2 fairway woods tie as the lowest-lofted of 2023: TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Fairway and Tour Edge Exotics C723 Fairway, both down to 13°.
All 25 fairway woods with a loft are ranked below, along with 7 more lists: highest opening loft, widest loft range, narrowest loft range, most upright lie, flattest lie, longest, shortest.
Every fairway wood the record publishes a 2023 release year for. A model year is the year a club was launched, not the year it was designed or the year it left the shops — a fairway wood still on sale is still filed under the year it launched.
Each figure is ranked from both ends — strongest and weakest, most and least — over the same clubs, and each list counts only the clubs that publish that figure, so the totals differ between them. Loft, lie, offset and bounce are fitting specifications — a stronger loft is a longer-carrying club of the same name, not a better one, and neither end of any list here is the good end. How this is worked out.
Who they are built for
The 25 fairway woods by handicap band — DERIVED from published loft, offset and length by the same classifier the fitting uses, never taken from a maker's marketing copy. A club whose category publishes nothing to read keeps its own row rather than being sorted into a band nobody computed.
| Handicap band | fairway woods | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low handicap | 3 | 12.0% | |
| Mid handicap | 18 | 72.0% | |
| High handicap | 4 | 16.0% |
Lowest published loft
— all 25 clubs with a loft
The lowest loft the model is sold in. A driver line opening at 8° and one opening at 10.5° are aimed at different players; this is that difference, stated in the manufacturer’s own numbers. Irons are excluded — their lowest loft is whichever long iron the set happens to start at, which measures set composition rather than the club.
Highest opening loft
— all 25 clubs with a loft
The lowest loft the model is sold in. A driver line opening at 8° and one opening at 10.5° are aimed at different players; this is that difference, stated in the manufacturer’s own numbers. Irons are excluded — their lowest loft is whichever long iron the set happens to start at, which measures set composition rather than the club.
Widest loft range
— all 24 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | Brand | loft range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 12° |
| 2 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Fairway | Tour Edge | 11° |
| 3 | PING G Le3 | PING | 10° |
| 3 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Fairway Woods | XXIO | 10° |
| 5 | Callaway Great Big Bertha | Callaway | 9° |
| 5 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 9° |
| 5 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 8 | Titleist TSR1 Fairway | Titleist | 8° |
| 8 | XXIO XXIO 12 Fairway Woods | XXIO | 8° |
| 10 | Cobra Air X Womens Fairway Wood | Cobra | 7° |
| 11 | Wilson Dynapower Fairway | Wilson | 6.5° |
| 12 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 6° |
| 12 | Cobra AEROJET Fairway | Cobra | 6° |
| 12 | Cobra Air X Fairway Wood | Cobra | 6° |
| 12 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 6° |
| 12 | Srixon ZX Mk II Fairway Woods | Srixon | 6° |
| 12 | Takomo Ignis Fairway Wood | Takomo | 6° |
| 12 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Fairway | TaylorMade | 6° |
| 12 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Fairway | TaylorMade | 6° |
| 12 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 6° |
| 21 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 5° |
| 22 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 4.5° |
| 23 | Cobra AEROJET LS Fairway | Cobra | 3° |
| 23 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Fairway | Mizuno | 3° |
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Narrowest loft range
— all 24 clubs with two or more lofts
| # | Club | Brand | loft range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobra AEROJET LS Fairway | Cobra | 3° |
| 1 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Fairway | Mizuno | 3° |
| 3 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 4.5° |
| 4 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 5° |
| 5 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 6° |
| 5 | Cobra AEROJET Fairway | Cobra | 6° |
| 5 | Cobra Air X Fairway Wood | Cobra | 6° |
| 5 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 6° |
| 5 | Srixon ZX Mk II Fairway Woods | Srixon | 6° |
| 5 | Takomo Ignis Fairway Wood | Takomo | 6° |
| 5 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Fairway | TaylorMade | 6° |
| 5 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Fairway | TaylorMade | 6° |
| 5 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 6° |
| 14 | Wilson Dynapower Fairway | Wilson | 6.5° |
| 15 | Cobra Air X Womens Fairway Wood | Cobra | 7° |
| 16 | Titleist TSR1 Fairway | Titleist | 8° |
| 16 | XXIO XXIO 12 Fairway Woods | XXIO | 8° |
| 18 | Callaway Great Big Bertha | Callaway | 9° |
| 18 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 9° |
| 18 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway | TaylorMade | 9° |
| 21 | PING G Le3 | PING | 10° |
| 21 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Fairway Woods | XXIO | 10° |
| 23 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Fairway | Tour Edge | 11° |
| 24 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 12° |
Degrees between the highest and lowest loft the model is published in — how far the line stretches to fit different players. Measured over the lofts on record for the model; a model we hold in a single loft has an unmeasured span and is left off rather than recorded as zero. Putters are excluded, being sold at one loft.
