Finding a great golf gift under $50 can be difficult. Golf is expensive, with golf clubs, bags, carts, and even clothing costing well over $100. Shopping for that golfer in your life on a budget might seem like an impossible task.
What can you buy a golfer who seemingly has everything he needs, and not break the bank?
Have no fear there are plenty of great golf gifts under $50 that any golfer would love to receive. Let me share some of my favorite golf gift ideas under $50.
1. NFL/NHL/MLB 3 Pack Head Covers
Finding the perfect head cover is often a difficult choice for a golfer. But, if they also happen to be a die-hard fan of a professional sports team, that choice becomes much easier.
This beautiful 3-pack of head covers will cover a driver, 3-wood, and a hybrid. The head covers are made of high-quality buffalo vinyl, and the team logo is embroidered on for a very professional look. The driver head cover is big enough to cover even oversized drivers.
The manufacturer has these covers available for every NFL, NHL and MLB team. So, no matter what team your golfer is a fan of you will be able to find that team.
For under 50$, you can get these finely crafted head covers that will look fantastic in any golf bag. They make the perfect cheap golf gift because your golfer will think you paid way more for them than you did.
2. EyeLine Golf Putting Alignment Mirror
Golf training aids are a tricky thing to buy as a cheap golf gift because you don’t know what your golfer is struggling with. A golf swing can have flaws for many reasons, and unless you know exactly what that is your golf gift could be causing more harm than good. But, the one thing all golfers must perfect is putting.
A putting mirror is recognized by many professional coaches as the most effective training aid. It has been around for years and is used by many PGA pros before every round. If it is good enough for the very best in the world, then it makes for a great golf gift under $50
You may be wondering what exactly this device does, and it is quite simple. To hit a good putt your eyes need to be over the ball, or slightly inside of the ball line. Most amateur golfers do not get their eyes in the right position to hit a good putt, and this puts them at a great disadvantage.
A putting mirror simply allows the golfer to see his eyes in the mirror in relation to the ball before each putt to provide a fast easy check that they are in the right position before the ball is stuck.
Another great putting drill is creating a gate for your putter to swing through with two tees. This again is a drill you will see many pros do. With the EyeLine golf mirror, there are slots at various widths to place tees to create gates. The size of gates can be large or small to increase the level of difficulty.
The training aid is perfect because it is easily thrown in the golf bag allowing the golfer to have it with them before every round. Repetition is the key to improvement, and having this excellent training aid will have your golfer putting better than they ever have before.
This golf gift under $50 is one of the best gifts you can give any golfer that will truly improve their game.
3. Fore! On-Course Golf Game – 3 Pack
A friend in my foursome brought these out one day, and it turned out to be one of the most fun days I have had on a golf course ever! After that day, not only did it become a staple of our golf outings, but it has also become the golf gift I most often give to friends and family. If your golfer plays golf with their friends, this is a golf gift they are going to love.
This golf gift is essentially a card mini-game to be played during the round of golf to make it more fun and interesting.
There are 3 different packs. Fore! Cards is the original and offers more traditional golf stakes. Fore! Drinks is perfect for the foursome who love to have a few drinks on the course, as the task and stakes are all drink-related. For the golfers who love to put a little money on their round of golf, Fore! Money will be perfect for them.
For under 50$ you can get the 3-pack which includes all of the games. That is a 25% saving than if you bought each individually. This way you don’t need to figure out which they will love best, get all 3 so they have a wide variety, and can change which pack is used, depending on the group.
When you buy this golf gift under $50 it might get a confused look. But, trust me just tell them to give it a try once, and they will never go back to playing golf any other way with their friends. Once they do, they are going to be telling you what a perfect golf gift this was, and asking you where they can get it to give it as a gift to someone else.
4. CHAMPKEY Chipping Net
Chipping is one of the most important factors in improving your golf score, but it is not worked on nearly enough, Golfers will hit thousands of balls with their driver, hit putts on practice greens, and indoor putting mats. But not enough are working on their chipping.
This chipping net includes everything you need for indoor or outdoor setup. Many chipping nets come with only the net. The Champkey chipping net also includes a small hitting mat and 12 foam golf balls. This makes it perfect for an indoor setup in a spare room or garage. When the weather is appropriate the net packs up easily, and can be brought outside. When used outside the net is durable enough to handle real golf balls.
The hitting mat features two different types of surfaces to recreate chipping from a fairway or rough lie. The mat has a rubber backing that creates a sturdy base. The mat will easily stick firmly to any hard flooring, preventing it from moving after each stroke.
