When you are starting your journey in the game of golf, you need equipment that is going to make the game easier and more fun. Golfers are more likely to be motivated and stick with the game when they are enjoying their time on the golf course. With the right golf clubs, beginning golfers can hit the course and have fun as they learn the game. Check out TGW’s top picks for the best golf clubs for beginners.
What are the best clubs for a beginner golfer?
New golfers are more likely to be motivated and stick with the game when they are enjoying their time on the golf course. With the right golf clubs, beginning golfers can hit the course and have fun as they learn the game. The experts on TGW’s review team understand golf inside and out, so we’ve put together our top picks, and why we love them, for the best golf clubs for beginners in 2021.
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PING G425 MAX Driver
Why we love it:
- PING’s highest-MOI, most-forgiving driver ever makes it ideal for beginning golfers
- 26-gram movable weight shifts the center of gravity to shape your shot and create PING’s highest-MOI driver
- T9S+ forged face generates more flex and speed for maximum distance
- Additional weight savings from refined Dragonfly Technology
- Turbulators designed for faster aerodynamics, boosting swing speed and ball speed by reducing drag
TaylorMade SIM2 Max Fairway Wood
Why we love it:
- Combination of high, easy launch with a corrective face curve offers forgiveness, distance, and accuracy for beginners
- V Steel sole redistributes weight for enhanced forgiveness with improved turf interaction and versatility with depressed heel and toe areas
- Low center of gravity produces explosive distance, high launch, and low spin
- C300 Steel face material is strong and fast for greater distance on every shot
- Twist Face corrective face angles provide forgiveness in the areas golfers tend to mis-hit the ball the most
- Thru-Slot Speed Pocket maximizes ball speed and adds forgiveness low on the face with greater flexibility
Cleveland CBX2 Wedge
Why we love it:
- Cavity back design is better fit for golfers who play game improvement irons
- Hollow cavity design near the heel with heavier weight in the toe to maximize perimeter weighting for forgiveness and stability
- Dynamic sole grinds are specialized by loft to provide the versatility you need to execute any short game shot
- Feel Balancing Technology places the center of gravity in line with the impact point for enhanced feel and control
- Gelback TPU Insert reduces vibrations for a more pure feel at impact
- Fourth-generation Rotex face technology is the most aggressive ever with sharper Tour Zip grooves, hotter laser milling, and aggressive face milling for more spin and control, more consistently
Odyssey White Hot OG #7 Putter
Why we love it:
- White Hot is the most iconic, most played, and most decorated putter insert of all time
- Double bend face-balanced mallet best suited for strokes with minimal arc and face rotation
- Two-part urethane insert for exceptional feel, sound, and performance
- Rich silver PVD finish with fine milling on the surfaces
Callaway 2019 Strata Tour Complete Sets
Why we love it:
- Designed to include everything a beginning golfer needs to start playing right away
- Lightweight titanium 460cc driver provides a larger sweet spot and more forgiveness to help you hit it farther off the tee
- Extremely forgiving fairway wood is built with a more aerodynamic head shape for longer, higher flying shots
- Versatile hybrids provide a great alternative to long irons, giving you the confidence to play a variety of shots in your long game
- Irons and wedges (6 iron through pitching wedge) provide distance, forgiveness, and control in a stainless steel construction
- Mallet-shaped putter for improved accuracy and distance control to help you sink more putts
- Lightweight, durable stand bag features backpack-style straps for easy carrying with convenient pockets, a cooler pocket, and rain hood
Tour Edge Moda Silk Packaged Sets
Why we love it:
- Designed to include everything a beginning golfer needs to start playing right away
- High-lofted (15°) 460cc driver features a huge sweet spot, hotter club face, and offset to help you hit longer, straighter drives
- Two oversized, low-profile fairway woods are made of stainless steel and feature a shallow club face for easy launch from all types of lies
- Two stainless steel hybrids have a low, deep center of gravity for easy distance on longer shots
- Five oversized stainless steel irons (7-SW) feature extreme perimeter weighting and a wide undercut cavity for maximum forgiveness and distance
- Mallet style putter is highly stable and makes putting easy
- Includes a deluxe cart bag with plenty of pockets to store everything you need on the golf course
Titleist 2021 Hybrid 5 Golf Stand Bag
Why we love it:
- Lightweight, simple organization, and versatility make it ideal for beginning golfers
- Top Size: 10″
- Top Dividers: 5-way
- Full-Length Dividers: 3
- High-grade aluminum legs and hinged bottom for stability and durability
- Premium double strap system for balance and carrying comfort
- Integrated cart strap tunnel for easy access to all pockets
- Integrated top cuff handles for ease in lifting
- Push cart-friendly with integrated push cart rest
- Pockets: 7
- External umbrella holder
- Includes matching rainhood
- 1-Year Manufacturer Warranty
- Dimensions: 35.75″ H x 12″ W x 15.5″ D
- Weight: 4.6 lbs.
Wilson Staff 50 Elite Golf Balls
Why we love it:
- Designed to be the softest two-piece distance ball
- A great combination of feel and power
- Ultra-soft feel appeals to a wide segment of golfers
- Improved Nano Tech rubber chemistry yields an extremely lively core
- 302 PhD aerodynamics with unique flat-bottomed shallow dimples
- Shallow dimples create more stability and a penetrating ball flight
- Wilson compression rating: 50
