Are Spikeless golf shoes officially a thing of the past on the PGA Tour?
Only one golf brand has been present for each one of the 13 wins on the PGA Tour so far this season, and it might not be the one you think.
With spikeless golf shoes coming on leaps and bounds in recent years, especially at the amateur level, it would be reasonable to think that maybe even some pros are turning towards less aggressive traction platforms in the pursuit of a more natural feel underfoot.
Indeed, for some years that seemed as if spikes were slowly going out of vogue. The advent of sneaker culture in the game saw, at least for a little while at least, even high-level tour pros taking to the course in spikeless shoes.
However that seems to be changing, as spiked golf shoes remain overwhelmingly the trusted choice of PGA Tour winners, Matt Fitzpatrick having worn his spiked Skechers Blade Pro shoes en route to his second PGA Tour title of the year.
The spikes they're fitted with, SoftSpikes' Tour Flex Pro, have given the brand its 13th straight win on tour this season, making the Tennessee-based cleat manufacturer the only brand in golf to have had a part in every PGA Tour win so far this year.
Indeed, it's estimated that between 80 and 90% of the field at any given tour event will be wearing spikes, the vast majority of them now plastic replaceable spikes like SoftSpikes.
In what seems like a further nail in the coffin, a trend seems to be emerging where an increasing number of pros are taking to the tee in specially modified variants of ostensibly spikeless models.
Nike famously updated its much-loved Air Jordan 1 Golf Sneaker with a spiked model for Tony Finau earlier this year. Collin Morikawa prevailed at the Pebble Peach Pro-Am wearing a modified pair of normally spikeless adidas Adizero ZG shoes, while Tommy Fleetwood, switching out of his former nikes, has stepped into a custom spiked version of Sun Day Red's spikeless Presidio golf shoe.
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Looking further down the leaderboard at each tournament, it's clear that spikes are here to stay well into the foreseeable future.
While spikeless shoes might be well and good for everyday hackers, spikes are still very much where the pros lean when it comes to the crunch – as should every golfer in the pursuit of top-tier traction and stability.
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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 Georgina. Primarily a writer, you may see him pop up in videos or on the GolfMagic socials from time to time.
