Max Homa has been among the best players on the PGA Tour over the past 18 months, but he’s still fighting for that little bit more.
Perhaps getting a new weapon out of the gate will be the key to his breakthrough.
At the Wells Fargo Championship, he added the new Titleist TSR 2-wood prototype club to his bag, helping him shape the ball like never before.
Titleist’s new 2-wood prototype made its TOUR debut at the 2024 PLAYERS Championship in Cameron Young’s bag. Young and Titleist have been working on the concept since 2023.
Justin Thomas, Webb Simpson, Homas and other PGA TOUR players have also taken notice of the product since it was first introduced and Titleist Tour assessor JJ Van Wezenbeeck has weighed in on why pros are turning to the 2-wood off the tee.
“(Young) was looking for some ball speed and yardage on his driver,” Van Wezenbeeck said.
“One of his things with the 3-wood was that he wanted something with more volume that he felt more confident with, so he wanted a bigger foot and something that went in a little more off the tee. Some of the 3-woods he’s played in the past.
“This is going to be a club that he’s going to hit 90 percent off the tee, compared to the ground, so on golf courses that are set up for that, that’s what he’s looking for … this may or may not sell. It’s an opportunity for us to learn and put it into future products that may not be exactly this one.”
Homa enjoys the ability to shape the ball that the club has lent him.
The top 10 star believes the 2-wood will help him hit longer and straighter than his regular driver.
“[The new 2-wood) helps me draw it a little bit better,” Homa told GolfWRX.com. “I don’t draw the ball well, so left-to-right winds it’s quite helpful.”
Simpson was another to give a positive review, saying: “It has grooves like a 3-wood, spin is perfect, and it’s honestly, like, everything is in the middle of a 3-wood and driver number. Trajectory, spin, carry, all of it.”
