Every golf ball claims to be long. Some back it up, others fall short. We put 43 golf balls through our standardized golf ball testing and ranked them by distance to find out which ones deliver.
These are the nine longest golf balls based on our testing, and the results did not spit out a straight list of tour balls. The spectrum of price, construction, and prestige might surprise you.
How We Picked These Golf Balls
We put 43 golf balls through our standardized golf ball testing. To identify the best golf balls for distance, we simply sorted the results by overall Distance Score, which is based solely on the total distance each ball produced in our driver test.
The nine balls on this list scored 8.4 or better in Distance, which translates to a 244 yards or more from our mid-90s swing speed driver test.
The list below is sorted by Distance Score, highest to lowest.
Learn more about how we test golf balls and see the complete list of every golf ball we tested.
1. Callaway ERC Soft
Price: $39
Cover: Hybrid
Layers: 3-Piece
ERC Soft was the longest ball in our entire 43-ball test, carrying 227.9 yards and totaling 247.6 yards off the driver. A hybrid-cover, 3-piece build with low driver spin and a high launch window is paying huge dividends, and ERC Soft backs up the distance with a 9.3 Wedge Control score — a rare combination of pure distance and short-game performance.
2. TaylorMade TP5
Price: $57/dozen
Cover: Urethane
Layers: 5-Piece
TaylorMade's flagship 5-piece tour ball nearly matched ERC Soft for pure distance, totaling 247.4 yards off the driver thanks to 137.9 mph of ball speed. At $57/dozen, it's the most expensive ball on this list, but it's also the only true 5-layer urethane tour ball to crack the top 5.
3. Vice Tour
Price: $29/dozen (bulk: $25/dozen, 6 dozen minimum)
Cover: Surlyn (Ionomer)
Layers: 3-Piece
Vice Tour combined a fast 138.8 mph ball speed off the driver with a low 13.9-degree launch to total 246.6 yards — all for as little as $25/dozen in bulk, making it the best value on this entire list by a wide margin (9.6 Value score).
4. Maxfli Tour
Price: $39/dozen (bulk: $29/dozen, 4 dozen minimum)
Cover: Urethane
Layers: 3-Piece
Maxfli Tour tied Vice Tour's distance score with a 226.5-yard carry and 246.6-yard total, built around a low-spin driver profile that's as low as $29/dozen in bulk. Its 8.4 Wedge Control score is proof that the distance doesn't come at the cost of short-game feel.
5. Srixon Q-Star Ultispeed
Price: $29/dozen
Cover: Ionomer
Layers: 3-Piece
Srixon built Ultispeed to be its longest ball ever, and our data backs the claim: 226.5 yards carry and 246.5 yards total makes it the longest Srixon ball out of the six we tested for 2026. As an extra bonus, it's just $29/dozen. Ultispeed's ionomer cover trades some spin in the iron game for that distance, as we discovered in our 7-iron test where Ultispeed turned in a modest 5.8 Stopping Power score.
6. Bridgestone Tour B X
Price: $54/dozen
Cover: Urethane
Layers: 3-Piece
The 2026 Tour B X posted the fastest ball speed of any ball on this list — 140.4 mph — with a low, penetrating 11.9-degree launch that produced 245.5 yards of total distance. It's also one of the most complete performers here, tied with Callaway ERC Soft for the best overall Performance score (8.7) in this group, with no weaknesses across every category. If you're looking for the longest urethane-covered ball that performs in every aspect of the game, Tour B X is on the short list.
7. Srixon Z Star
Price: $54/dozen
Cover: Urethane
Layers: 3-Piece
Srixon's tour flagship carried 226.8 yards for a 245.0-yard total, backed by a thin urethane cover that also delivered an 8.9 Wedge Control score — proof that some balls can be long without forcing you to compromise touch around the greens.
8. Bridgestone e6 Soft
Price: $23/dozen
Cover: Ionomer
Layers: 2-Piece
At $23/dozen, e6 Soft is the second-cheapest ball on this list, yet totaling 244.3 yards off the driver. Its 9.4 Accuracy score is the best of any ball here, making it a legitimate pick for golfers who want to hit it longer and straighter, and you don't have to spend a fortune to do it.
9. Vice Drive
Price: $19/dozen (bulk: $17/dozen, 6 dozen minimum)
Cover: Surlyn (Ionomer)
Layers: 2-Piece
Vice Drive rounds out this list at as little as $17/dozen in bulk — the cheapest ball here — with a 225.0-yard carry and 244.4-yards of total distance. Its 8.4 Accuracy score is a step behind e6 Soft's field-best 9.4, but it's still enticing, well above our 43-ball field average. Casual golfers rejoice, budget distance balls don't have to sacrifice accuracy.
Which Ball Should You Choose?
If you want the single longest ball we tested, Callaway ERC Soft wins outright. If you want virtually that same distance for a fraction of the price, Vice Tour, Vice Drive and Bridgestone e6 Soft can all be had under $25 a dozen (including bulk pricing). If you want distance without giving up short-game spin, Bridgestone Tour B X 2026 and Srixon Z Star prove you don't have to choose between the two.
