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GolfWRX Members Choice presented by 2nd Swing: Best driver of 2023
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What is the best driver in 2023? At GolfWRX, we take great pride in our online community and the cumulative knowledge and experience of our members. Needless to say, that extends to their views on the best driver of 2023.
The bedrock of GolfWRX.com is the community of passionate and knowledgable 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.
Best driver of 2023: The top 5
1. Titleist TSR3 (20.22%)
What Titleist says: “If you are a player with a consistent impact location, then Titleist TSR3 Driver is your ticket to maximum driving performance. The new Speed Ring Face Technology creates a focused point of pure speed that can be precision-tuned to match your point of contact.”
Here’s what GolfWRX members are saying
- Blakehall: “Nothing has been able to give me the huge ball speed and good dispersion balance like the TSR3.”
- PigBimpin: “Titleist TSR3….best adjustable sleeve in the market in my opinion.”
- Kaitsu68: “Titleist TSR3. First time in many many years I am confident with driver. Makes a big difference.”
- GlennQNYC: “Titleist TSR3 won my fitting and has proven to be super impressive in play. Miss hits are surprisingly long too.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop Titleist TSR3 here.
2. Titleist TSR2 (14.74%)
What Titleist says: “Titleist TSR2 Driver is slimmed down and ramped up. For players who make contact across the entire surface of the face, it combines our most significant CG shift with a new Multi-Plateau Variable Face Thickness design to boost speed across the face. All within a cleaner, refined shape that inspires total player confidence.”
Here’s what GolfWRX members are saying
- Rkeffer: “Titleist TSR2 with Ventus Blue TR 6S has been the winner for me. I demo’d all of this years offerings and it was the best combo of distance and forgiveness. Added plus that it looks and sounds amazing.”
- Philly2kUK: “I voted tsr2. It’s ridiculously forgiving and I tried all the other clubs but it beat them all hands down for forgiveness whilst being long.”
- ABuckley11: “Love my new TSR2!…I’m loving my wood set up with a TSR2 9.0 with a Ventus Black TR 7X”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop Titleist TSR2 here.
3. Ping G430 Max (12.5%)
What Ping says: “We took the game’s most forgiving driver (that also ranks as one of the longest) and made it even longer, while producing a more pleasing sound. A new face-design optimization leads to increased flexing for a big distance gain, and a 25-gram moveable backweight positions the CG to influence shot shape.”
Here’s what GolfWRX members are saying
- Multipass613: “Ping G430 MAX. Total game changer for me, fairways hit up, average distance up, longest drives up. Less penalties, punch outs from trees, and nerves on par 5’s, it’s a winner!”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop Ping G430 Max here.
4. Ping G430 LST (10.67%)
What Ping says: “If you generate a lot of clubhead speed and rely on a more penetrating trajectory, the 440cc LST accelerates ball speed with reduced spin, key contributors being a new Carbonfly Wrap and a newly optimized face featuring Spinsistency, combining for longer drives with a more pleasing impact experience.”
Here’s what GolfWRX members are saying
- MyShortGameSucks: “What the Ping LST gives me is amazing forgiveness and consistency which results in a lot of confidence standing on the tee. My bad swings with the Ping are still surprisingly long and playable… At the end of that day those playable bad swings are what saves the score and I’m down from 5-6 to 2 this year.”
- Craze-e: “I voted Ping G430 LST as it has helped me hit a flight window I have never been able to hit before…. We have never had it so good though, there really is something for everyone and it does go to prove a point that fitting is key.”
- Justinpmc: “Ping G430 LST 9 degrees with an Oban Tour Limited Blue 05 flex. My first Ping driver and it’s a beast. High launch low spin and so easy to hit. When I tested I was getting 2-3 more mph ball speed than tsr3.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop Ping G430 LST here.
5. Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9.55%)
What Callaway says: “The Paradym Triple Diamond Driver is a compact, 450cc shape designed for better players who want to work the ball. It’s the lowest spinning and lowest launching Paradym model with a neutral ball flight.”
Here’s what GolfWRX members are saying
- JimmyD: “Paradym Triple Diamond has everything in a driver I want so been playing most of the year. Size, shape, feel & sound are ideal for me. Super long and very forgiving, especially important as I begin to show and feel my years.”
You can read what other golfers are saying about the driver in the GolfWRX forums, and see our launch piece here. Shop Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond here.
Join the discussion about the best driver of 2023 in the forums.
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Slab city on the Korn Ferry Tour — Lead Tape Report
This week, we have our Tour Photographer, Greg Moore, on the ground at the OccuNet Classic at Tascosa Golf Club in Amarillo, Texas, for the 14th event of the 2026 Korn Ferry Tour season. With that, we see some great things in the Lead Tape Report as we roll into Amarillo.
Joel Thelen
Monday Qualifier, Joel Thelen is in the field this week. He has played on the Korn Ferry Tour for a full season in 2023, and he is back in action this week. A couple of clubs caught my eye this week in his bag.
First off: His trusted Titleist 816 H2 hybrid. This club came out in October of 2015, and it still remains strong in the bag. Also, take a look at this Odyssey White Hot OG 7, putting a capital S in the 7S model. This custom neck has some impressive lean for an arm-lock-style putter. The bottom of the putter is covered in tape for optimal weighting.





