Equipment
25 great Father’s Day golf gifts for dad
Not that you need reminding, but Father’s Day is Sunday of the U.S. Open, which falls on June 19 this year. And if your pops is a golfer, you’ve come to the right place. GolfWRX presents its annual Father’s Day Gift Guide with 25 options from across the budgetary spectrum this year.
And like we say every year, if your dad isn’t a golfer, let us make a recommendation: Get him a lesson from a PGA professional. It’s never too late to start chasing the little white ball, and there’s nothing better on Father’s Day than playing 18 with dad. Here are 25 suggestions for your Father’s Day shopping list.
Gift Card: Topgolf
Available for any amount between $10 and $500, with optional eDelivery. A Topgolf gift card is good for lessons, memberships, golf, games, food and beverages at the golf entertainment destination. There’s no golf experience quite like it. Learn more here.
Book: The Golf Courses of the British Isles by Bernard Darwin ($17.31)
A beautiful edition of this classic golf text, and a necessary inclusion in dad’s golf library. Buy it now.
Golf Balls: Snell: My Tour Ball ($31.99), Get Sum ($20.99)
Dean Snell is bringing affordability to the premium ball space with this offering that hits you in the pocket book for half the cost of most tour balls. The 2-piece Get Sum ball is a lower cost option.
Hats: Travis Matthew B-Bahamas hat ($29.95)
We love this limited-edition Travis Matthew hat (worn by Luke List). Light and versatile.
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Gloves: GFore ($35)
Add a little color to dad’s golf-glove game. If Tom Watson can wear a colored golf glove, so can your dad.
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Accessory: Seamus Red Stewart Tartan Putter Cover ($55)
It’s tough to pick just one offering from Seamus, whose range of club covers and accessories is sensational. This tartan putter cover is stylish and gives a nod to the roots of this maddening game. Learn more from Seamus.
Headcovers: Titleist Leather Headcover (Driver $90, Fairway $85, Hybrid $80)
If dad plays Titleist clubs, he ought to cover them with these retro-inspired headcovers. Available in black or white.
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Golf Shirt: Major manufacturer: Nike MM Fly Blade ($90) / Independent brand: Holderness & Bourne: The Macdonald ($88)
The blade collar is coming to golf in a big way. If your dad’s an ahead-of-the-curve kind of guy from a fashion standpoint, he’ll appreciate Nike’s MM Fly Blade polo. If he’s more traditional, nobody does the modern incarnation of the classic golf polo better than Holderness & Bourne.
Sunday Bag: Ping Moonlite Bag ($89.99)
If your dad likes to walk, but isn’t looking to schlep a heavier carry bag, consider the 2.5-pound Ping Moonlite. The adjustable standing strap is clutch.
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Golf GPS: Garmin Approach G10 ($99)
One of the best-selling golf GPS devices in the game. It’s small, lightweight and easy to clip to your belt.
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Pants: Lululemon ABC Pant ($128)
Lulu makes more than yoga pants, and you’d be wise to take note if you’re looking for a pant that can be worn at work, on the golf course, or dressed down with a tee shirt. Fun fact: ABC stands for anti-ball-crushing. In that respect, they get the job done. Available in standard length and long. Buy them now.
Sunglasses: Frogskins ($150), Oakley Flak ($190),
Oakley is releasing a series of frames for the Olympics this summer. Team USA will be wearing them, so why not dad? Something sportier (Flak) and lifestyle (Frogskins).
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Golf fitness bundle: SKLZ Get Golf Strong ($164.99)
If dad is fitness-inclined, SKLZ 6-week, in-home training program, Get Golf Strong, provides everything he’ll need for a home-based golf-specific workout. And hey, Tony Finau is featured in the videos.
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Golf Shoes: ECCO CAGE ($200), EVO ($190)
Some of the finest, most innovative and supremely stylish golf shoes on the planet. Enough said. Our story.
Wedges: Vokey SM6 Raw ($195)
Get dad the most popular wedge on the PGA Tour. This version will rust, giving dad the same look as the pros. Our review.
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Push Cart: CaddyTek EZ-Fold 3 Wheel ($199.99)
An excellent option if dad’s in the market for a push cart.
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Laser: Precision Pro Nexus Laser Rangefinder ($199.95)
Looking to get dad a rangefinder? The combination of price and ease-of-use is right in this offering from Precision Pro.
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Hybrid: Ping G Crossover ($229)
If dad needs help with his long game, but has struggled with high-lofted fairway woods and hybrids, get him a Ping G Crossover to try. It’s available in lofts of 18 degrees (3 iron replacement), 21 degrees (4 iron replacement) and 24 degrees (5 iron replacement). He’ll thank you. Learn more from Ping.
Fairway Wood: Callaway XR 16 ($229.99)
An amply forgiving, sleek-looking weapon — and the same model Danny Willett used to win the Masters.
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Golf Cooler: Yeti Roadie 20 ($249.99)
Dad needs something to keep his booze cold on course, right? Nothing beats a Yeti. Expensive? Yes. The best? Also yes.
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Speaker: Bose SLIII ($269.95)
A superior-quality wireless speaker from a name dad will know and respect, and a retro look he’s sure to like too.
