Equipment
Spotted: Titleist’s new 917F2 and 917F3 fairway woods
We first caught a glimpse of Titleist’s 917 fairway woods when Jimmy Walker posted this video on Instagram. Now, we have in-hand photos of the clubs that were onsite at the 2016 John Deere Classic on Monday.
Titleist has yet to officially comment on the new equipment, but there are a few things we can safely assume from our photos.
- The 917 fairway woods will use Titleist’s new SureFit CG weighting system, which appears similar to the system used in Titleist’s new 917 drivers. They will be the first adjustable-CG fairway woods in Titleist history, and likely offer golfers the ability to control draw and fade bias of the clubs.
- Like the 915 fairway woods, 917 models use an “Active Recoil Channel,” which appears to have been redesigned. The channel helps improve ball speed and forgiveness, while increasing launch angle and lowering spin rate.
- The 917 fairway woods use a new model naming system. Instead of the familiar F and Fd models, 917 fairway woods will be released in F2 and F3 models.
Stay tuned for more information in the coming weeks, but for now, enjoy our exclusive photos of the products.
Titleist 917F2
Titleist 917F3
Related: See more photos, and what GolfWRX Members are saying about the new 917 woods in our forum.
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- Daniel Berger what’s in the bag accurate as of the Farmers Insurance Open. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 7 X
6-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 Tour (21 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 8 X
Irons: TaylorMade P770 (3), TaylorMade Tour Preferred MC 2011 (4-PW)
Shafts: Project X Denali Blue 105 TX (3), Project X 6.5 (4-PW)
Wedges: Titleist Vokey Design SM9 (50-12F), Titleist Vokey Design SM10 (56-14F), Callaway Jaws Raw (60-08C)
Shafts: Project X 6.5 (50), True Temper Dynamic Gold Tour Issue S400 (56, 60)
Putter: Odyssey Ai-One Jailbird Mini DB
Grip: SuperStroke Zenergy PistolLock 1.0
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Daniel Berger’s clubs in the forums.
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What are the driver and shaft combinations of the best golfers in the world? For gearheads, it’s an endlessly interesting question — even if we can only ever aspire to play LS heads and 7 TX shafts.
At this week’s Zurich Classic of New Orleans, GolfWRX got in-hand looks at the driver setups of a wealth of players.
Check out some of the most interesting combos below, then head to the GolfWRX forums for the rest, as well as the rest of our galleries from New Orleans.
Rory McIlroy
Driver: TaylorMade Qi10 (9 degrees @8.25)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alex Fitzpatrick
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Daniel Berger
Driver: Ping G430 LST (10.5 degrees @9)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Wrap
Rasmus Hojgaard
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
Grip: Golf Pride MCC
Alejandro Tosti
Driver: Srixon ZX5 Mk II LS (9.5 degrees @10.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS T1100 75 6.5
Grip: Golf Pride MCC Plus4
James Nicholas
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (8 degrees, A1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 7 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Kevin Streelman
Driver: Titleist TSR3 (10 degrees, D1 SureFit setting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Sang-moon Bae
Driver: Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (9+ @8)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Blue 6 X
Grip: Golf Pride Tour Velvet
Russ Cochran
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke (9 degrees)
Shaft: Graphite Design Tour AD TP 6 X
Grip: Golf pride MCC Align 
MJ Daffue
Driver: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max (10.5 degrees @9.5)
Shaft: Project X HZRDUS Smoke Green RDX 65 TX
Grip: Golf Pride ZGrip Cord Align
Check our more photos from the Zurich Classic here.
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- Rasmus Højgaard what’s in the bag accurate as of the Zurich Classic.
Driver: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond (10.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K Blue 60 TX
3-wood: Callaway Ai Smoke Triple Diamond Prototype (16.5 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei 1K White 80 TX
Utility: Callaway Apex UW (21 degrees)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Tensei AV Raw White 85 TX
Irons: Callaway Apex Pro (3), Callaway X Forged (4-PW)
Shafts: KBS $-Taper 130
Wedges: Callaway Jaws Raw (52-10S, 56-10S, 60-06C)
Shafts: KBS Tour 130 X
Putter: Odyssey Ai One Milled Eight T DB
Grips: Golf Pride MCC
Check out more in-hand photos of Hojgaard in the forums.
