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TaylorMade isn’t the only player in the mini driver game anymore but nobody’s having more fun with it. Since the forgettable AeroBurner mini era (blessedly short-lived), TaylorMade has leaned into its mini driver platform to reimagine what amounts to a greatest hits album for driver design. In the process, the company has tapped directly into the nostalgia vein of gearheads everywhere.
Let’s sprint through the timeline:
The Original One mini (2019) paid tribute to the Pittsburgh Persimmon, the club TaylorMade bills as the first metalwood. A throwback in name and shape, it marked the brand’s first real effort to bring a mini to the modern era.The 300 mini driver (2021) drew inspiration from the classic 300 Series, a line that was ahead of its time in segmenting products by player type. While those R&D buckets weren’t nearly as data-backed as today’s models, the 300 Series introduced the idea of fitting by profile – a groundbreaking idea at the time.The BRNR mini driver (2023, 2024) took the nostalgia dial and turned it up to 11. With copper accents, a reversible headcover and unmistakable nods to the late-‘90s Burner drivers, it was the reboot nobody knew they wanted. All that was missing was the Bubble Shaft.Given the history, it’s fitting that the latest entry, the R7 Quad mini, reaches back to one of the most iconic drivers of the 2000s.
Reimagining a classic
While reasonable people can disagree over whether the R7 Quad is TaylorMade’s most iconic driver ever, it’s inarguably part of the pantheon. So it tracks that golfers will be drawn to TaylorMade’s latest mini, which blends signature elements of the original R7 Quad design with modern TaylorMade tech, all wrapped in a compact, maybe even cute, 305cc package.
The original R7 Quad was a milestone. It marked TaylorMade’s first foray into movable weights. The R7 Quad mini keeps that legacy alive with a four-weight system: two 13-gram weights and two four-gram weights. This allows for six unique trajectory settings. If you can’t quite wrap your head around that, see below.
The TaylorMade R7 Quad Mini Driver continues a theme of nostalgic mini driver releases. Here are four things to know.
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We’re all reasonable people here so I’m sure there are a few things we can all agree on.
The first thing is an undeniable fact: Titleist sells an awful lot of golf balls.
I mean an awful lot. Depending on how you do you count, it’s very close to more golf balls than everyone else put together.
Another undeniable fact is that, according to MyGolfSpy’s past Ball Lab tests, Titleist makes consistently high-quality golf balls. Nine of the top 15 balls tested since Ball Lab started are Titleists, including three of the top four. The rest of the top 15 includes two from MaxFli, two from Wilson Staff and one each from TaylorMade and Callaway.
I don’t care who you are, that’s pretty friggin’ impressive.
Today, Jordan Brand announced a new golf shoe. Dubbed the Air Rev, the shoe features a moveable cushion system, among other things, that aim to bring Jordan Brand up to speed in the arms race that is golf footwear.
While I don’t have them in hand yet (I will as soon as I can), after combing through the details, I only have one question.
“WTF is Jordan Brand doing?”
On the surface, everything seems smart and purposeful. Customizable cushion? A custom dial for lockdown and a midfoot strap? Yeah, it all sounds great in theory. But, to me, the Jordan Air Rev is a lot of smoke and mirrors.
And for a reported retail price of $250, you should expect a lot less smoke and mirrors and a whole lot more technology that’s centered in reality.
Now that another exhilarating edition of the Masters is in the books, it’s time to take a look back at just how historic Sunday’s final round was.
On a day where the stakes couldn’t have been higher, Rory McIlroy survived through dramatic highs and lows to finally capture his elusive green jacket (size 38 regular for those wondering).
Despite making four double bogeys during the week—including two on Sunday—McIlroy fought through the adversity and made some critical birdies down the stretch, including the one in a playoff that clinched the title.
McIlroy is just the sixth player to complete the career Grand Slam. Other than Tiger Woods, it hadn’t been done since Jack Nicklaus in 1966. That puts McIlroy in elite company on a list of the best golfers to ever play (and I think it’s time he joins the top 10 of the all-time greats, narrowly eclipsing Mickelson).
