Best Golf Gifts for Men in 2026: Christmas Ideas for Every Budget

Updated on: October 22, 2026 • ~19 min read

Author: Graeme

Every golfer has a drawer full of golf gifts they've never used.

The joke tees. The ball marker shaped like a pint. The "World's Best Golfer" mug from someone who's never watched him shank a 7-iron into a car park.

However, the gifts golfers actually love are rarely the clever ones.

The best golf gifts for men are the things golfers use up, wear out or never buy for themselves: a dozen Titleist Pro V1s, a fresh glove, a lesson with a PGA professional, a rangefinder or GPS watch, or a heavyweight hoodie for cold rounds. Buy for how he plays, not for the punchline.

I've been on both sides of this.

I've received a novelty putting set that's still in its box three years later. I've also received a £30 lesson voucher from Anna that fixed my grip in twenty minutes and knocked three shots off my handicap that month.

One cost more. The other changed my game.

In this guide, I'll take you through the best golf gifts for men at every budget, from stocking fillers under £30 to the big-ticket tech, plus the experiences golfers rate above anything in a box, how to get clothing sizes right, and what to leave on the shelf.

About the author: Graeme Whiles is the founder of Three Putt Golf Clothing and a 14-handicapper who plays most of his golf in West Yorkshire, usually three-putting. He has reviewed more than 100 golf clothing brands on this journal, from high street to heritage.

In this guide:

• The best golf gifts for men at a glance
• Golf gifts under £30
• Golf gifts from £30 to £60
• Golf gifts from £60 to £150
• Golf gifts from £150 to £300
• Golf gifts over £300
• Golf experience gifts
• Which golf gift suits which golfer
• Christmas golf gifts: how to layer the budget
• How to buy golf clothing as a gift
• What not to buy a golfer
• Golf gift FAQs

The Best Golf Gifts for Men at a Glance

Short on time? Here's the short list, by budget.

• Under £30 ($40): a dozen Srixon Soft Feel, a FootJoy WeatherSof glove, a PuttOUT Pressure Putt Trainer or FootJoy WinterSof gloves for winter rounds.
• £30 to £60 ($40 to $80): a dozen personalised Titleist Pro V1s, a golf polo with a proper collar, a 400gsm crewneck sweatshirt or a 430gsm heavyweight hoodie.
• £60 to £150 ($80 to $200): a Galvin Green Drake mid layer, a pair of FootJoy Flex shoes or a Shot Scope PRO L2 rangefinder.
• £150 to £300 ($200 to $400): a Garmin Approach S12 GPS watch, a Shot Scope LM1 launch monitor, Arccos Smart Sensors or a FootJoy HydroLite X waterproof.
• Over £300 ($400): a Rapsodo MLM2PRO, a custom club fitting or a round on the Old Course at St Andrews.
• Leave on the shelf: novelty clutter, clubs he hasn't chosen and anything that won't see grass.

My top pick: a lesson with a PGA professional. It's the gift that changed my game, and it costs less than most of the gadgets on this list.

Gift	Best for	Price
Alignment sticks	Range sessions with a purpose	£11.99 / $19.99
FootJoy WeatherSof glove	Every regular golfer	£12.50 / $13
PuttOUT Pressure Putt Trainer	Putting practice at home	£24.99 / $29.99
Three Putt heavyweight tee	Range days and summer rounds	£29.99 to £34.99
FootJoy WinterSof gloves (pair)	Winter golf	£27 / $28
Titleist ball marker cap	A gift with no sizing risk	£27 / $45
Srixon Soft Feel (dozen)	The golfer who loses a lot of balls	£28 / $24.99
Three Putt golf polo	Clubs with a collar rule	£33.99 to £44.99
Three Putt crewneck sweatshirt	Cold mornings and the clubhouse	£42.99 to £52.99
Three Putt heavyweight hoodie	Winter golf and off the course	£49.99 to £59.99
Titleist Pro V1, personalised (dozen)	The golfer who never treats himself	£52 / $58, plus £4 / $5 for text
FootJoy Flex golf shoes	Spikeless comfort, course to clubhouse	£90 / $110
Galvin Green Drake mid layer	Golfers who play in all weathers	£99 / $169
Shot Scope PRO L2 rangefinder	Exact yardages to the flag	£149.99 / $149.99
Garmin Approach S12 GPS watch	Distances on the wrist	£179.99 / $199.99
FootJoy HydroLite X jacket	Playing on through the rain	£195 / $225
Shot Scope LM1 launch monitor	Range data with no subscription	£199.99 / $199.99
Arccos Smart Sensors	Golfers who love their stats	£224.99 / $249.99
Old Course, St Andrews (green fee)	The bucket-list round	£380 in 2027 high season
Rapsodo MLM2PRO launch monitor	Simulator golf at home	£649.99 / $699.99, plus membership
Lesson with a PGA professional	Improvers (my top pick)	Varies by pro

