If you were to look through players’ bags on the professional Tours, you would perhaps notice a surge in a club that, a decade ago, wouldn’t have been so popular.
We’re talking about mini drivers, a club that sits between the traditional driver and 3-wood and is designed to provide distance off the tee but with more control.
Rory McIlroy previously used a mini driver during the RBC Heritage in 2024
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Back in 2014, TaylorMade released its first mini driver and, especially over the last few years, other manufacturers have started to produce their own versions, with them becoming more and more popular on Tour.
From our testing, we know that mini drivers can make a huge difference to your game, especially when you’re playing a tight golf course where accuracy is at a premium.
In fact, according to SMS On Tour, one in four professionals at the BMW PGA Championship had a mini driver in the bag at Wentworth, as 16% of the field then put a mini driver in play at the DP World India Championship.
Some big names have put the best mini drivers in play and, in this piece, we take you through which players have, or previously have, used the club in a competitive environment.
TaylorMade
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Beginning with TaylorMade, which has produced the R7 Quad Mini Driver and the BRNR Mini Driver, models that draw inspiration from their history books, using older drivers as the template.
They are among the most used mini drivers on the professional circuits and, in 2025 alone, Tommy Fleetwood and Justin Rose used them as part of their victories at the Tour Championship and FedEx St. Jude Championship.
Major winners like Dustin Johnson and Adam Scott have also been seen using a mini driver from TaylorMade, as both switched it in and out of their set-ups throughout 2025.
Check out some of the notable players who have used a TaylorMade mini driver below…
- Tommy Fleetwood
- Justin Rose
- Adam Scott
- Rory McIlroy
- Dustin Johnson
- Justin Thomas
- Rickie Fowler
- Wyndham Clark
- Marco Penge
Titleist
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In March 2025, Titleist introduced its GT280 Mini Driver to the market and, since then, a number of their staffers have put the club in play, with one of those being Ryder Cup star Cameron Young.
The American used the club during his maiden…
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