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Most beginners should buy a boxed set: driver, wood, hybrid, irons, wedge, putter and bag for one price. Under $300, the Precise Golf M5 Men's 15-Piece Set has 10 clubs and a bag for $289.99. Up to $600, the Tour Edge TE-200 Complete Men's Set ($599.99). Up to $1,000, the Tour Edge TE-400 Complete Men's Set ($899.99): 12 clubs, as many as any set we list.
Precise Golf M3 Ladies' 14-Piece SetA low-cost women's first set: eight clubs including a 12° driver, with a walking bag and headcovers. Right-handed.$259 at Precise Golf, checked 2 Nov
Tour Edge TE-400 Complete Men's SetTour Edge's top boxed set: 12 clubs with two fairway woods and two hybrids, in a cart bag.$899.99 at Tour Edge, checked 2 Nov
Tour Edge TE-400 Women's Complete SetWomen's clubs with a 15° driver, three fairway woods and a hybrid, in a cart bag.$899.99 at Tour Edge, checked 2 Nov
Over $1,000
Cobra AIR-X Complete SetEleven lightweight AIR-X clubs, the same heads Cobra sells singly, with a cart bag.$1,499 at Cobra, checked 2 Nov
Three questions: who the set is for, which hand, and how much you want to spend. You get the most forgiving set that fits, and one more to compare.
No flex question: most boxed sets come in one flex per line (regular in the men's set, senior in the senior set, ladies in the women's set), so choosing the line chooses the flex. Height and length questions go to a fitting.
30 sets match. First to compare: Tour Edge TE-400 Complete Men's Set.
In the box: 10.5 degree driver, 15 degree 3-wood, 19 degree 5-wood, 22 degree 4-hybrid, 25 degree 5-hybrid, 6-PW irons, SW, mallet putter, TE-400 cart bag
Clubs
12
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
On a tighter budget?Tour Edge TE-200 Complete Men's Set, $599.99, 4.5 of 5. Its box has 11 clubs to this set's 12, with no 4-hybrid, and a stand bag instead of a cart bag.
In the box: Driver, 3W, 4H, 5-PW irons, 52 and 56 degree wedges, mallet putter; four headcovers. Bag optional, sold separately.
Clubs
12
Bag
Sold separately
Hand
Right only
Flex
Regular or stiff
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Left-handed?TaylorMade RBZ Complete Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has 10 clubs to this set's 12, with no 5-iron or 52° wedge, and a cart bag, where this set has none.
In the box: 10.5 degree driver, 15 degree 3-wood, 19 degree 5-wood, 25 degree 5-hybrid, 6-PW irons (steel), SW, Anser-style TE-200 putter, TE-200 stand bag
Clubs
11
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
On a tighter budget?Precise Golf M5 Men's 15-Piece Set, $289.99, 4.5 of 5. Its box has 10 clubs to this set's 11, with no 5-wood or sand wedge but a 5-iron this set lacks, and a walking bag instead of a stand bag.
In the box: 12 degree driver, 15 degree 3-wood, 22 degree 4-hybrid, 25 degree 5-hybrid, 6-9 irons, PW, SW, blade putter, stand bag, 4 headcovers
Clubs
11
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular only
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Need a senior flex?TaylorMade RBZ Complete Set, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has 10 clubs to this set's 11, with no 5-hybrid, and a cart bag instead of a stand bag.
In the box: 10.5 degree driver (460cc), 15 degree 3-wood, 21 degree hybrid, 5-9 irons, pitching wedge, putter, lightweight walking golf bag with bag hood, 3 club head covers
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
In the box: 10.5 degree driver, 15.5 degree 3-wood, 26 degree 5-hybrid, 6-9 irons, PW, SW, blade putter, stand bag, headcovers
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular only
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Need a senior flex?TaylorMade RBZ Complete Set, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has the same number of clubs, with no 5-hybrid but a 4-hybrid this set lacks, and a cart bag instead of a stand bag.
