By ED TRAVIS
Launching for the 2026 season Callaway Golf has announced a new Chrome Tour family of balls consisting of the updated versions of the Chrome Tour, Chrome Tour X, and Chrome Soft.
Fast Facts Callaway Chrome Tour Family Golf Balls
Tour Fast Mantle
Seamless Tour Aero cover
Pre-Sale: 1/6/2026
At retail: 1/30/2026
Price: $57.99/dozen
Callaway Chrome Tour
4-piece construction
Urethane cover
Feel: medium
Driver spin: low
Iron spin: high
White or yellow
Callaway Chrome Tour X
4-piece construction
Urethane Cover
Feel: medium firm
Driver spin: mid-range
Iron spin: high
White only
Chrome Soft
3-piece construction
Urethane Cover
Feel: soft
Driver spin: low
Iron spin: high
White or yellow
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Caintoaway continues to grow their ball business with the Chrome Tour family being the flagship product series and the company’s 22.6% market share is the highest since getting in the business back in 2000. Acushnet’s Titleist brand is still the acknowledged leader with Callaway in second.
The company is talking about the new Tour Fast Mantle common in all three models that produces added distance by optimizing the core/layer system— this is the first time this particular mantle material has been used in a golf ball.
Eric Lopez, Senior Director of Golf Ball R&D, explained it, “The material itself is 16% more rigid or has a higher modulus. That’s important because if you think about a golf ball as a spring, and under impact or under load, that golf ball is going to deform. And if you have a stiffer spring, or a more rigid material that’s acting as a stiffer spring, when that golf ball compresses or rebounds, it’s going to have higher velocity.”
Chrome Tour family options include the being Track and TruTrack markings and the Chrome Tour and Chrome Soft with both are available in white or yellow.
Also of note, the previous versions launched in 2024 carried a price of $54.99 dozen so the new balls are a $3.00 or roughly 5% increase.
