Welcome to GOLF’s 2023 edition of the Best of Everything, where we’re providing you with, well … the best of everything! In this case — the best golf gifts of 2023!
Golfers can be a difficult lot to buy for. Fret not. With the help of FairwayJockey.com, you’re about to discover GOLF’s cleverly curated picks certain to please every player on your holiday shopping list. These golf gifts are a can’t-miss.
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Training Aids | Putters | Bags | Accessories | Apparel | Technology | Simulators
44 amazing golf gifts, according to the experts
Training Aids
Hazy Sticks
This is the most dynamic training aid you can stick in your bag… Get it? But honestly, you will not find a pro who doesn’t carry alignment sticks. Notice next time you’re watching golf on TV, when the players are warming up or practicing on the range, they’re all using alignment sticks. They’ve become ubiquitous.
Alignment sticks can be used for proper stance and setup, to trace takeaway paths and to help fix backswing and downswing flaws. The uses are endless, and Hazy makes the highest quality sticks you’ll find. They’re constructed of 100 percent genuine hickory wood with nickel endcaps and are available in tons of fun colors. You can choose a premade design or you can customize the sticks in six different styles and in a range of more than 30 colors. You can even add engraved text in any font.
Hyperice Recovery Massage Systems
Did your last workout leave you sore? Great, we love to hear you’re making gains, and now you can know what it feels like to recover like the pros. Hyperice is the Official Recovery System of the PGA Tour, the NFL and the NBA. Seriously, these massagers are the real deal. Rory McIlroy, Patrick Mahomes and Christian McCaffrey use the device not only for their sports but also in their daily lives.
Get the same powerful percussion massage therapy as the pros right in the palm of your hand. No matter where you’re making gains, these devices help you target your sore and tight areas for a seamless recovery.
The RainDrop – Retractable Putting String
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With nearly 20 feet of retractable cable, the Raindrop allows you to take the guesswork out of green reading. This convenient training aid is designed to help you find your start line and allows you to build extreme confidence with your putter.
Putt King Pro Green 5’ft x 11.5’ft
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Bring the practice green with you anytime, anywhere. With high-quality materials and a non-skid foam base, you can dial in your flat-stick from wherever you might be—giving you an edge once golf season kicks into high gear.
No time to beat balls at the driving range or sneak in a round at your home track? Create the feeling of your favorite course with this high-quality practice net. Now you can work on your ball striking and swing mechanics right in your own backyard. Shop all Rukket Sports nets here.
The Short Game Gains Putting Mirror is designed to help you master consistency. Confidently stand over your ball knowing that your setup, stroke and start line are all aligned properly, allowing you to put your best stroke forward. With instant feedback after each shot, not only will this putting mirror dissect any problem, but it will provide you with the answers to becoming an absolute sniper on the greens.
While this putting aid can’t guarantee lower strokes with the flat-stick, before long you’ll see a decrease in putts each round. Those bogey putts will become par opportunities, and you’ll be leaving your playing partners in the dust. You can spend years trying to cure your slice without progress. But with the Short Game Gains Putting Mirror, you’ll get quick results, saving strokes any time you’re on the green.
Putters
The TP Reserve line of putters, including the M33 above, features classic shape profiles milled from 303 stainless steel. The designs also include machined grooves for a crisp impact sound and feel along with precision weighting to increase MOI and perfectly balance the putterhead based on length.
PING G Le3 Collection (4 models)
PING’s new G Le3 line for women includes four classic putter models to better deliver performance on the greens. The putters use an optimized two-piece Pebax elastomer insert with PLD-inspired shallow grooves and a firmer back to ensure the optimal combination of feel, forgiveness and distance control.
Odyssey TriHot Putter Collection (5 models)
The Odyssey Tri-Hot 5K putters (One, Two, Three, Double Wide and Triple Wide) utilize a multi-material construction including high-density tungsten heel and toe weights for more forgiveness and to make it easier to square the face at impact for a truer roll toward the target.
The Phantom X line from Scotty Cameron, including the 5.5, is designed to deliver the best combination of alignment, feel, forgiveness and precision for golfers who prefer a mallet shape and a crisp feel at impact. The lightweight aircraft-grade aluminum sole helps save weight and boost the MOI without having to increase the head size.
