# TaylorMade Tour Response

- Source: https://stierproducts.com/products/taylormade-tour-response
- Category board: https://stierproducts.com/categories/golf-balls
- Placement: #7 of 17 in Golf Balls, B tier
- Brand: TaylorMade
- LP on this board: 617
- Last researched: 2026-10-19T20:58:24.892Z
- Method: https://stierproducts.com/methodology
- Dataset: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22062813 - every board at once, one dated snapshot per release, same licence, prices and photographs left out
- Reuse: Text, rankings, tier assignments, LP values and verdicts are free to quote and reuse with attribution to stierproducts and a link to the source URL (CC BY 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Product photographs are not covered: they belong to their respective owners and are reproduced to illustrate the product being reviewed. Do not redistribute them under this licence.

## Verdict

Real urethane performance at a mid-tier running cost, and current coverage calls it one of the most popular balls for everyday golfers. The ownership sweet spot of the whole category.

## For

- Buttery soft feel on the greens
- Elevated long-iron spin
- One of the most popular balls for everyday golfers
- Outstanding premium ball delivering excellent distance and soft feel
- Best cheap ball for beginners

## Against

- No current outlet champions it
- Outclassed in value by the Maxfli Tour, Snell PR4 and Kirkland Signature
- Coasts on the TaylorMade tour-ball halo rather than its own results

## Flagged as one to avoid

This product entered 1 of 12 runs as one buyers cross-shop but should not buy, rather than as a pick. It is published here rather than dropped.

## Evidence

Consolidated from 43 cited sources across 35 outlets

| Outlet | Said by | Stance | Link | Link status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Golf Ball Addict | Golf Ball Addict | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Bg3a6johQ | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Business Monitor | golfbusinessmonitor.com | B | https://golfbusinessmonitor.com/golf-equipment/2026/04/taylormade-2026-tour-response-and-tour-response-stripe-golf-balls-review.html | fetched and confirmed |
| r/golf | u/DaddyERIK84 | B | https://www.reddit.com/r/golf/comments/1qcdx3o/taylormade_tour_response_shout_out/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Monthly | golfmonthly.com | B | https://www.golfmonthly.com/reviews/balls/2026-taylormade-tour-response-stripe-golf-ball-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Mygolfspy | mygolfspy.com | B | https://mygolfspy.com/buyers-guide/4-things-to-know-about-taylormade-tour-response-ball/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Your Golf Gear Insider | Your Golf Gear Insider | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in38kHWzaJ0 | fetched and confirmed |
| FB Answers | - | - | https://www.facebook.com/fb-answers/top-golf-ball-recommendations/ | outlet blocks automated checks |
| Golf Influence | - | - | https://www.golfinfluence.com/gear/balls/best-golf-balls/ | outlet blocks automated checks |
| The Right Golf Ball | - | - | https://www.therightgolfball.com/tag/tour-response-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Randy Gibson Golf | Randy Gibson Golf | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRUVYm9wvdk | fetched and confirmed |
| Swing Golfology | Swing Golfology | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkPKHT2-sf8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Duff | Golf Duff | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TW3eeDkwMc | fetched and confirmed |
| Maple Hill Golf | Maple Hill Golf | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4wQmw7ARdo | fetched and confirmed |
| BreakfastBallsGolf | BreakfastBallsGolf | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xvtUz4v7Hg | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Insider | golfinsideruk.com | B | https://golfinsideruk.com/best-cheap-golf-balls/ | fetched and confirmed |
| GolferHive | golferhive.com | B | https://golferhive.com/taylormade-tour-response-golf-ball-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Under Par Reviews | Troy | B | https://underparreviews.com/reviews/taylormade-tour-response-golf-ball | fetched and confirmed |
| Todays Golfer | James Hogg and Ross Tugwood | C | https://www.todays-golfer.com/equipment/best/taylormade-golf-balls-us/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Takes Balls | jmd | B | https://golftakesballs.com/taylormade-tour-response-2026-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Weekend Tour Pro | Weekend Tour Pro | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufzUV0cngx8 | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Ball Addict | Golf Ball Addict | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LToKo-r86oI | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | Jacob Hayes | C | https://www.facebook.com/groups/golfingbuddy/posts/1694640178660252/ | fetched and confirmed |
| r/GolfGear | u/Quirky-Fill-9583 | D | https://www.reddit.com/r/GolfGear/comments/1tvsg57/improvement_after_switching_golf_ball_models/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Ball Monkey | golfballmonkey | B | https://golfballmonkey.com/taylormade-golf-balls-the-ultimate-2026-guide-to-performance-and-savings/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Mygolfspy | mygolfspy.com | B | https://mygolfspy.com/buyers-guides/golf-balls/2026-mygolfspy-golf-ball-test/ | fetched and confirmed |
| BallCaddie | BallCaddie | B | https://ballcaddie.com/blog/taylormade-tour-response-review | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Monthly | golfmonthly.com | B | https://www.golfmonthly.com/best-golf-deals/best-taylormade-golf-balls-164346 | fetched and confirmed |
| Love Live Golf | Andy Devaney | B | https://lovelivegolf.com/taylormade-tour-response-2026-golf-ball-review/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Golfmagic | Brad Nash | B | https://www.golfmagic.com/equipment/buying-guides/best-golf-balls | fetched and confirmed |
| Golfshake.com | Golfshake Editor | B | https://www.golfshake.com/news/view/22688/TaylorMade_reveals_new_Tour_Response_golf_balls_for_2026.html | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Xtra | Golf Xtra | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLgCzt685UE | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf with Grahame | Golf with Grahame | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S05raCHut3c | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Equipment Reviews | Golf Equipment Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_HHM6n0uv4 | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Gear Reviews | Golf Gear Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYNsV_Mjx18 | fetched and confirmed |
| Best Golf Reviews | Best Golf Reviews | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gnkUPX3qmzw | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Xtra | Golf Xtra | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_DJDqpfhig | fetched and confirmed |
| Golf Xtra | Golf Xtra | - | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b96P1902gBY | fetched and confirmed |
| Randy Gibson Golf | Randy Gibson Golf | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjOxTTSfzWU | fetched and confirmed |
| 7 Day Golf | 7 Day Golf | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJN9WbIaAsw | fetched and confirmed |
| Tinkr \| Reviews & Guides | Tinkr \| Reviews & Guides | C | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTMTm4UEE-s | fetched and confirmed |
| Junior Golf in Scotland by Brodie J Martin | Junior Golf in Scotland by Brodie J Martin | B | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5ADEGZ0B3U | fetched and confirmed |
| Facebook | Jacob Hayes | C | https://www.facebook.com/groups/692805214969095/posts/1868442954071976/ | fetched and confirmed |
| Todays Golfer | Simon Daddow | B | https://www.todays-golfer.com/equipment/best/golf-ball-robot-test-2023/ | fetched and confirmed |

