New Costco Kirkland Signature Driver Spotted

A brand new Kirkland Signature driver has appeared on the USGA's list of Conforming Driver Heads

The Costco Kirkland Signature driver pictured from the USGA Conforming Clubs list
(Image credit: USGA Confirming Clubs List)

Costco's Kirkland Signature brand has become a hit with golfers over recent years, with the famous wholesaler releasing some impressive equipment ranging from balls to wedges and even putters.

Earlier in the year we spotted a new Kirkland Signature iron appear on the USGA Conforming List - although no more news on that sadly - and we've now seen a driver finally appear.

With the success of the Kirkland Signature wedges in particular, it always seemed inevitable that the brand would expand its affordable product range, and Kirkland fans can now rejoice as it seems a driver may well be making it onto the warehouse shelves at some point.

The Kirkland Signature Driver, manufactured by SM Global, LLC, has arrived on the USGA's List Of Conforming Driver Heads and while the details are sparse, there are still some key takeaways. It only comes with one image but the driver appears to feature a black sole with a weight situated towards the back of the head. The back weight would promote forgiveness and stability to help preserve speed and accuracy on off-center strikes.

The image also reveals a 10.5 degree head and looks to show an adjustable shaft sleeve, where golfers could potentially change up the driver to their preferred loft, face or lie angle. The USGA Conforming list says the hosel features "orientation indicators" so this confirms that it comes with some adjustability.

Also revealed on the USGA Conforming List is that the crown comes with a "dot alignment mark" although there are no images of the crown yet. There's no indication of whether the clubhead is fully titanium or also features carbon, like many of the best golf drivers on the market today including the TaylorMade Stealth 2, Callaway Paradym and Ping G430 LST.

We'd be surprised if It were to feature carbon fiber, as use of this expensive, lightweight material would drive up the RRP. Kirkland Signature clubs are renowned for solid, all-round performance at a reasonable price.

The Kirkland Signature wedges come in at just $169.99/£149.98, which includes three clubs with lofts of 52, 56 and 60 degrees. The putter is also reasonably priced at just £149.98, coming with a SuperStroke grip.

The Kirkland Signature 2.0 golf balls are also much loved by golfers, with a two dozen pack retailing at just $34.99/£32.98, essentially lower-than-half-price compared to the best golf balls on the market all the while featuring a premium urethane cover.

This new Kirkland Signature driver does not feature a price yet, all we know are the details listed above and that it conforms to the USGA's equipment guidelines. We're still none the wiser on the Kirkland Signature irons that hit the list in January, so here's hoping that we don't have to wait as long to know more about Costco's new big stick.

Elliott Heath
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Elliott Heath is our News Editor and has been with Golf Monthly since early 2016 after graduating with a degree in Sports Journalism. He manages the Golf Monthly news team as well as our large Facebook, Twitter and Instagram pages. He covered the 2022 Masters from Augusta National as well as five Open Championships on-site including the 150th at St Andrews. His first Open was in 2017 at Royal Birkdale, when he walked inside the ropes with Jordan Spieth during the Texan's memorable Claret Jug triumph. He has played 35 of our Top 100 golf courses, with his favourites being both Sunningdales, Woodhall Spa, Western Gailes, Old Head and Turnberry. He has been obsessed with the sport since the age of 8 and currently plays off of a six handicap. His golfing highlights are making albatross on the 9th hole on the Hotchkin Course at Woodhall Spa, shooting an under-par round, playing in the Aramco Team Series on the Ladies European Tour and making his one and only hole-in-one at the age of 15 - a long time ago now!

Elliott is currently playing:

Driver: Titleist TSR4

3 wood: Titleist TSi2

Hybrids: Titleist 816 H1

Irons: Mizuno MP5 5-PW

Wedges: Cleveland RTX ZipCore 50, 54, 58

Putter: Odyssey White Hot OG #5

Ball: Srixon Z Star XV