Best Golf Balls of 2026
Ranked by our critic's grades, best first.
Callaway Chrome TourA stiffer mantle material four years in development buys real ball speed, and it is the clearest gain of the year.Read the review
Wilson Staff ModelA four piece cast urethane tour ball at a price the big three do not offer, and it gives up almost nothing.
Bridgestone Tour B XSThe soft tour ball Tiger plays gets faster without losing the cover that made him play it, which is the hard trick.
Callaway Chrome Tour XCallaway's firmest tour ball adds a stiffer mantle and spins hard everywhere, then charges more than anything else on the shelf.
Bridgestone Tour B RXSThe softest ball in Bridgestone's tour line gives up yards off the tee and buys back everything inside a hundred.
Srixon AD333The value ball Britain grew up on goes softer again for 2026, and around the green it still plays like the two piece ball it is.
Titleist Tour SoftTitleist's softest full size ionomer ball gets another core stretch for 2026, and it still cannot chip like the urethane balls priced beside it.