But while there will plenty of time to assess McIlroy’s growing legacy, I want to know your immediate reaction to this Masters Sunday.
Now that the 2025 Masters is in the books, we can start to go back and break down how it all unfolded.
While some argue that golf isn’t just a distance game, the driving distance stats from Augusta suggest otherwise. Distance off the tee played a big role in how the tournament finished.
Here’s a look at who was the longest and a few other things we found interesting along the way.
| Player | Avg Yards |
|---|---|
| Bryson DeChambeau | 330.8 |
| Rory McIlroy | 329.4 |
| Rasmus Højgaard | 315.3 |
| Min Woo Lee | 314.3 |
| Joaquin Niemann | 310.6 |
| Ludvig Åberg | 310.3 |
| Jon Rahm | 307.8 |
| Patrick Cantlay | 305.9 |
| Davis Riley | 305.9 |
| Sam Burns | 305.4 |
| Xander Schauffele | 305.4 |
| Jordan Spieth | 303.6 |
| Stephan Jaeger | 302.4 |
| Byeong Hun An | 302.0 |
| Davis Thompson | 302.0 |
| Scottie Scheffler | 301.8 |
| Wyndham Clark | 301.5 |
| Max Homa | 301.1 |
| J.J. Spaun | 301.1 |
| Viktor Hovland | 301.0 |
| Hideki Matsuyama | 300.8 |
| Max Greyserman | 300.1 |
| Maverick McNealy | 300.0 |
| Akshay Bhatia | 299.9 |
| Matt Fitzpatrick | 299.8 |
Other interesting Masters performance stats
Outside of driving distance, there were some other stats that made this an exciting Masters tournament. Here’s some data that helps tell the story.
Bryson DeChambeau didn’t have his A-game on Sunday but he led the field in driving distance (330.8 yards) and still hit 78 percent of his fairways for the tournament.Rory McIlroy ranked second in driving distance, second in putting average and scrambled at 68 percent. He wasn’t perfect tee-to-green but the short game and putter were dialed in.Justin Rose tied Rory to force the playoff and quietly had one of the most complete performances: top three in greens in regulation, top three in putting and led the field in birdie or better percentage (33.3 percent).Corey Conners was a ball-striking machine: 84 percent of fairways hit (T6), 76 percent GIR (T2) and a T8 finish to show for it. But the putter kept him from a win: he ranked 38th in putting average.Jason Day led the field in scrambling, getting up and down 85 percent of the time. He made par or better on 23 of 27 missed greens.Hideki Matsuyama led the field in GIR at over 80 percent and fired a final-round 66, which tied for the best round on Sunday.The post Masters 2025 Driving Distance: Which Players Hit It The Farthest appeared first on MyGolfSpy.
If you’re not stepping up to the first tee with high hopes, are you even a golfer? We all dream of that perfect opening drive right down the center. The first tee shot hits differently and you only get one chance at it. Use these tips to make your first swing count and set yourself up for 17 more holes of fun, not frustration.
DO have a “go-to” club (Even if it’s not driver)
If your driver is your best club in your bag, that’s great. However, if it’s one of the worst, don’t feel forced to use it on the first tee. Sometimes, a reliable driving iron, hybrid or 3-wood will do the trick.
Off the first tee, get yourself in the fairway.
Need a more accurate driver? Check out the most accurate in 2025.
DO burn off tension with a couple of over-speed practice swings
From the time you finish on the range to the time you get to the first tee, it could be 10 to 15 minutes. Tension starts to creep up on you and you start thinking about the water hazard down the right side, etc.
Before you hit, stand behind the ball and make a couple of hard practice swings, much harder than you normally would. Use this to release some pent-up energy and get the tension to dissipate from your arms.
We tested 37 drivers for 2025, four of them COBRAs. If you are in the market for a new COBRA driver, the DS-Adapt Max K was the highest performer, finishing inside the top five overall. We will review all the results of the 2025 Best Driver testing and also examine a lower-priced COBRA driver from last year. Here is everything you need to know about the best COBRA drivers.
