Golf glove
A thin leather or synthetic glove worn on the lead hand to steady the grip.
Overview
Most golfers wear a single glove on their lead hand — the top hand on the club. Its job is grip security: it stops the handle slipping when hands are damp or the weather is wet, without needing the player to squeeze harder.
A glove should fit closely, because a loose one moves on the hand and undoes the point of wearing it. It is optional rather than required, and plenty of players go without.
Good to know
- Worn on the lead hand — the top hand on the grip.
- It secures the grip so the player does not have to squeeze harder.
- A close fit matters; a loose glove defeats the purpose.
- Entirely optional, and many players prefer bare hands.
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- Golf clubBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf ballBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf teeBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf bagBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
- Golf courseBoth are taught in the “What you’ll need” stage of the Golf learning path.
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Playing surfaces
- Artificial turfSynthetic grass, often filled with sand or rubber, that gives a firm, even, all-weather surface. It plays faster and truer than worn natural grass.
- Synthetic trackAn all-weather rubberised athletics running surface — firm, springy and high-grip — giving sprinters and distance runners fast, consistent, predictable footing.
- GravelLoose crushed stone over a firm base — an unpaved middle ground between smooth road and rough trail, ridden and run for variable grip and steady pace.
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- 2026-08-30
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