TOP 10 CLUB GOLFER BALLS
Callaway Chrome Soft | £50 per dozen
TG VERDICT The Chrome Soft comes at golf ball design from a strokes gained angle, rather than optimising just for driver shots. It means golfers get across-the-board performance. We’d heartily recommend looking at the Triple Track model for improved alignment on the greens, or the Truvis pattern if seeing a slightly bigger ball inspires additional confidence.
Srixon Q-star Tour | £34.99
TG VERDICT A great club golfer golf ball depending on where you put a premium within your own game. If when buying golf balls more power and distance are high on your list of priorities, the Q-star Tour can absolutely deliver. The two-tone Q-star Tour Divide is great for monitoring how putts roll across the greens and for getting a visual representation of how shots spin in the short game.
Taylormade Tour Response | £39.99
TG VERDICT In testing, the Tour Response was fast with driver and iron (2nd within both categories), which translated to it being our longest 7-iron and third longest driver ball, so there’s no giving up distance to get wedge spin here. After some scepticism we’ve grown to love the Stripe model, allowing us to align from the tee and watch putts wriggle (bad strike) or tumble (good strike) across the green.
Wilson Triad | £39
TG VERDICT The Triad comes backed up by the strongest back story we’ve heard this year. Seriously, who doesn’t want a golf ball to help them break 80? It’s not the very longest ball out there, but the Triad was the highest spinning with the wedge in our recent (urethane) club golfer ball test, out-spinning the Titleist Pro V1 – and that’s seriously impressive.
Bridgestone Tour B RX and Tour B RXS | £37.99
TG VERDICT Bridgestone are the only brand to currently offer sub-105mph players (92mph is average) the choice of opting for a more distance or spin orientated urethane-covered golf ball. The Tour B RX should be your choice if you don’t want to give anything up in terms of ball speed or distance, while the Tour B RXS offers a fraction more greenside spin and control.
Titleist Tour Speed | £38
TG VERDICT After watching other brands create the urethane covered golf balls for the club golfer space, Titleist dived in themselves with the Tour Speed in 2021. Unlike the Taylormade Tour Response and Srixon Q-star Tour, the Tour Speed doesn’t have the same urethane cover as their premium tour ball (the Pro V1). It’s not the fastest, longest or most spiniest, but expect solid performance across the board.
Srixon AD333 | £27
TG VERDICT A firm club golfer favourite, the AD333 blends decent driver and iron speed and distance with good levels of feel. Thanks to not having a urethane cover, the AD333 is a little less expensive, which means compromising a little on greenside spin and control. But it’s a brilliant choice for golfers who want as much on-course performance as they can get their hands on, without breaking the bank.
Wilson Duo Soft+ | £19.99
TG VERDICT Golfers love soft-feeling golf balls, so Wilson specifically set out to make the Duo Soft+ the world’s softest. A compression of just 35 (other balls in this list are often between 70-75) gives incredibly soft feel and feedback on all shots. A brilliant choice for golfers whose thought process when buying golf balls starts with cost, and is soon followed by not wanting a firm or harsh impact feel.
Taylormade Soft Response | £29.99
TG VERDICT The Taylormade ball that specifically targets delivering the soft feel that tons of club golfers like. An overall compression of 50 works very well for more moderate speed players who aren’t fans of a firmer impact feel. Taylormade say the three-piece construction and Extended Flight Dimple Pattern maximise impact energy transfer and aerodynamics late in the golf ball’s flight.
Callaway ERC Soft | £37
TG VERDICT A brilliant choice to combat the inconsistencies of club golfers. The ERC Soft is the lowestspinning ball in Callaway’s golf ball line-up, which means it’s incredibly straight when shots don’t hit the centre of the bat. So long as it keeps you on the straight and narrow, you’re likely to not mind that the ERC Soft is also Callaway’s lowest spinning wedge ball.