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Welcome Black: TaylorMade extends AeroBurner and R15 offerings
Since their release in January, golfers have been able to buy TaylorMade’s most popular driver, the R15 460, in either black or white, depending on their preference. But the company took the Henry Ford approach with its other metal woods — you could have any color you wanted, as long as it was white.
Today, TaylorMade announced the addition of black models of its AeroBurner driver, R15 and R15 TP fairway woods, and R15 and R15 TP hybrids, which will ship on May 22.
While bright-colored heads are no longer as taboo as they once were, there is still a group of golfers who hesitate to play clubs that are anything but the traditional hues of black, gray and silver. Kudos to TaylorMade for supporting that segment of players.
Black TaylorMade AeroBurner Driver ($299)
Black TaylorMade R15 Fairway Wood ($279)
Black TaylorMade R15 Hybrid ($219)
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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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James
May 19, 2015 at 11:01 pm
No TP or Aeroburner woods? Booooo!
gwillis7
May 19, 2015 at 8:28 pm
The black Aeroburner looks WAY better than the white, I actually really like the look.
BUT…won’t be buying it, love my (horrible selling, but awesome performing) Jetspeed too much
Matt
Aug 25, 2015 at 1:32 pm
The Jetspeed was so highly underappreciated. While I don’t play it, I would definitely go buy it right now if I was in the market for a new driver. It’s so cheap right now that I’ve referred 4 friends to it in the past few months and they’ve all picked it up from globalgolf for under $100 (used) and couldn’t be happier. If you wanted the driver, 3wood and hybrid, you could get all 3 of them used from globalgolf for under $200…..and that’s one hell of a deal! Even if you bought them new, they are pretty cheap online at like RBG. It baffles me how any golf manufacturer can make a profit when they bring out new drivers every year for $400-$600 that only offer a little improvement over the previous couple of models. The newest stuff might be better than 2013 stuff, but is it $300 worth better??
soreno
May 19, 2015 at 6:00 pm
Well the white Aero’s did not sell at my shop soooo maybe the black well. Hopefully they got rid of the nasty ugly Aero Burner decal on the shaft. Oh well Keep trying TM!
LorenRobertsFan
May 19, 2015 at 1:55 pm
Was really hoping the AB TP would have been included!
PROTOTYPE
May 18, 2015 at 11:11 pm
Paint a SLDR black; problem solved. BAM
Rich
May 18, 2015 at 9:22 pm
Oh nooooooooo. The only thing stopping me from getting an R15 HL 3 wood was that it only came in White. DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Rich
May 20, 2015 at 10:25 pm
Don’t have to worry now. TMAG Australia won’t be bringing the black ones out here. The line I got from the guy on the phone was, “they won’t be coming out to the pacific region anytime soon and no you can’t custom order” and when I asked why he said “it’s not something that he could discuss with the general public”. Guess I won’t be buying an R15 fairway after all. Will look at something from Titleist or Ping I guess, maybe even tour edge exotics. How stupid is that, they will do the black driver here but not the fairway and hybrid. That is dumb with a capital D!
Curt
May 18, 2015 at 1:10 pm
Thank goodness, I just can’t play white heads and I spend a couple a grand every year on clubs!! Good move TM, been wanting the AB fairways but just was not going to play white!
Dave
May 18, 2015 at 11:55 am
Why does TM insist in making it impossible for small shop owners 🙁 Too many damn models and options. In order to display every option the shop will be full before you know it! And whats even worse is that in 2 months time everything is old because the new one is waiting. Same goes for Callaway :/ (long live Ping and Titleist for that matter)
Mike
May 18, 2015 at 3:01 pm
Next year will be interesting for Titleist once they become a public company. They will have the same pressures as TM and will face the same stock pressures which will force out more products and faster life cycles.
Matt
May 19, 2015 at 12:40 pm
+1 to Mike for that comment, Hopefully they try and stick with the traditional release cycle.
Jang Hyung-sun
May 18, 2015 at 10:40 am
I don’t like TM but this black new style driver looks good, can’t never go wrong with classic black. I hate that white driver….it look like it’s made for guys that might have feeling for other guy I think?
Robert
May 18, 2015 at 10:31 am
they just can’t help themselves.