Prices are RRPs from each brand's own UK and US websites (or a major golf retailer where the brand doesn't sell direct), checked on October 22, 2026. Gifts sit in budget bands by UK price, so a few US prices land a little higher. Three Putt prices are in pounds, and our shop shows your local currency.

How I Picked These Gifts

Every gift here had to pass one test. I call it the grass test: will it see grass, the range or the inside of a golf bag within a month of being unwrapped?

If the honest answer was "maybe on a shelf", it didn't make the list.

I also want to be upfront. I founded Three Putt Golf Clothing, so our own hoodies, sweatshirts, tees and polos appear in this guide.

Everything else is here because golfers use it. No brand paid to be included, and there are no affiliate links. You can read how we handle that conflict of interest in our review methodology.

Golf Gifts Under £30 ($40): Stocking Fillers That Get Used

Great golf gifts don't need a big price tag.

The best ones under £30 are the things golfers burn through, lose or forget to replace. They're not glamorous. They get used every single round.

For more ideas at this price, plus a Secret Santa shortlist, see our guide to cheap golf gifts and Secret Santa ideas.

A Dozen Srixon Soft Feel Golf Balls (£28 / $24.99)

Every golfer needs more balls. I lose at least two a round, which is more than 100 a year.

Srixon's Soft Feel is a two-piece ball with a compression of 58 (compression measures how much a ball squashes at impact, and lower numbers feel softer). It's a ball he can play every week without mourning every one that disappears into the gorse.

Best for: the golfer who loses balls faster than he'll admit.

A FootJoy WeatherSof Glove (£12.50 / $13)

Golfers go through four to six gloves a season.

The FootJoy WeatherSof is the safe, everyday pick. Check the size printed inside his current glove, then buy two: one to wear and one for the bag.

Best for: anyone who plays more than once a month.

FootJoy WinterSof Gloves (£27 / $28)

If he plays through a British winter, this is the stocking filler he'll thank you for in January.

WinterSof gloves come as a pair, one for each hand, so he can still grip the club when his fingers have given up.

Best for: the golfer who refuses to put the clubs away in November.

A Titleist Ball Marker Cap (£27 / $45)

A cap is the easiest golf gift there is. No sizing worries beyond "does his head exist".

The Titleist Players Performance Ball Marker cap adds a neat trick: a ball marker held by a magnet under the peak, so he's never patting his pockets on the green.

Best for: the golfer who owns three caps and only ever wears one. Buy him the good one.

A PuttOUT Pressure Putt Trainer (£24.99 / $29.99)

PuttOUT is a British brand, and its Premium Pressure Putt Trainer turns the living-room carpet into a practice green.

The base is the size of a real hole. Any putt that rolls up the ramp and back down counts as holed, and the ball rolls back about as far as it would have finished past the hole, so he learns pace as well as line. Only a perfectly weighted putt stays in the small target at the top.

If he catches the bug, PuttOUT's Slim Putting Mat (240cm long) is £39.99 / $49.99.

Best for: the golfer who three-putts and blames the greens.

A Set of Alignment Sticks (£11.99 / $19.99)

Alignment sticks are the best value training aid in golf.

