The Best Golf Grips and Golf Gloves for Sweaty Hands

Nothing can ruin the perfect swing faster than your golf club suddenly flying out of your hands! Whether you naturally have sweaty hands, you head to the golf course on a hot and humid day, or it’s game time but the rain decided to pour on your parade, you need to be able to keep a grip on your golf club even when wetness is a factor.

For that, there are two solutions: golf gloves and golf grips. Today, let’s take a look at the best golf gloves for sweaty hands, plus examine some great golf grips for sweaty hands so you can always keep hold of your golf club when it comes time to drive the ball downfield.

Best Overall Golf Gloves for Sweaty Hands – PING Sport Tech Men’s Gloves with SensorCool Technology

Best out of all golf gloves for sweaty hands are these from PING Sport. In a nutshell, they're bolstered by special moisture-wicking SensorCool technology, which can help keep your hands dry even if you're feeling the pressure.

Add to that a series of strategically placed fingerprints and perforations, and you've got a comfortable, stabilizing set of gloves that are perfect for sweaty golfers or for golfers who don't turn down the chance for a game, even when it rains.

Pros:

• Very moisture wicking
• Superior breathability
• Lycra area over the knuckles offers extra comfort
• Glove Velcro is perforated and textured
• Right-handed and left-handed models

Cons:

• Certainly not the cheapest gloves
• Only available in white

Best Golf Gloves for Rainy Weather – FootJot Men’s RainGrip Golf Gloves

If you want to protect yourself more against rainy weather, these golf gloves from FootJoy have you covered. They’re not the most affordable, but they do come in a pair and feature a special QuikDryII material, ensuring flexibility, comfort, and quick drying capabilities. The autosuede knit palm is particularly noteworthy, as it maximizes your grip in rainy or otherwise wet conditions.

Pros:

• Good grip for rainy weather
• ComfortTab closure ensures a precise, comfortable grip
  
• Comes with removable ballmarker
  
• Some of the most comfortable golf gloves around
  

Cons:

• Can be expensive depending on your price
• Some may find them too hot in humid weather

Best Golf Grip for Sweaty Hands – Golf Pride Tour Wrap 2G Standard Golf Grip

If you have sweaty hands, you can further prevent your club from flying away from you with the right golf grip. The Golf Pride grip here is a standard grip with one major difference: an extra tacky surface set into a softer material so it is comfortable and easy to swing. The simulated wrap grip feels somewhat like luxurious leather while actually being made of high-tack rubber.

Pros:

• Very easy to add to existing grips
  
• Very tacky, ensuring stability and grip
  
• Feels somewhat like leather
  
• Very cheap
  

Cons:

• Wrap can wear off over time

Best Budget Golf Glove for Sweaty Hands – Under Armour Medal Golf Gloves

Maybe you’re in the market for a budget solution to your sweaty hands. These Under Armour gloves are the perfect solution, as they’re made of cheap synthetic material but still do an admirable job at enhancing your grip thanks to their textured palms. They’re also very lightweight, so they dry particularly quickly.

Pros:

• Very fast drying and comfortable to wear
• Super lightweight
  
• Very affordable

Cons:

• Only one glove per purchase
  
• Not very durable gloves

Honorable Mentions

Titleist 2020 Men’s Players Golf Glove

These gloves are middling in price, but worthwhile alternatives if you want to protect your hands from sweatiness and chafing. They're made of ultra-soft and comfortable Cabretta leather, and they're super thin to maximize your performance and the feel of your club.

Pros:

• Some of the most comfortable gloves
• Good air circulation thanks to strategic perforations
• Have satin reinforcements at the cuffs and thumbs

Cons:

• Easy to stain
• Not the best for rainy weather

TaylorMade Men’s Status Soft Golf Glove

TaylorMade's golf gloves are also excellent choices if you want to keep a grip on your club even if your hands get sweaty. That's thanks to the micro-perforations that are positioned along the fingers to optimize airflow, even if it's hot outside. They're also made of wear-resistant leather for added durability.
Pros:

• Genuine leather construction
  
• Not too pricey considering the material
• Relatively moisture wicking thanks to contoured fit wristband
  

Cons:

• A little stiff for some, may not be the best for enhancing performance

Winn DriTac Midsize Golf Grips

Winn's DriTac golf grips wrap around existing grips quite well and offers serious cushioning, as well as nonslip support and all-weather performance. Thus, these grip wraps are ideal for rainy weather, humid weather, and anything in between. Thanks to their cushioning, they’re also good arthritic golf gloves.