L.A.B. Golf MEZZ.1 MAX
L.A.B. Golf putters and their lie angle–balancing technology are designed to produce zero torque through the putting stroke, meaning the putterface stays square to the arc and through impact more easily. The MEZZ.1 MAX comes in a standard and long putter configuration and is the same putter Lucas Glover used to win back-to-back weeks on the PGA Tour.
Cleveland Frontline Elite RHO Slant
The Frontline Elite series of putters feature a tungsten SOFT insert to push the center of gravity as close to the face as possible and help reduce gear effect on putts missed away from the sweet spot. The RHO model comes in two hosel options to help golfers find the best fit for their putting stroke style—either straight back or slight arc.
Bags
This golf bag may have the word Sunday in the name, but, make no mistake, the Vessel Sunday III Stand is equipped to meet the everyday needs of the modern walking golfer. Weighing in at 4.55 lbs, this double-strapped bag, which is easily converted to a single strap, has plenty of room with five pockets and is ideal for the player who carries every day. Snag this bag in black, white, grey or green.
Sun Mountain Kube
Ever struggle with what to do with your travel bag when you’re not using it or putting it in your rental car while on vacation? Sun Mountain has solved the puzzle with the Kube, a travel cover that folds up into the size of a small suitcase when not in use.
Miura x Jones Golf Bags
The Trouper R is the newest and most sustainable golf bag to date from Jones Sports. Featuring the Miura Modern Script Logo, this stand bag is your ideal companion on the course. A large insulated front cooler pocket has enough space to keep four 16oz cans cold. The two newly improved fleece-lined valuable compartments and seven-pocket design secures valuables while allowing for straightforward access.
A large five-way divider allows for simple organization and an easy pull for all 14 clubs, even with oversized grips. Simply put, the Trouper bag delivers an effortless and reliable experience for any player round after round.
Accessories
Vice x Nicklaus Gift Set
Give the golden gift of golf and celebrate the Golden Bear legacy with the Vice x Nicklaus collection. This gift set is everything you need in one box—the perfect gift for anyone who loves hitting the fairways. In the set, you get 2 Vice Pro Bear golf balls and one gold ball as well as two special edition ball markers and the Vice Gator Gold divot repair tool.
Srixon Z-Star Series Golf Balls
Srixon’s Z-Star golf ball offers a gradient firmness core that gets softer towards the middle while remaining firm on the outer layer. This combined with the Spin Skin+ cover creates a premium tour-level golf ball that feels soft without sacrificing distance off the tee.
When it comes to cool golf gifts that anyone would love, it’s natural to gravitate toward proven crowd-pleasers: coolers and shag bags. Everyone could use at least one of those. But if you’re struggling with which product to prioritize, Jones Sports Co. has solved the problem by masterfully combining the best of both items into a single showstopper: the Ranger.
As a longtime bestseller, this versatile bag has serious staying power and is destined to become the lucky recipient’s most trusted companion for years to come. There’s space for six dozen golf balls or six beverages, and all are kept nice and tidy with an insulated liner and drawstring closure. It even comes with Jones’ signature circle base to help keep the bag upright. With a few extra weeks of production time, you can personalize your Ranger with custom embroidery in nine earthy shades.
The care and craftsmanship that goes into every bottle of Dewar’s limited edition Double Double makes it a truly remarkable gift. This particular iteration is Dewar’s first-ever blended malt, as well as the first of the brand’s Collec – tor’s Series, which honors the whisky regions of Scotland. The Double Double has undergone a four-step aging process before being finished in oloroso sherry casks that once held Aultmore single malt—an homage to the Scottish Speyside region. And how does it taste? You’ll enjoy hints of cinnamon, vanilla and heather honey, as well as flavors of peach, orange peel and brown sugar. The gift set includes two exquisite Baccarat Massena tumblers.
