Used left-handed golf clubs are harder to find than right-handed ones, so the best buy is the best of what is actually for sale. This list covers individual clubs only, chosen on spec, forgiveness, condition grade and price. It runs through the bag from driver to putter, with what to check on each before you buy.

Quick summary

• The 10 picks run through the bag from driver to putter: a driver, 2 fairway woods, 2 hybrids, a driving iron, a wedge, a chipper and 2 putters.
• Left-handed drivers are the hardest club to find used, and the Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond at £186.99 is the pick for fast swings.
• Most left-handed beginners get more from a lofted fairway wood and a hybrid, such as the Callaway Rogue ST Max 5 wood at £135.99 and the Cobra T-Rail 5 hybrid at £88.99.
• The Titleist Vokey SM10 is the wedge pick at £95.99, with a choice of loft and grind so you can build matching gaps.
• The 2 putter picks are a TaylorMade Spider Tour mallet at £147.99 and a Scotty Cameron Super Select GoLo 6.5 at £223.99.
• A left-handed club is a mirror image of the right-handed model with the same shafts and grips, so check the hand first, then the loft, flex and condition grades.

The 10 best used left-handed golf clubs at a glance

Grades are listed as head, shaft and grip.

How we chose these clubs

We judged each club on 4 things: a spec that suits the golfer it is meant for (loft, flex and head shape), forgiveness or control for that golfer, the condition grades, and a fair price for the club's age, taking the best grades for the money.

The list runs in bag order, from driver to putter, rather than ranking a driver against a putter.

1. Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond driver: best left-handed driver for fast swings

The Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (2023) is the used left-handed driver to buy if you swing fast and want a lower, more penetrating ball flight. Callaway launched it in January 2023 as the low-spin model in the Paradym family, aimed at stronger players who want less spin (Callaway).

It's a narrow pick: a low-spin head suits fast swings, so left-handers with a Regular or Senior swing speed are better off waiting for a forgiving head in their flex from our used left-handed drivers.

On a used Paradym, look at the crown and the carbon sole for chips around the edges, and check that both movable sole weights are in place. The hosel adjusts loft and lie, so ask whether the wrench comes with it. Sky marks on the crown are cosmetic; a crack anywhere on the head is not.

Ours is 10.5° with a Stiff flex Hzrdus 6.0 shaft at £186.99, graded Good on the head and shaft and Excellent on the grip, a Golf Pride MCC Midsize.

Good fit:

• Left-handers with a fast swing whose drives balloon or spin too much.
• Better players who shape the ball and want a compact, low-spin head.
• Golfers who like to tinker, with an adjustable hosel and movable weights.

Skip it if:

• You're a beginner or swing at Regular speed or below: a low-spin head launches too low and punishes mishits.

2. Callaway Rogue ST Max 5 wood: best left-handed fairway wood

The Callaway Rogue ST Max 5 wood (2022) is the left-handed fairway wood we'd point most golfers to first: a forgiving Max head, 18° of loft and a Regular shaft. It suits beginners, high handicappers and anyone who finds a 3 wood hard to get airborne.

An 18° 5 wood gives up a few yards on a 15° 3 wood and gets the ball up far more reliably from the fairway and the tee. The sole shows Callaway's Jailbreak and tungsten markings: bars behind the face that stiffen the body, and a heavy tungsten weight set low to help launch.

Fairway soles pick up scratches from the turf, and those don't change how a club plays. Look harder at the leading edge and the crown. Ours comes with its Rogue ST headcover.

It is 18° with a Regular flex Mitsubishi Tensei AV Series 65g shaft at £135.99 in our used left-handed fairway woods, graded Good on the head and shaft and Excellent on the Golf Pride Z-Grip.

Good fit:

• Left-handed beginners who top or thin their 3 wood.
• Golfers who want a safer club off the tee on tight holes.
• Improvers who want a recent head rather than an older budget model.

Skip it if:

• You need a Senior or Ladies shaft: this one is Regular, so look for a model in your flex instead.

3. TaylorMade RBZ 5 wood: best budget left-handed fairway wood

The TaylorMade RBZ 5 wood (2012) is the budget pick: at £56.99 it suits a beginner who wants an easy-launching club without spending £100 or more.

RBZ stood for RocketBallz, TaylorMade's distance-led woods of 2012. The head is an older design, but it has the same 18° of loft as the Rogue ST Max, and at a beginner's swing speed loft does most of the work. That's why an old 5 wood is a better first fairway club than a new 3 wood.

Ours is graded Fair on the head and the grip, and Good on the shaft. Fair means heavier wear, possibly with 1 or 2 sky marks on the crown, and the white crown shows marks more than a black one. A worn grip is the cheapest thing on a club to replace, so it is a small fix rather than a reason to pass.

