Best Golf Balls of 2024
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
- TaylorMade TP5TaylorMade TP5Five layers is not a marketing number. The extra mantles buy spin separation nothing three-piece can match.Read the review
- Bridgestone Tour B XBridgestone Tour B XReactiv iQ makes the cover behave differently on a driver than on a wedge, and the claim survives contact with reality.
Srixon Q-Star TourA urethane cover at an ionomer price, which makes it the best value ball on the shelf by a distance.- Callaway Chrome SoftCallaway Chrome SoftThe softest ball that still plays like a tour ball, and the only real reason to walk past the Titleist shelf.
TaylorMade Tour ResponseTaylorMade's answer to the same question Srixon asked, with a slightly firmer feel and a slightly higher price.
Bridgestone Tour B RXThe tour ball engineered for the swing speed most golfers actually have, which is rarer than it sounds.- Vice Pro PlusVice Pro PlusThe direct to consumer ball that made the big brands nervous, in its firmer, longer form.
Mizuno RB TourA tour ball from a company better known for irons, and it plays like the irons: quietly excellent.
Wilson Staff Model XThe firm half of Wilson's tour pair, and in a 62 ball robot test the only one to win an award in every category.
Titleist Tour SpeedTitleist's attempt at a ball between the Pro V1 and the Velocity, which is a narrower gap than it looks.