Palm Golf Co. Get Lucky Towel
As the saying goes, it’s better to be lucky than good. Palm Golf is here to tell you there’s nothing wrong with mixing a little bit of both. Not that a towel—even one featuring four-leaf clovers—is going to magically improve your golf game, but there’s something about cleaning your ball with this one that just feels right.
LivPur Hydrate
Depleting yourself of water and electrolytes on the golf course is a serious problem. LivPur is the ultimate rapid rehydration solution designed to replenish your body with the essential nutrients, vitamins, electrolytes and amino acids you need. Just ask investors/users Zach Johnson, Jordan Spieth, Justin Thomas and the Korda sisters.
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High Camp Custom Engraved Torch Flask
The 6-oz Torch Flask from High Camp comes with an integrated magnetic shooter glass and a custom engraved design option for personalization. Available in three timeless colors, you can store either hot or cold beverages in it since the walls are double insulated. Whatever you fill it with, the High Camp will retain its temp for your entire round.
OGIO Pace Pro Max Travel Bag
If you travel for golf or any other reason, this is the bag you need. OGIO has created the ultimate backpack-style duffel that provides enough space for everything you might want to bring along (while still fitting in the overhead bin). The Pace Pro Max is smartly designed by people who know what features travelers want. You’ll be Shag bag, Dewars: Jeffrey Westbrook; Styling: Miako Katoh happy you’re carrying one.
E-Z-GO Freedom RXV
There are carts for transporting you around the golf course. Then there are modern buggies designed to transport you to another level. The Freedom RXV is the latter. With its streamlined dashboard and front end, combined with its sweeping modular canopy, the RXV looks unlike any other cart on the fairway or around the neighborhood. Customization options are endless. It’s luxury and efficiency on wheels.
FORE! Cards
Before each hole, one golfer draws from the deck of FORE! Cards to determine how that hole will be played. For example, if they draw a “Box Pick” card, each player has to hit from a different tee box. It’s on-course fun; a friendly way to shuffle things up.
There are only so many ways for golfers to showcase a flash of personality when it comes to their gear: a custom headcover, perhaps, or maybe some initials stamped on a wedge. For a long time, the humble glove remained a piece of equipment that was decidedly boring. Not anymore, thanks to Palm Golf Co., whose founders launched the brand with the mission of making high-quality gloves that were fashionable too.
Golfers of all sartorial persuasions can now cover their hand in style. Palm Golf Co.’s designs run the gamut from tropical prints to camouflage to American stars and stripes. And if classic white is your jam, they have that too. You’ll be the envy of your foursome.
Sunday Golf’s super-convenient cooler is your new best friend. The streamlined design and coated polyester construction fits up to six cans and includes sleeves for ice packs. Three grab handles make transport a breeze.
Hudson Sutler Montauk Cooler Bag
Customizable and available in seven colors, this cooler makes a great gift. Made with a life-raft-type waterproof liner, this baby is tough. Eighteen beers? Six bottles of wine? No worry, the Montauk can handle it.
Apparel
Asics Gel-Ace Pro M Standard
Introducing Hideki Matsuyama’s signature golf shoe, the GEL-ACE PRO M STANDARD. Ultralight FlyteFoam and heel-side Gel Technology further the tradition of ASICS’ legendary comfort, while a flexible outsole pattern, Proflex Spikes, and X-Shaped TPU Trusstics provide all the stability, traction and support you need to really perform.
The famous GOLF-branded sweater is a timeless classic created by the Renwick sisters. Updated in a more modern fit, this cotton-acrylic crewneck sweater can be styled in a considerable number of ways on and off the course. Easily pairable, you can slip this over just about anything. While it may not be easy to choose which color to buy, you can be sure every color in the GOLF sweater line will match with tons of other pieces and styles in your closet.
Greyson Mirage Skirt
Constructed from luxurious Italian fabric, this skirt gracefully shifts with every movement. The print is a detailed, unique and beautiful nature scene, which can be paired with what’s already in your wardrobe. You can sport this wearable piece of art to run errands while looking incredibly chic. It can be worn with a polo or any other top in shades of white, baby blue, navy, tan or even burgundy, if you like to get fancy with color pairing. There’s a ton of fun to be had with this print. This Greyson skirt is a stunner.
