There’s nothing more frustrating in golf than making a very preventable mistake. A bad lag putt or hitting a shot in the water when you had a ton of room to bail out spring to mind as examples — mental mistakes easily avoided if you take the extra few seconds to think them through.

But what about from an equipment standpoint? The ball, the tee, or — as we’re focusing on right now — the glove. The old one with the big hole in the palm you haven’t gotten rid of yet or the one in your garage that fits a little too tight for comfort might sound like great ideas when you’re on the first tee. But when you reach the back nine and the club slips in your hand in the downswing, you’ll watch the ball sail hard left and wish you’d taken the extra two minutes to run into the pro shop.

No part of your golf equipment is meant to be taken for granted, least of all your glove. Finding the best golf glove for you can improve your game, keep your hands healthy, and last you longer than an ill-fitting glove. Read below to find out which glove will suit you best.

Men’s Gloves

1. Titleist Players Flex Glove

Beloved by professionals and amateurs alike, the Titleist Players Flex Glove is one of the best golf gloves on the market. This glove is made of cabretta leather, a type of sheepskin leather made from sheep with hair instead of wool. The material provides extra flexibility and comfort while still maintaining an external grip strength, for instance, if you tried to hold a golf club. This particular cabretta glove offers both comfort and excellent quality with a snug velcro clasp as a bonus. It won’t deteriorate quickly if you’re looking for some more longevity for your glove, and the close fit will remain comfortable from tee to green.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 5/5
  • Durability: 5/5
  • Breathability: 5/5

2. TaylorMade Tour Preferred Glove

The TaylorMade Tour Preferred glove is also cabretta leather like the Titleist Players glove, offering similar durability for extended use and another snug fit around the palm and the back of the hand. It doesn’t offer quite the same flexibility as some other options on the market, but the holes between the fingers offer increased breathability to make up for that.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 4/5
  • Durability: 5/5
  • Breathability: 5/5

3. Callaway Dawn Patrol Glove

If you want all the benefits and reliability of a great golf glove with a smaller price tag, the Callaway Dawn Patrol is one of the best options on the market. The elastic in the glove’s cuff creates a snug fit around your wrist and provides a comfort equal to those found in gloves with higher price tags, and the breathability keeps your palm from sweating even on sweltering days. On top of all of that, it will still last you more than 15 rounds at a time.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 5/5
  • Durability: 4/5
  • Breathability: 4/5

4. Titleist Perma-Soft Glove

As the name implies, Titleist’s entire intent with this glove is to offer as soft and comfortable an experience as possible for your hand, from the knuckles to your thumb. However, you might think the emphasis on soft feel and material would potentially hinder a glove’s lifespan and lead to faster deterioration. Not so with the Perma-Soft. The cabretta leather glove responds well to sweaty hands and maintains grip over time, even feeling better once you’ve broken it in. It also performs well in adverse weather conditions.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 5/5
  • Durability: 4/5
  • Breathability: 4/5

5. Callaway Tour Authentic Glove

The Callaway Tour Authentic Glove is, well, made for authentic tour use. It’s extra durable. The material is tacky enough to maintain a solid grip on the club easily. There’s elastic in the cuff to stretch around your wrist as much or as little as needed. The velcro might not hold up as well on this model over time compared to some others on the list, but Callaway continues to win in the comfort and wrist-fit departments.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 5/5
  • Durability: 4.5/5
  • Breathability: 3.5/5

6. FootJoy WeatherSof Glove

The most iconic name in the golf glove industry, the FootJoy WeatherSof glove lives up to its lofty reputation. As the name spells out, it handles all weather conditions wonderfully. Microfiber creates a second skin of fabric to offer extra grip strength, and the mesh material along the knuckles gives your hand a little breathability on the hotter summer rounds. Now, the weather prevention means there’s a little extra padding here, so if the finest margins of fabric and feel bother you, you’re better off with a lightweight glove. The FootJoy StaSof is also a high-quality option, but I opt for the WeatherSof on this list instead because of the added durability of its elements because of the glove’s synthetic material.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 4.5/5
  • Durability: 5/5
  • Breathability: 4/5

