Best Golf Balls of 2023
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
- Titleist Pro V1Titleist Pro V1The reference ball. Everything else in the category is measured against it, and most of it still comes up short.Read the review
- Srixon Z-StarSrixon Z-StarThe best greenside spin in the tour category, at ten dollars a dozen less than the ball everybody defaults to.
Vice ProA proper cast urethane tour ball for thirty-five dollars, sold direct because no retailer is taking a cut of it.- Titleist Pro V1xTitleist Pro V1xHigher, firmer and more spin through the bag. Better than the Pro V1 for some players and worse for most of them.
- Callaway SupersoftCallaway SupersoftBuilt for slow swing speeds and honest about it. Soft, straight, and not remotely a short-game ball.
- Srixon Soft FeelSrixon Soft FeelThirteen generations of doing one thing properly. The best-feeling two-piece ball anywhere near the price.
Callaway WarbirdTwenty dollars buys a ball that flies a long way and refuses to stop, which is exactly what it promises.