It is 18° with TaylorMade's Regular flex RBZ Matrix Xcon-5 shaft, at £56.99. Faster swings suit a Stiff shaft, which is worth looking for in our used TaylorMade fairway woods.

Good fit:

• Left-handed beginners on a tight budget buying a first fairway wood.
• Golfers who want a 5 wood to tee off with while they learn the driver.
• Anyone who'd rather spend on the putter and wedges.

Skip it if:

• You want a club that looks nearly new: the head and grip both show their age.

4. Cobra T-Rail 5 hybrid: best left-handed hybrid for beginners

The Cobra T-Rail 5 hybrid is the left-handed hybrid we'd give a beginner or high handicapper. T-Rail is Cobra's super game-improvement range, first launched in 2019 for golfers who find long irons hard to launch. Ours is the third generation, from November 2022, and its 23° head takes the place of a 5 iron.

T-Rail is short for Transition Rail, and the rails are the runners on the sole that help the head skim through the turf rather than dig in on heavy strikes. Ours has Cobra's light Ultralite shaft in Regular flex, which helps slower swings find a little more clubhead speed.

Hybrids get knocked about in a bag without headcovers, so paint chips on the crown are common and cosmetic. Grooves worn smooth matter more, and dents in the sole rails are worth asking about. This one shows none of that. It is graded Excellent on head, shaft and Lamkin Crossline grip, and it comes with its T-Rail headcover.

This one is 23° at £88.99. If you want a different loft, such as a 4 hybrid for the slot above it, our used left-handed hybrids and driving irons are where to look.

Good fit:

• Left-handed beginners replacing a 5 iron.
• High handicappers who hit the ball thin or off the heel.
• Slower swingers who gain from the light Ultralite shaft.

Skip it if:

• You swing fast and hook your long shots: a light shaft and a forgiving head can add to the hook.

5. TaylorMade SIM2 Rescue: best all-round left-handed hybrid

The TaylorMade SIM2 Rescue (2021) is the all-round left-handed hybrid: a 22° 4 hybrid with a Regular shaft that suits mid handicappers and improvers replacing a 4 iron. It sits between the T-Rail's maximum help and a better player's utility iron.

TaylorMade calls its hybrids Rescues, and the SIM2 has a slot in the sole behind the face, which TaylorMade calls a Speed Pocket, to keep ball speed up on strikes low on the face. A hybrid's wide, hollow head launches higher than a long iron and copes far better with thin contact, which is why most improvers carry 1 or 2.

When you buy one used, check the face for grooves worn smooth and the sole slot for dents, and make sure the weight screw in the sole is tight. Crown marks from the bag are cosmetic.

Ours is a 4 hybrid with a Regular flex Mitsubishi Tensei AV Series 70g shaft at £107.99, graded Excellent on head, shaft and grip. The SIM2 Rescue was also made as a 19.5° 3 hybrid for the slot above it, and the used TaylorMade SIM range covers the rest of the family.

Good fit:

• Mid handicappers and improvers swapping a 4 iron for something easier.
• Golfers who want a matched pair, with a 3 and a 4 hybrid in the same family.
• Anyone who'd rather pay for a club graded Excellent throughout.

Skip it if:

• You need a Senior or Ladies shaft: this one is Regular flex, so look for another model in your flex.

6. Titleist U500 3 iron: best left-handed driving iron

The Titleist U500 (2019) is the left-handed driving iron for better players who want a long club off the tee that flies lower and runs further than a hybrid. Titleist launched its U-Series utility irons in 2019, and the U500 is the more compact, iron-shaped of the 2 models.

A utility iron looks like a long iron at address, with a hollow body behind the face that makes it easier to launch than a forged 3 iron. It still asks for a decent swing speed and a good strike, which is why it suits low and mid handicappers rather than beginners.

On a used utility iron, check the face and topline for marks and the grooves for wear. The shaft on ours is a KBS PGI 75g graphite in Stiff flex, so make sure the flex on any listing matches the rest of your set.

Ours is 20° at £102.99 in our used driving irons, graded Excellent on head, shaft and grip.

Good fit:

• Low and mid handicappers who want a long iron off the tee on tight holes.
• Golfers who hook hybrids and prefer an iron's look at address.
• Links golfers who want a lower flight into the wind.

Skip it if:

• You struggle to launch your 5 iron: a hybrid will be far easier.

7. Titleist Vokey SM10: best left-handed wedges

The Titleist Vokey SM10 (2024) is the left-handed wedge to buy for spin and a proper choice of loft, and the pictured 54° sand wedge is £95.99. It suits any left-hander from improver to low handicapper.

