PXG is looking to disrupt the premium golf ball market with its release of two new balls for 2024 in the Xtreme Tour and the Xtreme Tour X. According to PXG, these balls offer very different playing characteristics to one another and in this review, I am taking a look at the standard Xtreme Tour model to see if it can sit amongst the best golf balls of 2024.
Starting with the design, the Xtreme Tour features a three-piece construction. It has a polybutadiene core which is designed for high-speed performance, and a firm ionomer mantle layer looking to enhance ball speed and distance off the tee. PXG has then added a soft urethane cover to give you the spin and control required around the greens.
From a visual point of view, these are some of the whitest golf balls I have ever seen (apart from the yellow versions, obviously) with quite a glossy, shiny finish to them, much more so than the Titleist Pro V1 or the TaylorMade TP5 balls. Don’t ask me why, but I really like the vivid finish on these balls. Furthermore, I absolutely love the alignment aid on the side. As a user of the line, mainly on shorter putts, the bold black line was great, but the perpendicular finer line was a really helpful guide for leading-edge alignment.
In terms of the performance, despite being dubbed the softer of the two balls, which it undoubtedly is, I still found it a touch firmer than my gamer ball the TaylorMade TP5x. Far from firm, just audibly a little higher pitched particularly with short wedge shots and chips, but I did not mind it at all. It produced ample spin around the greens for me and despite a couple of very long wedge sessions, barely marked up at all which was very impressive.
What was more impressive for me however was the ball speed and distance output. Throughout the bag, I picked up around 2 mph on my TP5x with a very similar spin, and this translated to around 3-4 yards with everything from wedge all the way up to the driver. As I said, the spin numbers were also very comparable so this was a pleasant surprise.
Overall, I genuinely enjoyed testing these balls and found the performance comparable to any of the more established names in the premium ball market. At $49.99 or £44.99 per dozen, they aren’t the cheapest balls out there, but also not the most expensive. In fact, they'll come in a little cheaper than many other tour-played balls and my testing has shown that you're not giving up a great deal.
If you are looking to freshen up your choice of ball this off-season, require some extra yards through the bag and like a firm feel to your golf ball, then the PXG Xtreme Tour should definitely make your test list.
