{"id":739247,"date":"2026-06-16T02:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/739247\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T02:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T02:35:13","slug":"bud-cauleys-win-has-pga-tours-hottest-driver-rolling-into-u-s-open","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/739247\/","title":{"rendered":"Bud Cauley&#8217;s win has PGA Tour&#8217;s hottest driver rolling into U.S. Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"first\">Just a week after the Titleist GTS driver earned its first win, <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/gear\/bud-cauleys-rbc-canadian-open-witb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bud Cauley put it in the winner\u2019s circle again<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week,<a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/gear\/drivers\/j-t-poston-titleist-gts-first-win\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> J.T. Poston won the Memorial with the GTS3<\/a>. On Sunday, Cauley <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/bud-cauley-breakthrough-rbc-canadian-open\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">won the RBC Canadian Open<\/a> with the deeper CG GTS2, giving Titleist\u2019s newest driver line some serious momentum as we enter the year\u2019s third major championship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cauley was one of the earliest converts to the GTS2, making the move in his first start after its Tour launch at the Valero Texas Open. That week in Texas, he told reps he loved the stability and spin consistency he got compared to his old gamer, as well as the sound and feel. He noted a touch more launch as well in an 8.0-degree head with an 11g weight forward and a 5g weight in the rear.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since his move, Cauley has jumped 44 spots in the PGA Tour\u2019s SG: Off-The-Tee ranking, going from losing 0.138 strokes per round (109th on Tour) to picking up just under a tenth of a stroke (0.09, 65th).<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last week at the RBC Canadian Open, he gained more than two-and-a-half shots on the field (17th) as he won for the first time on the PGA Tour in 239 starts.<\/p>\n<p>          <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"inner block-shop-card__image lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/gts2driver1.jpg\" alt=\"Titleist GTS2 Custom Driver\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  Titleist GTS2 Custom Driver<\/p>\n<p>  <a href=\"https:\/\/fairwayjockey.com\/products\/titleist-gts2-custom-driver?utm_source=golfcom&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=bud-cauleys-gts-rolling-into-u-s-open\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">View Product<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ALSO AVAILABLE AT:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pga-tour-superstore.pxf.io\/Pz4GWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">PGA TOUR Superstore<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.titleist.com\/product\/gts2-driver\/678C%3ACA-RH%3ACBD-90D.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Titleist<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He\u2019s far from the only player who will use a GTS driver at <a href=\"https:\/\/golf.com\/news\/watch-2026-us-open-tv-streaming-tee-times\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">this week\u2019s U.S. Open<\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/coursefinder.golf.com\/top-100\/gm_top_100_world\/3377-Shinnecock-Hills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Shinnecock Hills<\/a>. In addition to Poston, several of Titleist\u2019s big-name staff players, such as Justin Thomas (GTS2), Jordan Spieth (GTS2) and Cameron Young (GTS3), have made the move to the new driver platform.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even gear-free agents like Maverick McNealy (GTS3) and Harry Hall (GTS3) have added the driver in recent weeks. In total, more than 65 players currently game a GTS driver.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Want to find the best driver for your game in 2026?\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/truespecgolf.com\/?utm_source=golfcom&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=bud-cauleys-gts-rolling-into-u-s-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"><a href=\"https:\/\/truespecgolf.com\/?utm_source=golfcom&amp;utm_medium=article&amp;utm_campaign=bud-cauleys-gts-rolling-into-u-s-open\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Find a club-fitting location near you at True Spec Golf<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Just a week after the Titleist GTS driver earned its first win, Bud Cauley put it in the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":739248,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[566],"tags":[64,63,755,85],"class_list":["post-739247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-golf","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-golf","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/739247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/739248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=739247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=739247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}