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What is the best golf club brand?

By YPB Team

Tour-bag staples share this list with tiny Japanese forging houses and a couple of names better known for one club than a full set.

  1. Titleist — ranked #11
    Titleist
    Massachusetts brand founded in 1932, the tour favourite behind Vokey wedges, Scotty Cameron putters and the Pro V1 ball.
    1000pts
  2. Honma — ranked #22
    Honma
    Luxury Japanese club maker founded in 1959 and known for handcrafted clubs from its Sakata factory.
    907pts
  3. Cobra Golf — ranked #33
    Cobra Golf
    Value-minded American brand known for the original King Cobra oversized irons and, later, single-length irons.
    907pts
  4. TaylorMade — ranked #44
    TaylorMade
    Founded in 1979 with a pioneering metal driver, TaylorMade has long been the most-played driver brand on tour.
    773pts
  5. Cleveland Golf — ranked #55
    Cleveland Golf
    California-born brand best known for its classic wedges, used by generations of tour pros.
    714pts
  6. Callaway — ranked #66
    Callaway
    Carlsbad, California maker founded by Ely Callaway whose Big Bertha driver turned oversized metal woods into the norm.
    647pts
  7. Tour Edge — ranked #77
    Tour Edge
    Illinois-based brand known for its Exotics fairway woods and hybrids, popular on the senior tour.
    647pts
  8. PXG — ranked #88
    PXG
    Parsons Xtreme Golf, the premium brand launched in 2014 by GoDaddy founder Bob Parsons with hollow-body forged irons.
    483pts
  9. Miura — ranked #99
    Miura
    Small Himeji, Japan forging house whose hand-ground irons are a cult favourite among club purists.
    483pts
  10. Wilson — ranked #1010
    Wilson
    Chicago sporting goods giant whose Wilson Staff clubs have won more major championships than any other brand.
    381pts
  11. Bridgestone Golf — ranked #1111
    Bridgestone Golf
    Golf arm of the Japanese tire giant, maker of Tour B clubs and balls.
    381pts
  12. Ping — ranked #1212
    Ping
    Phoenix family company started by Karsten Solheim, famous for its Anser putter and perimeter-weighted, custom-fit irons.
    260pts
  13. Srixon — ranked #1313
    Srixon
    Japanese brand from Sumitomo Rubber, maker of well-regarded forged irons and Z-Star balls.
    260pts
  14. Ben Hogan — ranked #1414
    Ben Hogan
    Brand founded by golf legend Ben Hogan in 1953, revered for its classic forged irons.
    260pts
  15. Mizuno — ranked #1515
    Mizuno
    Japanese sporting goods company whose forged irons are prized by better players for their feel.
    0pts
  16. Odyssey — ranked #1616
    Odyssey
    Callaway-owned putter brand behind the White Hot insert and the 2-Ball, the most-used putter line on tour.
    0pts

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