Our 5 favorite clubs (and a travel cover) we added to our bags in 2025

With all the great clubs that hit the market in 2025, it’s not a surprise that many of our staff made room in their bags for new gear.

For some of us, it was a new driver or tee club to help us find the fairway, even if it was a little taboo to our playing buddies. Others found new wedges to get the ball close from around the greens. And one of our writers didn’t find a new club, but a new method of traveling with them. After all, what good are your clubs if you can’t get them where you’re going safely?

And if our staff liked these sticks, there’s reason to believe you might too.

Here are five favorite clubs (and a travel cover) GOLF staffers added to their bags in 2025.

Jack Hirsh, associate equipment editor (@JR_HIRSHey): Gosh, picking my favorite club I added to the bag this year is like picking who my favorite child is — parents do this right?. Anyway, while I loved just about everything that went into my bag in 2025, the best thing was probably my R7 Quad Mini Driver. As I’ve written a couple of times already this year, I was a non-believer in mini drivers, thinking there wasn’t much of a purpose to them. But then I actually saw the numbers and realized I could gain control with the added spin and forgiveness of the larger mini driver and gap it better between my driver and hybrid. As a bonus, because you tee it higher, you can hit up on the ball more, like a driver and swing it a little more freely. I don’t play a 3-wood — or now the mini — much off the deck, but I’m able to keep the weight back in the R7 to give me that ability if I should ever need. So far it’s turned into a super useful club.

TaylorMade R7 Quad Custom Mini Driver

PERFORMANCE FOR THE MODERN PLAYER Inspired by one of the most iconic models in TaylorMade history, the R7 Quad Mini Driver pays homage to what’s come before, while creating its own modern identity in the same breath. It’s that very modern design that incorporates proven TaylorMade technologies to give golfers versatility and playability. R7 QUAD WEIGHTING SYSTEM The new quad weighting system features four movable weights (13g x2, 4g x2) that provide the ultimate in spin management and shot shape control. Forward CG creates a penetrating flight best suited for maximizing distance whereas rear CG helps prioritize control and ease of use from the deck. Shot shape can also be fine-tuned helping create the most optimal flight. Additional weights can be purchased for a wider range of adjustability. INFINITY CARBON CROWN A new satin Infinity Carbon Crown has been added to the R7 Quad Mini Driver chassis creating a stunning look while saving weight for better mass optimization. The cosmetic package is clean, elegant, and confidence-inspiring.

$479.99 from Fairway Jockey

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Alan Bastable, executive editor (@alan_bastable): My coworker, noted gear whiz Jake Morrow, nearly fell out of his chair when on a Zoom call a few months back, I told him I’d bought a Cobra Air-X offset driver. Offset drivers aren’t exactly in vogue, what with all the adjustability available in modern driver heads. But after too many right misses midway through a golf trip earlier this year, I started using my friend’s Cobra Air-X offset, and the results were immediate: way fewer high, wipey right misses. If you’re unfamiliar with the science behind offset drivers, the clubface is set slightly back from the shaft, which in theory, affords you more time to rotate and square the face at impact and move the ball from right to left. It’s not the prettiest-looking head and it’s also not a magic wand — I can and still do miss right, and snap hooks also rear their ugly head — but largely the club has helped neutralize my costliest flaw. Can’t put a price on staying in play.

Cobra AIR-X Offset Driver

The AIR-X OS Driver features a lightweight construction and an all-new H.O.T. Face insert. Designed to help golfers with smooth tempos generate increased club speed and distance with slice-correcting offset for a straighter ball flight.

$349 from Cobra Golf

Sean Zak, senior editor (@Sean_Zak): After recently going through a bunch of club fittings, I have added a 5-wood to the bag: a Titleist GT2. I avoided 5-wood for much of my life, but have always loved the sweeping nature of playing woods off tees. Now that I’m in my mid-30s, the swing speed is only bound to decrease with time. So having a club that can still launch high in the sky and fly 220 yards or so will keep me from getting rocked on longer layouts. 

Titleist GT2 Custom Fairway Wood

Experience high-launching distance from the tee and off the deck. GT2 Fairways leverage a proprietary crown and new forged face to produce consistently impressive speed and trajectory on every swing. Built for added confidence, these fairways are designed to boost performance — no matter where you hit it. For players looking for extra confidence in their fairway, GT2 delivers consistently impressive speed and launch—no matter where you hit it. Deeper, More Forward CG Launch it from any lie. GT2 Fairways push performance higher and farther by shifting CG even lower and closer to the face – generating maximum distance through higher launch and lower spin. Forged L-Cup Face GT Fairways introduce a forged face into the club construction to bolster performance on low-center impacts. The new insert wraps around the bottom of the club to preserve ball speed, maintain launch conditions, and enhance sound and feel — even when you’re trying to pick it clean from a tight lie. Redesigned Internal Hosel To extract every ounce of performance in GT2 Fairways, Titleist engineers pursued every gram of weight savings. The redesigned internal hosel achieves subtle mass improvements that unlock real benefits on every swing.

