Bulk Towels

Golf Towels Wholesale

Golf towels wholesale — hook, ring and cart towels for clubs, resorts and tournaments, made to order.

A golf towel is specified by how it attaches. It hangs from a bag ring, a cart bar or a belt loop, it comes off and goes back on dozens of times in a round, and it gets dragged through grass and sand while staying wet enough to clean a club face and a ball. The attachment is what fails first, not the fabric.

That is worth settling before anything else about the towel, because two towels of identical fabric behave completely differently depending on whether the hook is a grommet, a carabiner or a stitched loop. A stitched loop tears away at the seam within a season; a metal grommet or a proper hook outlasts the towel.

HotelsLinen manufactures golf towels wholesale to a written specification from 500 pieces per style and colour — hook and grommet towels, ring towels, cart towels, and the tri-fold and waffle formats used for club cleaning. Buyers fix the size, the weight, the weave, the attachment, the branding and the packing.

The buyers are golf clubs and resorts, tournament and event organisers, corporate gifting and promotional buyers, golf retailers and pro shops, and distributors supplying any of those. A large share of the volume is branded rather than plain, so the artwork and the event date are usually linked.

Weave is the second decision and it follows the job. Terry absorbs and holds water, which is what a club face needs. Waffle is lighter, dries faster and scrubs better, which suits a towel that spends the round wet and is wrung out rather than replaced. Microfibre is the lightest of the three and dries fastest, and it is the usual choice for a cart towel that is expected to be usable again the next morning.

Weight is deliberately low in this category compared with a bathroom towel, because the towel is carried or hung rather than used flat, and a heavy wet towel swinging from a bag is a nuisance. Most golf towels sit well below the weights used in hotel bathrooms, and specifying them as though they were hand towels is the common mistake.

Colour and branding carry the value. A club towel is usually in the club colours, with the crest woven or embroidered, and tournament towels are printed with an event mark and a date. Where the towel goes into a wash cycle after every round, woven-in branding holds up better than print, for the same reason it does on hotel linen.

Our factory is in the Nantong Home Textile Zone in Jiangsu, China. Orders start at 500 pieces per style and colour with a typical four-week lead time after the sample and artwork are approved.

The attachment is the specification

Grommet and hook

A metal grommet set into a reinforced corner, with a hook or clip through it, is the most durable arrangement and the one that survives a full season of being taken on and off a bag. The grommet has to be set into a reinforced area, or the fabric around it tears even though the grommet itself holds.

Stitched loop

A fabric loop sewn into the hem. It is cheaper and softer against a bag, and it is the arrangement that fails first: the stress concentrates at the seam where the loop meets the towel, and repeated wet-and-dry cycles work on exactly that point.

Carabiner and clip

A clip that can be moved between a bag, a cart and a belt. It suits a towel that is shared or moved between bags during a round, and it needs a grommet or a strong loop to clip through. This is common on promotional towels where the clip is part of the gift.

Cart and bar attachment

A longer towel that drapes over a cart bar or a bag handle rather than hanging from a point. It needs no attachment at all, which removes the failure point, and it is the usual format for a cart towel that is issued and returned by a club.

Golf towel specification reference

Item	Common size	Common weight	Notes
Hook towel	40 x 60 cm	300–450 GSM	Grommet and hook; the standard club towel
Tri-fold towel	40 x 75 cm	300–450 GSM	Folds to hang flat from a bag ring
Cart towel	40 x 100 cm or larger	300–450 GSM	Drapes over a cart bar; no attachment needed
Waffle golf towel	40 x 60 cm	—	Lighter, dries faster, scrubs better
Microfibre golf towel	30 x 50 cm	—	Lightest and fastest drying; cart and travel use
Fibre	—	—	Cotton terry · microfibre · cotton-polyester blends
Attachment	—	—	Grommet and hook · stitched loop · carabiner · none
Branding	—	—	Woven-in crest, embroidery, or print for event towels
Colour	—	—	Club colours or event colours, held against a reference
MOQ	—	—	500 pieces per style and colour

Weave and fibre for the job

Terry for club cleaning

Terry holds water and carries it to the club face, which is what cleaning a club actually needs. It is the traditional golf towel and still the right choice where the towel is used on clubs and balls rather than for drying hands.

Waffle for a towel that stays wet

Waffle is lighter than terry, dries much faster and has a textured surface that scrubs. It suits a towel that spends the round wet and is wrung out rather than replaced, and it packs smaller in a bag pocket.

Microfibre for cart and travel

The lightest and fastest-drying of the three. It is the usual choice for a cart towel that has to be usable again the next morning, and for travel and promotional towels where weight and packing size matter. It must not be washed with fabric softener.