Lay two on the range and he'll see where his feet, hips and clubface are actually pointing, which is rarely where he thinks.

In the UK, Brand Fusion's Tour alignment sticks are £11.99 a pair at American Golf. In the US, the original Tour Sticks are $19.99.

Best for: the golfer who's always "working on something" at the range.

A Microfibre Towel and a Divot Tool

Not the decorative towel. The microfibre kind that actually gets mud off a clubface, with a carabiner clip (the spring hook that fixes it to his bag).

Most golfers have one that should have been replaced two years ago. Add a divot tool for repairing pitch marks (the dents a ball leaves when it lands on the green), because most golfers carry a broken tee instead.

Best for: anyone who carries a golf bag.

A Three Putt Golf Heavyweight Tee (From £29.99)

Our Three on the Green tee is £29.99, and our illustrated designs, such as Contours and Tee Time, are £34.99.

Every one is a 305gsm, 100% cotton heavyweight tee, cut relaxed with a longer body, so it drapes rather than clings.

I bought one for a mate who'd never heard of the brand. He wore it three times in the first week.

Best for: the golfer who lives in a tee at the range. Shop golf t-shirts.

Golf Gifts From £30 to £60 ($40 to $80): The Sweet Spot

This is where golf gifts get interesting.

There's enough budget for something genuinely good, without the pressure of getting it perfect.

Personalised Titleist Pro V1 Golf Balls (£52 / $58 a Dozen, Plus Text)

The Titleist Pro V1 is the ball most club golfers want and few buy for themselves.

Titleist's Pro V1 Custom service prints up to three lines of text on every ball, at 17 characters a line, from an extra £4 / $5 a dozen.

A mate had a dozen printed with "Three Putt" for my birthday. I've never laughed harder on the first tee, and I was still using them six months later.

Best for: the golfer who plays a cheaper ball and secretly wants the good stuff.

A Three Putt Golf Polo (£33.99 to £44.99)

A polo is the easiest clothing gift to get right.

You don't need to guess his swing speed or handicap. You need his size and a colour he'll actually wear.

Ours each do something different.

Pin High (£33.99) is a regular-fit polo with raglan sleeves. The Caddie (£38.99) is the retro one, with contrast tipping on the collar and cuffs. Dogleg (£38.99) is 240gsm, 100% cotton.

Every one has a proper collar for clubs that ask for one, in sizes S to 3XL.

Best for: the golfer whose club has a collar rule. Shop golf polos.

A Three Putt Golf Crewneck Sweatshirt (£42.99 to £52.99)

A crewneck is the most versatile layer a golfer can own: cold mornings, cool evenings and the clubhouse afterwards.

Ours are 400gsm, 100% cotton, in a regular fit. Three on the Green is £42.99, and the illustrated designs are £52.99.

I wear mine more than any other item in my golf wardrobe.

And if his club frowns on hoods, a crewneck sidesteps the rule.

Best for: autumn and winter rounds. Shop golf sweatshirts.

A Three Putt Golf Heavyweight Hoodie (£49.99 to £59.99)

Our hoodies are 430gsm with a drop shoulder: the kind he pulls on for a cold tee time and keeps on for the debrief afterwards.

They're 56% cotton and 44% polyester. Three on the Green is £49.99, and the illustrated designs are £59.99, in sizes S to 2XL.

If I were buying one as a present, I'd pick the Contours hoodie: a topographic map of a single green across the back, with the three-putt that named us hiding in plain sight.

If he'd rather have one to swing in, our guide to the best golf hoodies covers performance hoodies from Peter Millar, FootJoy and Under Armour too.

Best for: the winter golfer, and anyone who already lives in hoodies off the course. Shop golf hoodies.

Golf Gifts From £60 to £150 ($80 to $200): Gifts That Last Seasons

This is the tier where you buy something that stays in rotation for years.

A Galvin Green Drake Mid Layer (£99 / $169)

Last Christmas, my playing partner's wife bought him a Galvin Green mid-layer. He's worn it every single round since Boxing Day.

