Who makes golf balls? Golf ball brands and their factories

Checked October 22, 2026. "Evidence" says what the answer rests on: the brand owning the plant, US import records (bills of lading), the USGA conforming list, or reporting.

A brand owning a factory doesn't mean every ball it sells comes from there. MyGolfSpy notes that Titleist's Thailand plant and Bridgestone's Japan plant normally supply other regions, but some of their balls reach US shelves when demand is high. The box tells you which one you have.

Making a urethane golf ball takes core molding, mantle layers, a cover process (cast or injection-molded urethane) and an aerodynamic dimple pattern that works. MyGolfSpy's 2024 survey puts it this way: the bigger brands own their factories, and smaller brands rely entirely on third parties to make their balls, even when they do their own R&D.

Two consequences matter if you're buying:

• Shared covers. Designing a dimple pattern is hard, so contract plants reuse theirs. MyGolfSpy ties specific dimple counts to specific plants (for example a 338-dimple cover on Kirkland balls). Matching counts on two brands' balls are a strong hint of a shared factory.
• Shared capacity. When a big customer needs a plant, smaller brands can lose it. In January 2022 MyGolfSpy reported that Nassau, after TaylorMade bought it, would make only TaylorMade products, while continuing to supply Snell.

A shared factory doesn't mean a shared ball. Each brand specifies its own core, layers and cover, and the same plant makes very different balls at different prices.

Kirkland Signature (Costco). The full record is in who makes Kirkland golf balls. In short: the 2016 four-piece was reported to come from Nassau in South Korea; the USGA lists SM Global LLC for every current Kirkland ball; and import records show Qingdao SM Parker Golf in China shipping golf balls to SM Global from 2019 to September 2026, including "KS 3PC golf ball V3.0".

Member's Mark (Sam's Club). Sam's Club launched Member's Mark golf balls in early 2025. On the USGA list (checked October 22, 2026) the Member's Mark Pro Series 2 is listed under Sam's Club itself. MyGolfSpy noted in February 2025 that the ball is a three-piece with a 338-dimple cover, the same count as Kirkland balls, but that new information suggested it may not come from the SM Global factory. We haven't found a record that names its factory, so we don't name one.

Amazon Basics. MyGolfSpy's September 2026 Ball Lab report says SM Global, the company behind Kirkland balls, also produces Amazon Basics balls. The USGA list has a Core Soft ball, marked with a curved arrow, listed under SM Global LLC. We found no import record naming the plant for Amazon's ball.

Vice. US import records show 90 shipments of golf balls from Foremost Golf Mfg in Taiwan to Vice Sporting Goods, the latest in October 2026, and MyGolfSpy reports Foremost for every Vice urethane ball except the Pro Zero. Details in who makes Vice golf balls.

Maxfli. Dick's Sporting Goods has owned Maxfli since February 2008. Records show Foremost shipping Maxfli balls to a Dick's supply chain company, most recently a 2025 Maxfli Tour X shipment in October 2026. Details in who makes Maxfli golf balls.

Snell. Snell Golf, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, is Dean Snell's brand. MyGolfSpy reported that Snell's MTB balls were produced by Nassau in Korea, except the short-lived MTB Red. Snell's import records tell the same story in shipments:

• Polymeister, a Korean company with an office address in Seongnam: 90 shipments of golf balls to Snell, the last in February 2022.
• TaylorMade Golf Ball Korea, the former Nassau plant: shipments to Snell in May 2023 and from August to October 2026.
• Shipments from three other shippers in China and Taiwan, the largest being Qingdao Nexen (14 shipments, described as "golf ball (tour)" on recent ones, the latest in October 2026). We could not confirm these shippers' identities outside the records.

MyGolfSpy reported in 2023 that the MTB Prime came from China and the MTB Prime X from Taiwan. The records don't say which model is in which shipment.

Noodle. Noodle is TaylorMade's. When TaylorMade-adidas Golf sold Maxfli to Dick's in 2008, its release said the Noodle trademark and TaylorMade's golf ball patents stayed with TaylorMade. TaylorMade owns ball plants, but we found no public record that says where Noodle balls are made. Check the box.

Three public checks answer most "who makes" questions in minutes:

1. 01The box. Country of origin is printed on it, and it changes when the factory changes.
2. 02The USGA conforming list. It names the company that submitted the ball. That is often a brand or distributor, not a plant, but it tells you who stands behind it.
3. 03US import records. Look up the brand's legal name (from its terms or privacy policy) on ImportYeti or ImportGenius and read who ships it golf balls (HS code 9506.32). Then verify each shipper is a real ball factory, because middlemen and wrong codes are common.

Our how to find a manufacturer guide covers the records method in full.

Every store and DTC brand above started the same way: a brand, a brief and a contract plant. To make your own:

• Choose the construction. Two-piece ionomer is the easiest to source. Urethane narrows you to a few plants.
• Start from the factory's stock. Existing cores and covers cut cost and time; a new dimple pattern is a serious R&D project.
• Order samples and test them for size, weight, compression and concentricity before you approve production.
• Budget for the USGA list if your buyers play in competitions.

Our golf manufacturers list shows the golf ball, bag and headcover factories in The Vault. The Product Sourcing Secrets course covers the brief, sampling and negotiating with a factory, and The Vault has contacts for more than 40 golf factories.

Brand to factory connections here are historical. A factory on this page has made golf balls for a brand, or shipped them to its importer, at the dates shown. That doesn't make it the brand's current, only or authorized supplier. ProductGods is not affiliated with any brand or factory named.

Last checked October 22, 2026. Corrections: info@productgods.com. Full terms: brand and manufacturer information.