Mitchell Meissner
Taking a look at Mitchell Meissner’s bag this week, we have some great lead tape coverage. Top to bottom working from fairway metals, irons, and wedges. We can see on the short irons and wedges that there is tape at the base of the grip, adding a little counterbalance. Along with that, some tape on the short irons and wedges as well. Moving to his putter, he rolls the Odyssey 7 Bird putter. Meissner putts left-handed and strikes the ball right-handed.






Whats in the Bag
Bud Cauley WITB 2026 (June)
Bud Cauley had >14 clubs in his bag when photographed prior to the Memorial Tournament.
Driver: Titleist GTS2 (8 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X

3-wood: Titleist GTS3 (15 degrees, B1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 70 TX

7-wood: Titleist GTS3 (21 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Chemical Tensei 1K Pro Red 80 TX

Irons: Titleist U505 (3), Titleist 620 MB (4-9)
Shafts: Fujikura Ventus Black HB 8 X, True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue

Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM11 (48-10F, 52-12F, 56-14F), WedgeWorks (60-K*)
Shafts: True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400

Putters: Scotty Cameron Tour Prototype, Scotty Cameron GOLO 6.3 Prototype


Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
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Name every set of irons you’ve owned – GolfWRXers discuss
In our forums, one user has offered up a prompt for the true sickos, inviting fellow forum members to share every set of irons they’ve ever owned. As to be expected, this is a lengthy forum topic.
@Lamosteve began:
Can you name every set of irons you’ve owned? Here’s mine
Spalding Dots
Spalding Eclipse
Ram Lazer FX
Lynx Parallax
Mizuno EZ Comp
Ben Hogans
Cleveland CG Red
Taylor Made R9s
PING i20
PING iE1
Taylor Made M6
Our members in the forum have been offering up their own collections. Here are a few posts from the thread, but make sure to check out the entire discussion and have your say at the link below.
- macedan: “Started with a hand-me-down Golden Bear set from my brother when I was in high school, never really played more than once a year or got into the game until about summer of 2017. First purchased a set of Cleveland CG4’s (I actually really miss this set sometimes, soft & not terribly large for a GI iron), moved into Nike Vapor Fly’s by the end of the year. Those lasted until spring of 18 when I decided I wanted new, so I traded them in for TM Rbladez. Honestly, although I liked the Rbladez, poor decision on my part, I think this was really about the only time so far that after a week or two I was kicking myself for not staying with what I had. Rbladez stayed with me until late last summer when I switched to P790’s and (knock on wood) I am hoping this will be my longest lasting set.”
- JimmyC59: “MacGregor Jack Nicklaus Triple Crown. Palmer The Standard. Still play these.”
- jgrzask: “Tommy Armour 845u
Mizuno MP-32
Mizuno MP-33 (2 sets)
Bridgestone J33cb – still own
Srixon i-302 (2 sets) – still own
Tourstage X-Blades – still own
Mizuno Hot Metal – still own
Nike Forged Blades – still own
Titleist 714 AP1 – still own
Cobra Forged SS – still own”
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TheInfidel
Aug 10, 2023 at 4:24 am
Taylormade really missed the ball park this year. They got nada.
freeze1617
Aug 8, 2023 at 9:36 am
Same old, same old
K
Aug 7, 2023 at 10:26 pm
Where’s Krank? lol