That's what a good mid-layer does. It becomes the default, the piece he reaches for without thinking.

Galvin Green calls the Drake its best-selling mid layer. It's an insulating layer from the Swedish brand's INSULA range, and it works under a waterproof as well as on its own.

Best for: the golfer who plays in all weathers and likes his kit technical.

FootJoy Flex Golf Shoes (£90 / $110)

A good pair of golf shoes is one of the most useful gifts a golfer can get. He'll wear them every round for several seasons.

The FootJoy Flex is a spikeless shoe (rubber grips on the sole instead of studs), so it works from the first tee to the clubhouse bar.

The catch is sizing. Check the size in his current pair, or ask someone who knows. A golfer with good shoes plays better. A golfer with bad shoes thinks about his feet for four hours.

Best for: the golfer still wearing the shoes he bought in 2019.

A Shot Scope PRO L2 Laser Rangefinder (£149.99 / $149.99)

A laser rangefinder (a small scope that measures the exact distance to whatever he points it at) answers the question he asks on every approach shot.

The Shot Scope PRO L2 also reads slope (how much an uphill or downhill shot changes the playing distance) and has a magnet so it sticks to a buggy. If he'd rather have a big optics brand, Nikon's Coolshot 20i GIII is £229 / $239.95.

One rule worth knowing: distance-measuring devices are allowed under the Rules of Golf unless a competition bans them, but measuring elevation isn't. Slope is for casual rounds, not the monthly medal.

Best for: the golfer who argues with his playing partners about yardages.

Golf Gifts From £150 to £300 ($200 to $400): The Kit He Won't Buy Himself

These are the gifts golfers want but rarely buy, because the money always goes on green fees.

A Garmin Approach S12 GPS Watch (£179.99 / $199.99)

A GPS golf watch puts the distance to the front, middle and back of the green on his wrist, so he stops pacing out yardages from the 150 marker.

The Approach S12 is Garmin's entry-level golf watch. It comes preloaded with more than 43,000 courses and runs for up to 30 hours in GPS mode.

If you'd like the step up, the touchscreen Approach S44 is £259.99 / $299.99.

Best for: the golfer who wants distances without fishing a gadget out of his pocket.

A FootJoy HydroLite X Waterproof Jacket (£195 / $225)

This is the gift every UK golfer needs, and nobody ever buys for himself because the money goes on clubs.

I played without a proper waterproof for my first two years. Looking back, that was madness.

The HydroLite X is FootJoy's lightweight, stretchy rain jacket, and FootJoy backs the waterproofing with a warranty: three years on UK orders, two years in the US. Our guide to the best waterproof golf clothing compares it with the alternatives.

Best for: the golfer who goes home at the first sign of a cloud.

A Shot Scope LM1 Launch Monitor (£199.99 / $199.99)

A launch monitor (a device that reads what the club and ball do at impact) used to be tour-pro kit. The Shot Scope LM1 brings it down to gift money.

It shows club speed, ball speed, smash factor (ball speed divided by club speed, a measure of how cleanly he's hitting it) and carry and total distance on a 3.5-inch colour screen. There's no subscription to pay.

Best for: the range regular who wants numbers, not feelings.

Arccos Smart Sensors (£224.99 / $249.99)

Arccos sensors screw into the end of each grip and record his shots as he plays, so the app builds his stats for him: distances for every club, fairways, greens and putts.

The Arccos Smart Sensors box has 15 club sensors and a putter sensor, and the first year of membership is included. After that, it's £131.88 a year in the UK or $199.99 in the US.

Best for: the golfer who loves a spreadsheet more than he'll admit.

Golf Gifts Over £300 ($400): The Big One

Spend this much and you're buying something he'll use for years, so it pays to know what he actually wants.

If you're not sure, ask his playing partners. Golfers talk about the kit they want far more than they buy it.

A Rapsodo MLM2PRO Launch Monitor (£649.99 / $699.99)

The Rapsodo MLM2PRO sits behind the ball at the range or in the garage and pairs with his phone or tablet, turning every swing into numbers and, with the right membership, simulated rounds.

