Waterproof spikes, gloves and towels: 5 essential golf accessories you need to have this spring.
With Spring fast approaching, wet conditions can be expected at courses all over, and it’s important not to let high winds and rain ruin your game.
Course conditions and irrigation systems are improving year after year, but heavy rainfall will inevitably have adverse effects on how golf courses play.
Sometimes rainy days can be the best to play golf and if you can get over being wet, courses will be less busy than usual, increasing speed of play and leaving you with each hole all to yourself.
Last year saw the United Kingdom have one of the wettest springs on record with 301.7mm of rain, 32% more than the average for this period, with more of the same expected for 2025.
Whether it’s a lack of traction underfoot or just simply keeping your clubs dry in wet weather, there are plenty of options on the market to limit the impact that poor conditions can have on on-course enjoyment.
The availability of useful accessories that can make those small improvements to your game that will lower your handicap is endless.
While you’ve probably thought of an umbrella and bag cover, there are plenty more affordable and convenient accessories that will minimise the effect of bad weather on both performance and enjoyment.
Here are 5 essential golf bag accessories for bad-weather golf in 2025…
Tour Flex Pro golf spikes
There are so many reliable and waterproof golf shoes that have a huge impact on performance, reducing the risk of slipping mid-swing and providing more confidence in a stable base.
However, the performance of footwear can be advanced one step further with the addition of Tour Flex Pro golf spikes by Softspikes.
Each spike is available in the insertion technology of your shoe and has three degrees of control and 10 points of contact with the surface delivering top-notch traction and stability.
The central stinger post on the spike acts as a heavy-duty stud that anchors the shoe into wet terrain.
FootJoy RainGrip golf glove
The FootJoy RainGrip wet weather glove offers ultimate grip in wet conditions and has fast drying properties in its absorbent Sure-Grip Autosuede knit palm.
There’s nothing worse than a drenched glove with 18 holes that’ll make your hands feel like ice blocks, and the absorbent nature of this glove will minimise the effect of adverse conditions.
Often golfers opt to sport a pair of gloves in wet weather to achieve superior grip in their club swing with FootJoy also selling the RainGrip glove in pairs at a discounted rate.
Golf Groovy club cleaner
This product has taken social media by storm with its slick appearance and ability to quickly make your clubs look like new.
The difference between dirty and clean golf clubs on your game is monumental, and with clean grooves you will make greater contact with even more spin.
It’s essential to dry clubs before putting them in the bag and under the rain cover, but no one wants to dry dirty clubs. The Golf Groovy cleaner key in looking after your equipment.
Titleist valuables pouch
The last thing that anyone wants to do with cold hands is fiddle around with zips and small wet pockets in their bag to retrieve their phone or wallet.
The Titleist valuables pouch comes in a classy leather finish and clips onto the top of the bag making it easily accessible while keeping your valuables protected and dry in all conditions.
Callaway Performance Dry towel
Drying golf clubs is incredibly important in maximising their lifespan and effectiveness as well as ensuring high performance on the next stroke.
The 3k waterproof fabric is a feature that may make you opt for Callaway’s Performance Dry towel with its sharp jet-black finish and easy-use clip making it a rugged performer on those dark days.
Cheap towels or tea towels will not dry quickly and can prove useless on a course where the rain just doesn’t want to stay away.
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