The Golf Gift Guide
Golfers are famously difficult to buy for. Ask one what they want and they will point you at a £500 driver. Buy them clothing and you need a size. Buy them balls and you will discover they only play one model, and they will explain why for twenty minutes.
This is everything we know about buying for them, in one place. Start with your budget, the person, or the occasion — whichever you actually know.
Start here: the two rules
Buy consumables, not equipment. Balls, gloves, tees, headwear and accessories work for any golfer at any ability. Clubs, shoes and clothing depend on specifications you almost certainly do not have.
Check the glove hand. Golfers wear one glove, on their lead hand — the opposite hand to the one they play with. A right-handed golfer wears it on the left. This catches nearly everyone, and it is the single most common golf gift mistake.
If you only read two paragraphs, read those. Everything below is detail.
By budget
- Under £20 — stocking fillers and Secret Santa
- Under £50 — the main-present bracket
- Around £50 to £100 — ready-to-gift boxes
Budget is usually the most useful place to start, because it narrows the field faster than anything else. Under £20 you are buying one good consumable. Around £50 a box beats a single item, because opening six things is an event and opening one thing is a moment.
By who you are buying for
- Golf gifts for men — what actually gets used, and what gets shelved
- Golf gifts for dad — the hardest category, because he owns everything that lasts
- Golf gifts for beginners — new golfers lose balls at a frightening rate
- The golfer who has everything
- When you know nothing except that they play golf
By occasion
- Christmas — and the full Christmas guide
- Golf days, societies and corporate gifting — including how to structure a prize table
- Hampers and gift baskets — and why there are two completely different kinds
- Surprise boxes — when you want a reaction
Deciding what kind of gift to buy
Three formats cover almost everything, and they suit different situations.
| Format | You know the contents | Best when |
|---|---|---|
| A single item | Yes | You know exactly what they want and their specifications |
| A set box | Yes | They are particular about brands and you want certainty |
| A mystery box | Categories only | You want the most gear for the money and the unboxing to be part of it |
We wrote an honest assessment of the third one: are golf mystery boxes actually worth it. And if you are comparing sellers, here is the UK golf box market, including where we are not the right answer.
Buying for yourself instead?
Different problem, different answer. A one-off box is a present; a subscription is a supply line for your own bag. If you play weekly, the second one makes more sense.
What we make
Three boxes, hand-packed in the UK, arriving gift-ready without extra wrapping. Members £28, Captains £54, Presidential £94. Every one asks for a glove size and hand at checkout, for the reason at the top of this page.
See the gift boxes, or enter our free weekly giveaway if you would rather not pay for any of it.
One last thing, because people ask: we are not Clubhouse Golf. Here is the difference.