Golf Ball Manufacturers

The number of golf ball manufacturers grew steadily in the last century, especially during the later half. Originally, there were only a few brands like Precept that held most of the market. It should be made clear that towards the beginning of the twentieth century, golf wasn’t that popular a sport, the way it is today. Demand for golf balls and accessories therefore, grew much later. Now, as the demand for golf balls along with other golf equipments increased so, did the number of golf ball manufacturers, competing with each other for a stronger presence in the market. The market grew so rapidly that the number of ball manufacturers burgeoned in a few years. Although, many of the new firms, like in other spheres of production, had to shut down later but still the number of manufacturers that now existed was many times the number that existed before.

Nowadays, with the sport still on its upward climb in terms of popularity, the manufacturer list has become quite long. This has been a beneficial development for customers as they now have a wider range to choose from. In fact, the fierce competition among golf ball manufacturers has considerably brought down the prices. Besides, the new manufacturers are also coming out with deliberate attempts at making cheaper balls aimed for amateurs and golfers who might use them for practice sessions.

Some of the major manufacturers of golf balls today are namely, Ben Hogan Golf, Bridgestone Golf (parent company of Precept), Callaway Golf, Dunlop Sports, Hippo (largest golf equipment manufacturer in Europe), Jazz Golf (largest Canadian golf manufacturing company), Kasco Golf, Maxfli (a division of TaylorMade), Nike Golf, Ping Golf, Pinnacle, Precept , Pro-Curio Golf, Srixon, TaylorMade Golf, Titleist (most famous name in golf equipment and is the leading ball company as well), Top-Flite / Strata (a division of Callaway), Vulcan Golf, Wilson Golf, and Yonex.