The catch? The full feature set needs Rapsodo's Core membership, which costs £159.99 / $199.99 a year and isn't included in the price.

Garmin's Approach R10 (£479.99 / $499.99) is the main alternative. Its simulator mode needs a Garmin Golf membership too, at £89.99 / $99.99 a year.

Best for: the golfer with a garage and a long winter to fill.

A Custom Club Fitting (Price Varies)

If you really want to buy him clubs, buy him a fitting instead.

A fitter watches his swing on a launch monitor and matches the clubhead, shaft, length and lie angle to it. He then picks the clubs himself, which is the part golfers enjoy most anyway.

Ask his club's pro shop or a fitting centre near him for a gift voucher.

Best for: the golfer who's been "thinking about new irons" for three seasons.

Golf Experience Gifts: Lessons, Rounds and Trips

Experiences beat things. Always.

I still talk about a golf trip to Scotland four years ago. I don't talk about any gift I received that same Christmas.

A Lesson With a PGA Professional (Price Varies by Pro)

This is my top pick, and not just because of what one lesson did for my grip.

A lesson voucher is the gift that improves his game and makes him easier to live with on a Sunday evening after a bad round.

Most club professionals sell vouchers through the pro shop, so ring his club first. If you don't know where he plays, PGA Play (The PGA's lesson finder) matches golfers with a local PGA professional across the UK, and PGA of America's coach finder does the same in the US.

Best for: the improver, the beginner and the golfer who has everything.

A Golf Experience Day (From £35)

Experience-day companies sell golf vouchers he can book when it suits him.

At Virgin Experience Days, rounds start at £35 and a 60-minute lesson with a PGA professional is £99 at more than 130 UK locations. Red Letter Days sells a similar nationwide PGA lesson for £92.99.

Best for: a gift with a day out attached.

A Swyng Golf Voucher (£50 to £1,000)

If you can't decide where he should play, let him choose.

A Swyng golf gift voucher can be any value from £50 to £1,000 and lasts 12 months. Swyng says it works with more than 2,000 UK courses, and the voucher covers rounds, lessons and experiences.

Best for: UK golfers who'd rather pick their own course.

A Topgolf Session

Topgolf is the driving range turned into a night out: big targets out on the range, automatic scoring, food and a bay for a group of mates.

It has four UK venues (Chigwell, Watford, Glasgow and Surrey) and more than 100 in the US, and it sells gift cards. Our guide to what to wear to Topgolf covers the rest.

Best for: the social golfer, and a group gift from his mates.

A Round Somewhere He's Always Wanted to Play

The bucket-list round is the gift golfers talk about for the rest of their lives.

The Old Course at St Andrews is the obvious one. A high-season green fee is £380 in 2027, up from £355 in 2026, and most visitors get a tee time through the ballot, which is drawn 48 hours before play.

So you're giving him a trip and a lottery ticket at the same time. If that feels like a long shot, any classic links will do, and our guide to what makes a links golf course explains what he's in for.

Best for: the golfer who's been "meaning to" play a famous course for years.

A Contribution to a Golf Trip

Sometimes the best gift isn't an item. It's a share of the villa, the flights or the green fees on a trip with his mates.

Our golf trip packing list covers what to take. The trip itself is the part he'll still be talking about in ten years.

Which Golf Gift Suits Which Golfer?

Budget is one way in. The other is the kind of golfer you're buying for.