Pros:

• Very versatile wrap so you can use your favorite club in any weather
• Fits a variety of golf club sizes
  
• Offers reasonably good cushioning

Cons:

• Grip colors and designs are limited
• A little pricier compared to other grips

CHAMPKEY WRAP-LITE 40” Golf Grip Wrap Tape 6 Pack

This golf grip wrap tape comes in a six-pack, offering reasonably good value for money. The wraps are made of premium polyurethane, offering superior comfort and traction. This can enhance grip and feedback significantly beyond what you may be used to, but the adhesive can feel a bit bulky as well.

Pros:

• Excellent traction and performance feedback
  
• Premium materials are very durable
• Comes in a six-pack for plenty of tape to spare
  

Cons:

• Quite expensive compared to other grips
• Might feel a bit too bulky for comfort

Bionic Men’s Hands Left Hand Stable Grip 2.0 Dual Expansion Zone Golf Glove

These gloves are ideal for lefties on the golf course. They’re more expensive than average, but they come with micro pads inside the gloves to assist with moisture wicking. Meanwhile, specially designed “motion zones” help to improve airflow to cool and dry your hands over time. They’re quite flexible and dexterous through and through.

Pros:

• Very good designs
  
• Some of the most comfortable gloves
• Good for wicking moisture and improving breathability
  
• Great choice for lefties
  

Cons:

• A little expensive

FootJoy Tropicool Golf Glove

These FootJoy golf gloves use nano lock fiber to improve your grip on your favorite club. They’re lightweight and pretty cool, but they do stand a risk of soaking a little faster than other gloves thanks to this design feature. They do feature a nice comfortable closure to give you a reliable fit and feel.

Pros:

• Very flexible and comfortable on average
  
• Lightweight
• Generally good moisture-wicking potential
  

Cons:

• Can get soaked over time, minimizing usefulness
  

What to Look for in a Good Golf Glove and Grip for Sweaty Hands

Since there are lots of choices to consider, you might have a more successful time in your hunt for the best golf gloves if you know what to look for. Don’t forget that you can purchase multiple pairs and throw them in your golf glove holder if needed!

Moisture-Wicking Materials
First, be on the lookout for gloves (and grips, for that matter) made of moisture-wicking material. These usually have words like "technology" associated with them. It just means that the material in question, whether it's leather, polyurethane, or cotton, has been chemically treated to some extent to get moisture away from your skin and to the surface of the gloves so it can dry away.

Even with moisture wicking technology, gloves need air to dry. Velcro the glove around a golf bag handle to give them more air. Sticking a sweaty glove into your bag won't help it dry, any more than wet shoes dry in a shoe bag.

Moisture-wicking materials will do a lot to improve traction but note that they don’t necessarily protect your club from slipping due to rain. For that, you’ll need gloves specifically with traction and ventilation.

Ventilation
Ventilation also helps to keep your hands cool and your sweat minimal. You can tell if a pair of golf gloves has good ventilation by looking for small holes or perforations along the fingers or the sides of their designs.

Traction
The majority of golf gloves accomplish traction by having textured surfaces, like small bumps or ridges. The most important spots for traction are along the fingers and palm, not the outside of the glove, where your club will theoretically never touch.

Comfortable Design
Of course, comfort is also important. Never buy a pair of golf gloves that you don’t look to be comfortable; otherwise, you won’t want to wear them no matter how effective they might be.

(For Grips) Tacky Surface
If you are looking for golf grips specifically, make sure they come with tacky, textured surfaces. These surfaces give your skin or gloves more to grip when you swing, minimizing the likelihood of slippage.

Wrap Up
As you can see, there are a lot of options for both golf gloves and golf grips for sweaty hands and rainy weather. Pick just one of the above options in your golf game will improve in slippery conditions in no time. Good luck!

Golf grip trivia - it was Johnny Laidlay that invented the overlapping golf grip.

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REID COLSON
Reid Colson is a seasoned data professional with a distinguished career at various Fortune 500 companies, including his recent role as Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Markel. With expertise in analytics, data warehousing, and business intelligence, Reid excels at coaching and people development. Alongside his professional pursuits, he is an avid golfer with over 40 years of experience, and his passion for the sport led him to share his knowledge through Yardstick Golf. When not on the golf course, Reid enjoys quality time with family and friends, boating, and listening to audiobooks and podcasts.