TaylorMade Tour Preferred Flex Golf Glove Review

TaylorMade Tour Preferred Flex Golf Glove Review.

If there is one piece of golf equipment that often gets looked past and should be paid more attention - it’s the golf glove. Acting as your ‘second skin’ having the right golf glove on your hand is crucial to ensure you have the best grip and feel of the golf club. Slip the TaylorMade Tour Preferred Flex golf glove on for the first time and you will only be asking yourself why you hadn’t done so sooner.

Like many of the best golf gloves, the TaylorMade Tour Preferred Flex golf glove is made from AAA Cabretta leather which offers a buttery soft feel from the moment your hand enters the glove and complete awareness of your hand placement on your grip.

This glove has ventilation holes on the inside of the fingers to help with moisture management (Image credit: Future)

Nothing annoys me more than inconsistent sizing in a golf glove but there was no such issue when it came to the Tour Preferred Flex golf glove. TaylorMade’s sizing is very consistent and so there was no surprise the medium-large sized glove I ordered fitted perfectly. While I had concerns the premium leather would stretch over time and become too large for me, that hasn’t been the case after two rounds of golf and this glove has proven it has superb durability due to very little wear, just some staining from my grips that are due a clean!

Sam De'Ath wearing the TaylorMade Tour Preferred Flex Golf Glove (Image credit: Future)

The fit of the Tour Preferred Flex golf glove is made even comfortable due to 4-way nylon stretch insert, that molds perfectly over your knuckles throughout the golf swing and I feel actually offers a more comfortable feel over some full leather gloves with no extra materials. The moisture management on this glove is superb thanks to a moisture wicking wristband that is comfortable and picks up any perspiration on a hotter day. There is also increased air-flow thanks to ventilation holes on both the rear and palm of the glove, the latter I thought may have an impact on durability and while this doesn’t seem to be the case so far, time will tell.

The Moisture wicking band around the cuff features 'TP' detailing  (Image credit: Future)

I feel as though the TaylorMade Tour Preferred golf glove offers superb all-round performance and the fact it comes to retail at $19/£15 means you are getting superb value for money when compared to some other premium leather gloves.

For more buying advice on gloves, check out our guides on the best golf rain gloves or best winter golf gloves.