Every two years, Titleist pull the curtain back on a new family of metalwoods and 2026 sees the arrival of the new GTS driver and fairway wood ranges, replacing the successful GT drivers launched in 2024.
What’s interesting this time around, though, is the change in timing.
Titleist have brought the launch window forward significantly, choosing May instead of their usual late-summer reveal. When I asked Titleist why, they explained it was about getting the drivers into the hands of Tour players earlier whilst giving fitters and retailers a better opportunity to shift a few more during the heart of the golf season. In fact, several staff players already had the new GTS drivers in play at Augusta, which you could say is a risk.
As always, the build-up has been very ‘Titleist’ – controlled and quietly confident, lead by tour player adoption – but the messaging remains familiar: more speed, more forgiveness and more consistency, all wrapped up in that classic, clean Titleist package golfers love.
The GTS family consists of three heads – GTS2, GTS3 and GTS4 – and in this review I’m going to focus on the GTS3.
Who’s It Aimed At?
The GTS3 is said to deliver fast ball speeds, low spin and plenty of adjustability to offer better players the opportunity to fine-tune to their preferred ball flight.
It sits in the middle of the new GTS driver family, offering lower spin than the GTS2 model, therefore making it a little nicher in its appeal. Expect to see this the chosen model by plenty of tour pros and low handicap golfers.
If you’re in the market to buy a Titleist driver, the chances are you’re a decent player anyway or you’ve got plenty of money and don’t mind investing in the latest gear.
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The Tech
The Titleist GTS3 Driver is aimed at golfers who want a fast, lower-spinning driver without giving up too much forgiveness.
Its new Split Mass Frame construction uses a lightweight thermoformed material called Proprietary Matrix Polymer (PMP), which allows Titleist to save weight in the body of the club and reposition it more effectively. More mass sits low and forward to help increase ball speed and reduce spin, while extra weight in the rear helps maintain stability on off-centre strikes.
The GTS3 also features a more aerodynamic shape, with a raised tail section designed to help the club move faster through the air without affecting launch performance.
Across the face, the new Speed Sync Face is designed to improve ball speed consistency, particularly on strikes higher up the face, while variable face thickness helps preserve performance on mishits.
One of the biggest differences with the GTS3 is its adjustable CG track, which allows golfers to fine-tune shot shape and launch characteristics more precisely than the GTS2.
Overall, the GTS3 combines speed, lower spin and adjustability in a more compact, player-focused head while still offering enough forgiveness for a wide range of golfers.
Titleist GTS3 Driver Review
Looks
I thought the two previous iterations of this driver head (2022s TSR3 and 2024s GT3) were two of the best-looking drivers Titleist had ever made. They had brilliant shelf appeal and a great sole-aesthetic boasting super clean and modern looks, there really wasn’t anything to not like. This year, across the GTS line-up I don’t quite think the sole designs are quite as sexy.
All three heads look very similar to each other, with the only noticeable difference being that the GTS3 and GTS4 heads feature the front track weight system. This moveable weight is a very similar design to what we first saw in the TSi3 Fairway Wood back in 2020 and Titleist do a great job of hiding it seamlessly into the head.
At address the GTS3 looks brilliant. It’s a 460cc head so doesn’t look small by any means, but it’s shaping will suit the eye of better players compared to GTS2 which is a little more rounded.
When comparing all three heads during my fitting process at Woburn, for the first time when reviewing content for the new Titleist drivers, I honestly struggled to tell the difference between the GTS3 and 4 at address, however I think this is more because the GTS4 is friendlier looking than before.
Other than that, very little has changed in the looks department with this driver, which I think may be a common theme throughout this driver review.
Feel
When you do catch the GTS3 out of the middle, it feels absolutely superb. Like all good Titleist drivers, there’s a solid, powerful sensation at impact that makes you want to keep pulling driver on every hole.
That said, I probably didn’t find the centre of the face quite as often as I’d have liked during testing, so I didn’t find the head to be as stable as the back-weighted GTS4 and GTS2.
Most of my misses tended to come slightly low on the face or towards the toe, and the GTS3 lets you know when you haven’t flushed it, compared to other more forgiving drivers on the market – especially Ping. That won’t suit everyone.
Some drivers almost mask mishits with a softer, more muted feel across the face (especially the likes of the TaylorMade Qi4D’s carbon face) but the GTS3 gives you much more honest feedback. Personally, I quite like that. I want to know where I’ve hit it, along as the ball data doesn’t drop off too.
Performance
Surprisingly, during my testing the GTS3 was the head in which I produced the worst ball data on average.
Swinging the clubhead at 107mph, which is slightly faster than I was swinging the GTS2 and GTS4 heads, I produced 156.4mph ballspeed, 2559rpm of spin and 247.4 carry and a total of 281.3 yards. The problem I had with GTS3 was that I wasn’t striking it very well and therefore not launching it very high with enough spin to keep it in the air long enough.
My dispersion was also the most inconsistent of the three heads with a couple of quite big right misses. It’s worth mentioning that despite my poor performance in the fitting, I’m certainly not writing off the GTS3 – there was one shot in my testing that was a low spin bullet, launching at 75 feet, carry 258 with a total of 290.
These numbers are impressive so this driver is clearly hot, but unfortunately just not something I could repeat consistently left. On a golf course long and left is never really your friend when it comes to scoring.
Titleist GTS3 Driver Verdict
I’ve been reviewing golf equipment for around 8 years now and entering the custom fitting process at the Titleist Performance Centre, I presumed that I would leave the fitting with GTS3 being the driver for me. Looking at the data, it’s clear to see that I was wrong.
The GTS3 was the head that I got on with the least if you look at the data, but this was down to my performance, not the club.
Golf isn’t all about data and if you’re a golfer that hits down on the ball, even with driver, creating plenty launch and spin, I can imagine the GTS3 being a great option – I’m not that golfer however – I swing in to out and hit up on the ball with my woods.
It looks awesome at address and feels brilliant when hit out of the middle, but I do question whether golfers parting with their hard-earned cash will notice too much of a difference from GT3 to GTS3. I personally didn’t see a ton to warrant the £50 hike in price from 2024.
Would I Use It?
Not based on my fitting results. The GTS3 didn’t quite work out for me – I produced better, more consistent numbers with the GTS2 and GTS4.
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