PXG Xtreme Tour Golf Ball Review
Joe Ferguson investigates an interesting new golf ball release from PXG to see if this premium upgrade can deliver on its performance promises
The 2024 Xtreme Tour is a very impressive offering from PXG and a significant upgrade on the previous iteration. Slightly lower spinning than it's sibling the Xtreme Tour X, it is a strong option in windy conditions. The feel is a little firmer than most premium balls on the market, but the ball speed output is excellent.
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Strong on ball speed
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Nice penetrating option in the wind
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Excellent alignment aid
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Not everyone will enjoy the slighlty firm feel
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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.
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Joe has worked in the golf industry for nearly 20 years in a variety of roles. After a successful amateur career being involved in England squads at every age group, Joe completed his PGA degree qualification in 2014 as one of the top ten graduates in his training year and subsequently went on to become Head PGA Professional at Ryder Cup venue The Celtic Manor Resort. Equipment has always been a huge passion of Joe’s, and during his time at Celtic Manor, he headed up the National Fitting Centres for both Titleist and Taylormade. He’s excited to bring his knowledge of hardware to Golf Monthly in the form of equipment reviews and buying advice.
Joe lives in North Devon and still plays sporadically on the PGA West region circuit. His best round in recent years came earlier in 2023 where he managed a 9 under par 63 at Trevose GC in a Devon & Cornwall PGA Tournament.
Joe's current What's In The Bag?
Driver: Switch between Ping G430 Max 10K & TaylorMade Qi10 - both with Fujikura Ventus Black 6-X
Fairway wood 1: TaylorMade BRNR Copper Mini Driver - Fujikura Ventus Black 7-X
Fairway wood 2: Callaway Paradym Ai Smoke TD 5 Wood - Fujikura Ventus Black 8-X
Irons: TaylorMade P7CB 3-PW with Dynamic Gold Tour Issue X100 shafts
Wedges: Callaway Opus 50, 54, and 60 degrees - Project X LS 6.0 shafts
Putter: Odyssey Toe Up #9
Ball: TaylorMade 2024 TP5x
Grips: Golf Pride Tour Velvet 60R
Bag: Vessel Player IV Pro DXR Stand
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