Looking At The Best Golf Club Brands In 2023

Over the passed 100 or so years there have been a ton of golf club manufacturers who have come along and impacted the games progress but only a select few have stood the test of time and remain right at the pinnacle of the sport to this day.

Golfers nowadays are spoilt for choice due to the incessant innovation of companies like Callaway, Taylormade, Titleist, Mizuno and Ping.

In today’s list we have racked up the best of the best and what they are famous for in a current market that is full of noise.

At A Glance

  • Best For High Handicappers – Callaway

  • Best Brand Overall – Taylormade

  • Best Value Golf Brand – Wilson

  • Best Quality, Best For Mid Handicappers, Best To Resell – Ping

  • Best For Low Handicappers – Titleist

  • Best For Putters – Odyssey

  • Best For Ladies & Seniors – Cobra

  • Best Japanese Golf Brand – Mizuno

  • Best Small Golf Club Brand – PXG

  • Best For Short Game – Cleveland

  • Best Affordable Brand – Tour Edge

Best For High Handicappers – Callaway

Brand Persona: Premium All Rounder

Clubs They Do Well:

  • Irons:

  • Drivers:

  • Hybrids:

  • Woods:

  • Putters

History

Callaway are a top dog in the golf industry and they continue to craft clubs that are perfectly suited for the average player, right alongside the

premium players clubs for professional golfers such as Jon Rahm, Phil Mickelson, Sergio Garcia and plenty others.

Created in 1982, the club have risen right to the top and have released some belters along the way included the Great Big Bertha Driver which absolutely changed the game in terms of big sticks and was named as the best club of all time by Golf Digest.

Standout  Clubs

For the average player, you have plenty of different options when it comes to kitting you bag out with clubs that suit your game.

Callaway Mavrik Max Driver

From the Callaway Mavrik series for mid handicappers to the Mavrik Max for high handicappers, we have a ton of lines for the average player.

The Mavrik Max driver has a huge head with deep weighting for easy launch forgiveness, it is also crafte with A.I for precision and consistency in your strokes.

Overall Score: 95/100

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Big Bertha B21 Woods

The Big Bertha B21 is a club that stands out for use because of the famous name that it carries in part but it’s also one of the easiest clubs we have seen to hit the ball straight and to iron out any slicing from the game.

The B21’s have a ton of offset and are super easy to get a high launch with.

Overall Score: 97/100

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Callaway Rogue ST Irons

The newest set of irons from Callaway are also quite special in the Callaway Rogue ST series which features a players distance iron, a max standard version an Oversized version for players who struggle to hit irons well and a lite version for seniors and slower swing speeds.

The ST range offers unparalled distance and stability without rocking the boat too much in terms of innovation.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Callaway Epic Max Driver

When it comes to driver the Callaway Epic Max from 2021 is going to be an easy launching driver that’s incredibly forgiving, long and easy to hit well.

This one has a massive head and sweet spot with all the game improvement forgiveness features you could imagine.

Overall Score: 96/100

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There is even premium forged irons for high handicappers in the Apex DCB which are easy to hit, forgiving and packing a soft forged feel with plenty of distance.

Best Brand Overall – Taylormade

Brand Persona: Market Leader – All Rounder

History & Overview

Taylormade is another golfing mega brand that is pretty much a household name in the word of golf.

Tayloramde have come along way since 1972 when Gary Adams remortgaged his house for $24k and set up a factory created his only creation, the 12 degree metalwood with a steel face.

Taylormade’s goal was helping golfers of all levels and that is true to this day even though the company is currently owned by Adidas endorsing players like Tiger Woods, Rory Mcilroy and Dustin Johnson.

Taylormade introduced steel to club faces and now maintain that revolutionary spirit, making a carbonwood face on the Stealth driver of 2022.

Truth be told, Taylormade cater for every handicap level of golfer incredibly well with a ton of options for your game whether you can barely hit a ball or play on the PGA tour.

Clubs They Do Well:

  • Drivers
  • Hybrids
  • Woods
  • Irons
  • Putters

Standout Clubs

Taylormade Stealth

The club that stands out the most from Taylormade right now the Stealth driver with its bright red face that is made of Carbonwood, replacing the outdated titanium which has reached it’s peak according to the brand.

Callaway are so sure of their new Carbonwood face, they have stated publicly, that they will never be going back to titanium in their driver faces.

Overall Score: 94/100

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Taylormade P790 Irons

Another game changer from Taylormade was the 2017 P790 irons which are hollow bodied, players distance irons.

The clubs have been upgraded twice, most recently in 2021 and the speed foam air inside the club allows for a players looking iron with a soft feel but also carrying plenty of forgiveness for mid handicappers and low handicappers.

