When you’re playing a round of golf at your local golf course or watching the professionals playing on television, you’ll notice many more right-handed golfers than left-handed ones. Left-handed people make up about ten percent of the general population and less than five percent of players on the PGA Tour.

It makes sense that because there are fewer left-handed golfers, their golf clubs would cost more than right-handed clubs. However, that might not be the case. Tell Me More Golf staff will tell you all you need to know about buying left-handed golf clubs and if they are more expensive than a right-handed set.

Are Left-Handed Golf Clubs Cheaper Or More Expensive?

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When looking at a complete set of golf clubs, left-handed golf club sets are about the same as right-handed ones. Likewise,left-handed drivers, fairway woods, and putters are usually about the same price as their right-handed counterparts.

Callaway, TaylorMade, Cobra, and Tour Edge produce left-handed golf club sets complete with driver, irons, fairway wood, and a putter that are perfect for beginners.

Titleist Ping, Mizuno, Wilson, and Cleveland make iron sets, pitching wedges, sand wedges, and fairway woods for left-handed golfers.

But they do not offer complete, packaged golf club sets.

However, they can be either cheaper or more expensive depending on several factors.

When are Lefty Clubs Cheaper?

Left-handed golf clubs that are a year or two older than the current version can be cheaper than the same version of right-handed golf clubs because there is less demand for them.

Used lefty clubs are often cheaper than righty versions of the same club because there is less demand.  

When are Lefty Clubs More Expensive

Forged, higher-end, left-handed iron sets, pitching wedges, and sand wedges can be more expensive than a comparative right-handed iron set. 

Limited edition club sets and putters can also be more expensive due to the cost of production, the increased demand, and reduced inventory.

Can Golf Clubs For Left-Handers Be Custom Made?

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Yes, custom golf clubs can be made for left-handed golfers.

Left-handed golfers can order steel shafts, stainless steel, or graphite shafts when they get custom-made clubs, just like right-handers.

Custom-made left-handed clubs can be a bit more expensive due to increased production costs and limited demand. In addition, some component pieces like a hosel adapter for a left-handed driver are less in demand and harder to find.

FAQ Section

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Are left-hand golf clubs cheaper?

Left-handed golf club sets are not typically cheaper than right-handed golf club sets. However, older models of left-handed clubs can be cheaper than right-handed golf clubs because there is less demand. Used lefty clubs can also be more inexpensive because there is less demand for them.  

Are lefty clubs more expensive?

Forged lefty golf clubs can be more expensive than right-handed ones when you’re looking at iron sets, pitching wedges, and sand wedges molded during production.

Custom-made left-handed clubs can also be more expensive because the cost of materials can be higher during production. In addition, the lack of demand for the parts of the club can also factor into the price increase. 

Conclusion: Research by Tellmemoregolf.com

Left-handed playing PGA golfers like Phil Mickelson are bringing more left-handed people to golf. Beginners can get a package set of game improvement clubs that are perfect for high-handicappers to start to play golf.

Left-handed golf equipment isn’t any more expensive than right-handed golf clubs when you’re looking at the cost of the complete set of new clubs. However, when you start looking at higher-end iron sets, wedges, and limited editions of clubs, they will typically cost more than the righty version of the same club.