Titleist Drivers by Year

Titleist is synonomus with players. When you see someone with Titleist clubs in the bag, you know they've got game, they're out to shoot a score, and they mean business.

Titleist would probably admit that its known better for its golf balls, Scotty Cameron putters, Vokey wedges, and classic-looking irons than its woods. But the Acushnet-run brand has put some serious resources into releasing woods, including drivers, that meet the lofty standards of any other club that bears that classic script logo. 

Here's a close-up look at every Titleist driver by year.

The History and Highlights of Titleist Driver Innovations

Since debuting its first metal wood in 1984, Titleist had a fascinating history of drivers. From the Starship, to Tiger's bag, a 20-year run with the 900-line, and a hesitation to join the 460cc driver movement, Titleist has always been very calculated.

Here are some of the most interesting highlights of Titleist drivers through the years.

1984: Original 1984 Metal Woods

Titleist’s first driver, appropriately dubbed the Original 1984 Metal Wood, was 43 inches and available in just two lofts, 9 degrees and 12 degrees. 

In those days, there was no such thing as driver release cycles, and the original metal woods weren’t replaced for 10 years.

1994: DTR Midsize Metals

A decade after dropping its original metal wood, Titleist released its DTR Midsize Metals, which included two driver options. The 44-inch driver was available in 9.5 and 11-degree lofts, and there were also 3-wood and 5-wood options available in the line.

1995: DCI Starship

For almost all of its history, Titleist has been above slapping futuristic, braggadocious names on its drivers like too many other OEMs. We say almost because in 1995, Titleist took a one-time departure from that sophisticated naming convention to bring the DCI Starship Driver into our lives.

The Starship boasted a larger footprint than Titleist’s previous metal woods and was available in three driver lofts (9, 10.5 and 12 degrees) along with 3-wood, 5-wood and 7-wood options.

1998: Titleist 975D

Titleist followed the Starship with one of its most iconic drivers of all time, the 975D released in 1998. The 260cc head – 200cc smaller than today’s standard – was available in eight lofts ranging from 5.5 to 12.5 degrees in one-degree increments. That’s about the only fitting option that was available on the 45-inch driver.

As we mentioned, the 975D is a legendary driver, and it was even in Tiger Woods’ bag when he won the 2001 Masters.

2006: Titleist’s First 460cc Driver

Drivers were growing like crazy around the turn of the century and driver head sizes were all over the map for a few years in there. In 2002, when such thing as a 500cc driver existed, Titleist’s JVS driver checked in at 312cc. 

It wasn’t until 2006 that Titleist released its first 460cc driver, the 905R, shortly after the USGA officially limited clubhead volume to 460cc beginning in 2004.

2010: Titleist’s First Adjustable Driver 910 D3

Titleist gave golfers the ability to fine-tune their driver when it launched the 910 D3, which included a dual-angle SureFit hosel. That gave players the option to set loft and lie in an effort to dial in trajectory and shot shape. 

The 910 D3 also had a rear weight screw with three different weight options to give players even more self-fitting options.

2017: Titleist’s $1,000 C16 Driver

Golf clubs have always been expensive, and if you think $600 drivers today are out of hand, we’ve got news for you. Back in 2017, Titleist dropped its C16 Concept Driver at an MSRP of $1,125.

Featuring premium materials and benefitting from some serious R&D, the C16 offered a SureFit hosel with 16 different loft and lie settings and a SureFit weight, which let golfers choose between draw, fade, or neutral shot-shape bias options.

2018: A New Era of Titleist Drivers

Titleist’s 900-era of drivers, which began with the 975D in 1998, made a strong 20-year run, ending with the 917 D2 and 917 D3 (released in 2016) before Titleist ushered in the TS-era in 2018.

That year Titleist brought the TS1, TS2, TS3 and TS4 to market, and has been building on that line with releases of TSI (2020) and TSR (2024) lines ever since.

Complete History of Titleist Drivers by Year