound of each, which are a result of direct feedback from tour players and other discerning golfers.
Titleist TSR fairway models
Titleist TSR2
High, far, and forgiving, the TSR2 fairway features maximum forgiveness and the lowest CG of the TSR fairway metal line, resulting in fast speeds and a high ball flight.
TSR2 fairways feature the lowest CG ever for an all-steel construction to create speed and launch without excessive spin.
New Open Hosel Construction created space for sizable improvements to key areas of performance by removing unwanted weight high and towards the heel.
Engineered to sound and feel powerful, giving players a lively response on every strike.
Adjustable swing weight, fixed CG location.
High launch, mid-spin.
Available lofts: RH: 15.0, 16.5, 18.0, 21.0 | LH: 15.0, 16.5, 18.0
Titleist TSR2+
Inspired by the wants and needs of some of the world’s top tour professionals, the TSR2+ fairway is a new addition to the Titleist fairway family, designed to be a long, forgiving, and tee-biased 3-wood that does not sacrifice playability off the deck.
Built for the tee, TSR2+ has a larger profile, taller face and more forgiveness than TSR2, perfect for those seeking more length and accuracy from their 3-wood.
Featuring the deepest CG location of any Titleist fairway metal, TSR2+ is engineered for maximum forgiveness and a straight, pure ball flight.
TSR2+ was asked for by tour pros but is built to benefit all golfers looking for a long and straight option off the tee that is still extremely playable off the deck.
Adjustable swing weight, fixed CG location.
Mid/high launch, mid-spin.
Available lofts: RH: 13.0 | LH: 13.0
Titleist TSR 3 fairway wood
For players seeking precision tuned performance, featuring a lower, deeper CG and a new and improved five position SureFit Adjustable CG Track System.
The ultimate fairway metal when it comes to adjustability is designed with a new, easy-to-adjust five-position SureFit Adjustable CG Track System to fine tune performance.
Featuring the same Open Hosel Construction as TSR2 fairways, the TSR3’s CG has been positioned deeper, slightly lower, and closer to face centre to provide easy, high launch with plenty of forgiveness.
Everything from the look, sound, and feel of TSR3 encourages players to hit it square and long with total precision.
Adjustable swing weight and CG location.
Mid/high launch, low-spin.
Available lofts: RH: 13.5, 15.0, 16.5, 18.0 | LH: 15.0, 16.5
Video: How do the Titleist TSR metals compare to other leading 2024 fairway woods?
Verdict: Titleist TSR 3 fairway wood
With good value for money fairway woods now incredibly hard to come by and with there being fewer spin-lowering options around for higher speed players the TSR 3 has snuck its way onto our radar this year. This smaller-headed model isn’t an option for everyone. But if you have decent levels of speed and are looking to lower your fairway wood ball flight, due to the model being retired around mid-summer you might be able to pick a TSR 3 up for decent money in 2024.
If you can you’ll want to know the TSR 3 tied 4th longest in our best fairway wood test this year. It launched and flighted shots lower than the test averages so only entertain this model if speed is not your achilles heel.
As lovely and attractive as the head is just remember it is less forgiving than lots of the competition, which explains why it produced a shot area significantly above average for our test pro. If you have speed and pick a TSR 3 up for decent money as the model comes to the end of its life you have a powerful low-spin fairway wood on your hands, which makes it worthy of a mention in 2024.
Data comparison: How does the Titleist TSR 3 compare to leading competitor fairway woods in 2024?