These are awesome irons and even spawned a whole bunch of copy cat irons and established the hollow bodied players iron category.

Overall Score: 97/100

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Taylormade Sim Max Hybrid

Taylormade Sim was a big deal when it was released in 2020 as it marked the end of the long running M series and started out on new beginnings.

While still boasting a lot of the same technology that made the M6 long, forgiving and super consistent, the Sim Max hybrids are one of the most useful and easy to hit clubs in the range.

Any level of player can play the Sim Max and getting a satisfactory result, they are long and super easy to hit from any lie.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Best Value Golf Barnd – Wilson

Brand Persona: Professional & Affordable Quality

Clubs They Do Well:

  • Club Sets

  • Drivers

  • Irons

  • Wedges

History

Wilson have been around the golf club manufacturing game since the 1930’s and they know a thing or two about creating quality clubs.

Wilson have been at the golf game for a long time and initially launched to super success with their R9 Sand wedge, which became the nest selling club of all time.

Being around that long, it’s inevitable that the clubs have ended up in some of the best players of all times bags: Padraig Harrington, Arnold Palmer, Nick Faldo and Vijah Singh satnding out as some of the most noteable.

Wilson Platinum Profile Set

Wilson Platinum Set

Wilson are very well known for their affordable beginner sets and none stand out more than the Wilson Platinum Profile set.

This is the culmination of all of Wilsons experience into one single set.

Many people will buy this good quality full set with premium bag and headcovers and then start to upgrade parts of their bag individually.

Overall Score: 93/100

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Wilson D9 Irons

Not to be stuffed away in the bargain basket, Wilson also produces some of the leading forged irons in the game with the D9’s which replace the super successful D7’s.

The D9’s have a computer modelled design with 3 holes in the back and the small compact heads go head to head with market leading Taylormade P790s and the Forged Tec irons from Cobra.

The D9’s will be perfect for better players with a faster swing speed.

Overall Score: 93/100

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Best Quality, Best For Mid Handicappers, Best To Resell – Ping

Brand Persona: Excellent Quality From High To Mid Handicapper To Low

History & Overview

Ping have been producing quality irons for many years now and we have a number of clubs that stand out.

Another mega company started in a garage in Phoenix, Arizona way back in 1957 when Karsten Solheim started making putters in his garage before quitting as an engineer in General Electric in 1967 to fulfill his dreams.

Starting out with their famous putters, I still use one to this day, the brand now produces some of the best clubs in all areas are well known for their unwavering quality.

One thing that is really cool about Ping irons is that they hold their value for years to come.

The G series from Ping are still competitive and worth good money even though there are a number of irons that stand out.

Standout Clubs

The G425’s Max Driver

The G425 Max is the most forgiving from Ping, and we found it extremely easy to hit consistently

Ping offer top notch quality for High Handicappers but most of their offerings target the mid to lower level handicappers with the precision of an engineer.

The club has a massive sweet spot, high moi and offers a tighter dispersion on off center hits.

Overall Score: 96/100

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The i525 Irons

A new hollow bodied players distance iron which is injected inside the face with polymer to produce distance and launch from an iron with a players profile at address.

The i525’s will suit a lot of mid to low handicappers and the long irons will be especially popular.

The amount of quality clubs from Ping many not be as many as other brands, there is no doubt about the quality of the products they do put out.

Overall Score: 97/100

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Best For Low Handicappers – Titleist

Titleist

Brand Persona: Premium Market Leader

Titleist History & Overview

Well known for their illustrious premium ball, the Pro V1 and for catering to the best players with the best clubs in the game is Titleist.

The brand was founded when Phil Young missed a putt against XRay doctor and they proceeded to xray the ball, incredibly finding that it was indeed malformed inside, way back in the 1930’s.

Titleist set out to make the best quality possible, xraying every ball they make before distributing and having the upmost quality checks built into their processes.

The result has been astonishing success coming up on 100 years and they now sit on top of the game in terms of and clubs which get plenty of air time on the PGA Tour.

Titleist have also started to make clubs for golfers more on the high handicap side of the scale in recent years.

Clubs That Stand Out

Titleist T400 Irons

The Titleist T400 are the most forgiving irons that Titleist have ever released. They can even be thought of as super game improvement irons with their large heads, thick soles and massive sweet spots.

The Titleist T300’s are also an excellent option for High handicappers, not as big and bulky as the T400’s but easy to hit, long, forgiving and consistent.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Titleist Tsi1 Driver

The Tsi1 series of clubs have a lightweight configuration and are geared towards seniors and those with slower swing speeds who still want premium clubs and to be as competitive as possible.

