Equipment
Spotted: Callaway’s Great Big Bertha, Alpha 816 metal woods
For Callaway fans, the “Great Big Bertha” name is both historic and nostalgic. At the Quicken Loans National on Monday, we spotted Callaway’s newest version of the Great Big Bertha driver.
A new Great Big Bertha fairway wood, Big Bertha Alpha 816 Double Black Diamond driver and Alpha 816 fairway wood were also released at the Quicken Loans.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Callaway’s new Big Bertha clubs.
Great Big Bertha driver
Great Big Bertha fairway wood
Big Bertha Alpha 816 Double Black Diamond
Callaway’s new Big Bertha Alpha 816 Double Black Diamond forum thread.
Big Bertha Alpha 816 Fairway Wood
See what GolfWRX members are saying about Callaway’s new Big Bertha clubs.
Cameron Young’s WITB from his win at the 2025 Wyndham Championship. Cameron is a Titleist staff player but his bag is definitely filled with some unique clubs. Here are the clubs he used to secure his first PGA Tour win!
Driver: Titleist GT2 (9 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Pro Orange 70 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Hybrid: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus HB Black VeloCore+ 10 X
Irons: Titleist T200 (4), Titleist T100 (5), Titleist 631.CY Prototype (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7 (4-9)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F @57), WedgeWorks (60-K* @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold X7
Putter: Scotty Cameron Phantom 9.5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Cord
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Prototype
- Peter Malnati what’s in the bag accurate as of the Wyndham Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Titleist GT3 (10 degrees, C2 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Project X Denali Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Titleist GT3 (15 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
7-wood: Titleist GT2 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 X
Irons: Titleist T150 (4, 5), Titleist T100 (6-9)
Shafts: True Temper AMT Tour White X100
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (48-10F @47, 52-12F, 56-08M @57, 60-04T @62)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400
Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Style Fastback 1.5 Tour Prototype
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Ball: Titleist Pro V1x Yellow
We’re proud to once again partner with 2nd Swing Golf to bring you GolfWRX Members Choice 2025! 2nd Swing has more than 150,000 new and pre-swung golf clubs available in six store locations and online. Check them out here.
What is the best driver in 2025? At GolfWRX, we take great pride in our online community and the cumulative knowledge and experience of our members. When it comes to the best driver of 2025, we want to know what our forum faithful think.
Since our founding in 2005, the bedrock of GolfWRX.com has been the community of passionate and knowledgeable golfers in our forums, and we put endless trust in the opinions of our GolfWRX members — the most knowledgeable community of golfers on the internet. No other group of golfers in the world tests golf clubs as frequently or as extensively, nor is armed with such in-depth information about the latest technology.
Below are the results of GolfWRX member voting for the 2025 best driver, along with the vote percentage for each club.
Best driver of 2025: The top 5
5. Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond: 6.02%
Callaway’s pitch: “For golfers looking for a fast, forgiving, yet workable driver, the Elyte Triple Diamond features a tour-inspired shape and is the preferred model by most Callaway tour players.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond here.
4. Ping G440 Max: 6.86%
Ping’s pitch: “The most forgiving G440 model, MAX has a hotter face to generate speed and distance, and a lighter overall system weight with a longer shaft (46″) for faster clubhead speed, higher launch and longer carries. The Free Hosel and Carbonfly Wrap crown save weight to create our lowest CG ever and increase forgiveness while contributing to a more muted, pleasing sound.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 Max here.
3. Ping G440 LST: 9.53%
Ping’s pitch: “LST is an especially good fit for faster swings, offering less spin and more control with a penetrating trajectory. A hotter face, lighter overall system weight and longer shaft (46″) deliver more speed and distance while maintaining tight dispersion.”
@phizzy30: “Not a fan of Ping drivers in general, but 440 LST takes the cake. It’s super forgiving across the face for a low spin head, looks and sounds good and the ability to make it play neutral or slightly fade biased through the hosel settings is very appealing.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Ping G440 LST here.
2. Titleist GT3: 16.55%
Titleist’s pitch: “The GT3 Driver offers Titleist’s boldest combination of power and personalization through adjustable performance. Dial in the CG Track to your frequent contact location to make your biggest drives even bigger while taking total control over flight and shaping.”
@mrmikeac: “I’ve been Anti-Titleist for years and years and years (outside of Vokey, of course). With that being said, HOLY BEGEEZUS the GT3 driver is an absolute NUCLEAR MONSTER! This thing blew my G430 10K Max out of the water in every single category. Forgiveness is the biggest thing that stands out of me, the 3 model has always been one of the less forgiving models in the past but this GT3 can take bad shot after bad shot and still end up in the fairway, I think a ton of that has to do with the adjustability, it’s actually effective. Feel and sound is perfect, that solid crack is so addicting to hear and when you hit it out the screws this thing can absolutely bomb it. Titleist, I’m sorry for doubting you. You have converted me.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT3 here.
1. Titleist GT2: 22.91%
Titleist’s pitch: “Delivering impressive distance from any impact point, the Titleist GT2 Driver extracts maximum performance through a forgiving design. Get the stability and added confidence of a high-MOI driver without sacrificing speed.”
