As golf balls increase in performance so does the price. Major brands have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in research and development and invested in the best scientists and engineers to come up with an incredible product. Brilliant minds that have worked at Boeing or Du Pont have been recruited to add their knowledge to create the best modern golf ball. Naturally, those costs have to be recouped. So what are the most expensive golf balls?
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Cost of Golf Balls
Golf balls have a large range of retail prices due to the large range of variations in design and construction. A beginner or high handicapper will usually purchase a 2-piece, low spin, low compression golf ball. This type of ball is generally the lowest in price which makes it easier when beginners lose one in the water or long grass.
The more expensive golf balls have more layers, more spin and high compression. However the most expensive golf balls are either personalized or they include team logos from the larger sporting codes. Every brand is offering personalized golf balls because it’s a lucrative option but also a great way to distinguish a player’s golf ball from another.
There are lots of features that make golf balls expensive pushing the prices up to and just over $50. This seems to be the top end with a large number of golf balls priced here.
Titleist
The world’s greatest golf ball is also the most expensive. Titleist have held the mantle of being the world’s No.1 golf ball on the professional tour since 1949. That’s a long time at being the best. The Pro V1 was made differently to other golf balls by using a solid core, a harder layer and then covered by urethane. All the other brands eventually caught up to the leaders in golf ball design but the Pro V1 is still priced at the top.
Titleist’s most expensive golf balls are those with Major League Baseball team branding which costs close to $60 a dozen. Their other golf balls which are more than $50 include:
- Titleist Pro V1 Personalized 2021
- Titleist Pro V1x Personalized 2021
- Titleist Pro V1 Enhanced Alignment Personalized 2021
- Titleist Pro V1x Yellow Personalized 2021
- Titleist Pro V1 Same Number Personalized 2021
- Titleist AVX Optic Yellow Personalized 2020
- Titleist Pro V1 Yellow Personalized 2021
- Titleist AVX Personalized 2020
- Titleist Pro V1 Pink Number Personalized 2021
- Titleist Pro V1 High Number Personalized 2021
- Titleist Pro V1x High Number Personalized 2021
- Titleist Pro V1x Enhanced Alignment Personalized 2021
- Titleist AVX Same Number Personalized 2020
- Titleist Pro V1x Same Number Personalized 2021
- Titleist AVX Yellow Same Number Personalized 2020
Callaway Golf
One of the best golf ball brands in the world and currently holding the #2 position is Callaway Golf. The billion dollar company has invested heavily in design and production facilities to make a range quality golf balls. It’s understandable that the costs in research and the production of quality products need to be recouped which is why Callaway’s golf ball prices are at the top end of the market. The good news for them is that they are selling.
Callaway’s most expensive golf ball is the personalized option which is currently $49.99 whilst all the others are also just below $50.
- Callaway Chrome Soft X LS Triple Track Personalized
- Callaway Chrome Soft Triple Track 2020
- Callaway Chrome Soft Truvis USA 2020
- Callaway Chrome Soft Triple Track Yellow 2020
- Callaway Chrome Soft Truvis Yellow 2020
- Callaway Chrome Soft 2020
- Callaway Chrome Soft Truvis Red 2020
- Callaway Chrome Soft X LS Triple Track
- Callaway Chrome Soft X Triple Track 2020
- Callaway Chrome Soft Truvis Green – 2020 Sports Matter Special Edition
- Callaway Chrome Soft X LS
- Callaway Chrome Soft X LS Triple Track Yellow
- Callaway Chrome Soft X 2020
TaylorMade
US company TaylorMade has been making golf balls for a while now but their feature golf balls are the 5-layer TP5 and TP5x.
Most golf balls are made with 2, 3 or 4 layers which is enough variety for the many types of golfers but the 5-pieces is for the top players.
The most expensive golf balls in TaylorMade’s range are also the personalized options.
All the others listed here are $49.99.
- TaylorMade TP5x Personalized 2021
- TaylorMade TP5 Personalized 2021
- TaylorMade TP5 Yellow Personalized 2021
- TaylorMade TP5x Yellow Personalized 2021
- TaylorMade TP5x pix 2021
- TaylorMade TP5x pix USA 2021
- TaylorMade TP5 pix 2021
- TaylorMade TP5 pix USA 2021
Volvik
Korean golf ball brand Volvik, has cracked the US market with aggressive marketing and a good range of quality golf balls. In the R&A and USGA’s List of Conforming Golf Balls, that player’s can use in competitions, has Volvik listed over 120 times. They currently only offer around 7 golf balls but the variations of color, spin type, pole and seam markings makes the list rather long.
The most expensive golf balls in Volvik’s range are the personalized ones which are just under $50 a dozen. The others are slightly less.
- Volvik S3 Personalized
- Volvik S4 Personalized
- Volvik S3 Neon Orange Golf Balls
- Volvik S4 Green Golf Balls
- Volvik White S3 Golf Balls
- Volvik White S4 Golf Balls
- Volvik Vivid Matte Finished Colored
Summing Up
There’s a lot of premium golf balls for sale and the biggest brands that invested in research and development charge the biggest prices. For a few dollars more a golfer can have it personalized or purchase the ball with their favorite sporting team logo.