If you want to give a golf gift under $50 that will help lower your golfer’s score, you are looking at it.
5. Callaway Golf Ball Retriever
The golf ball retriever. The one “club” in the bag all golfers think “Oh no I don’t need one of them”, until they do. Then they are praying someone in their foursome has one, if not they’re rolling up pants legs and diving into murky waters to save their last ball.
Golfers are a weird breed, and you might be thinking why don’t they just leave the ball in the water? Well, I’ll explain to you something strange happens to a golfer when they think they have lost their ball only to see it sitting right at the bank of the water. It’s so close they can almost reach it! Then something primal kicks in, and they feel the need to save this ball from its ultimate demise.
Maybe it makes them feel that their shot wasn’t that bad; it “just” missed. Maybe they feel the ball is still playable if they can pull it from the water. But once they see it, it must be saved.
Now with your golf gift under $50 you will give them the tool to make this happen.
This golf ball retriever is made by one of the most trusted brands in golf Callaway. It extends up to 15 feet to give the golfer maximum range to retrieve balls. It has an easy telescopic design that easily retrieves and locks the ball in after picking it from the water. No other golf retriever I have seen does a better job of picking up balls than this model.
What I really love about this retriever is that it comes with a head cover, so that in the bag it just looks like another club making it aesthetically pleasing to carry in any golf bag.
Now that you know this deep and dirty secret about golfers. Do them a massive favor and buy them a golf ball retriever as a cheap golf gift that I promise they will use more often than they think.
6. Small Speaker – JBL Clip 3
The JBL Clip 3 is the perfect cheap golf gift under $50 for a golfer who is also a music enthusiast. There is nothing like a little music on the golf course to help make the round a little more enjoyable. This is a great golf speaker because of how small, but also how it easily clips onto a golf bag.
The speaker is made by JBL so you know already you are getting a top-of-the-line speaker. The sound quality is going to be second to none for a speaker of that size. The battery lasts up to 10 hours ensuring it won’t die at any point during the golf round. Plus the speaker is waterproof in case a little rain comes during the round. It has everything you want for a speaker to take onto the golf course.
The speaker comes in 12 different colors so take the time to find the color of their golf bag and pick the color that best matches it.
This may not feel like a golf gift, but it is certainly one a golfer will love. Don’t be swayed by needing a bigger more expensive golf speaker. This speaker is exactly what a golfer needs, and it can be bought for under 50$. Being a JBL brand they will feel like you spent a lot more for it than you actually did.
7. Golf Club and Ball Cleaning Bag – Clubscrub
I can speak from personal experience that this little bag makes an excellent cheap golf gift under $50, as it was bought for me. I’ll admit when I first got it, I did the polite smile, and thank you, but in my head, I thought well here is another golf gift I’ll never use. Boy was I ever wrong!
I attached it to my bag to try one round on a rainy day, where I knew my clubs would be picking up a lot of mud, and wow what a job it did to quickly and efficiently clean my club. It is now permanently attached to my bag.
The design is quite brilliant in its simplicity. The inside of the bag is made of a waterproof material, that allows you to clean your club on the course without the mess. Simply add ¼ cup of water to the bag, and you are ready to go. The inside of the bag has a clean face technology that gently cleans the club without any scratching.
The outside of the bag is made of a microfiber that stays dry. This allows the golfer to wipe dry their club after it is cleaned.
The hidden gem of this accessory is that it also doubles as a ball cleaner, which is extremely effective when you have a mud ball or some dirt on the ball, and you aren’t near the ball washers on the tee.
This little accessory is essentially a towel, club brush, and ball cleaner all in one. Don’t be insulted when you get the polite thank you. Just wait, and I assure you they will come back gushing about how good of a golf gift it truly was.
8. NFL/NHL/MLB Putting Cover
The putting cover is the forgotten head cover in the golf bag. Many golfers will get personalized covers for their driver, woods, and hybrid, but most will just use the putting cover provided by the manufacturer. If they got their golf set used, or second hand they might have never owned a putting cover.
The putter is the golf club used the most often, and it will make up about half the total shots taken by a golfer. This means there is also a very strong likelihood your golfer has lost his original putting cover. They are constantly being dropped, or left on the putting green, and once lost golfers tend to not get a new one.
Like the head covers earlier in this list, deciding on a design for the putting cover is a personal choice, and generally hard to buy as a golf gift. But, if that golfer is a die-hard fan of a sports team, then they will love to have that team logo on their putting cover.