Most upright lie
— all 21 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | Brand | lie angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cobra Air X Womens Fairway Wood | Cobra | 61° |
| 2 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway | TaylorMade | 60.5° |
| 3 | Cobra Air X Fairway Wood | Cobra | 60° |
| 3 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Fairway | TaylorMade | 60° |
| 3 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Fairway | Tour Edge | 60° |
| 3 | XXIO XXIO 12 Fairway Woods | XXIO | 60° |
| 3 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Fairway Woods | XXIO | 60° |
| 8 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 59° |
| 8 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 59° |
| 8 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 59° |
| 11 | PING G Le3 | PING | 58.5° |
| 11 | Titleist TSR1 Fairway | Titleist | 58.5° |
| 13 | Cobra AEROJET Fairway | Cobra | 58.2° |
| 14 | Srixon ZX Mk II Fairway Woods | Srixon | 58° |
| 15 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 57.5° |
| 15 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 57.5° |
| 15 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 57.5° |
| 18 | Cobra AEROJET LS Fairway | Cobra | 56.2° |
| 19 | Callaway Great Big Bertha | Callaway | 56° |
| 19 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 56° |
| 19 | PING G430 LST | PING | 56° |
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Flattest lie
— all 21 clubs with a lie angle
| # | Club | Brand | lie angle |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaway Great Big Bertha | Callaway | 56° |
| 1 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 56° |
| 1 | PING G430 LST | PING | 56° |
| 4 | Cobra AEROJET LS Fairway | Cobra | 56.2° |
| 5 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 57.5° |
| 5 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 57.5° |
| 5 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 57.5° |
| 8 | Srixon ZX Mk II Fairway Woods | Srixon | 58° |
| 9 | Cobra AEROJET Fairway | Cobra | 58.2° |
| 10 | PING G Le3 | PING | 58.5° |
| 10 | Titleist TSR1 Fairway | Titleist | 58.5° |
| 12 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 59° |
| 12 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 59° |
| 12 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 59° |
| 15 | Cobra Air X Fairway Wood | Cobra | 60° |
| 15 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Fairway | TaylorMade | 60° |
| 15 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Fairway | Tour Edge | 60° |
| 15 | XXIO XXIO 12 Fairway Woods | XXIO | 60° |
| 15 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Fairway Woods | XXIO | 60° |
| 20 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway | TaylorMade | 60.5° |
| 21 | Cobra Air X Womens Fairway Wood | Cobra | 61° |
The published lie angle, measured from the ground. Irons are read at the 7-iron; every other category at the most upright figure the model publishes. PING quotes putter lie from vertical rather than horizontal, so those figures are converted onto the common scale before comparison and the club’s own page still shows the number PING published.
Longest
— all 23 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Callaway Great Big Bertha | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 1 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 1 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 1 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 1 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway | TaylorMade | 43.3" |
| 1 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Fairway | TaylorMade | 43.3" |
| 1 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Fairway | TaylorMade | 43.3" |
| 1 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 43.3" |
| 1 | XXIO XXIO 12 Fairway Woods | XXIO | 43.3" |
| 10 | Cobra AEROJET Fairway | Cobra | 43" |
| 10 | Cobra AEROJET LS Fairway | Cobra | 43" |
| 10 | Cobra Air X Fairway Wood | Cobra | 43" |
| 10 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Fairway | Mizuno | 43" |
| 10 | PING G430 LST | PING | 43" |
| 10 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 43" |
| 10 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 43" |
| 10 | Srixon ZX Mk II Fairway Woods | Srixon | 43" |
| 10 | Titleist TSR1 Fairway | Titleist | 43" |
| 10 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 43" |
| 20 | PING G Le3 | PING | 42.5" |
| 20 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Fairway | Tour Edge | 42.5" |
| 22 | Cobra Air X Womens Fairway Wood | Cobra | 42.3" |
| 23 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Fairway Woods | XXIO | 42" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
Shortest
— all 23 clubs with a length
| # | Club | Brand | length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XXIO XXIO 12 Ladies Fairway Woods | XXIO | 42" |
| 2 | Cobra Air X Womens Fairway Wood | Cobra | 42.3" |
| 3 | PING G Le3 | PING | 42.5" |
| 3 | Tour Edge Hot Launch E523 Fairway | Tour Edge | 42.5" |
| 5 | Cobra AEROJET Fairway | Cobra | 43" |
| 5 | Cobra AEROJET LS Fairway | Cobra | 43" |
| 5 | Cobra Air X Fairway Wood | Cobra | 43" |
| 5 | Mizuno ST-Z 230 Fairway | Mizuno | 43" |
| 5 | PING G430 LST | PING | 43" |
| 5 | PING G430 MAX | PING | 43" |
| 5 | PING G430 SFT | PING | 43" |
| 5 | Srixon ZX Mk II Fairway Woods | Srixon | 43" |
| 5 | Titleist TSR1 Fairway | Titleist | 43" |
| 5 | Tour Edge Exotics E723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 43" |
| 15 | Callaway Great Big Bertha | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 15 | Callaway Paradym | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 15 | Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 15 | Callaway Paradym X | Callaway | 43.3" |
| 15 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Fairway | TaylorMade | 43.3" |
| 15 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 HD Fairway | TaylorMade | 43.3" |
| 15 | TaylorMade Stealth 2 Plus Fairway | TaylorMade | 43.3" |
| 15 | Tour Edge Exotics C723 Fairway | Tour Edge | 43.3" |
| 15 | XXIO XXIO 12 Fairway Woods | XXIO | 43.3" |
Published playing length in inches. Irons are read at the 7-iron, so a set starting at a 3-iron is not credited with length a set starting at a 5-iron never had; every other category is read at the longest club the model is published in.
Who makes them
The 11 brands with the most, of 11 with at least one fairway wood on record. Each brand with its own boards links to them, where its line is ranked against itself and never against another maker's.
| Brand | fairway woods | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Callaway | 4 | 16.0% | |
| Cobra | 4 | 16.0% | |
| PING | 4 | 16.0% | |
| TaylorMade | 3 | 12.0% | |
| Tour Edge | 3 | 12.0% | |
| XXIO | 2 | 8.0% | |
| Mizuno | 1 | 4.0% | |
| Srixon | 1 | 4.0% | |
| Takomo | 1 | 4.0% | |
| Titleist | 1 | 4.0% | |
| Wilson | 1 | 4.0% |