Titleist launched the SM10 in January 2024 with 6 sole grinds and 25 combinations of loft, bounce and grind (Titleist). That choice is what makes it useful second-hand: you can build a gap, sand and lob wedge from the same family.

Grooves are the first thing to check on any used wedge, because worn grooves cost spin on chips and pitches. Then check the loft, bounce and grind stamped on the head against how you play: more bounce suits soft sand and a steep swing, less suits firm turf and a shallow one.

It is graded Excellent on head, shaft and grip. The gap and lob wedges to build a set around it are in our used Titleist wedges.

Good fit:

• Left-handers building a set of wedges with even gaps.
• Improvers who want more spin than their set's sand wedge gives.
• Golfers who know their bunker sand and want the grind to match.

Skip it if:

• You're a beginner who dreads chipping: a wider sole, like the chipper below, is more forgiving.

8. Cleveland Smart Sole chipper: best left-handed club for chipping

The Cleveland Smart Sole chipper is the left-handed club for golfers who duff and thin their chips: a 42° head with a wide sole that you swing with a putting stroke. Ours is the Smart Sole 4 C, the chipper in the Smart Sole 4 range Cleveland released in 2020. It suits beginners, high handicappers and anyone whose short game costs more shots than their long game.

With about the loft of a 9 iron, it pops the ball over the fringe and lets it run out like a putt. The wide sole glides along the turf instead of digging, so a slightly heavy strike still gets the ball moving, and that is the shot most beginners need around the green.

Ours is graded Fair on the head, with visible wear on the sole and face, and Good on the shaft and the Golf Pride Tour Velvet grip. On a chipper, wear on the face matters less than on a wedge, because it is played along the ground rather than for spin.

It costs £59.99. If you'd rather chip with a conventional wedge, our used left-handed wedges cover the alternative.

Good fit:

• Left-handed beginners who chip with a putter because their wedge scares them.
• High handicappers who lose shots from just off the green.
• Older golfers who want a simple shot with a short, putting-style stroke.

Skip it if:

• You already chip well with a wedge or 8 iron: it duplicates a shot you have.

9. TaylorMade Spider Tour putter: best left-handed mallet putter

The TaylorMade Spider Tour (2018 model) is the left-handed mallet putter we'd pick for most golfers: a wide head with its weight spread to the edges, so it twists less on putts struck off the centre. It suits anyone whose short putts wobble off line.

A single sightline runs back from the face to help you aim. Ours has a SuperStroke grip, which is fatter than a standard putter grip and helps quiet the hands and wrists in the stroke.

The head is graded Fair, and the photos show chips in the red paint on the edges. That is cosmetic, but check the face for dents. It is 35 inches long, which suits golfers of about 6ft, and at address your eyes should sit over the ball or just inside it.

It costs £147.99, with the shaft and grip graded Good. Other putter shapes and lengths are in our used left-handed putters.

Good fit:

• Left-handers who miss short putts on both sides of the hole.
• Golfers who like a big, stable head and a clear sightline.
• Taller players who suit a 35 inch putter.

Skip it if:

• You want a putter that looks new: the paint chips show at address.

10. Scotty Cameron Super Select GoLo 6.5: best premium left-handed putter

The Scotty Cameron Super Select GoLo 6.5 (2023) is the premium left-handed putter on this list: a mid-mallet that suits golfers with a slight arc in their stroke. Scotty Cameron released it in May 2023 in right- and left-handed versions, with a 303 stainless steel head, a small jet neck and 3.5° of loft (Titleist).

The jet neck lets the toe swing open and closed a little through the stroke, much like a blade, while the mid-mallet shape and an aluminium sole plate push weight to the edges for stability. It is a blade player's feel with more help on mishits.

Scotty Cameron putters are among the most copied clubs in golf, so authenticity comes first. Fake Scotty Camerons give themselves away in the fonts, paint fill, weights and head weight, and every club we sell goes through authenticity and quality checks. Check that both sole weights are present and match.

Ours is 35 inches at £223.99, graded Excellent on head, shaft and grip, with a Golf Pride grip in place of the original. Other Scotty Cameron models are in our used Scotty Cameron putters.

Good fit:

• Left-handers with a slight arc in their putting stroke.
• Golfers moving from a blade who want a little more stability.
• Anyone who wants a Scotty Cameron without paying the new price.

Skip it if:

• Your stroke is straight back and through: a face-balanced mallet suits that better.

Do left-handed golfers need different golf clubs?

Yes, if you swing left-handed. A left-handed club is a mirror image of the right-handed model: the head faces the other way, while the shafts and grips are the same, so loft, lie, flex and length work exactly as they do on a right-handed club.

That means the specs that decide whether a club fits you are the same for left-handed golf clubs as for right-handed ones. Match the flex to your swing speed, buy enough loft, and check the length against your height.

