Facebook advertising algorithms are extremely efficient. Click on an ad for almost anything and your feed will soon be flooded with ads for similar things.
i know I clicked on one for a golf glove. It didn’t take long for my timeline to fill up with nothing but ad for golf gloves.
So, in the name of journalistic curiosity, I threw in some cash and bought a pair.
OK, five.
I found three that would qualify as very good. One was unusual, but I liked it more than I thought.
The fifth? Well, we’ll have a lot to say about that in a bit. Just don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Let’s start with the three winners. These are in no particular order as we would have no problem recommending any of them.
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I will leave with Religions because he was the first to arrive. Ski Golf is a small, direct-to-consumer lifestyle brand. Ty Mayfield Ski founder started with gloves as the main product and soon expanded to towels, hats and polos. The brand sells primarily through its website and on Amazon. Like those that follow, his marketing efforts focus on social media.
Premium ski gloves they are AAA Cabretta leather and come in a nice variety of colors and patterns. The drip patterns aren’t great, but would probably go well with some of those crazy golf ball patterns that Vice is coming out with.
I went with solid white with navy piping. It’s a nice handle with a raised plastic logo. The strap fits snugly and does not stretch over the bottom Velcro. I wear a medium-large and the fit was very snug. There was no excess material on the fingers or anywhere else for that matter.
While I wouldn’t say the leather is overly thick, you’ll probably find it a bit thicker than, say, a better FootJoy. This is not necessarily a bad thing as it will probably last a bit longer.
The price is typical of the gloves we’ve tried. or single handle retails for $26.95. If you buy three (you can mix and match styles), the price drops to $23. A five-pack brings the price down to just over $20 per glove.
MyGolfSpy Rating: BUY
For Type: Buy one to make sure you like it. Religions includes a QR code for 30 percent off your next purchase. That can bring your five-pack price down to just over $14 per glove.
Seven Iron Golf Tour One Pro
Seven iron golf is very similar to Skive in that it is a new, direct-to-consumer brand specializing in golf gloves. Like Skive, it also offers hats, clothing and accessories, but gloves are the main product.
The company was founded by former Division 1 college football player JD Craigman. The company’s history is a tale as old as time. Craigman, a former defensive lineman for the University of Kentucky, was frustrated with the lack of glove options and decided to come up with his own.
Like Skive, Seven Iron Tour One Pro it is 100 percent Cabretta leather. The fit and feel are first class. Also like the Skive, it’s on the thicker side. What you may lose in feel, you make up for in longevity. The biggest difference between the two gloves is in the wrist. The Skive has a shortened wrist, while the Seven Iron grip is slightly longer and the wrist strap features a strip of sweat-wicking material.
Enter the Seven Iron Tour One Pro 19 different colors (and a female model) for left and right. You’ll need to check back often though, as many colors are currently out of stock (such is the life of a small DTC brand). The price ranges from $19.99 to $28. I bought the Tour One Pro in a yellow green color called “Villain” for $26 plus shipping.
Seven iron does not offer volume discounts.
Overall, it’s a good glove – as good as the Skive.
MyGolfSpy Rating: BUY
For Type: Although I didn’t buy one, look at the hats. They look pretty coolalso.
Classic Western Birch Cabaret
You probably used Western Birch Golf Company products before without even knowing it. The company is a fascinating company. Based in Montana, its core business is premium wood golf tees.
Western Birch was co-founded in 2018 by Louis Rittberger and several partners. Headquartered in Montana, Western Birch is primarily a DTC brand, although it does a significant pro shop and custom business.
of Classic Western Birch Cabaret it does a few things very well.
First is the zippered canvas sleeve that sends the glove. It’s a nice touch that it can be reused. Like the Seven Iron and Ski gloves, the Western Birch is 100 percent AAA Cabretta leather and the fit is strong and comfortable. There’s more strap overlap than I’d like, which puts it a bit behind the Seven Iron and Skis in general. It looks a little thinner than the other two gloves, which helps with feel.
The design is simple and clean. They are white with blue, red, green or black trim. The logo threw me for a minute. I was wondering why a company called Western Birch would have a big “M” with a jagged middle section on it. He, however, was a Homer Simpson.”DOH” moment. Turn the knob and it’s a big “W” with a birch tree cut through the middle.