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Tyler
Sep 2, 2016 at 4:22 pm
Those clubs look great, I’m in the market for a new driver….I’m glad I found this article. Thanks
KK
Aug 25, 2016 at 8:34 pm
Hoping the 919 goes back to black.
Spider
Aug 13, 2016 at 8:43 pm
Nothing they make will ever compel me to take my 1 iron out of my bag. But if I did game a fwy wood this one would be it. Or maybe a tour edge exotics.
KK
Aug 25, 2016 at 8:29 pm
My alignment sticks get more course time than your 1 iron.
AlDoc
Aug 9, 2016 at 11:30 am
You sound like a snob
Matty
Aug 9, 2016 at 11:24 am
This fairway wood makes me wonder why Titleist didn’t move the Active Recoil Channel more forward on the 917 driver, which is basically is a 915 driver with Surefit CG.
golfraven
Aug 9, 2016 at 1:05 am
I am glad they managed to cover the recoil grove since it has been a pain to clean it in the 915 models. Not sure what I should think of the screw but soon you forget about it when you take it out of the bag. Also wondering about the grey ish finish – prefare the darker tone of previous lines (910-915). Hope they come up with smaller head shape in the hybrid line though – the 916 still is too big.
ta
Aug 10, 2016 at 11:29 am
You mean 816. Which is why the 917 are also grey
Uncle Buck
Aug 9, 2016 at 12:50 am
The sole reminds me of an exercise logo from the Jack LaLane European Health Spa days!! I know I know, everybody under the age of 49 is clueless……..Jack who??
COGolfer
Aug 8, 2016 at 10:37 pm
The 915F was enticing enough to consider moving from the 913F. I’m not sure this one has the same draw.
Tanner V.
Aug 8, 2016 at 9:43 pm
Maybe you should get your eyes checked
TMNT
Aug 8, 2016 at 8:00 pm
It’s a TaylorNikeleist.
TWShoot67
Aug 8, 2016 at 5:38 pm
I like the deeper face more rounded sole kind of like my TM R7 HFS. Still playing the R7 HFS, maybe time to upgrade to one of these. Maybe have to give these a good demo.
Adam
Aug 8, 2016 at 5:11 pm
Oh my. That looks like a star of David for the CG adjustment screw..
Boy, the media is going to have a field day with this.
Couldn’t resist..
Mat
Aug 8, 2016 at 4:36 pm
Interesting hot-melt port…
Sam
Aug 8, 2016 at 3:50 pm
These look almost Callaway-ish in the shape, more of a rounded look.
Jwowzer
Aug 8, 2016 at 3:33 pm
Go on…
Forsbrand
Aug 8, 2016 at 3:55 pm
Yes, go on, enlighten us….
Daniel Han
Aug 8, 2016 at 7:47 pm
Too poor to afford PXG?
Menstrual Smizzle
Aug 9, 2016 at 7:29 am
Me too
IHateGolfIsAwesome
Aug 10, 2016 at 8:48 am
What’s an EBT card?
Tiger Woodz
Aug 8, 2016 at 1:47 pm
I like them golf clubs. I like to play that golf from time to time.
Concerned Troll
Aug 8, 2016 at 1:38 pm
It’s actually an old model naming system. I had a 909F3. The D was always confusing. Surprised it hung around as long as it did.
Blake
Aug 8, 2016 at 4:58 pm
The d name is still around for drivers. This is replacing f/fd name system
Simon
Aug 8, 2016 at 9:07 pm
I think what Concerned Troll is referring to are the F and Fd woods in the past. D in the driver line has always stood for “Driver”. However, d in the fairway wood line refers to a deeper face. I agree having the f2 and f3 makes it easier to understand and more consistent with the 917 driver line.
Tommy Lejund
Aug 8, 2016 at 1:23 pm
Love the grey paint job and the adjustable CG option.
G.W
Aug 8, 2016 at 12:44 pm
Very nice,looks like they addressed the issue of cleaning the recoil channel that some had complained about.
Dazza
Aug 8, 2016 at 12:11 pm
They look like they would be hard to keep clean. There is lots of holes and crevices for mud and grass to clog????
dr. abo
Aug 8, 2016 at 12:04 pm
Looks nice. I would bag it