## Nearest alternatives on this board

| Rank | Product | Tier | Page |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2 | Titleist Pro V1 | S | https://stierproducts.com/products/titleist-pro-v1 |
| 3 | TaylorMade TP5 | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/taylormade-tp5 |
| 4 | Callaway Chrome Tour | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/callaway-chrome-tour |
| 5 | Srixon Q-Star Tour | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/srixon-q-star-tour |
| 6 | Srixon Z-Star | A | https://stierproducts.com/products/srixon-z-star |
| 8 | TaylorMade TP5x | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/taylormade-tp5x |
| 9 | Snell PR4 | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/snell-pr4 |
| 10 | Kirkland Signature Performance+ | C | https://stierproducts.com/products/kirkland-signature-costco-golf-balls |
| 11 | Mizuno Pro S | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/mizuno-pro-s |
| 12 | Titleist TruFeel | D | https://stierproducts.com/products/titleist-trufeel |

The full board is at https://stierproducts.com/categories/golf-balls.

## What this tier means

- B: Good. A solid choice with real caveats worth knowing.

## How to read this

- Each category is researched in four independent runs, one per lens (expert consensus, value, reliability, community pulse). Every run ranks a board of candidates that deliberately includes products buyers cross-shop but should avoid. Placements score on a ranked ladder (LP), and tiers are derived from LP, so no tier is ever assigned by hand.
- LP is this product's points on its own category ladder. It is comparable within a category and not across categories.
- Link status reports what our pre-publication link check found when it fetched the cited URL. It says nothing about the quality of the review.
- A citation with no usable link is listed rather than dropped, and is excluded from the counted total above.

## Image

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