The Golfclubs4cash Condition Rating Guide

Whether it’s second-hand drivers, fairways, hybrids, irons, putters or wedges, each used golf club is carefully checked against our condition rating guide for signs of wear and tear. We’ll check the shaft, head and grips and each description will have a 100% honest condition appraisal so you know what you’re getting, every time.

Here’s how we grade the condition of each club we sell:

As New - these little beauties have never hit a golf ball, and may or may not even come still wrapped in their original packaging. The shaft and grip may also have their original wrapping. All the benefits of a brand new golf club, without the price tag!

Excellent - only the lightest of usage marks can be seen - used for a couple of rounds at most. The clubs we rate as ‘excellent’ are a complete bargain, have barely seen any action on the course and feel as good as new in your hands.

Good - clubs that we class as ‘good’ have absolutely no damage, and only minimal marks to the top line, if any at all. Any marks are purely cosmetic and won’t affect your game. You’ll probably spot play marks on the face and sole, but it’s a club that’s been well looked after and has plenty of years’ life left in it. Steel shafts might have minimal marking and slight cosmetic damage, but absolutely no rust, and graphite shafts may show light scratching and wear to the graphics, but there’ll be no sign of bag rub. Grips will always be in good condition with no wear marks.

Fair - perhaps there’ll be some cosmetic wear here and there, but a club in ‘fair’ condition will still be in good condition and playable. You’ll spot the odd mark on the topline, head and crown but there’ll be plenty of life left in it. Likewise, the shaft will be in good order but with signs of some cosmetic wear. Steel shafts might have minor marks or rust spots and graphite shafts could have a touch of bag wear. The grip will be in good usable order, but there’ll be a few signs of wear and could have lost some tackiness, but they’re easy enough to replace. If you’re looking for a bargain and you’re not bothered about the aesthetics of the club, this could be the one for you.

Poor - still playable, but there’ll be some heavy signs of use and wear to the face. The shaft could have some pitting or heavy rust spots and graphite shafts may show heavy bag wear. And the head could have some heavy chips/dings. The grips might have depression marks, and possibly even a split or tear so will need replacing in the near future. It may be in poor condition, but there could be some things you could do to prolong the life of the club (therefore keeping it out of landfill which is better for the planet!).

In addition to the rating as outlined above, any of the following issues will be clearly noted in the ‘Description’ box, but if you have any questions feel free to give us a call.

Missing ferrules
Missing brand badge
Missing weights
Resprayed paintwork
Rattles
Cracks/splits
Dents/depressions
Iron sets with non-matching shafts
Incomplete sets