Apparel
Shoes and clothing — the footwear and layers that perform the way you actually play.
FootJoy HydroTour vs Sunderland Whisperdry Pro-Lite: 20,000mm against a lifetime guarantee, and the Sunderland now costs about a quarter as much
The clocks went back this morning, and the two waterproofs on our winter list have drifted a long way apart. The FootJoy is a current three-layer shell rated to 20,000mm. The Sunderland is an end-of-line jacket being cleared far below its old price, and it still carries the longer guarantee.
By Tom Whitaker
Skechers GO GOLF Max vs FootJoy FJ Flex for women: the waterproof Skechers is the winter shoe, the mesh Flex waits for spring
Two comfort-first women's spikeless shoes at almost the same price, built on almost the same idea. What separates them is the upper, and from October the upper is the part that decides whether your feet are dry on the fourth tee.
By Dan Mercer
FootJoy HyperFlex vs adidas Tour360 24: two spiked waterproofs, and the choice is knit that walks or leather that braces
Both have replaceable cleats, both are waterproof, and both carry a one-year waterproof warranty. So the waterproofing does not decide it. What decides it is whether your winter problem is tired legs on the walk or a back foot that will not stay put.
By Dan Mercer
adidas Tour360 24 Spikeless vs Nike Air Zoom Infinity Tour NEXT%: a tour chassis against a running platform
Both are spikeless, both are waterproof, both are last-generation shoes selling at end-of-line money. What is underneath them was designed by people solving opposite problems, and that is the entire decision.
By Ross Hamilton
Stuburt Evolve Extreme Pro vs Galvin Green Armstrong: both keep rain out, only one lets sweat out
Four times the money buys breathability, stretch and a shell that folds down to nothing. It does not buy you drier shoulders in a downpour, which is the part the price tag implies and does not deliver.
By Tom Whitaker
PAYNTR Eighty Seven SC vs FootJoy Pro/SL: the cricket outsider against the tour default
One is the shoe more tour pros wear than any other, rebuilt from the ground up for 2026. The other came out of cricket and is out-scoring companies fifty times its size. They are not solving the same problem.
By Tom Whitaker
Spikeless face-off: adidas S2G SL vs FootJoy Pro SL
Two of the best spikeless shoes in golf, head to head. Both brilliant — here's which suits your feet and your wallet.
By Jordan Hale