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Putter: TaylorMade Spider Limited Red ($299)
Inspired by Jason Day’s Players Championship-winning flatstick (and the Redback spider of Australia), this red number makes a bold statement in addition to offering the higher MOI dad likely needs. Learn more from TaylorMade.
Driver: TaylorMade M2 ($399)
For most dads, TaylorMade’s M2 is going to perform better than the company’s M1 driver due to its added forgiveness. It’s one of the hottest drivers on the PGA Tour, too. Our review.
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Blade-Like Irons: Ben Hogan PTx ($1200)
Following the success of their return to the industry with the Ft. Worth 15 irons, Ben Hogan released these more forgiving (but equally beautiful) PTx irons.
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Distance Irons: Callaway Apex Black ($1,299)
These stealthy irons make a statement, and the 360-cup face isn’t just marketing speak: dad will see a boost in ball speed with Apex Blacks in the bag.
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Whats in the Bag
Matthieu Pavon WITB 2024 (May)
- Pavon’s WITB accurate as of the Wells Fargo Championship. More photos from the event here.
Driver: Ping G430 Max (9 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 6 X
3-wood: Ping G430 LST (15 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Black 7 X
Hybrid: Ping G430 (19 degrees)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus Black 10 X
Irons: Ping i230 (3-PW)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Wedges: Ping Si59 (52-12S, 58-8B)
Shafts: Nippon Modus3 Tour 120 X
Putter: Ping Cadence TR Tomcat C
Grip: SuperStroke Claw 1.0P
Grips: Golf Pride MCC Align
Ball: Titleist Pro V1
Check out more in-hand photos of Pavon’s gear here.
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Equipment
Spotted: Tommy Fleetwood’s TaylorMade Spider Tour X Prototype putter
Tommy Fleetwood has been attached to his Odyssey White Hot Pro #3 putter for years now. However, this week at the Wells Fargo Championship, we did spot him testing a new putter that is very different, yet somewhat similar, to his current gamer.
This new putter is a TaylorMade Spider Tour X head but with a brand new neck we haven’t seen on a Spider before. A flow neck is attached to the Spider head and gives the putter about a 1/2 shaft offset. This style neck will usually increase the toe hang of the putter and we can guess it gets the putter close to his White Hot Pro #3.
Another interesting design is that lack of TaylorMade’s True Path alignment on the top of the putter. Instead of the large white center stripe, Tommy’s Spider just has a very short white site line milled into it. As with his Odyssey, Tommy seems to be a fan of soft inserts and this Spider prototype looks to have the TPU Pure Roll insert with 45° grooves for immediate topspin and less hopping and skidding.
The sole is interesting as well in that the rear weights don’t look to be interchangeable and are recessed deep into the ports. This setup could be used to push the CG forward in the putter for a more blade-like feel during the stroke, like TaylorMade did with the Spider X Proto Scottie Scheffler tested out.
Tommy’s putter is finished off with an older Super Stroke Mid Slim 2.0 grip in blue and white. The Mid Slim was designed to fit in between the Ultra Slim 1.0 and the Slim 3.0 that was a popular grip on tour.
- Check out the rest of our photos from the 2024 Wells Fargo Championship
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Club Junkie WITB, league night week 4: Some old, some new
We enter week 4 of Thursday night men’s league feeling a little more confident in the game. BK is hoping to go a little lower and reduce the mistakes out there with these clubs in the bag. Watch the video for the full breakdown of why these clubs are getting the starting nod this week!
Driver: Titleist TSR2 (10 degrees, neutral setting)
Shaft: Mitsubishi Diamana WB 63 X
3-wood: TaylorMade Qi10 (15 degrees)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Lin-Q M40X TSPX Blue 7F5
7-wood: Ping G430 Max (-1 degree, flat Ssetting)
Shaft: Fujikura Ventus TR Blue 8 S
Iron: Mizuno Pro Fli-Hi 4
Shaft: Aerotech Steelfiber hls880 S
Irons: PXG 0317 Tour (5-PW)
Shaft: LA Golf A-Series 105 Low (4)
Wedge: Titleist Vokey SM10 (50-08F)
Shaft: UST Mamiya Dart V 105 F4 Wedge
Wedge: Ping S159 (56-10H)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Wedge: Ping S159 (60-08B)
Shaft: Ping Z-Z115
Putter: PXG Battle Ready II Brandon
Shaft: BGT Stability Tour Spec One
Ball: Callaway Chrome Tour X
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Dave
Jun 8, 2016 at 12:57 pm
B man must be nice to be rich their is more out there just look
Blake
Jun 7, 2016 at 3:37 pm
The nike blade polo thing is not coming to golf in a big way. NIke will push it for a year and then people will forget
Scooter McGavin
Jun 7, 2016 at 3:13 pm
Funny you say that Yeti is the best, when basically every review I’ve read from people who have actually compared other brands against them (ie. Pelican, RTIC) says that the other brands are better… and are often cheaper. Although you do get a bumper sticker when you buy a Yeti, so if that’s important to you…
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Jun 7, 2016 at 11:50 am
That laser gun? Bushnell please
B-Man
Jun 7, 2016 at 9:41 am
How about something with class and more expensive? This is mostly all cheap stuff.
Scooter McGavin
Jun 8, 2016 at 2:58 pm
Stop being so pretentious, Kyle.