| Fairway Wood | Loft | Ball Speed | Launch Angle | Backspin | Height | Descent Angle | Carry Distance | Carry Distance Drop Off | Shot Area |
| TaylorMade Qi10 | 15° | 154.5 MPH (1) | 8.7° | 2916 RPM | 26 YDS | 34.5° | 251 YDS (1) | 12 YDS (2) | 379.2 SQ YDS (3) |
| Srixon ZX MK II | 15° | 153.9 MPH (3) | 8.1° | 2715 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.5° | 249 YDS (2) | 20 YDS | 864 SQ YDS |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max | 15° | 152.4 MPH | 9.6° | 2995 RPM | 27 YDS | 36° | 248 YDS (3) | 20 YDS | 566 SQ YDS |
| Titleist TSR 3 | 15° | 152.5 MPH | 8.3° | 2786 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.9° | 245 YDS | 29 YDS | 1377.5 SQ YDS |
| Wilson Dynapower | 15° | 152.4 MPH | 8.2° | 2849 RPM | 23 YDS | 32.5° | 245 YDS | 16 YDS | 838.4 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed LS | 14.5° @ 15.5° | 152.3 MPH | 9.6° | 3189 RPM | 28 YDS | 37.4° | 245 YDS | 17 YDS | 906.1 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 Max | 16° | 153 MPH | 8.6° | 3309 RPM | 27 YDS | 36.4° | 244 YDS | 22 YDS | 693 SQ YDS |
| Ping G430 Max | 15° | 153.7 MPH | 7.2° | 2913 RPM | 21 YDS | 31° | 244 YDS | 9 YDS (1) | 328.5 SQ YDS (2) |
| Mizuno ST-G | 15° | 150.4 MPH | 9° | 2666 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.6° | 244 YDS | 30 YDS | 1302 SQ YDS |
| Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD | 15° | 154 MPH (2) | 8.3° | 2611 RPM | 23 YDS | 31.7° | 243 YDS | 46 YDS | 3109.6 SQ YDS |
| Titleist TSR 2 | 16.5° | 149.8 MPH | 10.2° | 3204 RPM | 29 YDS | 38.2° | 242 YDS | 24 YDS | 907.2 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0311 Black Ops | 15° | 152.5 MPH | 8.7° | 3589 RPM | 28 YDS | 38.1° | 241 YDS | 25 YDS | 815 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed X | 15° | 152.6 MPH | 7.5° | 2952 RPM | 23 YDS | 32.7° | 241 YDS | 21 YDS | 821.1 SQ YDS |
| Cleveland Launcher XL 2 | 15° | 151.2 MPH | 7.3° | 2877 RPM | 20 YDS | 30.4° | 240 YDS | 17 YDS | 382.5 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0311 XF GEN6 | 16° | 151.7 MPH | 9.9° | 3699 RPM | 31 YDS | 40.3° | 239 YDS | 17 YDS | 698.7 SQ YDS |
| Mizuno ST-Z 230 | 15° | 150.8 MPH | 8.3° | 2714 RPM | 22 YDS | 31.7° | 239 YDS | 25 YDS | 892.5 SQ YDS |
| TaylorMade Qi10 Tour | 15° | 150.7 MPH | 8.8° | 3239 RPM | 27 YDS | 36.8° | 238 YDS | 25 YDS | 705 SQ YDS |
| Ram FX | 15° | 150.6 MPH | 7.3° | 2516 RPM | 19 YDS | 28° | 236 YDS | 15 YDS (T3) | 579 SQ YDS |
| Sub 70 949 X | 15° | 150 MPH | 7.6° | 2874 RPM | 21 YDS | 31.4° | 235 YDS | 25 YDS | 562.5 SQ YDS |
| Cobra Darkspeed Max | 15.5° | 151 MPH | 7.4° | 3841 RPM | 25 YDS | 36.2° | 232 YDS | 17 YDS | 839.8 SQ YDS |
| Vega Alkaid | 15° | 148 MPH | 8.3° | 3554 RPM | 24 YDS | 35.7° | 231 YDS | 15 YDS (T3) | 486 SQ YDS |
| PXG 0211 | 15° | 146 MPH | 9.3° | 3092 RPM | 25 YDS | 35.7° | 230 YDS | 20 YDS | 848 SQ YDS |
| Inesis 500 | 15° | 145.1 MPH | 10.7° | 3401 RPM | 30 YDS | 39.9° | 229 YDS | 22 YDS | 264 SQ YDS (1) |
| MacGregor V Max | 15° | 146 MPH | 8.4° | 4052 RPM | 25 YDS | 37.3° | 222 YDS | 24 YDS | 993.6 SQ YDS |
| Average | 151 MPH | 8.6° | 3106.4 RPM | 24.7 YDS | 34.5° | 239.7 YDS | 21.4 YDS | 840 SQ YDS |
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Product Information
Titleist TSR Fairway Metals
RRP: £289
Lofts: RH: 15.0, 16.5, 18.0, 21.0 | LH: 15.0, 16.5, 18.0
Stock shaft:
HZRDUS RED CB: A mid-to-high launch/mid-spin lightweight shaft with an active tip section featuring counter-balance technology
TENSEI AV BLUE with Xlink Tech: A mid-launch/mid-spin shaft featuring Xlink Resin for increased bond strength, enhanced feel and durability
HZRDUS BLACK 4G: For players seeking spin reduction, this low/mid launch with low/mid spin shaft features a stiff butt and firm tip section to launch the ball lower
TENSEI 1K BLACK: A low-launch/low-spin shaft, built with 1K Carbon Fiber Weave technology to enhance feel and stability
Adjustable hosel: Yes
