A towel is the cheapest way to change how a golf bag looks, and fall is when it earns its keep. The mornings are wet, the bunkers are damp and the grooves fill up. So this is the big one: fifty towels from fifty independent brands, one per brand, sorted into four groups.
If you want one towel for the season, start with the heavy section. The Devereux knitted Cactus Voodoo and the Sentinel gauze towel from Japan are the two we would reach for first, and the Jones Rain Hood is the practical pick for a wet November. For a present, the Seamus Chief Joseph jacquard or the Manors and Gentleman Jack paisley. For a laugh, the USAG newspaper towel.
Every towel below was in stock on the brand’s own store on 25 September 2026, and every price was read there that day. Prices are in US dollars wherever the store offers them. Two brands sell only in their own currency, and we have left those prices alone. If you want more, our Towel Edit, Vol. 3 and Hat & Towel Edit go deeper on a few of these brands.
The fall sectionKnits, chenille, gauze, ribbed cotton and waffle, mostly in the colours that hide mud. If you only buy one towel this season, it is in here.
Photography · the brands’ ownShoal, Ripit and Manors show their towels and their golfers out on the course.
Woven and printed patternsThis group covers jacquard, paisley, camo, checks and stripes. These are the ones that look like they belong on a bag stand in a clubhouse.
Photography · the brands’ ownBirds of Condor, No Laying Up and OKKA take the loud stuff out in the wild.
Jokes, mascots and printsA towel is the one accessory where nobody minds a bit of noise. Two of these are sold in their home currency, and we have left the price that way.
Photography · MNML Golf’s ownMNML photographs its recycled-fibre towels and bags on the course, in the evening light.
Magnets and recycled fibreMagnets that stick to a clubhead or a cart post, and one towel made from recycled plastic bottles.
For cold, wet mornings, a heavy cotton towel or one with a water-resistant side. In this roundup the Jones Sports Co. Rain Hood Towel ($50) doubles as a rain cover for your clubs, and the knitted and chenille towels from Devereux and Hidden Links Society are the heaviest.
Microfiber waffle towels pull dirt out of grooves and dry quickly. Cotton, terry and velour towels are heavier, softer and better at drying hands and grips. Several towels here, such as Local Rule's Iron Logo Towel, put microfiber on one side and cotton on the other.
In this roundup the towels run from $12.95 (Clutch Golf Co.) to $57 (Sugarloaf Social Club), and most are between $25 and $45. Prices were read from each brand's own store on 25 September 2026.
Yes. A magnetic towel sticks to a clubhead, a cart post or any metal on your bag, so you can pick it up with a club and are less likely to leave it behind. Frogger, VESSEL, Haywood, Pluto and Sunday Golf all make one here.
Yes. Every towel comes from an independent golf brand rather than one of the big equipment companies, and each brand appears once.
Foray Golf's Bogey Monster towel and Sugarloaf Social Club's Tour Towel are made in the USA. Sentinel's Shinto gauze towel is made in Japan.