7. TaylorMade Stratus Soft Glove

If you live in a humid climate with consistently hot weather, or if your hands get sweaty easily, this is the glove you should circle on your shopping list. Its combination of synthetic material and leather make for moisture-wicking technology that helps maintain grip without being susceptible to sweat, and you don’t need to worry about blisters, either. The velcro wrist strap might not be as strong as some other options, but this is still a great choice.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 4/5
  • Durability: 5/5
  • Breathability: 3.5/5

8. Bridgestone Soft Grip Glove

The Bridgestone Soft Grip Glove not only comes with its own little visual flair in the form of a red accent along the knuckles, but the velcro comes with adjustable closure for a custom fit around the back of your hand. The glove comes at a great price, especially when you consider the durability of the premium leather and synthetic fabric.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 4/5
  • Durability: 4/5
  • Breathability: 5/5

Women’s Gloves

As far as golf accessories and equipment goes, men’s and women’s gloves are pretty similar. The only notable and tangible difference, more often than not, is size. Women’s sizes run smaller around the wrist, around the back of the hand, and through the fingers than even men’s cadet sizes. Let’s see which companies offer the best options for you.

1. Titleist Perma-Soft Glove

Surprise, surprise. I said the differences between men’s and women’s gloves are pretty minimal, and the first glove on the women’s list also appeared on the men’s recommendations. This glove is just as soft as the men’s version, it’s just as durable for repeated rounds in all-weather conditions, and it’s just as forgiving and accommodating for sweaty hands. It’s hard to go wrong with the Perma-Soft, no matter who you are.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 5/5
  • Durability: 4/5
  • Breathability: 4/5

2. TaylorMade Tour Preferred Glove

The women’s Tour Preferred sports the same cabretta leather as some of the men’s gloves we raved about earlier in this article. It has the same holes between the fingers as Taylormade’s other gloves for great breathability, and the premium leather may not be the most flexible on the market, but the thicker material does not compromise durability. This glove can still last for more than 20 rounds if needed.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 4/5
  • Durability: 5/5
  • Breathability: 5/5

3. Callaway Dawn Patrol Glove

Both the men’s and the women’s Dawn Patrol gloves have the same sales pitch. Do you want a glove that fits snug and comfortably around your wrist and hand for less than the premium price tags found elsewhere on the market? Then the Dawn Patrol is your glove, men’s or women’s. It won’t quite have the same lifespan in pristine condition as some other gloves above it, but it won’t deteriorate overnight.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 5/5
  • Durability: 4/5
  • Breathability: 4/5

4. Callaway Tour Authentic Glove

This tour-designed glove with durable stitching offers extra grip and, like the Dawn Patrol under the same brand umbrella, an elastic cuff around the wrist. The velcro might fade a little faster than some other models and could unstick a little more often than others, but the comfort and sturdiness the Tour Authentic provides offer more than enough consolation if that isn’t a dealbreaker.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 5/5
  • Durability: 4.5/5
  • Breathability: 3.5/5

5. TaylorMade Stratus Tech Glove

This sweat-wicking model offers a thick, sturdy option for those who don’t want their glove to get too slick and don’t want to break the bank. This hybrid of leather and synthetic material offers durability nearly unmatched on the market. It is a glove you can get emotionally attached to without worrying about having to throw it away within the month, but it doesn’t sacrifice comfort or breathability for that.

• Ratings
  • Comfort: 4/5
  • Durability: 5/5
  • Breathability: 4/5

6. Glove It

Golf gloves can be some of the most uniform, unremarkable, and frankly uninspiring pieces of golf equipment you can find on the market. Some are more durable than others, some are softer, but by and large, they’re all white with black accents and a little logo on the back of your palm. Not Glove It. These gloves offer comfort and durability, and they’re still lightweight and breathable, but the main selling point is how creative and vibrant they can be. Anyone who wants a glove to fit their personality rather than the daily humdrum of normal gloves can find a print or color scheme to fall in love with.

• Ratings

  • Comfort: 4/5
  • Durability: 4/5
  • Breathability: 3.5/5

Find the Right Golf Gloves for You

I hope that this comprehensive list has been helpful and pointed you in the right direction. If you need an extra opinion on which glove fits your hand best, don’t hesitate to chat with one of Curated’s Golf Experts for personalized, free advice on which golf gloves are perfect for you.