In the box: Driver, 5-wood, 5-hybrid, 6 iron, 7 iron, 8 iron, 9 iron, pitching wedge, sand wedge, putter, headcovers, stand bag
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
On a tighter budget?Precise Golf M5 Men's 15-Piece Set, $289.99, 4.5 of 5. Its box has the same number of clubs, with no 5-wood or sand wedge but a 3-wood and a 5-iron this set lacks, and a walking bag instead of a stand bag.
In the box: W1HL driver, 5-wood (graphite), 5-hybrid (graphite), 6-SW irons (graphite), putter, headcovers, cart bag
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Right only
Flex
Senior only
Fits slower swings that want lighter, softer shafts.
Left-handed?Tour Edge TE-200 Complete Senior Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $599.99. Its box has 11 clubs to this set's 10, with a 3-wood this set lacks.
In the box: Driver, 5-wood, 5-hybrid, 6 iron, 7 iron, 8 iron, 9 iron, pitching wedge, sand wedge, putter, headcovers, stand bag
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Right only
Fits golfers who want a set the maker built for women.
Left-handed?Tour Edge TE-200 Lady Edge Women's Complete Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $599.99. Its box has the same number of clubs, with no 5-hybrid or 6-iron but a 3-wood and a 6-hybrid this set lacks.
In the box: 10.5 degree driver, 15.5 degree 3-wood, 26 degree 5-hybrid, 6-9 irons, PW, SW, blade putter, stand bag, headcovers
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular only
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Need a senior flex?TaylorMade RBZ Complete Set, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has the same number of clubs, with no 5-hybrid but a 4-hybrid this set lacks, and a cart bag instead of a stand bag.
In the box: 15 degree driver, 18 degree 3-wood, 22 degree 5-wood, 27 degree 6-hybrid, 7-PW irons, SW, TE-200 Lady Edge putter (blade on Standard and -1" sets, mallet on +1" sets), TE-200 Lady Edge stand or cart bag
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Fits golfers who want a set the maker built for women.
In the box: Driver, 3-wood, 5-hybrid, 6-9 irons, pitching wedge, sand wedge, Odyssey White Hot Pro putter; headcovers, no bag (Callaway Pre-Owned's line: "Driver, 3 Wood, 5H, 6i-9i, PW, SW, Putter")
Clubs
10
Bag
Sold separately
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular or stiff
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Need a senior flex?TaylorMade RBZ Complete Set, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has the same number of clubs, with no 5-hybrid but a 4-hybrid this set lacks, and a cart bag, where this set has none.
In the box: Driver, 3-wood, 5-hybrid, 6-9 irons, pitching wedge, sand wedge, Odyssey White Hot Pro putter; headcovers, no bag
Clubs
10
Bag
Sold separately
Hand
Right only
Fits golfers who want a set the maker built for women.
Left-handed?Tour Edge TE-200 Lady Edge Women's Complete Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $599.99. Its box has the same number of clubs, with no 5-hybrid or 6-iron but a 5-wood and a 6-hybrid this set lacks, and a stand or cart bag, where this set has none.
In the box: Driver, fairway wood, 5-hybrid, 6-hybrid, 7-9 irons, pitching wedge, sand wedge, Odyssey White Hot OG #7 putter, stand bag, 5 headcovers
Clubs
10
Bag
Included
Hand
Right only
Flex
Ladies only
Fits golfers who want the maker's women's lengths and ladies flex.
Left-handed?TaylorMade RBZ Women's Complete Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has 9 clubs to this set's 10, with no 6-hybrid, and a cart bag instead of a stand bag.
In the box: 10.5 degree driver (460cc), 15 degree 3-wood, 21 degree hybrid, 6-9 irons, pitching wedge, putter, lightweight walking golf bag with bag hood, 3 club head covers
Clubs
9
Bag
Included
Hand
Right only
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Left-handed?Precise Golf M5 Men's 15-Piece Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $289.99. Its box has 10 clubs to this set's 9, with a 5-iron this set lacks.
