A decade ago, the sight of a non-white golf ball would raise a few eyebrows, but those days are long gone. TaylorMade, one of the largest golf ball makers in the world, predicts its non-white ball sales in 2024 – comprised of balls with stripes, special markings or customized logos – will eclipse traditional white ball sales for the first time.
Golf balls with corporate logos have been popular for decades, but tour pros like Rickie Fowler and Tommy Fleetwood compete in PGA Tour events, major championships and Ryder Cups using TaylorMade’s TP5 and TP5x Pix balls that have markings designed to aid in alignment and to reveal how purely you’ve hit your putt. Callaway’s Truvis balls, which are covered in pentagons, have been popular for several years and Srixon’s Divide balls are eye-catching in every weather condition and also help golfers perform better on the greens.
At the same time, manufacturers like Titleist, maker of the Pro V1, and Callaway, maker of the new Chrome Tour, have never made balls to a higher precisely, which means that from ball to ball, consistency is better than ever before.
With such a wide variety of balls on the market, ranging in price from about $22 to around $55 per dozen, finding a ball that matches your game and your budget can be tricky, but Golfweek’s 2024 Golf Ball Guide is here to help. Prioritize what you want from your golf ball (distance, short game spin, soft feel), and then think about a price range you are willing to pay. Keep in mind that if you go down in price, you will likely have to compromise something because the materials that make premium balls perform so well don’t come cheap.
Buy a three-ball sleeve of several different balls, go to the course and see how they perform on chip shots, pitch shots and short approach shots first, then see how they work for you with long irons and woods. The unique way you swing will make each ball play differently, but testing balls on the course will always be the best way to find your perfect golf ball.
Note: Golf balls are often released on two-year product cycles, which means updates are released every two years. For that reason, you will see several 2023 offerings alongside new 2024 putters.
Best golf balls in 2024
The Bridgestone Tour B X for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $49.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered golf balls in white and yellow
Who it’s For: Golfers with a driver swing over 105 mph who want more distance.
Excerpt: “This is the firmest-feeling Tour B ball in the family. For heavy hitters, this ball transfers energy more efficiently off the tee for increased distance.” Read the full review …
The Bridgestone Tour B XS for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $49.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered golf balls in white and yellow
Who it’s For: Golfers with a driver swing over 105 mph who want more spi and workability.
Excerpt: “The new Xclrnt mid-layer is also more dense, so golfers like Tiger Woods and Jason Day, who started testing and using the updated Tour B balls in 2023, reported it has a lower, deeper sound at impact.” Read the full review …
The Bridgestone Tour B RX for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $49.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered golf balls in white and yellow
Who it’s For: Golfers with a driver swing slower than 105 mph who want more distance.
Excerpt: “Instead of using multiple cores inside each of the four Tour B balls, Bridgestone has designed a gradational core that is very soft in the center and gradually gets firmer toward the perimeter. A firm mid-layer (mantle) is then applied over the core, but in the 2024 Tour B balls, that casing layer does a better job of transferring energy into ball speed.” Read the full review …
The Bridgestone Tour B RXS for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $49.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered golf balls in white and yellow
Who it’s For: Golfers with a driver swing slower than 105 mph who want more spin and control.
Excerpt: “By using different combinations of impact modifiers, Bridgestone designers can make the urethane behave differently under different conditions. The cover behaves and feels firmer when hit with your longer, faster-swinging clubs like your driver and long irons but feels softer when you hit it with wedges.” Read the full review …
Bridgestone e6 (2023) golf balls. (Bridgestone)
Price: $24.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece construction with Surlyn cover. Available in white and yellow
Who They’re For: Slow-swinging golfers who want soft feel and more distance.
Excerpt: ” For 2023 the e6 remains a two-piece ball with a large gradient core that is softer in the center and grows gradually firmer toward the outside. This helps create a more efficient energy transfer with long irons, hybrids and woods.” Read the full review …
Bridgestone e12 Contact (Bridgestone)
Price: $34.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece ball with contact-modified Surlyn cover. Available in white, plus matte green, red and yellow.
