Titleist GT2 Fairway Wood Review

The Titleist GT2 Fairway Wood works as both a mini-driver and a fairway wood in my bag. After a fitting with a local Titleist fitter, I played it for 5 rounds and could hit it off the tee as easily as off the turf.

I also tested it in the IGR Office on a Carl’s Place DIY simulator, with numbers from a FlightScope Mevo+ Pro. The mix of on-course play and launch monitor data showed it is long and easy to hit.

Mini-driver off the tee

Drivers can be tough to hit consistently, while fairway woods tend to find the fairway. A mini-driver tries to hit like a fairway wood but go like a driver, and the 13.5° GT2 is like one.

I hit it 250 to 260 yards off the tee repeatedly. That is long, but it was also very consistent, and I felt confident standing over the ball with it.

Performance from every lie

Mini-drivers can be niche clubs, since they usually aren’t easy to hit off the fairway or out of the rough. The GT2 is a fairway wood first, and it hits easily from every lie. I went with the low-lofted head, which has a good-sized footprint but is still easy to hit off the turf.

I had no problem getting enough lift, even from a 13.5° head. I could bomb it at a par 5 in two, and I found it fairly easy to hit out of the rough as long as it wasn’t too thick. My numbers on the Mevo+ Pro showed low spin for a fairway wood and a tight dispersion.

Getting fit

I have a pretty good handle on my specs from years of testing, but a fitting always shows me something I didn’t expect. My swing has high spin, so I gravitate toward low-spin clubs, and that would normally put me in the GT3 fairway wood.

After a couple of swings with the GT2 13.5°, it was clear it was the right fit. The head is a little bigger, but it is low spin too, especially with the right shaft. The Oban Kiyoshi Purple gave me the balance of low spin and flat launch I wanted.

Thermoform crown technology

Titleist uses a seamless “Thermoform Crown” made from an ultra-lightweight proprietary polymer. That saves weight up top so Titleist can move it elsewhere to manipulate the center of gravity (CG, the head’s balance point), while keeping its usual feel, looks and performance.

Should you buy it?

Yes, if you want a low-lofted fairway wood that doubles as a mini-driver off the tee and still hits from any lie. The Titleist GT2 Fairway Wood is a gamer for me, for tee shots or long approaches, and I love the technology. Get fit, because it really opens up what the club can do for your swing.

If you swing slower or want more height, a higher-lofted GT2 (15.0° or 16.5°) will launch more easily than my 13.5°. Our fairway woods guide also covers Titleist’s GTS2 and GT1. More on titleist.com.