Nine clubs and a stand bag, with a 10.5° driver, a 22° hybrid in place of the long irons, cavity-back irons from the 6-iron to the sand wedge and a blade putter, left- or right-handed.
In the box: Driver, 4-hybrid, 6-9 irons, PW, SW, blade putter, stand bag
Clubs
9
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Regular only
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Need a senior flex?TaylorMade RBZ Complete Set, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has 10 clubs to this set's 9, with a 3-wood this set lacks, and a cart bag instead of a stand bag.
Nine women's clubs on ladies-flex graphite, with a 12° driver, a 25° hybrid, cavity-back irons from the 6-iron to the sand wedge and a blade putter. Right-handed.
In the box: Driver, 5-hybrid, 6-9 irons, PW, SW, blade putter, bag
Clubs
9
Bag
Included
Hand
Right only
Flex
Ladies only
Fits golfers who want the maker's women's lengths and ladies flex.
Left-handed?Callaway Strata 11-Piece Women's Complete Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $499.99. Its box has 7 clubs to this set's 9, with no 6-iron, 8-iron or pitching wedge but a 5-wood this set lacks.
In the box: 12 degree driver, 18 degree 5-wood, 25 degree 5 Rescue (hybrid), 7, 8, 9 irons, PW, SW, Spider Splitback putter, cart bag
Clubs
9
Bag
Included
Hand
Left or right
Flex
Ladies only
Fits golfers who want the maker's women's lengths and ladies flex.
On a tighter budget?Callaway Strata 11-Piece Women's Complete Set, $499.99, 4.5 of 5. Its box has 7 clubs to this set's 9, with no 8-iron or pitching wedge, and a stand bag instead of a cart bag.
In the box: 12 degree driver (460cc), 15 degree 3-wood, 21 degree hybrid, 7-9 irons, pitching wedge, putter, lightweight walking golf bag with bag hood, 3 matching club head covers
Clubs
8
Bag
Included
Hand
Right only
Fits golfers who want a set the maker built for women.
Left-handed?Callaway Strata 11-Piece Women's Complete Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $499.99. Its box has 7 clubs to this set's 8, with no 3-wood, 8-iron or pitching wedge but a 5-wood and a sand wedge this set lacks, and a stand bag instead of a walking bag.
Ten clubs and a stand bag: driver, 3-wood, hybrid, 6-iron to sand wedge and putter, left- or right-handed. At $499.99 it costs the least of the 10 complete sets here with the same score.
Fits beginners who want everything needed to start in one box.
Need a senior flex?TaylorMade RBZ Complete Set, senior (A) flex in stock, 4.5 of 5, $1,399.99. Its box has the same number of clubs, with no 5-hybrid but a 4-hybrid this set lacks, and a cart bag instead of a stand bag.
Fits slower swings that want lighter, softer shafts.
Left-handed?Tour Edge TE-200 Complete Senior Set, sold left-handed, 4.5 of 5, $599.99. Its box has 11 clubs to this set's 10, with a 3-wood this set lacks.
The built set below takes the most forgiving club of each type (a super game improvement iron set, then the top driver, hybrid and putter) and adds up the prices. It is the bag the picks on this site would build. To choose the driver on its own, see the best driver for beginners.
The Tour Edge TE-200 Complete Senior Set costs $599.99. Buying our top-scored irons, driver, hybrid and putter separately costs $1,899.96 and still leaves you without a fairway wood, a sand wedge or a bag. Buy the box for your first season, then replace one club at a time once you know which one costs you shots.
Every complete set, compared
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15 degree driver, 18 degree 3-wood, 22 degree 5-wood, 27 degree 6-hybrid, 7-PW irons, SW, TE-200 Lady Edge putter (blade on Standard and -1" sets, mallet on +1" sets), TE-200 Lady Edge stand or cart bag
Order: Most forgiving first, then price. Use the arrows to sort. Count the clubs, not the pieces: makers count the bag and the head covers.A dash means the maker does not publish it.
