PXG Xtreme Tour X Golf Ball Review
Joe Ferguson takes a look at the newest premium golf ball offering from PXG to see what golfers can expect
The Xtreme Tour X ball does exactly what it says on the tin. It flies a touch higher and spins a little more than the standard model and also produces a touch more ball speed. The firm feel won’t be to everyone’s taste but the distance output is impressive. This coupled with the improved durability makes it a significant upgrade on previous PXG golf balls.
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Good levels of spin and launch
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Very impressive ball speed and distance output
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Much improved durability
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A relatively hard-feeling golf ball
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PXG is re-entering the premium golf ball market with its release of two new balls, the Xtreme Tour, and the Xtreme Tour X. In this review, I am taking a look at the spinner, higher flying of the two, the Xtreme Tour X, to see how it stacks up against the best golf balls of 2024.
Starting with the tech, the Xtreme Tour X is a three-piece construction ball that features a polybutadiene core designed for high-speed performance, and a firm ionomer mantle layer looking to achieve maximum ball speeds, particularly with your longest clubs. PXG has then added a soft urethane cover to optimize spin, feel, and control.
I was a particular fan of just how white these golf balls are, which may seem like a strange thing to say, but when you see as many golf balls as I do, you begin to realize there are many different variations of white, and this is an especially bright one. For those interested, PXG also provide the Xtreme Tour X in a bright yellow option. In addition to the finish, I absolutely love the alignment aid on the side of these balls. As a serial user of the line, mainly on shorter putts, the bold black line was a great help, but also the perpendicular finer line was an extremely helpful guide for leading-edge alignment.
Despite the additional work PXG has put into the feel of this ball, I still found it significantly firmer than my gamer ball the TaylorMade TP5x. That aside, it produced some excellent spin around the greens for me and the durability of the ball was excellent, especially given the lengthy short game sessions I subjected it to.
The ball speed was probably the main story for me with the Xtreme Tour X. As you can see from the below data, I found a fairly significant uptake in speed from my current gamer and it was also a little quicker than its sibling the standard Xtreme Tour ball all the way through the bag for me. This translated to some fairly impressive carry numbers for a premium ball that offers plenty of spin.
The Xtreme Tour X does exactly what PXG said it would compared to the standard model, although maybe not as dramatically as I was expecting. Spin jumped up a little from the Xtreme Tour for me but not much more than 150rpm at any point through the bag, and with that, my peak heights increased a touch but it was so minimal I probably wouldn’t even have noticed had it not been quantified by my Full Swing KIT launch monitor, as it only amounted to a matter of a few feet.
As a high spinner of the golf ball generally, I think my favorite of the two was the standard Xtreme Tour, but truth be told, other than a noticeably firmer feel, there wasn’t too much between the two balls in terms of the data in my testing.
As a family of balls, the Xtreme Tour and Tour X are a significant step up for PXG in the premium ball market. At $49.99/£44.99, I think they are pitched about right, and anyone looking to investigate what distance and spin gains can be made by switching balls this off-season should definitely add PXG Xtreme Tour X to their 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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