Puma Ignite Elevate Disc Spikeless
Elevate your style along with your game while you enjoy effortless comfort and spikeless traction like you’ve never experienced before. Dial in your game and your perfect shoe fit with the disc shoelace system, which allows you to quickly and easily tighten your shoes to perfectly hug your feet. These are lightweight but incredibly stable to help you grip the ground from all angles. Available in eight different colors, these Pumas look as good as they perform.
TravisMathew Heater Grand Prize Polo
Like Jon Rahm, you’ll look like you’re fresh from stepping off the manicured fairways of Augusta National, having just finished your last round at the Masters. This sporty polo delivers style and comfort on and off the course, and you can purchase it in four stylish colors.
Rhone Commuter Pants
Made from Flex-Knit fabric, these are not your average stiff dress pants. These straight-leg classics are perfect for making the seamless switch from the office to the course after a long workday. Not to mention, they’ll still look good enough to wear out afterward too.
RLX Golf WaterRepellent Packable Quilted Jacket
Constructed with lightweight water-repellent ripstop and recycled polyester, this jacket’s quilted look is perfectly on trend. Strategically placed stretch at the underarms ensures a comfy fit, and it becomes a mock neck when fully zipped. It even includes slots for hand warmers in its two front waist pockets. Perhaps most impressively, the jacket is so lightweight it can be packed into its chest pocket, which also features a carrying loop.
TRUE Linkswear True Lux Hybrid
You’ll find everything you want in a modern, athleisure-style golf shoe in the TRUE Lux Hybrid. Created by Tour player Ryan Moore and his brother, Jason, it features a waterproof knit upper, an eye-catching leather saddle and six attractive color options. Tech specs include an Achilles heel pad and TPU heel stabilizer.
Technology
Precision Pro Duo Golf Speaker
What could be more convenient than a 2-in-1 device that also pairs with a helpful app on your phone? Designed just for golfers, the Precision GPS rangefinder is also an excellent little speaker that allows you to hear premium audible shot distance readings while enjoying your tunes. It reads slope adjustment along with personal layups.
It’s water-resistant and super compact, so you can easily clip it onto your bag. Check the app if you’d like to see a bird’s-eye view of the hole and a written reading of your distance. You can also personalize with 11 grills—carbon fiber, golfing skeletons, the American flag, a floral scene or even a smoking John Daly!
GolfLogix
GolfLogix is like having a personalized caddie and game-improvement coach right in your pocket. Use the app to dial in your yardage and help determine your club choices. Track your average club distances and enjoy 3D hole flyovers. And there’s more: Pair the app with Green Books to determine landing zones, breaks and putt lines. Game changer!
Mevo+ 2023 Edition Golf Launch Monitor
Want accurate data about your golf swing and ball flight but don’t want to break the bank? Look no further than the Flightscope Mevo+. This launch monitor doesn’t rely on special balls to capture vital data like spin rate and launch angle; it uses normal balls. And it costs a fraction of a pro-grade unit.
Bushnell Tour V6 Shift Laser Rangefinder
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It’s common now to include a rangefinder as part of your preshot routine. Clearly, accurate yardage info is critical for club choice and accuracy. With the help of the Bushnell Tour V6 Shift Laser Rangefinder, you’ll receive a precise reading before ever reaching in your bag, giving you the peace of mind to focus on a solid swing and play loosely.
So when you’re standing on the tee box of a par 3 with some headwind, rather than struggle with your club choice, take advantage of the Bushnell’s Tour-trusted Slope formula, which provides compensated distances around the course any time you want it. And with the state-of-the-art Pinseeker—which causes the device to vibrate once you’re locked onto the flagstick—you’ll get the validation you need to hit the right shot.
Simulators
Nothing against fresh air and sunshine, but there’s an argument that golf simulators are better than the golf courses they simulate. For starters, no starters. Tee time? It’s your freakin’ house! Plus, bathroom breaks in a bathroom rather than traipsing into the woods, unless that’s your thing.
Uneekor SimKit EYE XO2
After 15 years of overseas success built upon its reputation for engineering excellence, Uneekor is making inroads stateside with cutting-edge simulation technology and strong value. Its uber-spacious 21-foot-by-28-foot hitting area easily accommodates righties and lefties.