If you build: irons made for beginners
Three things matter more than the brand: a wide sole so a heavy strike skids instead of digging, offset so a slow swing has time to square the face, and the right shaft flex for your speed.
Above about a thousand dollars a built bag starts to make sense: the most forgiving irons table has full super game improvement sets in that money, and the driver, hybrid and putter pages fill the other slots, and the putters for beginners page picks a first putter by price, length and hand. Buying for a child? The junior golf clubs page sizes sets by height. The beginner to intermediate page is the version of this question for a second set.
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Iron sets made for beginners, or super game improvement
Order: Lowest price first, since a first iron set is usually a budget buy. Use the arrows to sort by score.A dash means the maker does not publish it.
Questions buyers ask
What is the best golf club set for a beginner?
Our pick is Tour Edge TE-200 Complete Senior Set at 4.5 of 5, in your flex and hand. Every one of the 30 sets here uses the same forgiving design idea: wide soles, big cavity backs, plenty of offset, a hybrid instead of the long irons; the picks name the best for a budget, for seniors, for women and for left-handers.
Which golf club brand is best for beginners?
The one whose set fits you, not the name. Callaway, Tour Edge, TaylorMade, Precise Golf, Vice Golf, Wilson, Cobra, Stix all sell complete sets here and they are closer in design than their prices suggest; compare the clubs included and the shaft options. Callaway and Tour Edge sell the most versions (men's, senior, women's); Precise Golf is the cheapest way in.
What clubs should a beginner golfer start with?
Nine clubs: a driver, one fairway wood or hybrid, irons from 6 to pitching wedge, a sand wedge and a putter. That covers every shot a new golfer can hit; the rest arrive as your distances spread out. Most boxed sets are built to roughly that list.
What golf clubs are easiest for beginners to hit?
Hybrids instead of long irons, irons with wide soles and offset, a big-headed driver with 10.5 or 12 degrees of loft, and a mallet putter. A boxed set gives you all four; if you build, the picks on the irons, driver, hybrid and putter pages name the highest-scoring of each.
Is graphite or steel better for beginners?
Graphite for most beginners: it is lighter, so the club is easier to swing fast, and it dampens the sting of a mishit. Steel gives more feedback and costs less, and suits a strong, fast swing. Boxed sets ship graphite in the woods and often steel in the irons; the Flexes column shows what each set comes with.
How far should a beginner hit a 7-iron?
Anywhere from 100 to 150 yards, and it does not matter yet. Distance comes with contact; what matters in the first season is that the ball goes up and roughly straight, which is what the wide sole and the offset in these sets are for.
Boxed set or individual clubs?
A boxed set costs less than most single premium iron sets and removes every decision. Built from the highest-scoring individual clubs on this site, a comparable bag costs about $1,899.96 · checked 2 Nov today against $599.99, checked 2 Nov for the most forgiving boxed set, before a bag. The built set will still be worth playing in five years; the boxed set is the cheaper way to find out whether you will.
What flex should a beginner get?
Regular unless you know your swing is slow or fast. Boxed sets come in regular by default, and most makers also sell a senior (A) version with lighter graphite shafts and a women's version with ladies (L) flex and shorter lengths; the table lists the flexes each set is sold in.
Should a beginner buy a used premium set instead?
It is the classic value play: a one-generation-old game improvement set, pre-owned, for the price of a new boxed set. You still need a driver, a hybrid, a putter and a bag, so add them up before you decide; the club pages show pre-owned listings where a shop carries one.
Do left-handed beginner sets exist?
15 of the 30 boxed sets list a left-handed version; the Hand column shows it, and the filter above keeps only those.
Driver shafts for a slower swing, more height or a mid flight, with each one's weight, torque and flexes from its maker, and the stock shafts on every forgiving driver.