Available: March
Who They’re For: Golfers who want more distance and a straighter ball flight
Excerpt: “The Flexativ material is complemented by a special dimple pattern. The Contact Force dimple pattern is constructed with a series of interlocking hexagonal dimples that have a raised, circular dimple in the center. At impact, 38 percent more surface area of the ball comes into contact with the club face which, according to Bridgestone, helps send more energy into the shot.” Read the full review …
Callaway Chrome Tour. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Four-piece, urethane-covered balls
Who They’re For: Golfers who want tour-level spin around the greens and maximum distance off the tee.
Excerpt: “Among the premium balls in the Callaway lineup, Chrome Tour likely will have the broadest appeal. Off the tee, it creates speed and spin numbers very similar to Callaway’s Chrome Soft X LS ball, which is being discontinued. However, Chrome Tour has a lower compression (88) than Chrome Soft X LS (93). This gives players the rare instance of softer feel with more speed. “ Read the full review …
Callaway Chrome Tour X. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Four-piece, urethane-covered balls
Who They’re For: Golfers who want tour-level spin around the greens and maximum distance off the tee.
Excerpt: The Chrome Tour X will have the firmest feel at impact, generate the most spin off the tee and with irons, and produce the most spin around the greens. Golfers who like to draw and fade the ball with their irons may prefer the Chrome Tour X because it spins more than Callaway’s other premium balls.” Read the full review …
Callaway Chrome Soft. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered ball
Who it’s For: Golfers who want a soft-feeling ball that delivers high levels of spin around the green.
Excerpt: “Callaway said that for 2024 the updated Chrome Soft generates nearly identical spin off the tee as the 2022 ball, along with the same speed, but updating the hexagonal dimple pattern and altering the ball’s aerodynamics in the 2024 model results in a higher launch so it flies slightly farther.” Read the full review …
Callaway ERC Soft golf ball. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $39.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece ball with Surlyn cover and urethane coating. Available in white and yellow.
Who They’re For: Golfers who want a soft feel, length off the tee, a built-in alignment system and above-average greenside spin.
Excerpt: “The updated ERC Soft has a new core that Callaway said helps create more speed and distance, along with a higher launch than the previous ERC Soft.” Read the full review …
Callaway Supersoft. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $24.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece construction with Surlyn cover. Available in white, yellow, green, orange, red and pink
Who it’s For: Golfers who want distance and a soft feel in a value-oriented ball
Excerpt: “The large HyperElastic SoftFast Core maximizes ball speed off the tee. The core acts as the engine for the ball, but because this core is so large and soft, it also gives the Supersoft a soft feel at impact on every shot, which many golfers prefer.” Read the full review …
The PXG Xtreme is a three-piece ball with a synthetic rubber core, mantle layer and a urethane cover. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $39.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered golf ball
Who it’s For: Golfers who want a premium golf ball that delivers distance off the tee and control around the greens.
Excerpt: “The Xtreme golf ball has a large synthetic rubber core that is surrounded by a firm ionomer mantle layer, which in turn encased by a urethane cover. The idea is that energy created during your full swings will activate the core and create speed, but on slower, partial-swing shots, the softness of the urethane cover will allow the grooves in your wedges and short irons to grab the ball more easily and create spin.” Read the full review …
Srixon Z-Star 2023 (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $47.95 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece construction with a large core, casing layer and urethane cover. Colors: pure white or yellow
Who it’s For: Golfers who want tour-level spin around the greens and distance.
Excerpt: For 2023, Srixon has improved the Spin Skin coating applied to the cover, referring to it now as Spin Skin+. The coating increases the level of friction created when an iron or wedge hits the ball on greenside shots to boost the level of spin and enhance control on chips, pitches and bunker shots.” Read the full review …
Srixon Z-Star XV 2023 (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $47.95 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece construction with a large core, casing layer and urethane cover. Colors: pure white or yellow
Who it’s For: Golfers who want tour-level spin around the greens and distance with a firmer feel.