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Nick Piastowski, senior editor (@nickpia): Unfortunately for this exercise, I didn’t add a new club to my bag this year — but I think I can contribute. I’ve added a travel bag. Actually, a specific type of travel bag — I needed one that left a small footprint. And I think I’ve found a winner — it’s the Kube Travel Cover from Sun Mountain. With its hard-shell covered, it works well for travel. But it also works for my closet — it folds into, yes, a smallish cube.  

Sun Mountain Kube Travel Cover

The Sun Mountain Kube Travel Cover represents the pinnacle of travel gear for golf enthusiasts. Crafted with hardy, ballistic-style fabric and reinforced with plastic half-shells, it guarantees unparalleled protection for your clubs while offering the convenience of compact storage. Whether you’re heading to a local competition or a golf vacation abroad, the Kube ensures your clubs arrive in top condition.

$290.00 from Fairway Jockey

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Johnny Wunder, director of gear (@johnny_wunder): Hard to pick a real favorite club in 2025, but I will say that I was thoroughly impressed by the TaylorMade MG5 wedges. TaylorMade has always done fairly well in the wedge category, but this new iteration not only looks the part, but my god, do these things spin. To be fair to the market, I can say every wedge spins at a fun level, but these MG5’s RIP, which for any player is an added feature. If drivers are a look and power category, wedges are look and spin. Do not sleep on these things going into next year, Rory and Tommy both have them in … and they went in REAL FAST. 

TaylorMade Milled Grind 5 Custom Wedge

FORGED FEEL Incredible feel is a must for having a great wedge game. MG5 has been forged from soft carbon steel and designed with geometry to provide excellent feel with great feedback. MAXIMUM SPIN MG5 uses all-new, more aggressive grooves designed to maximize spin. Saw-milled grooves produce tighter tolerances allowing engineers to design steeper walls and sharper radii intended to maximize spin in both dry and damp conditions. PERFORMANCE IN ALL CONDITIONS RAW face with Spin Tread technology channels away moisture to help retain spin. The same way that tire treads help your car stay connected to the road, laser-etched channels redirect water at impact and creates more friction between the club face and golf ball to maintain spin in wet conditions. CRAFTSMANSHIP MEETS CONSISTENCY  Crafted by hand and then milled to perfection. Each wedge and sole grind are precision-milled to eliminate the natural human error that comes with hand polishing. Our grinds deliver unmatched consistency and craftsmanship that players can count on every time. CHARCOAL FINISH MG5 debuts a sleek, sophisticated charcoal finish that reduces glare and enhances its aesthetic appeal in the bag.

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Jake Morrow, gear content manager (@madefortherange): The Callaway Elyte TD TD changed my entire season. I didn’t have a great start to the year in terms of scoring and a lot of it was having zero faith or trust in my previous driver setup. Despite the terrible name, the TD TD is more of a neutral flight head than it is a real draw head. As somebody who likes to draw the golf ball, I found the head simply easier to turn over more consistently, without losing the ability to work the ball both ways when needed. After putting in the TD TD I probably shaved 2 or 3 strokes a round, confidence soared for my game, and everything else started to click. I ended the year as a plus-handicap (which is probably way too low), and the game feels like it’s in a wonderful spot.

Callaway Elyte Triple Diamond Tour Draw Custom Driver

Draw It Like a Pro The all-new Elyte Triple Diamond Tour Draw is designed for better golfers who desire to turn the ball over from right to left and prefer a more compact, tour-proven head shape. Features the same shape and specifications of the popular Triple Diamond model. The Elyte TD positions slightly more weight heel-ward to enhance a golfer’s ability to turn the ball over compared to Triple Diamond model. Game-Changing Technologies of Elyte Shaped for Speed: The all-new Elyte Triple Diamond shape provides enhanced aerodynamics for elite speed throughout the entire golf swing. Thermoforged Carbon Crown: This aerospace grade carbon fiber enables a low CG for optimal launch and spin. Ai 10x Face: Our most advanced Ai face to date, the new Ai10x Face enhances speed, spin, and dispersion across the entire face.

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