Printed golf balls as a corporate gift

A corporate gift works best when it is actually used. For golfing clients and business contacts, printed golf balls are therefore a bullseye: practical, lasting and with your logo in a place that counts.

Why golf balls work as a gift

Golf balls get used, time and again. Unlike a pen or a notepad, a good golf ball does not disappear into a drawer — it goes out onto the course. And every time your client tees off, they see your logo. Especially with a premium ball like the Titleist Pro V1, you radiate quality and appreciation.

Which ball do you choose?

If you want to make maximum impression, choose a tour ball such as the Pro V1 or Pro V1x. If you have a larger group or a tighter budget, a Pinnacle is an excellent choice. Not sure? The golf ball selector helps you choose based on audience and budget.

Quantities and approach

The minimum order is 144 golf balls; larger quantities are better value. Supply your logo, receive a digital proof and, after approval, production follows (delivery time 5–15 working days). That way you can be sure the result is right before you order.

Arranging it for business

For business orders you work with a tailored quote. Fill in the quote form or read more on the golf balls for business page.

What goes on the ball, and what you leave off

The printable area on a golf ball is small and curved. Everything you put there competes for room. A corporate gift therefore almost always works better with less: the symbol or the wordmark, and nothing more. Add an address, a strapline and a web address and you end up with a print nobody can read at arm's length — exactly the distance from which people look at their ball.

If you do want a line of text, keep it short and make it mean something to the recipient. An anniversary year, an event name or the recipient's first name lands better than a sales line. Personal names on individual balls come with their own arrangements on artwork and surcharge, agreed per order. Read up on what is possible with personalised golf balls before anyone starts designing.

Packaging decides how the gift comes across

The same ball feels different in a sleeve of three than in a box of twelve. A sleeve is a thoughtful, light gesture you can make to a lot of people at once. A box of twelve reads as a proper present and suits a smaller circle, or contacts you invest more in. Work out how many recipients you have and which format fits them: that shapes your total quantity as firmly as your budget does.

Think about how the gift will be handed over, too. Balls you carry to a meeting yourself call for something different from balls that go out by post. What is possible in packaging and dispatch depends on the model and the quantity; the page on shipping and delivery sets out how that runs and what you arrange at your end.

Counting back from the day you hand them over

Most misunderstandings happen in the planning, not in production. The lead time of 5 to 15 working days only starts once you approve the digital proof. Everything before that — enquiring, supplying your logo, reviewing the proof and getting it signed off internally — takes time too, and that time is usually less predictable than production itself.

So count back from the day you want the balls in your hands, and add generous margin for the internal round. Anyone planning to hand them out in December does not start in December. The order of the steps is set out briefly under how it works, and if you are still deciding when to do this, it helps to tie your order to a fixed occasion in your calendar.

One order, several groups of recipients

Your contact list is rarely uniform. Some clients play weekly and recognise every model; others are new to the game or will mainly keep the ball as a memento. A common approach is to work with two tiers inside the same order: a premium model for the small group you work with most closely, and a more accessible model for the wider group.

You can do that with the same print, so you only go through one design process. For the premium tier, clients often look at the Titleist Pro V1; for the wider group the Pinnacle Soft is a logical choice. Because the minimum of 144 balls applies per version, it is worth discussing in advance how to make that split work in practice.

What to sort out before you enquire

An enquiry moves faster if you already have four things to hand: your logo as a vector file, your PMS or Pantone colour codes, the number of recipients, and the delivery address with the date you need. Without the vector file, projects usually stall: a logo lifted from a presentation or website is seldom suitable for a crisp print.

If you are not sure what you have, ask whoever looks after your brand identity before you send anything over. Prices are on request and depend on model, quantity and the number of colours; you receive them together with the proof. For the business context around this kind of order, the page on golf balls as a corporate gift is the place to start, and with a specific question you can always get in touch directly.