• The gadget lover: a Garmin Approach GPS watch, a laser rangefinder or a Shot Scope LM1 launch monitor.
• The improver: a lesson with a PGA professional, a set of alignment sticks or the PuttOUT Pressure Putt Trainer.
• The winter golfer: FootJoy WinterSof gloves, a waterproof jacket and a heavyweight hoodie. Our winter golf clothing guide covers the rest of the layers.
• The style-conscious golfer: a golf polo with a proper collar, a 400gsm crewneck sweatshirt or one of our illustrated hoodies. Our men's golf capsule wardrobe shows how the pieces work together.
• The beginner: a glove, a dozen Srixon Soft Feel and a lesson. Our guide to what to wear golfing for the first time covers the clothing.
• The traveller: a padded travel bag and a contribution to the trip itself. Our round-up of the best golf travel bags has the options.
• The groomsman: personalised golf balls with the wedding date or an engraved ball marker. Our guide to golf groomsmen gifts covers the whole wedding party.
• The joker: a novelty headcover, a sleeve of exploding balls or a hoodie with a cow on it. Our funny golf gifts guide has the ones that get used.
• The dad: a round together, a push trolley or a dozen Pro V1s with the family's names on them. Our guide to golf gifts for dad covers Christmas and Father's Day.
• The golfer turning 40, 50 or 60: something from the year they were born, like that year's Open programme or a bottle of port from their birth year. Our guide to golf birthday gifts covers every milestone from 30 to 70.
• The golfer about to retire: something that gets them playing more, like an iGolf voucher for an official handicap or a midweek golf break. Our guide to golf retirement gifts covers office collections too.
• Your other half: a lesson for two, a golf break or an engraved marker set. Our guide to golf Valentine's gifts has ideas for February.
• The golfer who has everything: an experience, a dozen personalised Pro V1s or a round somewhere he's always wanted to play. Our guide to unique golf gifts has more he won't already own.

Christmas Golf Gifts: How to Layer the Budget

Christmas works because you can spread the spend.

Stocking fillers in the morning: balls, tees, a glove and a towel. One main present under the tree: a hoodie, a lesson voucher or a waterproof jacket.

The haul feels bigger than the price tag, and every piece gets used.

My best Christmas golf gift was a dozen Pro V1s, a new glove and a towel. I'd used every item within a week.

And if he's the type who wears a festive jumper for the Boxing Day round, our guide to the best golf Christmas jumpers has him covered.

Buying for your dad this Christmas? Our guide to Christmas golf gifts for dad has the round to book now and play together in the spring.

How to Buy Golf Clothing as a Gift (Without Guessing the Size)

Clothing is the golf gift that gets worn most, and the one gift-buyers worry about most.

The fix? Check before you buy.

• Check a piece he already wears: find the size label on his favourite hoodie or polo, then lay it flat and measure across the chest from armpit to armpit.
• Compare it with a size chart: our size guide lists the measurements for every garment, and our size calculator asks a few quick questions and recommends a size for each product.
• Know the cut: our hoodies are heavyweight and true to size, so order his usual size, or one up if he's between sizes; our sweatshirts and polos are a regular fit; our tees are relaxed with a longer body.
• Check his club's dress code: many clubs want a collar on the course, and some don't allow hoods in the clubhouse. Our golf dress code guide explains the usual rules.
• Keep the colour simple: navy, cream, black and forest green go with almost everything he already owns.

What Not to Buy a Golfer

I'm going to save you money and embarrassment in equal measure.

Novelty Clutter

Toilet putting sets. Tees shaped like body parts. Anything from the gift section of a petrol station.

These get a laugh for three seconds and live in a drawer forever.

Funny isn't the problem, though. Funny he can wear is a different story: a joke on a hoodie gets a laugh every time he tees off. It's why our Reckless Driving design has a cow doing forty in a golf cart, and Tee Time has one sitting down with a proper cuppa.

For jokes that earn a place in the bag, see our guide to funny golf gifts that actually get used.

Clubs He Hasn't Chosen

Unless he's told you the exact model, shaft flex and specification, don't buy him golf clubs.

It's like buying someone prescription glasses. Personal, technical and almost certainly wrong. Even if you get lucky, he'll wish he'd chosen them himself.

Buy him a club fitting instead.

Golf-Themed Home Decor

A clock shaped like a golf ball. A cushion with a pun on it. A doormat that says "Home is where the heart is, but I'd rather be on the course."

No. Just no.

Anything With "World's Best Golfer" on It

He isn't. He knows he isn't. You know he isn't.

