The Costco killer?
I wouldn’t go that far. But Costco’s biggest competitor in the wholesale goods space has finally entered the golf ball market.
Maybe that’s exciting.
In 2023, Sam’s Club quietly launched a package of golf gloves under their house brand name, Member’s Mark. Now, the brand has sneakily launched a pair of golf balls that aims to rival the Kirkland Performance in both construction and price.
Notable is that Sam’s Club has two balls listed on the USGA conforming list. The one listed on the Sam’s website is the Pro Series 2. It’s a 3-piece ball with a 338-dimple cover.
While Bridgestone and Srixon both have 338-dimple covers in their catalogs, the reasonable inference is that like Costco (and PXG and Malbon), Sam’s has turned to the SM Global factory to produce their golf balls. It’s likely that the Sam’s ball offers a unique core formulation with the same cover as the other notable SM Global offerings.
WIth that, the expectation is the ball will likely fall on the spinner end of the spectrum and wind performance could be an issue. That said, the listing on the Sam’s site does say that “Through the optimization of CL (coefficient of lift) and CD (coefficient of drag), the Member’s Mark golf ball generates a powerful flight in windy conditions.”
It’s an interesting claim, but the pattern is what it is, and if it hasn’t changed significantly, I wouldn’t expect significantly improved performance. Of course, at $15/dozen, it’s the kind of things that golfers will happily overlook.
The Member’s Mark 3-Piece Golf Ball (Pro Series 2) will be sold in a pack of 24 for $27.98, and is available now to buy online at Sam’s Club.
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