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Best Tour Golf Balls

Tour balls are urethane-covered, multi-piece, and built for the highest-spin / highest-control end of the market. Pricing typically runs $45–$55 per dozen MSRP. The list below is every active tour-tier model. Our top pick is the Callaway Chrome Tour (75 compression, $55/dozen). 12 models qualify below, ranked best-first.

  1. 1
    Callaway Chrome Tour
    Callaway logoCallaway·Tour·Comp 75

    Chrome Tour

    4-piece urethane, 75 compression.

  2. 2
    Maxfli Tour S
    Maxfli logoMaxfli·Tour·Comp 75

    Tour S

    4-piece urethane, 75 compression.

  3. 3
    Titleist AVX
    Titleist logoTitleist·Tour·Comp 75

    AVX

    3-piece urethane, 75 compression.

  4. 4
    Vice Pro
    Vice logoVice·Tour·Comp 75

    Pro

    3-piece urethane, 75 compression.

  5. 5
    Oncore logo
    Oncore logoOnCore·Tour·Comp 80

    ELIXR

    3-piece urethane, 80 compression.

  6. 6
    TaylorMade TP5
    Taylormade logoTaylorMade·Tour·Comp 83

    TP5

    5-piece urethane, 83 compression.

  7. 7
    Bridgestone Tour B XS
    Bridgestone logoBridgestone·Tour·Comp 85

    Tour B XS

    3-piece urethane, 85 compression.

  8. 8
    Callaway Chrome Tour X
    Callaway logoCallaway·Tour·Comp 85

    Chrome Tour X

    4-piece urethane, 85 compression.

  9. 9
    Cut Golf logo
    Cut Golf logoCut Golf·Tour·Comp 85

    Cut Blue

    4-piece urethane, 85 compression.

  10. 10
    Oncore logo
    Oncore logoOnCore·Tour·Comp 85

    VERO XP1

    3-piece cast urethane, 85 compression.

  11. 11
    Snell logo
    Snell logoSnell·Tour·Comp 85

    MTB Black

    3-piece urethane, 85 compression.

  12. 12
    Maxfli Tour
    Maxfli logoMaxfli·Tour·Comp 88

    Tour

    4-piece urethane, 88 compression.

Frequently asked

What makes a ball "tour-tier"?

Three things: a urethane cover (for greenside spin), multi-piece construction (for separated driver-vs-wedge performance), and pricing typically at or above $45/dozen. Every flagship in this list meets that bar.

Which tour ball spins the most?

Differences between modern tour balls are small (a few hundred wedge rpm). The Bridgestone Tour B XS, Srixon Z-Star Diamond, and Callaway Chrome Soft are commonly cited as the highest spinners. The Pro V1 sits in the middle, the Pro V1x and TP5x are slightly lower.

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