Golfing News & Blog Articles

We tested 37 drivers for 2025 and the Tour Edge Exotics E725 is the most accurate. To determine accuracy, we measure straight-shot percentage and playable-shot percentage. Straight-shot percentage tracks shots that hit into a defined target area that gradually widens as distance increases from the tee. Playable-shot percentage counts shots that finish within a 35-yard-wide fairway or within 10 yards of its edge. These three drivers will help you hit your target more consistently.

Most accurate: Tour Edge Exotics E725

The most accurate driver of 2025 is the Tour Edge Exotics E725. It leads the 2025 test in playable- and straight-shot percentages.

The trade-off with accuracy is often distance. How much are you willing to give up to find a piece of the fairway?

The longest driver of the year, the Titleist GT2, averaged 252.02 yards of total distance while the Tour Edge Exotics E725 averaged 245.74 yards.

Accuracy isn’t the only strength of the E725. It also ranks in the top half of our test for forgiveness or consistency. In addition, it’s priced at $399, making it one of the best-value drivers of 2025.

It’s probably too soon to suggest that mini drivers are all the rage but interest in the category is growing – if only because most of us have never played one. They’re like a fusion restaurant that serves sushi burritos. You’re pretty sure you don’t need any part of it but you’re going to try it anyway.

For those just learning about the mini driver category, it isn’t entirely new. TaylorMade launched the SLDR mini in 2014. It followed that with the surprisingly vowel-rich Aeroburner. Callaway entered (and quickly exited) the category with the Big Bertha Mini 1.5. That left TaylorMade as the only serious player in the category for the better part of a decade.

Golfers sure do love copper

In 2023, TaylorMade released the BRNR mini and while I can’t explain exactly why, interest in the category increased exponentially (albeit from almost nothing to a little bit of something). Maybe it was the copper accents and the throwback vibe. Maybe golfers just love equipment with names that sound like dating app usernames. Regardless, golfers were curious.

That could explain why, last year, the number of big OEM offerings in the mini driver doubled. Granted, that sounds way more impressive than it is, given that Callaway’s release of the Paradym Ai Smoke Ti 340 mini gave us two options to choose from, but it suggests manufacturers think there might be money to be made in the category.

Mini momentum

On Tour, there’s some momentum behind the mini movement as well. It’s likely why the PXG Secret Weapon is available now, the Titleist GT280 is coming, COBRA might do something (or possibly nothing) with its mini (“Deuce” 2-wood) and why we believe Callaway and TaylorMade will upgrade their mini driver lineups sooner rather than later.

While it’s easy to say it’s the golfer, not the club, for amateur golfers chasing even a fraction of a 330-yard drive or hoping to find more fairways, it’s impossible not to be curious about what the pros are using.

We recently looked at the longest hitters on the PGA Tour and the drivers they trust. Now, we’re turning our attention to TGL, breaking down the numbers behind the biggest drivers in the league and the clubs the players are using.

TGL driving stats at a glance

Min Woo Lee (Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond)

Min Woo Lee is the hands-down leader of driving stats for TGL. He ranks first in ball speed, distance and swing speed and second in fairways hit. He’s been hitting the fairway more than 90 percent of the time at over 330 yards.

Lee plays with the Best Golf Driver of 2025, according to MyGolfSpy testing, in which we saw the Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond get high marks for distance and accuracy.

Stat	Rank	Value
Ball Speed	1st	190.3 MPH
Distance	1st	332.0 YDS
Swing Speed	1st	130.5 MPH
Fairways Hit	2nd	90.9%

Wyndham Clark (Titleist GT3)

Wyndham Clark is strong in the distance category and not far behind when it comes to fairways hit.

Six months ago (give or take), we asked you to take our first MyGolfSpy Stock Ticker Survey. The goal of the ticker survey is to track your perception of golf brands, influencers and professional tours over time.

With this second running of the survey, we can start to connect the dots and build trend lines.

Based on your feedback, we’ve added new brands (and people) in several categories.

Things to consider

While we don’t have any firm guidelines, here’s what we’d like you to consider:

For equipment brands, consider recently released offerings and the technology and innovation baked into them. Feel free to consider your excitement level and the buzz (or lack thereof) for the brand.For apparel companies, consider your interest level, the buzz and, I suppose, whether or not the company and its products are on trend for our ever-evolving sport.For media and influencers, consider the general quality of the content. Do you find yourself more or less interested in what they’re putting out on a daily or weekly basis?For the tours, I suppose you can think about the quality of competition, your experience as a viewer and your overall interest level in the product.

For this updated survey, we ask only that you consider how your opinions have shifted since the second half of last year.

Reminder, or ribbed, grips were once the go-to choice for most golfers. These grips have a raised ridge that helps with consistent hand placement and they’re making a comeback. They’re legal so there’s no downside to giving them a shot. If you’re wondering whether reminder grips could help your game, here’s what you need to know.

What are reminder grips?

A reminder grip has a raised ridge along the underside. When properly installed on the shaft, this ridge (or “rib”) fits into the creases of your fingers and palms.

Putting your hands on the golf club in the same way every time is beneficial to your game. The reminder grips offer a built-in guide that’s subtle enough not to feel too bulky or as if the grip is larger than it should be.

