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Titleist for Beginners and High Handicappers: What to Buy First

A realistic first Titleist setup, and the models to leave for later.

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Is Titleist right for a beginner?

Partly. T350 is a genuinely good game-improvement iron and GT1 is an excellent driver for moderate speeds. There is nothing wrong with starting here.

But Titleist’s identity is built on tour equipment, and that pull is strong. If you buy Titleist early, buy the bottom of the range without embarrassment.

The right models

Irons — T350. The most forgiving in the family and still restrained enough to look good behind the ball.

Driver — GT1, or GTS2 with a light shaft. GT1 is the easier club and there is no reason to avoid it.

Fairway metal — GT1 fairway, in a 5-wood rather than a 3-wood. Considerably easier and far more useful.

Hybrid — GT1 hybrid, replacing your 4- and 5-irons.

Wedges — Vokey SM11 in mid bounce, or simply the set pitching wedge plus one sand wedge to start.

Putter — a used Scotty Cameron, or anything that suits your stroke. This is not where a new golfer’s money should go first.

What to leave alone

T100, T150, 620 CB, 620 MB and GTS4. All of them are excellent, none of them will help you, and several of them will make the game harder.

Also avoid buying fourteen clubs at once. You will use half of them badly and replace much of the set within two seasons.

A sensible starting set

  1. Driver
  2. 5-wood
  3. Hybrid
  4. 6-iron through pitching wedge
  5. Sand wedge
  6. Putter

Eight clubs cover almost everything. Add more as gaps appear in your actual play rather than filling them in advance.

Where the money should go

Get the length right. Standard length suits a narrower range of people than the industry implies, and clubs that are too long are the single most common equipment barrier for new golfers.

Take lessons before upgrading. A lesson costs a fraction of a driver and will improve your golf considerably more.

Buying used

A previous-generation Titleist game-improvement set is excellent value. Iron technology moves slowly, and a two- or three-generation-old set delivers nearly everything the current one does.

Check the grooves, check the grips, and have lofts and lies checked once you own it.

Buying tip: Buy T350 and spend the difference on a fitting. A fitted T350 set beats an unfitted T150 set for a newer golfer by a wide margin.

Model names current as of September 2026.