These are premium with the latest technology for seniors to get the most absolute most from their games.

Overall Score: 97/100

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Clubs They Do Well:

  • Pro V1 Golf Balls

  • Drivers

  • Irons

  • Woods

  • Hybrids

Best For Putters – Odyssey

Brand Persona: Putting Specialists

History & Overview

Odyssey Putters have only been around since 1991 but they have achieved almost 1,000  tour victories in that time.

Starting with the Dual force model all the way up to the White Hot OG Stroke Lab putters we see today, Odyssey have been winning on the PGA Tour almost since they were born and have found their way into the bags of the likes of Phil Mickelson, Sander Schauffele and Daniel Berger.

Because they focus only on putters, they are never afraid to innovate and the result has been that they are the number 1 putter in golf and if you want to go to the top of the game, you could do a lot worse than an Odyssey putter.

Clubs They Do Well:

Putters

Stand Out Clubs

2 Ball Ten Putter

This is a putter that is pretty much as easy to line up and hit as any other putter in the game with it’s 2 ball design.

Besides having excellent alignment aids, the mallet headed putter is very forgiving and will do everything except putting the ball in the hole for you.

Overall Score: 98/100

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Odyssey White Hot OG Stoke Lab Putter

The White Hot OG putter has now expanded to incorporate the Stroke Lab technology and the result is an outstanding range of putters that offer premium feel and performance.

The clubs have a 2 part urethane face insert that produces a superior contact to the best golfers in the sport.

Overall Score: 97/100

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Best For Ladies & Seniors – Cobra

Brand Persona: Risk Taker, Disrupter

History

It’s funny that Cobra would be out go to brand for women golfers and senior players as they also cater to the longest hitter in the game in Bryson DeChambeau.

Cobra have been making some really nice clubs in the game improvement section recently and they have a number of options catered directly for seniors with Airspeed and Superlight ranges, they also cater for ladies from with F-Max Ladies clubs.

Some of their premium clubs have also been excellent in recent years as well. The irons are commonly at the top of the awards lists and clubs like the Speedzone drivers and metal woods really brought the brand to the next level.

Standout Clubs

Speedzone Driver, Woods And Hybrids

The Speedzone drivers, woods and hybrids exploded on the scene in 2019 and they have been extremly popular ever since.

The aerodynamic shape, large sweet spot and adjustable weight made this driver long and very forgiving.

The clubs are still popular new, even compared to the newer versions and you can pick them up for a bit less as well.

Overall Score: 97/100

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Cobra LTDx Irons

The latest in the game improvement range from Cobra and a nice improvement on the Radspeeds that came before them.

These irons are built for distance but they have large sweet spots and plenty of forgiveness for high to mid handicappers.

The PWR-Cor of the irons is waht allows it to be so long, coated in urethane and with a plush feel on quality contacts.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Cobra FMax Airspeed Irons

The Fmax range from Cobra has a number of options for women and seniors alike.

The offer their premium clubs with lightweight configurations which allows them to target those categories more exclusively.

The FMax Superlight Women’s full set is a big draw as are the airspeed irons.

They are cavity back irons suited for those with slower swing speeds allowing to play long and accurate shots more easily.

Overall Score: 93/100

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Best Japanese Golf Brand – Mizuno

Brand Persona: Premium Forged Clubs

Mizuno History

Mizuno is a brand that have really sprung to life over the past number of years, filling a space that was left behind by Nike when they pulled out of the game leaving a number of players, looking for a new brand.

Brooks Koepka decided to play with Mizuno Irons by his own free will, won a number of tournaments with them and the brand became massive with the younger generation of elite level players.

Mizuno have been forging irons in their Hiroshima plant in Japan since 1968 and the results are some really spectacular irons.

The Mizuno irons are generally made for the better players in the game while the brand have also just released their new Pro range in Western markets for the first time.

Standout Clubs

JPX921 Hot Metal

Mizuno don’t have many clubs on the high handicap scale but the JPX921 Hot Metal irons are as close as it gets.

The are long irons and launch well with a descent sized sweet spot that provides more forgiveness than you might expect from Mizuno.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Mizuno Pro 225

The Mizuno pros have historically been reserved for the Japanese market only and the Pro 225 are guaranteed to be crafted with the upmost care and precision.

These are hollow body irons in a players body that look amazing at address but deliver the distance and forgiveness that a mid handicapper will find essential.

They’ve done such a good job on these irons that even becomes with some consistency will be able to game them effectively.

