Welcome to GOLF’s 2024 holiday edition of Our Picks, where our experts are hand-selecting the items you — and your golf-loving family and friends — need on your radar. Scroll below for our latest batch of recommendations, and visit our Best Golf Stuff of 2024 hub page for more articles.
Let’s go beyond golf clubs and golf balls.
And let’s talk massage guns and towels.
Notably, the latter is popular, as various gadgets and gizmos have sprouted up with the promise to aid your game. And who doesn’t like that? That said, there’s seemingly more items to choose from than there are blades of grass at your favorite course. And that can occasionally be burdensome.
But we’re here to help.
At GOLF.com and GOLF Magazine, we see it all. The good stuff you want is on our website and in the pages of our magazine, hand-picked by our golf-loving experts who have been dialing in our best estimation of what exactly you (the reader!) wants. This holiday season, our staff put their heads together to come up with gift ideas you’ll jump at, both from our sister site Fairway Jockey and other brands across the U.S. The result? Must-have items any golfer would love — and just in time for shopping season.
Check out our picks below for must-have golf accessories, which includes items from Theragun, Hazy Sticks, Bushnell and more.
Best golf accessories
Keep scrolling for our picks of the best golf accessories you should buy.
Theragun Mini
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This past summer, after a wonderful stretch of six-straight days of golf and some mild running (I was on vacation!), I hurt my lower back pretty badly. I’d pulled a muscle, though it felt a bit like an electric shock at the time, and the pain lingered. But the Theragun Mini was a godsend. It offered all of the wonders of a muscle massage, without going for an actual muscle massage. The three settings — slow, medium and whoa boy (my words) — are pretty great, too. — Nick Piastowski
Hazy Sticks
When I found myself in need of new alignment sticks, the Hazy Sticks were the perfect option because not only could I sport my Nittany Lion blue and white, but I could also have our famous “WE ARE” chant engraved on them. I wrote about the endless options here. — Jack Hirsh
Bushnell V6 Shift Rangefinder
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As a former caddie (and one-time owner of a cheap rangefinder), I can say confidently: This is the Cadillac of rangefinders. It picks up pins easily. It reads yardages simply. It accounts for slope. It works seamlessly even for the shakiest hands. I can’t imagine owning a better (or another) rangefinder. — James Colgan
GolfForever Swing Trainer
For years, I was convinced it would never happen to me. But then it did. I got older and less flexible, and I lost distance. Golf forever? Not quite. But the swing trainer of the same name has helped me postpone the inevitable while getting a few yards back. It’s simple-looking: a pole with a band on one end. But attach it to a doorframe or some other convenient spot, and it allows you to perform all kinds of strength and flexibility exercises from the comfort of your own home. There’s also an app and a membership program with customized daily workouts and a video archive with tons of other classes. — Josh Sens
Garmin Approach S70
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I have never been comfortable with laser rangefinders. I find my eyelashes get in the way, and I struggle to lock onto the target. So I never really used them, relying instead on guesstimating my distance with course markers and sprinkler heads. But this summer, I started playing a lot with my mom, whose carry distance is shorter than mine. All of the sudden, knowing the intermediate distances to hazards and the carry distances required was of the utmost importance at our penalty-area-ridden local course. Out came the Garmin, and let me tell you, it was AMAZING. So easy to use, with a full-color touch screen on the face, enabling you to choose any target on the hole for an immediate yardage. In addition to the golf features, the watch is capable of keeping biometric stats too, making it a great companion at the gym. I’m officially hooked, and now I can’t envision myself ever playing without it. — Jessica Marksbury
Tomo Koi Utility Towel
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This will be the best gift that the golf lover in your life wasn’t expecting. It’s certainly my favorite golf towel I’ve ever owned. What makes it so special? The koi fish designs (red and blue) are intricate and eye-catching; they look great hanging from my bag on either a golf cart or standing up. But it’s the fish’s mouth that makes this towel stand out from all others. It’s a deep pocket, designed to hold water for your entire round. What good does your current towel do for you on a hot, dry day? Not much. But when you can dip your irons, wedges and hybrids into water before wiping them down, grass, sand and dirt falls off easily. Most golfers already know that, but traditional towels didn’t offer much of a solution — until now. — Connor Federico
