It's Titleist's premium tour-style bag towel, sold in two flavours: a plush terry version for max absorption and a hub-pattern microfiber version for club cleaning. Aimed at players who want proper kit, not a freebie towel off a charity day.
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The small stuff that quietly makes the round.
If you're adding one thing, make it a proper microfibre towel that actually scrubs a groove clean — the Titleist Players towel is our pick — because clean grooves genuinely put more spin and control on your wedge and short-iron shots. After that, a divot/pitch-mark tool, durable tees, a couple of ball markers and a small waterproof pouch for your phone and keys cover everything you'll reach for during a round.
None of this small kit wins you the medal, but it's the cheapest way to feel properly sorted on the first tee instead of rummaging through a messy bag. The decision-making here is easy because price barely matters — what counts is durability and whether it does its one job. A wet-side towel that scrubs the face clean beats a pretty one that just smears; tees that don't snap and sit at a consistent height beat premium branding; a pouch that's actually waterproof beats a fashionable one that leaks. Buy for function, not logos.
Unglamorous, genuinely useful and most of it under $25, this is the easiest few quid you'll spend on your golf. The only mistake is skipping the towel — playing a wet round with grass-packed grooves quietly costs you spin and control on exactly the shots where you need them most.
It's the Callaway 4-in-1 divot tool, a zinc-alloy fork with a magnetic ball marker and a built-in groove brush, aimed at golfers who want one tidy, brand-stamped bit of kit instead of a drawer of freebies.
The Pride PTS (Professional Tee System) is the world's best-selling tee range, sold in colour-coded wood and tougher ABS plastic versions across five heights. It's aimed at anyone who wants to stop guessing their tee height every drive.
A set of magnetic enamel ball markers in rude or funny designs, sat on a hat clip, aimed at the golfer who likes a bit of banter on the green and treats their kit as part of the joke. Classic stocking-filler and impulse buy.
A retractable clip-on golf brush from Frogger with a dual-bristle head (nylon plus a bronze/nylon combo) and a flip-out metal groove pick, aimed at anyone who wants caked mud and grass out of their face and grooves without faffing about.
A small zip pouch that lives in (or clips to) your golf bag and keeps your phone, keys, wallet, watch and rangefinder in one dry-ish spot. Aimed at anyone sick of digging round the bottom of a bag for car keys mid-round.
A bulk pack of roughly 100 biodegradable bamboo tees in mixed lengths, sold by various generic brands at pocket-money prices.
A premium microfibre golf towel from Zero Friction with a textured waffle weave on one side. It measures about 16 by 26 inches, which is a useful mid-size that drapes over a bag without dragging on the ground, and it ships in a handful of colours. The waffle texture is the point: it digs grit out of grooves and ball dimples better than a flat terry towel, and the microfibre holds a serious amount of water so a single dampened corner cleans clubs for a full round.
Frequently asked
- What accessories should every golfer carry?
- A microfibre towel for clean grooves, a divot/pitch-mark repair tool, a few ball markers, durable tees and a small waterproof pouch for phone and keys. None are expensive, and together they keep you organised and your clubs performing.
- Does cleaning your clubs actually matter?
- Yes — dirt and grass packed into the grooves cut spin and control, especially on wedges and short irons. A wet-side towel that scrubs the face clean between shots genuinely helps the ball check and stop on the green.
- Are expensive golf tees worth it?
- Not really — what matters is durability and consistent height, not price. Sturdy wooden or bamboo tees that don't snap, or a tee-height system for consistent driver launch, are far more useful than premium branding.
- What's the difference between a wet-side and dry-side towel?
- A dual-action towel has one rougher, dampened side to scrub mud and grass out of the grooves and one soft, dry side to wipe the club and your hands afterwards. That wet side is what actually cleans the face properly, which is why a dedicated golf towel beats a plain cloth.
- Should I carry a waterproof pouch for my valuables?
- It's one of the most useful cheap additions to the bag. A small waterproof pouch keeps your phone, keys and wallet dry in a downpour and stops them rattling loose at the bottom of a pocket — for a few pounds it saves a lot of hassle on a wet day.
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