Excerpt: “A unique FastLayer DG Core that is soft in the center but grows progressively firmer toward the perimeter, however, the Z-Star XV ball has a soft core that is drastically firmer around its outer area for more distance and long-iron spin.” Read the full review …
Srixon Z-Star Diamond 2023 (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $47.95 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece construction with a large core, casing layer and urethane cover
Who it’s For: Golfers who want elite-level spin without outstanding distance off the tee.
Excerpt: “The Z-Star Diamond was made to fit between the standard Z-Star and the XV ball, and it has a firmer feel and higher compression than the Z-Star but will feel softer than the Z-Star XV.” Read the full review …
Srixon Q-Star ball. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $39.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered ball with 74 compression. Available in white, yellow and two-color Divide versions in yellow-blue, yellow/red and yellow/orange.
Who it’s For: Moderate- and slower-swinging golfers who want distance off the tee and extra spin around the green.
Excerpt: “The core is encased in a firm mantle layer, which in turn is encased by a soft, ultra-thin urethane cover. Srixon used a softer urethane in this generation of the Q-Star Tour, so the grooves in wedges and short irons should be able to grab it more effectively and generate more spin on greenside shots and on shots hit with scoring clubs.” Read the full review …
Srixon Soft Feel 2023 (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $22.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece golf ball with Surlyn cover.
Who it’s For: Players who don’t want to spend a lot of money on golf balls but want a soft feel and distance off the tee.
Excerpt: “At the heart of this two-piece ball is a large FastLayer core that is soft in the center and gradually grows firmer toward the perimeter. Srixon said the core’s gradient firmness allows it to compress and snap back into shape quickly for a better transfer of energy, which can produce more distance.” Read the full review …
The five-layer TaylorMade TP5 for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Five-piece, urethane-covered golf balls available in white, yellow and Pix patterns.
Who it’s For: Golfers who want an elite combination of distance off the tee and with long irons, plus greenside spin and a softer feel.
Excerpt: “The Speed Wrap additive makes the balls sound and feel softer, but it does not make the new TP5 and TP5x balls faster. However, TaylorMade golf ball designers were able to make the cores in the 2024 TP5 and TP5x balls firmer, which gives them more speed, while the Speed Wrap softens the sound and feel produced at impact. The result, for most golfers, is a faster ball that also feels and sounds better.” Read the full review …
The five-layer TaylorMade TP5x golf ball. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Five-piece, urethane-covered golf balls available in white, yellow and Pix patterns.
Who it’s For: Golfers who want distance off the tee and with long irons, plus greenside spin and a firmer feel.
Excerpt: “On full-swing shots like drivers and 3-woods off the tee, the blunt strike from the club sends energy into the ball, through the mantle layers and into the core, activating it to generate speed and reduce spin. Full-swing shots hit with your short irons and wedges, which have more loft, make the balls behave differently. In those cases, the soft urethane cover can easily be grabbed by the grooves. Along with the added loft, it helps to create more spin for added control.” Read the full review …
TaylorMade Tour Response golf balls. (TaylorMade)
Price: $42.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, 40-compression ball with cast urethane cover. Available in white, yellow and striped.
Who They’re For: Players who want soft feel and premium technologies at a less-than-premium price.
Excerpt: “An ultra-soft feeling ball with a urethane cover for greenside spin, the Tour Response carries over from 2022. The Stripe version has a unique alignment system that helps players aim putts more effectively and reveals if your putting stroke is not ideal.” Read full review…
Titleist Pro V1 2023 (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece construction with cast urethane cover. Available in white
Who It’s For: Golfers who want more distance off the tee and from the fairway with the maximum level of short-game spin.