The most important thing you need to know before buying this as a golf gift is what type of putter your golfer uses. There are two types of putters. A blade is a putter that resembles a hockey stick. The other type is called a mallet putter. This is any putter that has a square, half-circle or pentagon-shaped back. It is also the head cover you want if the putter backing is shaped like a fang.
This putting cover makes an excellent choice for a cheap golf gift under $50. If you are ok going over your budget of $50, pairing it with the 3 Pack of Head Covers mentioned above makes a complete set of head covers, and that combo gift can be had for under $100.
9. Golf Balls – Callaway Supersoft
This is not the most innovative golf gift, but it is a practical one. If there is one item golfers can’t have enough of its golf balls. An average golfer is going to use 6-12 balls a round. Yup, it sounds crazy but the reality is weekend golfers aren’t as good as they think, and they lose balls at an alarming rate.
A full box of balls (a dozen in a box) will last an average golfer between 2-3 rounds. A modest estimate of 15 rounds a year, and a golfer is using 5-6 boxes of balls a year minimum. The reality is the golfer you are shopping for will always use this golf gift because they are always in need of more balls.
Now which balls to buy is the trickier question. I will simply say know your audience. If you are shopping for a scratch golfer, they are not losing balls nearly as often as an amateur. They likely can get through multiple rounds, and not lose a single ball. If shopping for a very good golfer your focus should shift from quantity to quality.
The best golf ball golf is unanimously agreed upon as the Titleist Pro V1. A box of Pro V1 will fall slightly outside of your budget of $50. If you want to stick strictly to a golf gift under $50 I would go with the Srixon Z-Star which is still considered a premium golf ball but will get you under budget.
If you are buying for an amateur weekend golfer, then quantity over quality should be your focus. With a budget of $50 you can buy two boxes of Callaway Supersoft. The Callaway Supersoft is very popular with amateur golfers, as they come from a trusted brand in Callaway, and also come in a variety of styles and colors. Color balls are growing increasingly popular with amateur golfers as they are much easier to see, and locate on the course resulting in fewer lost balls. You can mix and match a couple of fun colours which will add a little flair to your golf gift.
Golf balls will always make a great cheap golf gift because a golfer simply cannot play the game without them. For under $50 you can get two boxes of budget balls or one box of premium balls. If you want to get the golfer in your life a gift you know they will use, then you can’t go wrong with golf balls.
10. Golf Umbrella – G4Free
A golf umbrella is not only handy when it rains, but it is highly effective to offer a shaded area on those scorching hot summer days.
Finding shade on a golf course can often be a challenge and playing at high noon with the sun directly beating down on you, is not only miserable it can be dangerous and unhealthy.
Many golf push carts now have a handle that allows a golfer to attach the umbrella directly so it doesn’t have to be held. This creates a dome of shade, and protection from the rain as they walk the course with their cart.
A good golf umbrella should be a minimum of 62 inches, but most Tour-size golf umbrellas will be 68 inches.
If your golfer is just starting the basic G4Free umbrella makes an excellent choice. It is durable and comes in a variety of colors to match their bag or style. If your golfer is more of a seasoned player and will only use brand products, then you will want to spend up and get a Titleist or Callaway brand. Both brands may take you outside of your budget for a golf gift under $50.
A golf umbrella might not feel like the best cheap golf gift, but it is certainly a gift that the golfer who will be on the course rain or shine will need. If your golfer doesn’t own one, then it will be a gift they will love!
Conclusion: Best Golf Gift Under $50
Yes, golf is an expensive sport, but I hope this list has shown you there are plenty of great gifts you can give for under $50. If you are looking for even cheaper gift ideas check out my Best Cheap Golf Gifts Under 20$ article. I hope these help you pick the perfect one for the golfer in your life, happy shopping.
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Jeff Ross
Hi, I'm Jeff Ross, and my golfing journey began over 25 years ago, marked by a shaky swing and more slices than I'd like to admit. Despite the initial challenges, my profound love for the game took root, and I realized that golf had a hold on me—an enduring grip that pushed me to improve daily. Today, with half my life still ahead, I remain committed to this beautiful game, viewing each mulligan and unexpected success as a chapter in a larger narrative of growth. Eager to share my passion for golf, I'm driven by a desire to assist others on their own journeys. Together, let's explore new skills, embrace evolving technology, and delve into teachings that propel us forward while maintaining an unwavering passion for this beautiful game.