Overall Score: 97/100

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Best Small Golf Club Brand – PXG

Brand Persona: Disruptor

History:

A brand recently started by the owner of Go Daddy was thought of as a bit of a joke by the competition but by the time the premium quality golf clubs were rolling off the shelves, the joke was over.

Bob Parsons is a serial entrepreneur who has his hands in a lot of pies but greating superior golf clubs became the mission in 2014 for this self proclaimed golf nut and the early signs for this company have been extremely promising for the self confessed golf nut for Socttsdale.

Clubs They Do Well:

  • Irons

  • Drivers

  • Hybrids

  • Putters

Standout Clubs

PXG 0211 Irons

For some time, PXG only made premium quality clubs for better players but last year that all changed with the PXG 0211’s.

The goal with the 0211’s was to produce the same premium quality as you would expect with the forged irons in a cast iron body that is also affordable for the average golfer.

The result has been a resounding success and the brand has built a reputation for high quality clubs that compete at a lower price point.

Overall Score: 95/100

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PXG 0811 Gen 4 Driver

The 0811 Gen 4 driver is a jewel in the crown for the brand, offering a increibly long and powerful sounding driver.

The driver is available in 3 flavors for high, mid and low handicap players and borrows technology for the worlds longest hitting big sticks.

Complete with adjustable weighting, this is a driver series certainly worth checking out.

Overall Score: 95/100

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Best For Short Game – Cleveland

Brand Persona: Outlier

Cleveland History

If Cleveland is known for anything, its got to be the quality and performance of their wedges.

Or perhaps they are also known for their Hunnington Beach putters, named after the place where the company was founded in 1979.

The 588 wedge remains one of the best selling clubs of all time and was one of their early successes.

Another reason for their epic success was giving multiple bounce options on the soles of their clubs and individually milling the faces.

Well know for average players through to seasoned professionals, there is a Cleveland wedge ready to fit in any golfers bag.

Clubs They Do Well:

  • Drivers

  • Woods

  • Wedges

  • Putters

Standout Clubs

RTX Zipcore Wedges

Well known as one of the best wedges in the game, the RTX zipcore offers the full package for golfers.

Low CG, higher MOI, enhanced spin and unrivalled control.

The RTX wedges are heat treated for durability and deliver exceptional performance on the course.

In close competition with the CBX 2 wedges from the same brand.

Overall Score: 98/100

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Cleveland Golf HB Soft Premier

The Huntington Beach HB soft putter is one of the best you can find in the game.

The grey satan finish looks excellent on the blade putter and it delivers an enhanced speed optimized face which is also precision milled for ultimate accuracy and weighting.

Overall Score: 96/100

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Cleveland Launcher Turbo HB Driver

While they are well known for their wedges, there is also a lot to be said for their drivers, woods and hybrids.

The Turbo HB launcher is well know for having a massive sweet spot, be incredibly easy to hit and delivering impressive distances of the tee.

It also comes available in a draw bias version for any body that slices the ball more than they would like.

Overall Score: 93/100

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Best Affordable Brand – Tour Edge

Brand Persona: Affordable Disruptor

Tour Edge History

Born to a pro golfer/entrepreneur in Chigao in 1986, Tour Edge has maintained it’s position as a disruptor in the golf industry who build excellent quality clubs.

They are well known for their beginners sets, game improvement metalwoods and hybrids alongside their exclusive Tour Exotics and game improvement, hot launch ranges..

One excellent feat from Tour Edge is that all of the clubs and manufactured and distributed in the USA and they also get good reviews from their customer base consistently.

Clubs They Do Well:

  • Beginner Sets

  • Drivers

  • Hybrids

  • Woods

  • Irons

Standout Clubs

Tour Edge 470 Bazooka

A full set of excellent quality beginner clubs that won’t break the bank.

The quality and performance of these clubs is above what you would expect for the price and the set certainly looks the part with a full set of clubs, premium bag and fancy head covers.

A great strategy can be to buy a beginner set and upgrade clubs individually as you feel like improving your game.

Overall Score: 91/100

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Hot Launch 4 Driver

Part of the game improvement hot launch series, you can expect a massive sweet spot, easy launch, distance and consistency from the HL4 driver.

An excellent option for a high handicapper to get a driver that offers a bit more for their game without breaking the bank.

Overall Score: 92/100

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Tour Edge Hot Launch C521 Iron Set

An excellent set of game improvement irons that have gone down very well among their customers.

A deep cavity back allows for distance and launch while the sweet spot is massive for forgiveness.

The C521’s wont break the bank either and are ver well reviewed.

Overall Score: 93/100

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Conclusion

We hope you enjoyed today’s list of the worlds top golf brands. We hope you go out and get for the absolute best clubs for your game. Go get em!