Excerpt: “Titleist gave the new Pro V1 a high-gradient core designed to be soft in the center and grow progressively firmer toward the perimeter for more long-iron distance. The ball produces less spin than the Pro V1x, flies lower and has a softer feel.” Read full review …
Titleist Pro V1x 2023 (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Four-piece construction with a cast urethane cover. Available in white
Who They’re For: Golfers who want a firmer feel and more height off the tee, along with tour-level spin around the greens.
Excerpt: “The dual-core Pro V1x was updated for 2023 and given a high-gradient inner core for more long-game speed. Overall spin with woods and long irons is slightly lower in this version, resulting in tighter dispersion downrange. This ball flies higher than the standard Pro V1 and feels firmer.” Read full review …
The Titleist AVX ball for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $49.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered golf balls. Available in White and Yellow.
Who It’s For: Golfers who want a softer feel, lower flight and less spin than a Pro V1 without sacrificing greenside spin.
Excerpt: “On short-iron shots and wedge shots, when the clubhead speed is lower and the impact is made with a more lofted club, the updated AVX’s softer urethane and thicker cover, which is on top of the firm casing layer, can easily be grabbed by the grooves to generate spin. The softer, thicker urethane cover also helps to make the AVX feel softer at impact, even though the ball’s overall compression (80) has not changed.” Read the full review …
The Pro V1x Left Dash. (David Dusek)
Price: From $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Four-piece, urethane-covered balls. Available in white
Who They’re For: Players who want a high-launch, low-spin condition off the tee, with an extremely-firm feel.
Excerpt: “Not designed for everyone, the Left Dash was released in 2019 but remains available for golfers who want the firmest-feeling ball in Titleist’s lineup. It produces the height of the Pro V1x but with less spin off the tee.” Read full review…
The Tour Soft has a large, fast core. (Titleist)
Price: $36.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece construction with a large core and an Ionomer cover.
Who They’re For: Golfers who want more distance with a soft feel.
Excerpt: “Also released in May of 2022, this ball has a lower compression and softer feel at impact than the Tour Speed. It produces a lower flight and less spin off the tee than the Tour Speed.” Read full review…
Titleist Velocity (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $29.99 per dozen
Specs: Two-piece, Surlyn-covered ball
Who They’re For: Anyone who prioritizes distance and ball speed above everything else.
Excerpt: “The 350-dimple octahedral pattern on the outside has not changed, but the formulation of the NaZ+ cover material was adjusted to make it faster. The dimple pattern is designed to increase height and carry distance, which when coupled with more ball speed should boost carry and overall distance. ” Read full review …
Wilson Staff Model for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Four-piece, urethane-covered balls, available in white and yellow.
Who It’s For: Golfers who want to maximize greenside spin around the green and get elite distance off the tee.
Excerpt: “The core of each ball is encased in a soft inner mantle that is, in turn, covered by a firmer second mantle layer and then a thin urethane cover. The advantage of the two-mantle design is the softer inner mantle helps to reduce spin off the tee, while the firmer mantle layer helps the grooves in wedges and short irons grab the soft urethane cover more easily, so golfers should be able to create more spin on approach shots, chips and pitches.” Read the full review …
Wilson Staff Model X for 2024. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $54.99 per dozen
Specs: Four-piece, urethane-covered balls, available in white and yellow.
Who It’s For: Golfers who want to maximize greenside spin around the green and get elite distance off the tee.
Excerpt: “The Staff Model X will feel firmer, produce a higher flight off the tee and generate slightly more spin around the green. The Staff Model X also produces marginally more spin off the tee, so golfers who like to work the ball from right to left or left to right with their woods and irons may be able to do that more easily with the X ball.” Read the full review …
Wilson Triad golf balls. (David Dusek/Golfweek)
Price: $39.99 per dozen
Specs: Three-piece, urethane-covered golf ball
Who It’s For: Golfers who wants to hit more fairways and hold more greens.
Excerpt: “The Triad was released last season. Wilson removed weight from the core and shifted it to the casing layer, effectively creating a perimeter-weighted ball that the company says spins less and produces a straighter flight.” Read full review ….
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