Our call for each kind of golf gear, based on what past Black Fridays showed. These are judgments about timing, not predictions of this year's prices — and if something is needed now, a round played with it is worth more than a possible saving.
Value golf balls
Buy when you need itWhat past Black Fridays show
Black Friday ball offers in past coverage lean on multi-buys and older or value models. Golf News Net's 2025 roundup listed “buy 2 dozen, get 1 dozen free” offers from several brands, and Golf Monthly and Today's Golfer both listed discounts on value and previous-model balls.
Our call
Value balls are already cheap, so the saving on a single dozen is small. If you need balls now, buy now. Waiting only makes sense if you plan to stock up in bulk, where multi-buy offers have historically appeared.
Our ranking: The Best Value Golf Balls (2026) →
Premium tour balls (Pro V1 and rivals)
Buy when you need itWhat past Black Fridays show
Golf Monthly described the Titleist Pro V1 in November 2025 as “basically never discounted,” and the offer it found was a two-dozen holiday pack at 9% below the manufacturer's suggested price. Titleist's “buy three dozen, get one free” promotion appears in the coverage we found as a spring offer, not a Black Friday one. Other tour balls from TaylorMade, Callaway and Srixon did show discounts in 2025 roundups.
Our call
Don't hold off on a Pro V1 purchase expecting a big November cut — the history doesn't support it. If a rival tour ball is what you play, it has been more likely to appear in Black Friday lists.
Our ranking: Kirkland Signature vs Titleist Pro V1 →
Drivers and irons
Worth waiting forWhat past Black Fridays show
The biggest club discounts in 2024 and 2025 coverage were mostly on previous-generation models, though Golf Monthly's 2025 list also included some current drivers. Today's Golfer explained the pattern in 2024: most manufacturers release new lines early in the following year, so they clear older stock before then. MyGolfSpy calls January “release season,” which is also “price-drop season” for outgoing models.
Our call
If the clubs aren't needed before winter, waiting for November — or January, when new models launch — has historically been the better bet. The exception is a brand that holds its price (see “what rarely goes on sale” below). As always on this site, last year's model is usually the smarter buy anyway.
Our ranking: The Best Budget Golf Drivers →
Complete club sets
Watch October and NovemberWhat past Black Fridays show
Beginner package sets have appeared in Black Friday coverage: Golf Monthly's 2025 club deals included a Callaway Strata set and a Wilson SGI package set, and Sports Illustrated's 2024 roundup listed a Cobra FLY-XL complete set.
Our call
For a holiday gift, November is a reasonable time to buy a first set. For someone who wants to start playing now, buy now — a season of golf is worth more than a possible discount.
Our ranking: The Best Golf Sets for Beginners →
Laser rangefinders
Worth waiting forWhat past Black Fridays show
Rangefinders showed up in both 2024 and 2025 coverage. The Bushnell Tour V6 Shift was listed as discounted in both years, and Precision Pro, Nikon and Shot Scope rangefinders also appeared — usually as dollar-off or percentage-off offers, and in one 2024 case with a gift card attached.
Our call
If a rangefinder isn't needed before late November, this is one of the clearer cases for waiting. Check whether a “deal” is a price cut or a bundle — both have appeared.
Our ranking: The Best Budget Golf Rangefinders →
GPS watches and handheld GPS
Worth waiting forWhat past Black Fridays show
Golf Monthly covered Garmin Approach watches in Garmin's early Black Friday sale in November 2025, and Garmin, SkyCaddie, Arccos and Shot Scope products appeared in 2024 or 2025 roundups.
Our call
Another class where waiting has historically paid, especially for mid-range and step-up watches. A basic GPS bought for this season's remaining rounds is still a fine buy now.
Our ranking: The Best Value Golf GPS Watches →
Launch monitors and home simulators
Worth waiting forWhat past Black Fridays show
Some of the largest dollar offers in the coverage were on launch monitors and simulators: SkyTrak, Garmin Approach R10, FlightScope Mevo+ and Rapsodo all appeared in 2024 or 2025 roundups. Several offers were bundles — free balls or a case — rather than price cuts.
Our call
As the most expensive category we cover, this is where waiting for November has the most to gain. Compare a bundle's extras against a straight price cut before deciding which is the better deal.
Our ranking: The Best Budget Home Golf Simulators →
Push carts and golf bags
Watch October and NovemberWhat past Black Fridays show
Push-cart and bag brands including Bag Boy, Alphard, Big Max and Vessel ran Black Friday offers in 2024 or 2025 coverage. But Golf Monthly reported in October 2025 that an Amazon price on a Bag Boy cart already beat the previous year's Black Friday deal.
Our call
Black Friday isn't automatically the lowest price here. Keep an eye on prices through October and November, and buy when a price you're happy with appears.
Our ranking: The Best Golf Push Carts for the Money →
Golf shoes
Worth waiting forWhat past Black Fridays show
Shoe discounts in 2024 and 2025 coverage were frequently on older models. Golf Monthly's shoe-deal coverage included a Puma model its tester noted had arrived in 2022, and Golf Digest's 2024 early coverage highlighted steep adidas reductions on select items.
Our call
Past-season shoes are where the offers have been. If they're not needed now, waiting is reasonable — though end-of-line stock can run short in popular sizes.
Our ranking: The Best Budget Golf Shoes →
Apparel, gloves and rain gear
Worth waiting forWhat past Black Fridays show
Clothing produced some of the deepest percentage offers in the roundups — Sports Illustrated listed Nike Golf and Palm Golf gloves in 2025, and Galway Bay rain gear appeared in both 2024 and 2025 coverage.
Our call
Unless it's needed now, apparel is one of the likelier categories to be discounted in November. Gloves are cheap consumables either way.
Our ranking: The Best Golf Gloves for the Money →
Training aids
Buy when you need itWhat past Black Fridays show
Training-aid brands including BirdieBall, Fiberbuilt, SuperSpeed and HackMotion ran Black Friday offers in 2024 or 2025 coverage.
Our call
The best-value aids — alignment sticks especially — cost so little that waiting saves almost nothing. For the more expensive aids and practice mats, November is worth checking.
Our ranking: The Best Golf Training Aids for the Money →