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Golf balls, sold in threes
A sleeve of three is the single most natural stocking item in golf. Buy the ball he or she already plays, around $5 to $15 a sleeve depending on the tier.
Size check: a sleeve fits any stocking. A dozen box does not.
Golf Stocking Stuffers: 12 Small Things Golfers Use
The short version: the best golf stocking stuffers are the small things that get used up during a season and never get replaced often enough. A sleeve of three balls, a glove, a hundred tees, a ball marker, a sunscreen stick. Almost everything worth putting in a stocking costs between $10 and $25, and nothing on this list needs you to know a size except the glove.
We make golf nutrition. Our smallest unit is a box of 12 rather than a single bar, so it is strictly a bag gift, and the entry below says so and then explains the one way it does work as a stuffer. For the larger gifts, see the full gift guide.
Twelve that actually fit
Ordered by how reliably they get used.
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A glove
Flat, light, universally needed and almost never bought as a spare. Around $15 to $25. Check the size and which hand.
Size check: fits flat against the toe of the stocking.
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Bulk tees
A hundred tees for about $10 to $15. Unglamorous, and the stocking item most likely to be used up entirely by June.
Size check: a bag of 100 is smaller than a paperback.
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A milled ball marker
The one small accessory golfers are quietly sentimental about. $10 to $20 for a good one, and it lives in a pocket for years.
Size check: coin sized, so it genuinely disappears into a stocking.
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A divot repair tool
Around $10 to $20. Buy the plain sturdy one rather than the combination bottle opener, which is heavier and worse at both jobs.
Size check: pocket sized.
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Energy and protein bars, split out of a box
Here is the honest version: our smallest unit is a box of 12, which is a bag gift rather than a stocking one. But split across stockings it is the cheapest real item on this list. The 10th Tee PLUS+ box is $22.99 for 12, which is $1.92 a bar, so three bars each across four stockings costs under $6 a person.
Size check: a 45g bar is about the size of a chocolate bar.
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A sunscreen stick
$10 to $20, and the format matters more than the brand. A stick gets reapplied at the turn, a bottle gets left in the car.
Size check: designed to live in a pocket.
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A waffle or microfibre towel
$15 to $25. Buy plain rather than logoed, and buy two if you can, because the two-towel setup is what actually works in humidity.
Size check: folds flat.
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A hat clip and marker set
$10 to $20, and the thing people lose most often after tees.
Size check: tiny.
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A pencil and scorecard holder
Old fashioned, around $15 to $30, and still the fastest way to keep score when the phone has died.
Size check: pocket sized.
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Blister tape
Under $10, deeply unromantic, and it saves rounds. Walking 18 in new shoes is how most golf blisters happen.
Size check: smaller than a deck of cards.
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A sleeve of the ball they do not normally buy
One sleeve of something premium, as a treat rather than a switch. Around $15 to $20.
Size check: a sleeve, again, which is the right shape for this entirely.
What not to put in a golfer's stocking
- Novelty golf items. The stocking is where these are most tempting and least wanted.
- Anything that needs a size, except a glove. Apparel in a stocking is a return waiting to happen.
- A ball that is not the one they play. One premium sleeve as a treat is fine. A switch is not.
- Training aids, in any size. There is no small enough version of telling someone their swing needs work.
If you buy one thing: a sleeve of the ball they already play. If you buy three: add a glove and a hundred tees.
Everything here is a consumable, which is the whole reason it works. Stockings are the one place where the unglamorous gift is the correct gift.
For the larger present that sits under the tree rather than in the stocking, read golf Christmas gifts, which is grouped by how long each one needs to arrive.
Golf stocking stuffers: common questions
What are good golf stocking stuffers?
Anything small that runs out: a sleeve of three balls, a glove, bulk tees, a ball marker, a divot tool, a sunscreen stick, blister tape or a towel. Most sit between $10 and $25. The test is whether it is consumed during a normal season, because those are the things golfers never replace often enough.
How much should a golf stocking stuffer cost?
Between about $10 and $25 each is the usual band. A sleeve of three balls is roughly $5 to $15, a glove $15 to $25, a hundred tees $10 to $15. Spending more generally means buying something that no longer fits a stocking.
Are golf balls a good stocking stuffer?
Yes, and a sleeve of three is the right unit. Buy the model they already play rather than a premium ball they have not chosen, because golfers are particular about ball model and will quietly keep using their own.
What small golf gifts are under $15?
A sleeve of non-premium balls, a hundred tees, a ball marker, a divot tool, blister tape, or a few energy bars split out of a box. Our 10th Tee PLUS+ bars work out at $1.92 each in a box of 12.
What should you avoid putting in a golfer's stocking?
Novelty items, anything apparel sized, and training aids. The first gets thrown away, the second rarely fits, and the third reads as a comment on their swing.
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