Equipment
Tour Edge Exotics launches EX9 fairway woods
- Suggested retail: $229.99
- Release date: Nov. 11, 2015
- Options: 15 degrees (173cc), 16.5 degrees (165cc), 18 degrees (158cc) and 21 degrees (150cc). RH only for 16.5- and 21-degree models.
- Stock shaft offerings: Mitsubishi Bassara E-Series and Matrix Exotics White Tie, Red Tie and Black Tie
Tour Edge has officially released its new Exotics EX9 fairway woods, which introduce its Full-Speed Impact (FSI) technology. FSI combines a sloped crown that the company says is more aerodynamic, and a SlipStream sole — also seen in the Exotics CB Pro — designed for better turf interaction. The combination is said to maximize ball speeds.
The familiar SlipStream “waves” were made to be shorter in the EX9 than its predecessors, which is said to reduce the amount of turf interaction at impact.
Also, the power grid — an area of notches on the back part of the sole — is made more narrow and rearward than in previous models to increase the spring-effect across the face.
The EX9 woods have 475 carpenter faces that are laser bonded to their hyper-steel bodies. They also have a port in the sole that comes stock with a 9-gram weight, but it can be switched out with a with 6-, 11- and 14-gram weight to increase swing weight and or add draw bias.
See what GolfWRX members are saying about the EX9 woods in our forums.
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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Chris
Sep 2, 2015 at 6:06 pm
“Tour Edge has officially released its new Exotics EX9 fairway woods…” with a release date of Nov. 11, 2015. Haha! Oops!
Jonny B
Sep 2, 2015 at 8:26 am
Looks sick. Can’t wait to try this sucker out. I love that they didn’t put an adjustable hosel on there… those things make me want to puke.
Ben
Sep 1, 2015 at 12:55 pm
Any updates on the price or shafts or specs WRX?
Mat
Sep 1, 2015 at 10:19 am
$600 I’m guessing.
Ben
Sep 1, 2015 at 10:30 am
I heard its $229.99. Someone posted a bunch of info this morning on twitter.
Brian
Sep 1, 2015 at 3:26 pm
Why would it be half the price of their current exotics fairway metal? Our pro shop said the TE rep told them they would buy a Ruth’s Chris steak for anyone who sold the previous model at $500+. So yeah… Markup.
Ben
Sep 1, 2015 at 4:11 pm
It’s $229.99 The press release is on the Tour Edge site. Someone posted it in the forums. It’s definitely not a mark-up. The $500 has a way bigger sole that has to cost more for tooling. Also The $500 has real deal shafts straight from the shaft OEM. These shafts are made for shafts. That is the big difference I would think. But I have never been in the manufacturing business so who knows
Steve
Sep 1, 2015 at 8:55 am
Why do golf companies have big releases at the end of the golf season. Buy it at retail and wait 6 months to use it? Or wait 6 months to buy at half the price. I will take the later
Michael
Sep 1, 2015 at 9:55 am
some will say it is the beginning of the season. remeber the new season is only 5 weeks away. golf season is ridiculous, it only has a week or 2 when the season ends and starts also the lower half of the USA golf all year round cause they can with the weather.
Tom
Sep 1, 2015 at 12:12 pm
There’s a Golf season?……..
mhendon
Sep 1, 2015 at 10:29 pm
yeah there’s a golf season, it’s year round south of the mason dixon line and may through october north of it.
Chris
Sep 2, 2015 at 6:08 pm
A lot of people in the south are just starting their golf season. Companies want to release the big products that are more expensive when the guys who have bigger bank accounts and winter homes are getting ready to go south for the winter to play golf. Makes sense if you think about it.
Tom
Sep 16, 2015 at 5:14 pm
Six Month’s ! Christmas will be over then.
joshuaplaysgolf
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:21 pm
When I was shopping for a new fairway wood this past spring my club fitter put an Exotics in line with the other clubs I was testing. I didn’t know much about it, so he started telling me about the company. He said ‘they use a mix of metal that is toxic, so they outsource it to countries with less restrictions since the process is banned in the US.’ I handed it right back to him. All companies have a dark side to some extent…but I refuse to support a company who is purposely puts people at risk. You can argue ‘they don’t have to work for the company’, which is true, but if you are in a 3rd world country and it’s either mix toxic metals or have no income, your going to mix the dang metal. Couldn’t care less how great the club is.
Chris Jaenike
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:30 pm
So you’re just assuming that what one person told you several months ago was true, to the point where you’re willing to post it here without having checked on the veracity of the allegation?
benno
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:39 pm
Just like:
Ping
Titleist
Nike
Cobra
Callaway
etc etc
Ben Mclory
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:39 pm
I Seriously doubt that. LOL The clubs are made in giant cilm things and people barely even touch the clubs…go look at there youtube channel. So you are calling carpenter steel and titanium toxic…lmao The club fitter you had must be a reliable source……hahahahaha If you are that concerned why don’t you ask TEE yourself? Just saying. lol
David
Aug 31, 2015 at 11:53 pm
But……do we know this for a fact?
John Rawlings
Sep 1, 2015 at 12:53 am
Really…lol They use titanium and steel…go look at their YouTube channel the clubs are made almost hands free. What a fool.
christian
Sep 1, 2015 at 2:35 am
Did you actually believe that? Now tell me, how many of the OEMs make their equipment, especially wood heads, in the US? I’ll give you the answer: Zero. The fact of the matter is that the stricter environmental rules in the US and most western countries make club manufacturing, especially Ti smelting/forging/casting too expensive which is one of the big reasons EVERYBODY moved overseas..
LTM
Sep 1, 2015 at 3:39 am
christian,
To add to your point: it is THAT, plus the fact that the costs of materials and labor are exorbitantly prohibitive and therefore not cost-effective to do so in the US or any other first-world country. Plus, the EPA type people are not as easily bought or bribed in the US as they would get busted too easily, unlike in the countries we do use to make this stuff for us.
christian
Sep 1, 2015 at 5:49 am
Well, yes, But that goes for all brands, that’s my point. What that club fitter said about Tour Edge was stupid. And wrong. Plus, Japan is hardly a dirty low wage country, and they still have production of clubs. And they also have to import all raw materials since they don’t have any/enough natural resources. Might be that the environmental laws in Japan are not as stringent as in the US.
Brian
Sep 1, 2015 at 8:20 am
So how do they import them to the U.S. if it’s toxic? Answer? The daily double.
Tom
Sep 1, 2015 at 12:17 pm
This politially correct message brought to us by….A guilt riden golfer.
Dunn2500
Aug 31, 2015 at 10:00 pm
Exotics fwy woods are incredible. …
ph00ny
Aug 31, 2015 at 9:48 pm
Dang it. I just bought a E8 Beta 13* from BST. HAHAHA
Joe
Aug 31, 2015 at 7:00 pm
Yay!!!!!!! I can’t wait to see the rest of the line! Any news on a mini driver?
Brian
Aug 31, 2015 at 6:41 pm
It’s the 6X3. Get it right.
LorenRobertsFan
Aug 31, 2015 at 7:52 pm
You’re reading it upside down bro
LTM
Sep 1, 2015 at 3:40 am
And… you’re an idiot, LorenRobertsFan