Titleist · Fairway · 2020
TSi3
CaddyIndex™ breakdown — what the agentic research found across each of the six performance dimensions, with cited sources.
You're a low HCP (0-12) at 95-120mph who wants tour-spec workability with the brand's earliest CG-track adjustability — comfortable trading max-forgiveness for shape-shifting and a penetrating low-spin ball flight.
You're a higher HCP who isn't already skilled with fairway woods (the TSi2 is the wiser choice), you want bigger CG-shift effects (the TSR3 has finer 5-position tuning), or you're a left-hander wanting the 21° (RH-only).
Pros
- Independent 2021 Fairway Wood Test: joint 4th-longest fairway of the year — measurably one of the longest fairways at launch
- Impact is whisper quiet but the feel is still hot and fast — Tour-Quality Sound paired with hot impact sensation
- 3-position SureFit CG track (Toe/Neutral/Heel) — active bias tuning between fade, neutral, and draw flight
- Tour-requested softer toe profile + compact round-not-stretched shape — head golfers will want to bag
Cons
- Moving the weight has a relatively small impact on ball flight — CG track is more granular tuning than dramatic shape bias
- For the higher handicap player, unless they have a particular skill with fairway woods, the forgiveness-spec sibling will be the wiser choice — tour-spec head needs the player
- Now 5 years old — superseded by the TSR3 (2022) with 5-position 0.5mm-precision CG track and GT3 (2024)
- 21° loft only offered in right-handed builds — LH ladder caps at 18°
By dimension
Forgiveness
Reviewer testing: a very strong performer off the tee with surprising forgiveness. The major key to forgiveness is the Active Recoil Channel 4.0 — technology that makes ball speed and launch angle more robust low on the face so you see fewer unintentional stingers. Reviewer testing: for the higher handicap player, unless you have a particular skill with fairway woods, the forgiveness-spec sibling will be the wiser choice — tour-spec head's forgiveness is good but not best-in-line. ARC 4.0 + 175cc compact-round shape. Average tour-spec forgiveness — above-baseline for the class with low-face retention.
Distance
Independent test data: in 2021 Fairway Wood Test data, the head performed as a joint fourth-longest fairway of the year. Manufacturer: ARC 4.0 launches the ball off the face with high launch, low spin, and more speed — ultra-thin crown and variable face thickness combine to drive the CG low for higher launch and lower spin. Reviewer testing: looks great on paper and on a launch monitor, but on the course it was even better. Top-tier tour-spec distance — measurably one of the longest 2021 fairways.
Workability
Reviewer testing: for a skilled fairway wood player, the workability and trajectory control will be a huge asset. The head is for players looking for added workability or requiring more precise control over CG placement. Manufacturer: SureFit CG Track Technology offers three unique positions — Toe, Neutral and Heel — to adjust clubhead CG and fine-tune ball flight with neutral, fade or draw flight. Compact round-not-stretched shape supports shape-shifting. Top-tier tour-spec shape-control — tour-CG with active 3-position bias tuning.
Feel
Reviewer testing: impact is whisper quiet but the feel is still hot and fast. Reviewer testing: head feels fast in a golfer's hands and is complemented by meticulous sound engineering — softer feel and acoustic than most on the market but when you look up the increased ball speed is clearly visible. Reviewer testing: Tour-Quality Sound. Top-tier tour-tier feel — hot, fast impact sensation paired with quiet acoustic engineering.
Sound
Reviewer testing: impact is whisper quiet. Reviewer testing: each fairway in the line delivers smooth, crisp sound — with this head producing the best of the three. Reviewer testing: meticulous sound engineering that manages vibrations within the clubhead to deliver a Tour-Quality Sound. Top-tier tour-tier acoustic — engineered whisper-quiet impact rated best-in-line by reviewer testing.
Looks at address
Reviewer testing: head is more compact from front to back with a shape that's round, not stretched like the forgiveness-spec sibling. The improved head shapes feature a tour-requested softer toe profile that looks square at address. Reviewer testing: fairly large head (175cc) and a medium-deep face. Reviewer testing: beautiful looks and wonderful impact sound — golfers will want to bag it. Top-tier tour-spec address profile — tour-requested geometry.
Sources
Some of the reviews, lab tests and head-to-head comparisons the agentic research read while grading this club.
- Titleist TSi3 Fairway Wood Review - Plugged In Golf (whisper quiet impact, hot fast feel, surprising forgiveness, weight has small ball-flight impact)
- Titleist TSi2 & TSi3 Fairway Woods Review - Golfalot (175cc, tour-spec head, TSi2 wiser for higher HCP)
- Titleist TSi2 and TSi3 Fairway Woods Review - Today's Golfer
- Titleist TSi3 Fairway Wood Review - Golf Monthly
- Titleist TSi Fairway Woods Review - The Left Rough (Tour-Quality Sound, meticulous sound engineering)
- Today's Golfer 2021 Fairway Wood Test — TSi3 joint 4th longest
- TSi3 Fairway Metal - Titleist (manufacturer: SureFit CG Track 3-position, SureFit hosel 16 settings, ARC 4.0)
- Titleist TSi Fairways - TGW (smooth crisp sound, TSi3 best of the three, tour-requested toe profile, compact round shape)