Upgrade your game with a high-lofted fairway wood

If you find that your 3- and 5-woods are difficult to hit and you’re looking to optimize your bag at the top of your set, high-lofted fairway woods can be an excellent solution.

As GOLF’s director of equipment Johnny Wunder reported from this year’s Masters, 9-woods have become an increasingly popular choice at the Tour level, with players like Adam Scott, Dustin Johnson and Tommy Fleetwood adding the club to their bags. Why? At Augusta National, the players needed a club that not only traveled far, but launched high enough to land softly. The same benefit applies to weekend golfers, too.

With lofts that are generally around 24 degrees, 9-woods can fill an important distance gap at the top of your bag, making them useful on par 4s and 5s, and even long par 3s too. If you have a flat or sweepy swing, you may find that fairway woods are easier to hit than long irons, helping you to attack holes and required carries with confidence. The popular Callaway Paradym fairway wood even has a 27-degree loft (11-wood), enabling you to fully stock your bag with fairway woods.

Check out a selection of high-lofted fairway woods from Fairway Jockey below, and gear up for the spring and summer season now!

PING G440 Max Custom Fairway Wood

The G440 fairway family (MAX, LST, SFT) advances PING’s reputation as a Tour-preferred model of choice through a re-designed face structure and low CG system. The face is taller for more confidence off the tee while maintaining a CG location that delivers high- launching performance off the ground. The MAX model (which fits most golfers) is available in five lofts (including a new 4-wood) to provide more gapping solutions.  HIGH MOI Easy to launch, stable design increases forgiveness.  FLEXING FACE Maraging steel face flexes for more ball speed, optimizes spin.  TALLER FACE PROFILE Improves performance off the tee, maintains low CG.  FREE-HOSEL DESIGN Saves weight to lower CG, optimize launch/spin and increase forgiveness. 

$349 from Fairway Jockey

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ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore, Ping

TaylorMade Qi35 Max Custom Fairway Wood

$349.99 from Fairway Jockey

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ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore, TaylorMade

Cobra DS-Adapt Max Custom Fairway

NEW FUTUREFIT33 ADJUSTABLE HOSEL The FutureFit33 system features 33 unique loft & lie settings to unlock more customization options than ever before. For the first time, loft & lie can be adjusted +/- 2 degrees independently from each other, allowing for more fine-tuned fitting customization. The innovative SMARTPAD design enables the face angle to remain square regardless of the setting. NEW INTERNAL ADAPTIVE WEIGHTING SYSTEM The MAX model features an internal weight pad positioned in the back/heel area to create the optimal combination of stability with maximum draw bias. LARGER H.O.T. FACE INSERT A larger forged face insert with H.O.T. face technology delivers improved face flex for more robust distance and ball speeds. MAX FORGIVENESS & DRAW-BIASED CONTROL Adjustable back and heel weight positioning allows you to fine-tune draw bias in our most forgiving head. TIGHTER DISPERSION A lightweight carbon crown improves weight distribution to position the CG lower and further back, creating a more playable clubhead. 

$329 from Fairway Jockey

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ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore, Cobra

Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke Max Custom Fairway Wood

Ai SMOKE MAX FAIRWAY The new Paradym Ai Smoke fairway represents a quantum leap forward in Callaway’s Ai journey. This new family of fairway woods feature the most sophisticated face in Callaway history, the Ai Smart Face. Breakthrough Fairway Performance Powered by Ai Smart Face™ Ai Smoke fairway woods utilize Ai Smart Face; a breakthrough technology in face design that utilizes thousands of actual player swings. Every Ai Smart Face is designed to optimize launch and spin, creating sweet spots across the face. Refined Shaping with Adjustability for More Versatility With progressive shaping and the most extensive offering, Ai Smoke Max Fairway Woods will be the optimal choice for players who want consistent launch and a neutral ball flight. An adjustable hosel in the 3W and 3HL models gives players additional control to dial in loft and shot shape.

$349.99 from Fairway Jockey

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ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore, Callaway

Cleveland Launcher Halo XL Custom Fairway Wood

All-new Halo XL Fairway Woods feature upgraded GlideRail sole technology for optimal turf interaction on shots off the deck. Plus, with new MainFrame XL Faces, low Centers of Gravity, and Rebound Frame, HALO XL Fairway Woods are everything you need to ditch the duffs and launch your long game to a new level. MAINFRAME XL FACE MainFrame XL Face Technology uses a variable thickness pattern that maximizes flex at impact to boost distance. It also repositions weight low and deep in the clubhead for added forgiveness and consistency. GLIDERAIL Cleveland proprietary GlideRail Technology gets a new, optimized design to deliver cleaner, uninterrupted swings through the turf. Three rails along the sole of the club help keep the face straight through impact.

$249.99 from Fairway Jockey

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ALSO AVAILABLE AT: PGA Tour Superstore