It's the golf gift equivalent of a participation trophy, except a participation trophy at least acknowledges you showed up.

Final Thoughts

The best golf gifts are the ones that see the course.

Balls that get hit. Gloves that get worn. Clothing that gets packed. Experiences that get talked about for years.

You don't need to spend a fortune, either. A dozen balls with his initials on will get more use than an expensive gadget he takes out twice.

Run every idea through the grass test, and you won't go far wrong.

If clothing's on the list, start with our heavyweight hoodies, crewneck sweatshirts and golf polos. Our golf gifts for men collection brings the best of them together. UK delivery is free on every order, and US orders of $40 or more ship free. For Christmas, order by Thursday 3 December in the UK, or Monday 30 November in the US.

Frequently Asked Questions About Golf Gifts for Men

What is a good gift for a man who plays golf?

Something he'll use every round or would never buy himself. For most golfers, that means a dozen premium balls such as the Titleist Pro V1, a new glove, a lesson with a PGA professional, or a GPS watch or rangefinder for distances. If he already has the kit, a heavyweight hoodie or a round at a course he's always wanted to play will get more use than another gadget.

What do you buy a golfer who has everything?

Buy an experience rather than a thing. A lesson with a PGA professional, a Topgolf session, a golf experience day or a round somewhere special all work, because nobody already owns them. If it has to be wrapped, personalise it: a dozen Pro V1s printed with his initials or a private joke turns a box of balls into a gift he'll remember on the first tee. See our guide to gifts for golfers who have everything.

What are the best Christmas gifts for golfers?

Layer the budget. Fill the stocking with things he'll use up, like balls, tees, a glove and a towel, then add one main present: a heavyweight hoodie, a waterproof jacket, a lesson voucher or a GPS watch. Winter gifts land especially well in the UK, where FootJoy WinterSof gloves and a warm mid layer keep him playing until spring.

What is a good small gift for someone who loves golf?

The things golfers always need: a dozen balls, a glove in his size, a divot tool, a set of alignment sticks or a microfibre towel. A FootJoy WeatherSof glove costs £12.50 ($13) and PuttOUT's Pressure Putt Trainer £24.99 ($29.99), so both make easy stocking fillers or Secret Santa gifts that won't end up in a drawer.

What are good golf gifts under £50?

Under £50 ($65), the best golf gifts are a PuttOUT Pressure Putt Trainer, FootJoy WinterSof gloves, a Titleist ball marker cap, a golf polo or a crewneck sweatshirt. Three Putt's polos start at £33.99 and our 400gsm sweatshirts at £42.99, so clothing fits the budget without looking like a budget gift. Our guide to golf gifts under £50 has plenty more.

Can you buy golf lessons as a gift?

Yes. Most PGA professionals sell lesson vouchers through their club's pro shop, so start with his home club. If you don't know where he plays, PGA Play lists PGA professionals across the UK, and PGA of America's coach finder covers the US. Experience companies such as Virgin Experience Days also sell a 60-minute PGA lesson voucher for £99.

What's a good golf gift for a beginner?

Keep it simple: a glove, a dozen value balls such as Srixon Soft Feel, and a lesson with a PGA professional. Beginners improve fastest with good instruction, and an early lesson stops bad habits from setting in. Our guide to what to wear golfing for the first time covers the clothing, so he looks the part on day one as well.

Is golf clothing a good gift?

Yes, as long as you get the size and the dress code right. Check the size label on something he already wears, then choose a collared polo for the course or a crewneck sweatshirt for clubs that frown on hoods. Neutral colours are the safest bet, and a heavyweight hoodie earns its place on cold rounds and off the course.

What golf gifts should I avoid?

Avoid novelty clutter, golf-themed home decor, "World's Best Golfer" mugs and any golf clubs he hasn't chosen himself. Clubs are personal and technical, so a custom fitting or a voucher is the better buy. The simplest check is the grass test: will the gift see grass, the range or the inside of his golf bag within a month of being unwrapped?