The best part? These gloves they are $19.99 each. Western Birch also throws in a handful of theses with each order (Clinch does too).
MyGolfSpy Rating: BUY
Pro tip: Shipping is free on orders of $50 or more. We almost always need t-shirts and hats and company t-shirts are fun.
Grip handle with gripper
That’s what I wasn’t sure about.
On Facebook, Tactile grip it looked like a garden glove. This, as it turns out, is Clinch’s proprietary CrushGroove fabric.
Gather was founded in Portland, Ore., in 2021 by Jason DeSoldato and Matt Mahoney. Their mission was to replace traditional Cabretta leather with a technical, performance fabric that wouldn’t stretch, fray or slip excessively when wet.
According to the company, CrushGroove grips better when wet, is more breathable and moisture wicking, and more durable than Cabretta. Clinch says it is Touch gloves it will last two to three times longer than a traditional glove.
It can even be washed and reused without degrading.
I don’t know about any of this. I know my preconceived notions went out the window when I put it on. of Tactile grip it fits very well, and the feel is very different. The material stretched just enough to feel comfortable: not too loose, not too tight. I’m still not sold on the club affiliation, but it’s a work in progress.
Clinch Tactile comes in six colors and retails for $25.
MyGolfSpy Rating: IFFY
Pro tip: It doesn’t look or feel like a traditional golf glove. It is anything but. However, if you let go of your preconceived notions beforehand and keep an open mind, you might actually like it.
Gent Custom Golfers
Words are my business, my friends. That said, I have to admit that I have no words to express how awful it is Gent Golfers the golf glove is.
And that’s not even the worst part.
Facebook’s AI-generated ads, while brilliantly produced, are borderline criminal.
“Each Gent Golfer glove is made once, for one person.” Really? Are any individual handles made more than once?
“A private club in Texas made it part of their membership. Every member wears one.” Really? Texas? They wear THESE?
Finally, the ad shows a glove initialed “TW” with a card behind it that reads “T. Woods.” Yeah, I don’t think so.
While the ads are laughable, the gloves are truly awful. They are touted as breathable and “USA designed, built with American quality in mind.” My order confirmation showed that the single handle was shipped from China. If you look at their mobile website, you can find it in English. You can also find it in German.
“Skin” is heavy, LOT thick and not remotely breathing. The fit is even worse, if that’s possible. There is so much extra material on the fingers that you can fold it over your fingertips. The strap runs halfway along the seal on the back and this is on a handle marked “Medium”.
The inner plastic had a QR code. I took a picture of it just to see where it would lead. Google wasn’t sure, telling me it might be a “localized waste management container in Slovakia”.
I wish I was making this up, but I’m nowhere near that imagination.
Oh, by the way, it was $39 (permanently on sale from $55). At least they got my initials right.
And speaking of Slovak waste management containers…
MyGolfSpy Rating: Stay far, far, VERY FAR away from Gent Golfers.
Final thoughts
My golf gloves this year are Penfold GX (a big gloves for $24), Cabsoft from forelinks golf ($23 per glove when you buy a three-pack) and Red Rooster ($30, less if you subscribe). I could easily see the Skive or Seven Iron sliding down that roll. Western Birch can too, with a slightly better fit.
Buying anything based on a Facebook ad is a risky business. In that sense, an 80 percent strike rate might be some kind of record. That said, despite my lifelong commitment to measured cynicism, I remain genuinely appalled at how awfully, terribly, and deeply rotten the Gent Golfer’s glove is. Facebook advertising is just added comedy.
But what the hell? I spent $40 on softer stuff.
For those of you ready to hit the keyboard with love for MG or Kirkland, be my guest. I’ve tried MG (not a fan) and Kirkland (better but suitable for me) and have decided that a little extra money for gloves is worth it to me. We all make our own decisions about what we will and will not pay for. The gloves tested here won’t win any “Cheapest You Can Buy” trophies, but you’ll get a good glove for your money.
Except that Gent Golfers. Don’t do this.
Next up: buying golf shoes on Facebook.
We can’t wait.