@DTorres: “The Titleist GT2 has proven to be the best driver of the year. Packaged in a classic profile, GT2 perfectly balances performance and forgiveness while consistently being a high performer across all categories.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop the Titleist GT2 here.
Other drivers receiving >2% of the vote
| Driver | Vote percentage (%) |
|---|---|
| Cobra DS Adapt Max K | 4.85% |
| Ping G430 Max 10K | 3.85% |
| Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond | 3.68% |
| TaylorMade Qi35 | 3.51% |
| Callaway Elyte | 3.18% |
| Cobra DS Adapt X | 2.34% |
| Cobra DS Adapt LS | 2.17% |
| TaylorMade Qi35 LS | 2.17% |
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Jay
Jul 31, 2015 at 10:25 am
Am I missing the gravity core on the 816 DD, or are they moving away from that technology??
Summit
Jul 30, 2015 at 4:49 pm
I have actually seen them in person and they are very good looking and setup great at address. The fairways are a little larger than last year, but I am told they are even easier to hit and really launch the ball with a penetrating flight.
I asked about the sliding weight on the back as it is comparable to their previous big bertha driver and they shifted it more to the heel of the club as toe weighting and adjustability decreases MOI. I asked how this compares to the Taylormade SLDR sliding design and the science is pretty self explanatory… to increase MOI, and decrease spin, put the weight low and away from the face, unlike the SLDRs design with the weight near the face which slightly increases spin.
Callaway is just getting through their phasing in of new platforms and is now on a new release schedule. Drivers and Fairway Woods are now on a 1-year cycle, hybrids, irons and wedges are on a 2-year cycle. This means possible new Apex irons coming over the winter sometime.
In response to the Chevron crown, this is designed to be on the more forgiving drivers for golfers who need all the help they can get including alignment. The raised Chevron is not on the pro models or Alpha 815/816. If you really have a problem with it play one of those. But in all honesty that is being very picky as its hardly much of distraction. It’s simply an arrow. Titleist’s is hardly any different.
Brad
Jul 29, 2015 at 5:46 am
Never mind me, but I kinda like how it looks
Bert
Jul 28, 2015 at 3:49 pm
Heard many positive comments so far from folks who have actually hit it.
redneckrooster
Jul 28, 2015 at 9:34 am
Looks like what was a Mizuno 600 now is Callaway. Running out of ideas huh?
Desmond
Jul 28, 2015 at 10:28 am
Apparently, the Callaway performs, whereas…
golferjack
Jul 28, 2015 at 2:29 am
As I understand it Callaway is in a Transition period and the new Clubs will be coming less reguarly. TM detsroyed the market themselves and look where they are now. I hope Callaway learned from TMs mistake. Don’t see titleist bringing new sticks every 6 months.
Rich
Jul 28, 2015 at 7:07 pm
And yet there the 816 hybrids are just after Titleist have released the 915 hybrids………….
Speedy
Jul 27, 2015 at 7:48 pm
They’re all peeing into the wind with these back to the future over-adjustables.
Balle
Jul 28, 2015 at 8:45 pm
Well, with the COR and CT limits in place now, all they can do is move weights and CG around the head and put weird wind spoilers and stuff. And fine tune with different shafts and grips and kick points and torques. So I hope that pee gets deflected away with these new designs!
Gorden
Jul 27, 2015 at 7:35 pm
Before spending $400 or more for a new driver try going on ebay and take a look at what used drivers a year or two old go for…bidding starting at $.99 … 2 year ago Callaway hot drivers (new $300) go for about $50 used on ebay and many have very few rounds on them and keep in mind every used driver be it a year old or 5 years old was the longest, straightest driver the day it came out….
Speedy
Jul 27, 2015 at 7:52 pm
Before spending $400? It’s never gonna happen here. Deep-discount them to under two bills, then I’ll consider a game of knock-out.
jgpl001
Jul 27, 2015 at 3:24 pm
Come on – another new Big Bertha???
I like Callaway, but now they are becoming the new TM, what a joke
Desmond
Jul 28, 2015 at 9:04 am
What Callaway does, and what TM did not do, is maintain a slimmer inventory so they don’t get sucked down the rabbit’s hole like TM.
Alex T
Jul 27, 2015 at 3:04 pm
Like the fairway- a nice combo of tech and classic, but the great big Bertha looks a bit disappointing. Looks like they just took aspects of the xr, 815 and bba and mixed them together- xr pro sole weight, big Bertha sliding weight, 815 r-moto ribs and the HORRIBLE raised chevron on the crown from the xr. Bit of a mongrel really, not the pedigree it used to be.
Desmond
Jul 28, 2015 at 9:08 am
You forgot the V Series … has its shape in there, although they are all similar. The raised Chevron is not noticeable – blends into the head well, and this is like than the XR — have you hit one or are you just shocking us with the “horrible” remark? When you line it up, the last thing I am thinking about is a slightly raised Chevron, although without the rest of it from the XR, I have no idea of its functional raising – the could imbed it but it is a matte black driver. The R Moto face is very nice… very…