Swinging left-handed isn't the same as being left-handed. Plenty of left-handed people play right-handed, and the test is which way round feels natural. Stand side-on and grip a club: if your right hand sits naturally at the top of the grip and your left hand below it, you're a left-handed golfer. If you can't tell, hit a few balls each way at a range before you buy.

How can you tell if a golf club is left-handed?

Stand the club on its sole with the face looking at you: on a left-handed club the shaft rises from the left side of the head, and on a right-handed club from the right. It takes a few seconds and works for every club, from driver to putter.

On our listings the hand is in the title, which starts "Left Hand", so it is easy to spot in our used left-handed golf clubs. When buying from a private seller, run the same face test on the photos before you pay.

How easy is it to find used left-handed golf clubs?

Harder than right-handed ones, and drivers are the hardest club of all to find. Most models are made left-handed, but fewer come up used, so your choice of loft, flex and condition is narrower than a right-hander's.

Irons are sold as sets rather than single clubs, and our left-handed iron sets are a separate range.

With fewer left-handed clubs to choose from, decide the spec you need first: the loft, the flex and the length. Then buy the first good listing that matches it, rather than holding out for one particular model.

What should you check before buying used left-handed clubs?

The same things as on any used club, plus the hand. We grade every club in 3 parts, head, shaft and grip, and our condition rating guide defines each grade: Excellent means used now and then, with very light marks on the face at most, Good means regular use with no marks on the topline or crown, and Fair means heavier wear and possibly 1 or 2 sky marks on the topline or crown.

Beyond the grade, check these before you pay:

1. The hand. Use the face test above on every photo, especially on marketplace listings.
2. Flex. With fewer left-handed clubs to choose from, it's tempting to buy the wrong flex. A bargain in the wrong flex is still the wrong club, so match the flex to your swing speed first.
3. Loft. Beginners should favour 5 woods, hybrids and 10.5° or higher drivers over 3 woods, long irons and 9° drivers.
4. Lie angle. It matters most on irons and wedges, and a lie angle that's too upright or too flat starts the ball off line, so check it the way a right-hander would.
5. Length. Check it on the listing. Ours say "Measures: Standard" unless a club has been altered, and putter lengths are listed in inches.
6. Grips. Standard round grips aren't handed, so any worn grip can be replaced like for like at a fraction of the club's price.
7. Wrench. Adjustable drivers, woods and hybrids need the brand's wrench to change their settings.

If a photo doesn't show what you need, message us on WhatsApp and we'll send more photos or a video. Every UK order comes with a 60-day return window.

Trading in left-handed clubs

Left-handed clubs go through the same trade-in and part exchange as right-handed ones. You get an instant online quote that's valid for 24 hours, post the clubs with a prepaid Royal Mail label, and we pay within 1 to 5 working days of the clubs arriving and being authenticated, by bank transfer or in store credit worth an extra 10%.

When the RBZ 5 wood makes way for a newer fairway wood, it can go back to us in part exchange rather than sit in the garage.

Frequently asked questions

What are the best golf brands for left-handed golfers?

Titleist, TaylorMade, Callaway, Cobra, PING and Odyssey all make left-handed versions of most of their main models, so choose the club before the brand.

What is the best used left-handed driver?

For a fast swing, the Callaway Paradym Triple Diamond (£186.99). For a Regular or Senior swing speed, look for a forgiving, high-launching head in your flex instead: the models in our used drivers for beginners and high handicappers, such as the PING G425 Max, are also made left-handed, so watch for one to come in.

What is the best used left-handed putter?

The one that suits your stroke. A mallet such as the TaylorMade Spider Tour (£147.99) gives the most stability on off-centre putts, while a mid-mallet with some toe flow, such as the Scotty Cameron Super Select GoLo 6.5 (£223.99), suits a stroke with a slight arc.

What are the best left-handed golf clubs for beginners?

A lofted fairway wood, a hybrid, a chipper or sand wedge and a mallet putter. From this list, that's the Callaway Rogue ST Max or TaylorMade RBZ 5 wood, the Cobra T-Rail 5 hybrid, the Cleveland Smart Sole chipper and the TaylorMade Spider Tour. The best second-hand clubs for beginners follow the same pattern, with a 5 wood and hybrids in place of a 3 wood and long irons.

Are left-handed golf clubs more expensive?

Not as a rule. Used prices follow the model, its age and its condition far more than the hand, so compare a left-handed club with the right-handed version of the same model, loft and flex before you decide.

Can a left-handed person use right-handed golf clubs?

Yes, if they swing right-handed, and many left-handed people do. What matters is the side you stand on, not the hand you write with. Phil Mickelson is the best-known case the other way round: right-handed off the course, he won his 6 majors playing left-handed.