Best COBRA driver of 2025: DS-Adapt Max K
The DS-Adapt Max K is the highest-performing COBRA driver in the 2025 test. It ranks fourth overall among all drivers tested. One factor that really helped propel the DS-Adapt Max K to the top is its distance performance. Testers had an average total distance of 250.84 yards.
With that extra distance capability, it can be hard to keep drives accurate. The Max K finished in the lower half of the test for accuracy but it was still a consistent performer with high forgiveness scores.
The DS-Adapt Max K was the best overall driver in our high swing speed test results.
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Hitting more greens in regulation (GIR) makes scoring easier but knowing that doesn’t tell you how to hit more greens. It also doesn’t tell you how many greens other golfers with your handicap are hitting. The truth is that most amateurs don’t realize just how many greens they’re missing or how many strokes that’s costing them. Let’s break down how many greens you should hit and what it takes to raise that number.
How many greens you should be hitting (based on handicap)
The average PGA Tour player hits about 65 percent of greens in regulation. Quick math tells us that’s roughly 12 greens per round. I bring that up because it’s important to understand that hitting all 18 greens isn’t a realistic goal for amateur players. Most pros don’t even come close.
The real goal is simpler: Hit one or two more than you are now.
| Handicap | Greens in Regulation (Avg) |
|---|---|
| 0 | 10.6 (11) |
| 5 | 7.4 (7) |
| 10 | 5.8 (6) |
| 15 | 3.8 (4) |
| 20 | 2.5 (3) |
| 25 | 1.6 (2) |
Want to hit more greens?
Now that you know how many greens you should be hitting, here are a few strategies to hit more. The strategies to hit more greens in regulation will change relative to your handicap.
For higher handicaps (15+)
Higher handicaps hit between one and four greens per round. The biggest issue these players face are long approach shots to the greens. It’s mostly a distance problem.
From Rory McIlroy to early favorites for the final three majors of the golf season, we look at five big questions coming out of Augusta and looking forward to the rest of the 2025 season.
Rory McIlroy. Savory tomato pies. Green Jacket strikeouts. And more. Here are 50 thoughts from the Masters week at Augusta National.
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Rory McIlroy's putting coach and mentor, Brad Faxon, has tipped the 2025 Masters champion to double his list of major titles.
If you watched Rory McIlroy's rollercoaster Masters win, you were probably too stressed to process anything else. We've got you covered.
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In an appearance on Ireland's RTE Radio 1, Padraig Harrington expressed disbelief over DeChambeau's 'bizarre' course-management strategy.
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Following his 2025 Masters win, Rory McIlroy got emotional while explaining his caddie's key advice that helped him win in crucial moment.
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One part of Rory McIlroy's bag that has remained constant over the years is his beloved St. Bernard headcover. Here's how to buy one like it.
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The 2025 Masters was epic. Watching Rory McIlroy complete the career Grand Slam wasn’t just another major victory. It was a moment of golf history. The term “Grand Slam” is often misunderstood. What does it really mean?
What is a Grand Slam in golf?
The Grand Slam in men’s professional golf refers to winning all four major championships:
The MastersThe PGA ChampionshipThe U.S. OpenThe Open ChampionshipThe two types of Grand Slams
There are technically two types of Grand Slams: the “career Grand Slam” and the “calendar-year Grand Slam.”
The career Grand Slam
This is the less elusive Grand Slam, the one Rory completed at the 2025 Masters. A career Grand Slam happens when you win each of the four majors at least once in your life. Only six male golfers in the modern era have done it.
The calendar-year Grand Slam
Winning all four majors in a single year is considered a calendar-year Grand Slam. Bobby Jones was able to pull this off as an amateur in 1930, when the four majors were considered the U.S. Open, the Open Championship, the U.S. Amateur and the British Amateur.
What was it like to witness Rory McIlroy's historic Masters victory in person at Augusta National? GOLF's Seen & Heard crew was there.
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The pre-tournament 2025 RBC Heritage odds have World No. 1 and defending champion Scottie Scheffler as the betting favorite.
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