Golf package sets have never been better. Here are the six best you can buy

There was a time, not that long ago, when the thought of telling any serious beginner golfer to buy a package set was sacrosanct. And honestly, for a long time, we could understand why. Package clubs tended to be cheap, poorly made, and equipped with clubs that any developing golfer would quickly grow out of as they got better.

This, however, is no longer the case. Brands like Callaway and PXG have become famous for rethinking the concept of the package set from the ground-up, providing affordable and complete amateur package sets that combine genuinely good clubs with high quality bags and accessories. 

Some of these sets are made up of models geared towards versatility and forgiveness for developing golfers, while others simply lean on the DNA of higher-end models from a couple of years ago. Either way, the result is a set of clubs that newer golfers can grow into, rather than out of, as they improve.

But which ones are the best, and why? To answer that question, we thought we'd dive into the best package sets being offered right now by our favourite manufacturers, and just what makes them stand out from the cheap and cheerful sets so many seem to play.

The best golf package sets for 2025

The best all-round package set: Callaway XR

Price: £1,499

Set size: 13-piece (12 clubs, 1 stand bag)

The most complete and comprehensive golf package set money can buy right now, Callaway's XR set represents a more sizeable investment than most beginner sets, but will reward the player with genuinely top-end tech and staying power. 

Based around the highly successful XR drivers and Irons from the late 2010s, the XR woods and irons included in the set are hot and high-launching off the face, with high-speed faces to help generate lots of distance even on off-centre shots. It also comes with three properly-shaped wedges as well as a classic Odyssey #7 shape DFX putter, providing bags of forgiveness and versatility on the greens.

The package is finished off with sleek head covers and a stylish, versatile stand bag for easy carrying. Really, it has everything the beginner could ever ask for.

The runner-up: TaylorMade RBZ 2

Price: £1,149

Set size: 11-piece (10 clubs, 1 stand bag)

The clubs you get in TaylorMade's RBZ 2 package set look suspiciously familiar to the M1 and M2 clubs of a few years back, and indeed the clubs included in this set come with much of the same Speed Pocket tech that helped TaylorMade's higher models of old generate so much effortless speed and launch. This set also comes with a premium TaylorMade Spider putter, which is an excellent touch, while the driver has an adjustable hosel – something unique in this class. 

The lack of a stand bag is a bit annoying given we feel beginners are much better off spending their money on lessons than hiring carts, but overall this is an affordable, well-made and well-equipped package set that'll set newcomers and casual players well on the way to playing more consistent golf.

The bronze medalist: PXG Wildcat

Price: £1,499

Set size: 10-piece (9 clubs, 1 stand bag)

It's up there with the most expensive package sets you can buy (especially given it only comes with nine clubs), but PXG's newly-revised Wildcat package set provides all the tools for beginner golfers to get serious about their game straight out of the track. The brand's Wildcat irons are easy launching and feel excellent, while the higher-lofted, forgiving woods and hybrids take the place of the set's longer irons to help build confidence in the long game. 

The included Blackhawk putter is an approachable, easy to use mallet that'll provide forgiveness on the greens for tons of golfers, while the blacked-out stand bag looks decidedly more premium than any other package set bag in the market.

The best budget option: Callaway Edge

Price: £599

Set size: 10 clubs

The package set that launched a thousand YouTube reviews and kicked off a complete rethink of beginner sets across the industry, Callaway's Edge set changed the game with its introduction into Costco stores a few years ago and the brand hasn't looked back since. Both the woods and irons are easy to hit for golfers of all levels, while the Edge set remains just about the cheapest way to get your hands on a genuine Odyssey White Hot putter. For under £600, the Callaway Edge set's value is as good now as it ever was – it's just a shame it doesn't come with a bag included.

The best value complete set: Wilson Player Fit

Price: £599

Set size: 10 clubs

Wilson make a lot of package golf sets, some of which start from just a few hundred pounds. But we feel that to get a true taste for how well the brand balances affordability and quality, it's best to invest a little extra. The Player Fit package set is actually the brand's most expensive, but by far its best, with a bunch of premium additions like a titanium-faced driver, graphite and steel shafts, bladed wedges and, in a unique touch for a package set, an actual milled putter. 

Add in an excellent stand-bag to carry it all in, and you've got one hell of a value proposition on your hands.

The honourable mention: Cobra Fly-XL II

Price: £699

Set size: 10 clubs (9 clubs, 1 stand bag)

Cobra has long been synonymous with balancing price, distance and forgiveness even in their most high-end clubs, and their Fly XL package set is no exception. Based on the brand's long-established Fly-XL line of game improvement irons and woods, this 10-piece set is engineered to get players comfortable with every kind of club. It comes with a driver, 5-wood and 5-hybrid, all of which are fitted with graphite shafts, while the steel-shafted irons and wedges are easy to launch and easy on the eye.

The choice of a stand or a cart bag is a great touch as well.