Best Winter Golf Balls 2025: Our top picks for visibility and performance
GolfMagic picks the best balls to minimise both your score and your number of lost balls this winter.
The question of whether or not you need to change your golf balls in the winter is one that perplexes many golfers, and for good reason. Winter golf is hard enough as it is given the onset of the wind and the rain, making scratching around for your ball in the frost and the snow an unenviable task.
But does, as common wisdom generally states, cold weather actually affect your golf ball's performance? Not really. According to a blog post from Titleist's golf ball R&D team, the idea that you need to switch to a lower compression ball in the winter is, in fact, a "common misconception", and that the most you'll gain by doing so is a few yards of carry for every 20°F that the temperature drops.
As such, unless you're looking to squeeze every last drop of performance out of your gear, picking a good winter golf ball is more a matter of cosmetics over actual performance – ensuring you invest in a colour that'll stand out amidst frost, snow and glare.
Thankfully, just about every major brand and model of golf ball has a high-vis option perfectly suited for playing in the colder months, from classic yellow options to more vivid colour combinations that look thoroughly unique without sacrificing the performance you're used to.
Here are our favourites you can get right now for every level of player.
The best winter golf balls 2025
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Titleist Pro V1/Pro V1x
Price: £52
Still very much the benchmark by which all other golf balls are measured, Titleist's Pro V1 and Pro V1x models are the most popular balls on tour by some margin and have been the most desirable model of ball at the amateur level for going on two decades.
The Pro V1 hasn't undergone many cosmetic updates since its inception in the early '2000s, still available as it ever was in a simple choice of white and yellow, the latter of which is shaded with a slightly more green tinge to stand out in poor conditions.
READ OUR FULL TITLEIST PRO V1/PRO V1x REVIEW
TaylorMade TP5/TP5x
Price: £44.99
The golf ball of choice for TaylorMade staffers like Rory McIlroy and Tommy Fleetwood, TaylorMade's TP5 is widely cited as the closest competitor to the Pro V1 in terms of performance, thanks in large part to its unique five-layer construction, exceptionally soft feel and buckets of spin.
Much like the Pro V1, the TP5 comes in a winter-ready version with its urethane rendered in a vivid neon yellow that's slightly more matte to provide more contrast in damp, glossy grass.
READ OUR FULL TAYLORMADE TP5/TP5x REVIEW
Callaway Chrome Tour Triple Track
Price: £49.99
Used by the likes of Jon Rahm, Xander Schauffele and a host of Callaway's other staff players, the Chrome Tour often performs outstandingly in testing, providing industry-topping numbers in terms of ball-speed and spin.
The bright yellow of the Chrome Tour Triple Track is offset with the Triple Track System's signature red and yellow stripes, providing not just an alignment aid on the greens but even more contrast to help the ball stand out in poor conditions.
The best winter golf balls for visibility
Srixon Q-Star Tour Divide
Price: £36.99
A visually striking update to what we believe is one of the most underrated golf balls on the market, Srixon's Q-Star Tour divide is a wonderfully balanced package provided at an affordable price, with a soft core to help a wide range of golfers generate speed and a urethane cover for plenty of spin around the greens.
The unique divide pattern of the Q-Star Tour divide splits the ball into two bright colours for fantastic visibility in any conditions, and comes in a variety of high contrast combinations like yellow and red, yellow and blue and yellow and orange. The line down the middle also serves as a great alignment aid when putting, making these the complete package for winter golf.
READ OUR FULL SRIXON Q-STAR TOUR REVIEW
TaylorMade Tour Response Stripe
Price: £39.99
If you want a little more contrast in your ball but don't want to depart entirely from using a white golf ball, TaylorMade's Tour Response stripe range is a great place to start. A fantastically well-balanced and well-priced model that sits just below the TP5 range, the Tour Response provides reliable speed, soft feel and great greenside performance for mid-handicap players.
The stripe variant has the most visual pop of any TaylorMade alignment aid, with each ball's stripe rendered in a bright colour for added contrast and fantastic visibility.
READ OUR FULL TAYLORMADE TOUR RESPONSE STRIPE REVIEW
The best affordable winter golf balls
TaylorMade SpeedSoft Ink
Price: £28.99
One of the most visually striking golf balls on the market, TaylorMade's SpeedSoft Ink is instantly distinctive for its unique ink stripe pattern, which not only stands out for its modern aesthetic but provides plenty of added contrast for easy location on the golf course.
The SpeedSoft Ink's pattern comes rendered in a range of colours to suit any taste, from bright blue and pink to darker shades of green and red, while the low compression core and ionomer cover combine to provide a super soft feel from tee to green.
Callaway SuperSoft
Price: £28.99
One of the best beginner golf balls out there and a reliable favourite for thousands of higher-handicap players, Callaway's Supersoft has a long history of delivering outstanding soft feel, straight flight and easy distance for players with lower swing speeds and more inconsistent ball striking.
The Supersoft also comes in a wide range of vivid colours, with matte orange, red, yellow and pink options for those who want a reliable high-vis option when playing in colder weather.
Brad Nash is Reviews Editor at GolfMagic, having joined the team in June 2025 to look after all things reviews, soft goods testing and equipment alongside Equipment Editor Tom. Primarily a writer, you may see him pop up in videos or on the GolfMagic socials from time to time.