Years ago, clubmakers had to build the back of the grip up using materials to create this ridge. With new technology like the Golf Pride Align Max, the ridge is built into the grip’s construction, making it easier to install.

How reminder grips can help your game

A reminder grip can impact your game in three main ways: consistency, better awareness of the clubface and improved feel and feedback.

Johnny Miller once called this drill his "single best tip" for improving ball striking. Try it out and you'll hit it better than ever.

The post Johnny Miller’s ‘single best tip’ for hitting pure irons appeared first on Golf.

There was plenty of movement on the leaderboard at the Players Championship this year. Min Woo Lee and Will Zalatoris went from contenders to finishing outside the top 20; there were holes-in-one, and, of course, golf balls found the water on 17.

Instead of a Sunday finish, this year’s tournament stretched into a rare Monday morning St. Patrick’s Day finale.

Rory McIlroy, with a little luck of the Irish (and plenty of skill), closed out a three-hole aggregate playoff to defeat J.J. Spaun and claim his second win of 2025. Having already won the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, McIlroy is showing strong form early in the season and added another four and a half million to his career earnings.

Here’s a look at the full payout for the Players Championship.

Players Championship Prize Money Payout

Pos.	Player	Score	Earnings
1	Rory McIlroy*	-12	$4,500,000
2	J.J. Spaun	-12	$2,725,000
T3	Tom Hoge	-10	$1,325,000
T3	Akshay Bhatia	-10	$1,325,000
T3	Lucas Glover	-10	$1,325,000
T6	Danny Walker	-9	$843,750
T6	Corey Conners	-9	$843,750
T6	Bud Cauley	-9	$843,750
9	Robert MacIntyre	-8	$731,250
T10	Collin Morikawa	-7	$656,250
T10	Davis Thompson	-7	$656,250
T12	Patrick Cantlay	-6	$556,250
T12	Jake Knapp	-6	$556,250
T14	Aaron Rai	-5	$418,750
T14	Denny McCarthy	-5	$418,750
T14	Tommy Fleetwood	-5	$418,750
T14	Sam Ryder	-5	$418,750
T14	Sepp Straka	-5	$418,750
T14	Alex Smalley	-5	$418,750
T20	Shane Lowry	-4	$240,250
T20	Ryan Fox	-4	$240,250
T20	Keegan Bradley	-4	$240,250
T20	Joe Highsmith	-4	$240,250
T20	Matt McCarty	-4	$240,250
T20	Daniel Berger	-4	$240,250
T20	Scottie Scheffler	-4	$240,250
T20	Min Woo Lee	-4	$240,250
T20	Max McGreevy	-4	$240,250
T20	Stephan Jaeger	-4	$240,250
T30	Russell Henley	-3	$163,750
T30	Harris English	-3	$163,750
T30	Will Zalatoris	-3	$163,750
T33	Rico Hoey	-2	$136,250
T33	Kurt Kitayama	-2	$136,250
T33	Justin Thomas	-2	$136,250
T33	Taylor Moore	-2	$136,250
T33	J.T. Poston	-2	$136,250
T38	Si Woo Kim	-1	$111,250
T38	Justin Lower	-1	$111,250
T38	Davis Riley	-1	$111,250
T38	Taylor Pendrith	-1	$111,250
T42	Hayden Springer	E	$81,688
T42	Matt Kuchar	E	$81,688
T42	Billy Horschel	E	$81,688
T42	Jesper Svensson	E	$81,688
T42	Mac Meissner	E	$81,688
T42	Tom Kim	E	$81,688
T42	Chris Kirk	E	$81,688
T42	Ryan Gerard	E	$81,688
T50	Beau Hossler	1	$63,500
T50	Jacob Bridgeman	1	$63,500
T52	Byeong Hun An	2	$60,750
T52	Sahith Theegala	2	$60,750
T54	Matthieu Pavon	3	$58,250
T54	Carson Young	3	$58,250
T54	Charley Hoffman	3	$58,250
T54	Camilo Villegas	3	$58,250
T54	Joel Dahmen	3	$58,250
59	Jordan Spieth	4	$56,750
60	Jhonattan Vegas	5	$56,250
T61	Trey Mullinax	6	$54,500
T61	Cameron Young	6	$54,500
T61	Sungjae Im	6	$54,500
T61	Will Chandler	6	$54,500
T61	Chandler Phillips	6	$54,500
T61	Austin Eckroat	6	$54,500
67	Emiliano Grillo	7	$52,750
68	Isaiah Salinda	8	$52,250
T69	Sami Valimaki	9	$51,500
T69	C.T. Pan	9	$51,500
71	Rickie Fowler	12	$50,750
72	Xander Schauffele	13	$50,250

Top Photo Caption: Rory McIlroy won a three-hole playoff Monday morning to capture his second Players Championship. (GETTY IMAGES/Jared C. Tilton)

jQuery(document).ready(function($) { (function() { // If on template with siderail sticky if ($('.rail-sticky').length > 0) { var html = $('.mgs-product-summary-block__side').clone(); $('.rail-sticky').first().prepend(html); } else if ($('body').hasClass('mgs_buyers_guide-template-default')) { // If on full width buyers guide var contentContainer = $('.mgs-product-summary-block__side').closest('.buyers-guide-content'); if (contentContainer) { var html = $('.mgs-product-summary-block__side').clone(); var outerHtml = '