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    Pros' Golf Shoes

    Which golf shoes do PGA Tour pros use? Which is the most popular golf shoe on the PGA Tour / European Tour? These are two common questions we hear a lot. Interestingly enough, the answers aren't easy to find. Until now. Please allow us to  applaud ourselves for putting all this informatino in one place! Joking aside, this information is useful knowledge, because, well, if the best players in the world wear these shoes, they must be good enough for us. Below you'll find a weekly update of the winner of the tournament that week and which golf shoes they wore. We've also compiled a list of the top 20 golfers in the world, based on the official world golf rankings, and their shoe of choice.

    What Golf Shoes do the Pros Wear?

    Harris English was the latest winner on the PGA Tour with victory at the Sentry Tournament of Champions at the Plantation Course in Maui, Hawaii. He birdied the final hole to get into a playoff, then birdied it again wearing the FootJoy DryJoys Tour. If there was ever a perfect blend of classic style with modern technology, this is it. Ladies and gentlemen, here are Harris English's golf shoes:

    FootJoy DryJoys Tour Harris English golf shoes

    Golf Shoes of the Best Players in the World 

    (Top 20 in the Official World Golf Rankings)

    1) Dustin Johnson
    Adidas Tour360 XT
    2) Jon Rahm
    3) Justin Thomas
    4) Xander Schauffele
    5) Collin Morikawa
    6) Bryson DeChambeau
    7) Rory McIlroy
    8) Webb Simpson
    9) Patrick Cantlay
    10) Tyrrell Hatton
    11) Patrick Reed
    12) Brooks Koepka
    13) Daniel Berger
    14) Viktor Hovland
    Viktor Hovland wears Nike Roshe G Tour golf shoes
    15) Matthew Wolff
    16) Matthew Fitzpatrick
    Matthew Fitzpatrick wears Under Armour golf shoes
    17) Harris English
    Harris English wears FootJoy DryJoys Tour golf shoes
    18) Sungjae Im
    19) Tommy Fleetwood
    20) Tony Finau
    Jordan 11 Retro Low Concord
    Nike Jordan 11 Retro Low Concord Jon Rahm golf shoes
    FootJoy ICON
    Adidas Tour360 XT
    Adidas Tour360 XT
    PUMA IGNITE PWRADAPT Caged
    Nike Roshe G Tour
    FootJoy ICON Black
    FootJoy DryJoys Tour
    Adidas CodeChaos
    FootJoy Premiere Series
    FootJoy Premiere Series Patrick Reed golf shoes
    Nike Tour Premiere
    Adidas CodeChaos
    Nike Roshe G Tour
    Nike Roshe G Tour Viktor Hovland golf shoes
    Nike Roshe G Tour
    Under Armour
    Under Armour golf shoes Matthew Fitzpatrick
    FootJoy DryJoys Tour
    FootJoy DryJoys Tour Harris English golf shoes
    FootJoy Pro/SL
    Nike Roshe G Tour
    Nike Janoski G
    Nike Janoski G Tony Finau golf shoes

    Since we're shoe nerds, we couldn't just put up a list without dissecting it further. First, we'll break it down percentage-wise as to the most popular golf shoe brands among the best 20 players in the world (the percentage of how many top players are using the particular brand):

    1) Nike        35%

    2) FootJoy  30%

    3) Adidas    25%

    4) PUMA       5%

    4) Under Armour       5%

    Interestingly enough, when you expand from the top the 20 to the top 50 players in the world, FootJoy comes out head and shoulders above the rest in terms of popularity, with roughly 40% of of the top 50 wearing their golf shoes. Second is Nike, with about 20% of the top 50 sporting their shoes.

     

    In regards to the specific golf shoe of choice among the best players in the world:

    1) Nike Roshe G Tour - 4 of the top 20 players wear it = 20%

    2) Adidas Tour360 XT - 3 of the top 20 players wear it = 15%

    3) Adidas CodeChaos - 2 of the top 20 players wear it = 10%

    3) FootJoy ICON Black - 2 of the top 20 players wear it = 10%

    3) FootJoy DryJoys Tour - 2 of the top 20 players wear it = 10%

     

    An interesting observation is that although the FootJoy Pro/SL is easily among the most popular shoes on the PGA and European Tours, It's only worn by one of the top 20 players in the world.

    This list is constantly changing, as do sponsorships and world rankings. However, at this moment, we can say that Nike and FootJoy are the most popular golf shoe brands among the best players on the PGA and European Tours. It's no surprise that FootJoy's long-lasting, quintessential classic golf shoe, the ICON Black/Shield Tip, is the most popular for the elite players on the PGA/European Tour.