Where weight should stay low

A golf towel is carried or hung, so a heavy wet towel is a nuisance rather than a quality signal. Most golf towels sit well below the weights used in hotel bathrooms, and specifying one as though it were a hand towel is the common mistake in this category.

Branding, events and club programmes

Club crests and woven branding

A club towel is usually in the club colours with the crest visible. Woven-in or embroidered branding holds up better than print where the towel is washed after every round, for the same reason it does on hotel linen — the colour is in the yarn rather than on the surface.

Event and tournament towels

Tournament towels are usually printed with an event mark and a date, bought in volume and given away. Here the artwork deadline is tied to the event date rather than to a production schedule, so approval is the critical path and it is worth starting before the specification is final.

Corporate and promotional

A golf towel is a common corporate gift because it is used, kept and visible. The clip or the pouch is often part of the gift, and the towel is usually specified lighter than a club towel because it is carried rather than used in play.

What to send for a quotation

The attachment required, the size and weight, the weave, the branding method and its colour reference, and the quantity and date for an event programme. The attachment answer changes the construction and the price more than any other single answer.

What You Get

Why Source Golf Towels Wholesale From HotelsLinen

Grommet and hook construction

A metal grommet set into reinforced fabric, which is the arrangement that survives a season of being taken on and off a bag.

Terry, waffle and microfibre

Three weaves for three jobs — holding water for club cleaning, scrubbing and drying fast, or being light enough for a cart towel.

Sized for a bag, not a bathroom

Lower weights than hotel towels, because a golf towel is carried or hung and a heavy wet towel swinging from a bag is a nuisance.

Cart towels with no attachment

Longer towels that drape over a cart bar or bag handle, which removes the attachment as a failure point altogether.

Woven-in club branding

Crests woven or embroidered in club colours, which holds up better than print on a towel that is washed after every round.

Event and tournament printing

Printed event marks and dates for tournament giveaways, with artwork approval treated as the critical path.

Clip and pouch options

Carabiners, clips and pouches specified with the towel, which is common on corporate and promotional programmes.

Factory-direct tiered pricing

Quoted from the Nantong Home Textile Zone with 500-piece MOQ per style and colour and improving tiers above it.

Custom Manufacturing

Send your spec or sample and we make it to order with consistent quality at scale.

Custom Branding

Embroidered, woven-label and printed logos, plus private label packaging.

Factory-Direct MOQ

Start from 500 pieces per style and color, with a typical 4-week lead time.

FAQ

Common Questions

What is the MOQ for golf towels wholesale?

Our standard minimum is 500 pieces per style and colour. Most programmes carry one size and one colour, and tournament towels with a printed event mark are ordered in the same way as plain stock.

What is the best attachment for a golf towel?

A metal grommet set into a reinforced corner with a hook or clip through it. It is the arrangement that survives a full season of being taken on and off a bag. A stitched fabric loop is cheaper but fails first at the seam where the loop meets the towel.

What size are golf towels?

A hook towel is commonly 40 x 60 cm, a tri-fold towel around 40 x 75 cm, and a cart towel 40 x 100 cm or larger so it drapes over a cart bar. Microfibre golf towels are often smaller at around 30 x 50 cm.

Terry, waffle or microfibre?

Terry holds water and carries it to a club face, which is what club cleaning needs. Waffle is lighter, dries faster and scrubs better, which suits a towel that stays wet all round. Microfibre is lightest and dries fastest and is the usual choice for cart and travel towels.

What GSM should a golf towel be?

Usually around 300 to 450 GSM for terry. That is deliberately lower than a hotel hand towel, because a golf towel is carried or hung and a heavy wet towel is awkward on a bag rather than a sign of quality.

Can golf towels carry a club crest?

Yes. Woven or embroidered crests hold up better than print where the towel is washed after every round, because the colour is in the yarn rather than on the surface. Placement and size are confirmed on the sample.

Can you print a tournament design with a date?

Yes. Printed event towels are a large part of this category, and the artwork deadline is tied to the event date rather than to production. Approval is the critical path, so it is worth starting the artwork before the specification is final.

Do golf towels need to be washed differently?

Cotton and waffle towels wash like any other towel. Microfibre must be washed warm without fabric softener or bleach, because softener coats the fibres and permanently blocks the pickup that makes it work.

Do you supply golf resorts and pro shops as well as clubs?

Yes. Golf towels are bought by golf clubs and resorts, tournament and event organisers, corporate gifting and promotional buyers, golf retailers and pro shops, and distributors supplying those markets.

What is the lead time?

About four weeks after the sample and artwork are approved. Dyeing and any branding are the steps most likely to move the date, and on an event programme artwork approval usually sets it.

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