Secret Santa Golf Gifts: Ideas for a £10 to £25 Limit
Secret Santa has two problems a normal golf gift doesn't. There's a fixed limit, and you often barely know the person: you've been told they like golf, and that's it. So the gift has to come in under the limit and can't depend on knowing their ball, their glove size or how good they are.
Straight to the Pin
For a £10 limit: a pack of emoji golf balls. Funny golf socks (men's UK 9-12) or a set of joke ball markers also work. All of them get a laugh and then go in the golf bag. For £15 to £25: a towel for their bag, a pack of tees or a divot tool, with the ball markers as a second small thing. Only buy their usual golf ball if you know the exact model they play, and only buy a glove if you know their size and which hand. Novelty balls are the exception: nobody expects them to be their usual ball. We'd skip gifts that are only a joke, and anything rude at a work Secret Santa.
Find a gift for your Secret Santa limit
Three questions you can answer without knowing anything about golf.
We add gifts in our order of preference while they fit under your limit, so you'll get one or two.
For your Secret Santa
On Amazon
Callaway 4-in-1 divot tool
Pitch-mark repairer, ball marker, groove cleaner and brush in one.
Total today: £12.38 of £15
Amazon prices change through the day, so check the total against your limit before you buy. Their usual ball (a Pro V1 sleeve) only appears if you tick that you know which ball they play; the emoji balls are a novelty and don't need it.
Our first choice at each limit
For someone you only know likes golf, at Amazon prices when we checked in November 2026:
| Limit | Our first choice | You need to know | Watch out for |
|---|---|---|---|
| £10 | Emoji golf balls, 6 (£9.99) | Nothing | Not the ball they normally play |
| £15 | Callaway 4-in-1 divot tool (£12.38) | Nothing | They may already carry one |
| £20 | Divot tool and funny ball markers (£18.37) | Nothing | Two small things, not one bigger one |
| £25 | Divot tool and emoji golf balls (£22.37) | Nothing | The emoji balls aren't their usual ball |
If you do know the model of ball they play, a sleeve of that is the alternative at £20 or £25 (below).
Prices move, so the builder above uses today's.
Funny, but they'll still use it
The searches for Secret Santa golf gifts lean towards funny ones, and a laugh when it's opened is half the point. Our rule is that the joke should come with something they'll actually take to the course. These two do.
Navy socks covered in cartoon golfers losing their temper, in a cotton, polyester and spandex mix. Anyone who's had a bad round will recognise themselves. The listing says they fit men's UK sizes 9 to 12.
On the green, a golfer marks the spot with a marker before picking their ball up, and puts the ball back there. These are eight wooden markers, each laser-engraved with a different joke, from “Kiss My Putt” to “All The Gear No Idea”, one inch across, in a cotton drawstring bag. Cheap enough to pair with something else.
Six golf balls, each printed with a different emoji: angry face, heart eyes, crying with laughter, bandit, smiley and the poo. They're two-piece golf balls, so they can be hit on the course, though they won't be the same as the ball they normally play, and we'd expect them to keep their usual ball for anything that matters.
For a mate, not the office. One of our team was given golf balls printed "shit golfer" and thought they were funny. If that's the right joke for the person, Shanker sells a sleeve of three rude golf balls in a box (about £13 when we checked), which the listing says they won't spot until they look closely. Keep it out of a work Secret Santa.
What we'd skip: gifts that are only a joke, like a golf mug or chocolate golf balls, get a laugh and nothing else. At a work Secret Santa, also skip anything rude: some novelty golf tees are, and they're not for the office.
If you barely know them
Then buy something that doesn't need a size, a hand or a brand. These are things golfers carry on the course, whatever their standard, though a regular golfer may already have one:
Four things golfers carry, in one zinc-alloy tool: a pitch-mark repairer, a magnetic ball marker, a metal groove cleaner and a nylon brush.
A 100% cotton towel, 16 by 21 inches, with a carabiner so it clips onto their bag, for wiping the ball and the club face between shots.
A pack of 100 wooden tees works too, though the listing makes you choose a length, and a club brush for cleaning the club face comes in at about £10. All four are in our golf stocking fillers guide, with more detail.
If you know a bit more
- You know which ball they play. The model is printed on every ball. If it's Titleist Pro V1, a sleeve of three was £18.38 when we checked; Pro V1x is a different ball, so check which. If you don't know, don't guess: a premium ball they don't play is a lesser gift than a towel.
- They've just taken it up. A pocket rules guide helps: the Golf Rules Quick Reference 2023-2027 is illustrated and fits a back pocket, and The R&A says the next edition of the Rules of Golf comes on 1 January 2028, so it stays current through 2027.
- They play through winter. Rechargeable hand warmers, two in a pack, were about £11.
- You know their glove size and which hand. A spare glove gets used. The glove isn't on the hand you'd expect: a right-handed golfer wears it on the left hand. Our stocking fillers guide explains how to check.
A bigger budget?
Our cheapest experience, a 30-minute lesson with a PGA pro, is £40, above the limits on this page, so we haven't suggested one here. If you're buying for your boss, or the office is clubbing together, see our golf gifts for your boss and colleagues. For a family stocking, see golf stocking fillers, and for small gifts by price, golf gifts under £10 and under £25.
How we chose: the Amazon products were chosen from their listings, the makers' descriptions, their brand and buyer ratings when we checked in November 2026; we haven't tested every one ourselves. We earn a small commission if you buy through our Amazon links.
Frequently asked questions
What is a good Secret Santa gift for a golfer?
Something they'll use on the course that doesn't need you to know anything about their game: a towel for their bag, a pack of tees, a divot tool, or a pair of golf socks with a joke on them. Leave golf balls and gloves alone unless you know which ball they play, or their glove size and hand.
What golf gift can I get for £10?
Our first choice is a pack of six emoji golf balls, £9.99 when we checked in November 2026: nothing to size, though they won't be the ball the person normally plays. Funny golf socks (men's UK 9-12), a set of joke ball markers or a club brush also come in under £10. The builder on this page shows what fits your limit at today's Amazon prices.
What is a funny golf Secret Santa gift?
One that gets a laugh and then goes in their golf bag: socks with a cartoon angry golfer on them, golf balls printed with emoji faces, or wooden ball markers engraved with jokes like "Kiss My Putt". We'd skip gifts that are only a joke, such as mugs and chocolate golf balls, and anything rude if it's a work Secret Santa.
What if I don't know anything about golf?
Stick to things that don't need a size, a hand or a brand: a towel, tees, a divot tool, a club brush or the funny ball markers. They suit golfers of any standard, though a regular golfer may already have some of them.
What's a good golf Secret Santa gift for a woman?
Most of the picks here aren't made for men or women: the towel, tees, divot tool, club brush and ball markers suit anyone. The funny socks are men's sizes. For more ideas, see our golf gifts for women guide.
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Gavin has been passionate about golf since the age of 12, playing off a handicap of 5 by 15 and representing Wales and North Wales as a junior amateur.
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