CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The face of the modern driver is as thin as a dime. Much thinner, really. Thin, light, flexible — alive. For the best players in the world, digging length, the thinner the better.

A complete guide to the best golf drivers in 2026, including pros and cons, price ranges, specs and which golfers each model is designed for.

Rory McIlroy did not have the week he wanted at Quail Hollow. The 2025 PGA Championship co-favorite at 5-1 failed to factor into the conversation on the weekend, sputtering to a 3 over finish. That ...

Could your driver be illegal? It’s a fair question – especially in light of what happened to Rory McIlroy at the 2025 PGA Championship. And the tournament's winner, Scottie Scheffler. When McIlroy ...

There’s an old saying that “It’s not the arrow, it’s the archer” for gear nerds who try to fix everything wrong with their games by making an equipment change. In the case of Jenny Shin, it turns out ...

The perils and peccadillos of testing drivers for getting too springy is not going away. After both Rory McIlroy, according to a report, and eventual champion Scottie Scheffler, according to the ...

Rory McIlroy’s driver issue last month at the PGA Championship led to a significant equipment change ahead of the year’s third major. Prior to this week’s RBC Canadian Open, and after head-to-head ...

While there has been a lot of talk the last few years about all the drivers pushing the boundaries of forgiveness (see all those “Max” and “10K” drivers, for example), the long-standing criticism of ...