MacGregor skipped the retail shelf and sells the Tourney Max straight to golfers, at a price well below flagship money. It forgives almost as much as anything we tested. It just does not go quite as far.
What's new
This is a first-generation driver for MacGregor, released in December 2025 and sold direct to consumers. A carbon crown sits on top of a 460cc head, and a fixed weight low and deep in the rear keeps the center of gravity where forgiveness lives.
Lofts come in 9 degrees for right-handers and 10.5 degrees for either hand, and the hosel adjusts loft or lie by up to 2 degrees. UST and Project X shafts are offered across several flexes. You cannot move the weight, and there is no low-spin version.
How it plays
Forgiveness carries the Tourney Max, scoring 8.6, with accuracy close behind at 8.4. Misses toward the heel or toe hold their ball speed better than a head at this price has any right to, and testers found it a deep-faced driver that keeps drives in play.
On a flush hit, smash factor lands between 1.45 and 1.48, which puts ball speed in premium company. Feel scores 7.6 and testers called it solid. Value earns a 9.4, the best mark on the card.
Where it lacks
Distance scores 7.4, and that number tells the story: in a 2026 test against the premium field, the Tourney Max gave up a few yards. Workability sits at 7, because low spin and a closed face push the ball left-to-right and make a draw hard work.
Sound lets it down on mishits. A high-pitched tink off the toe or heel makes a decent strike sound cheap, and with no movable weight or low-spin head, a fitter has fewer ways to tune it.
“It forgives like a flagship, and a fader will not miss the extra yards much at this price.”- The Club Stand gear team
Reasons to buy
- Good strikes post smash factors between 1.45 and 1.48, ball speed that holds its own against premium drivers
- A 460cc head with a high floor, so heel and toe misses keep most of their speed
- Sold direct at a price that makes it the best value driver we tested
Reasons to think twice
- Distance scores low in the 2026 test, and premium heads still carry it a few yards
- Off-center hits produce a high-pitched tink that sounds worse than the strike felt
- Low spin and a closed face fight a draw, so fade players get the most out of it
Specs
| Head size | 460 cc, carbon crown |
|---|---|
| Lofts | 9 (RH) and 10.5 (RH/LH) |
| Adjustability | +/- 2 degrees loft or lie |
| Weights | Fixed low-deep rear weight (not movable) |
| Shaft | UST / Project X options across multiple flexes |
| Best for | Value-first players who hit fades and want distance without tour money |
More drivers we've scored
- Callaway Quantum 2026 - 9.0/10. Callaway's Tri-Force face keeps ball speed up on bad strikes and feels as good as it measures.
- TaylorMade Qi4D 2026 - 9.0/10. A hotter face and four heads to choose from make this the most repeatable driver of 2026.
- Cobra DS-Adapt Max-K 2025 - 9.0/10. A quiet Cobra launch that finished first in our fast-swing driver test, and longest too.
- Callaway Quantum Triple Diamond 2026 - 8.9/10. Callaway's lowest-spinning 2026 driver puts the first Tri-Force face in a 450cc head built for better players.
- Cobra OPTM Max-K 2026 - 8.9/10. Cobra's most forgiving OPTM driver adds a fixed rear weight and an exclusive 12 degree loft.
- Cobra OPTM X 2026 - 8.9/10. Cobra's all-round OPTM driver: a 460cc head and a two-weight system that tunes flight from neutral to fade.