The SimKit EYE XO2’s compatibility with third-party software means players can tackle thousands of courses worldwide for endless variety, and three highspeed cameras and infrared technology provide precision and accuracy comparable to the industry’s best launch monitors.
Its Trouble Mat mimics the challenges of rough and bunkers, adding another layer of realism. As upgrades, Swing Optix cameras can capture a full-swing replay, a popular feature with instructors and hardcore players, and, for a truly bespoke experience, you can even design a sim to your own exact specifications.
Space needed: 10’L x 13’W x 9’10″H
Gear: EYE XO2 launch monitor, custom enclosure, VIEW and Refine+ software, Uneekor 4-foot-by10-foot hitting mat with replaceable hitting insert, Trouble Mat, professional landing turf to minimize ball bounce-back, premium LCD projector, 15-foot HDMI cable. PC sold separately.
Full Swing Pro 2.0 Simulator
Pros like Woods, Rahm, Spieth, Cantlay and Schauffele have the Pro 2.0 in their pads for one essential reason—real ball flight with no delay, as the ball instantly transitions from the real world to the virtual world exactly where it hits the screen, showing ball flight precisely as it would be on course. That’s down to Tri-Tracking Technology, which uses three points of measurement before the ball has even hit the screen. As the PGA Tour’s official simulator, Full Swing provides exclusive course offerings, plus over 30 nongolf experiences from football to zombie dodgeball.
“USING THEIR PATENTED TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES THE MOST ACCURATE BALL DATA ALLOWING ME TO WORK ON SHAPING MY SHOTS AND GET BACK INTO CHAMPIONSHIP FORM.” – TIGER WOODS
Space needed: 20’L x 12’6″W x 10’H (multiple sizes available)
Gear: The technology includes an overhead highspeed camera and four HyperClear cameras for tracking, a cinema-quality projector, a custom-built supercomputer and a touchscreen control monitor. The booth consists of a solid wood enclosure and platform, industrial-grade carpet, premium hitting mat, energy-absorbing diffuser screen and baffling and cabinet for electronics. Full Swing handles sizing and provides a dedicated project management team through installation. It’s fully turnkey, with no need to hire contractors.
SkyTrak+ Pro
The Pro’s new Doppler radar system provides outsize and very precise club data bang for the buck, including clubhead speed, smash factor, club path and face angle, thanks to proprietary machine-learning algorithms. Its upgraded shot-optimizer interface lets players view and analyze club and ball data versus optimal launch conditions and the world’s best players. An improved photometric camera system gives highly accurate and reliable ball-tracking data as well as improved outdoor performance on mats when you take the launch monitor component to the range.
Plus, you get access to more than 100,000 courses, including World Top 100 tracks like St. Andrews, Pinehurst No. 2 and Bandon Dunes. Throw in the game-improvement package and not only can you practice on the range but also perform a skills assessment, map your distances with each club, randomize practice and use the Wedge Matrix to dial in those scoring clubs.
Space needed: 5’4″L x 10’W x 10’H
Gear: SkyTrak+ launch monitor, protective case, Play Now Golf sim enclosure, pair of side nets, 5-foot-by-5-foot hitting mat, putting grass, Optoma projector, HDMI cable, ball tray software annual subscription (from $129 to $249).
Foresight Sports Sim-in-a-Box Albatross Package
The Foresight Sports Albatross is a full-size, oh-so-realistic, smooth and true golf simulation that’s easily assembled. (For the truly not-handy, Foresight will install the Albatross for $2,750.) You can play 25 world-class courses like the Old Course at St. Andrews and Pebble Beach, alone or with other users worldwide; practice on the range or on specific holes; and save detailed club and ball data to the Cloud for later review.
In Fairgrounds mode, enjoy classic games like bowling, darts and SkeeBall, reimagined for golfers of all levels (and great for kids). For soccer players, use the Albatross in Skill Drill mode to practice skills like passing and penalty kicks with the same type of dynamic tracking, data and accuracy as golf.
