Golf Grip Size Chart: Find Your Size in 60 Seconds

The grip is the only part of the club you touch, and its size is set by your hand measurements, not by whatever came on the rack at the shop. This page is a single reference for every chart you need: hand length, glove size, diameter specs, and tape wraps. For the deeper explanation of how grip size affects ball flight and when to re-grip, see our golf grip size guide. And if you'd rather enter your measurements and get a number instantly, the free grip size calculator does it in seconds.

How to measure your hand (2 measurements, 60 seconds)

Use a flexible tape measure or a strip of paper and a ruler. Measure your glove hand — left hand for right-handed golfers, right hand for left-handed golfers — with fingers together and palm facing up.

1. Hand length: from the major crease where your wrist meets your palm, straight to the tip of your middle finger.
2. Middle-finger length: from the base crease of your middle finger (where the finger meets the palm) to the fingertip.

Hand length determines your size band. Middle-finger length breaks ties in the overlapping ranges — longer fingers push you toward the larger size within a band, shorter fingers toward the smaller.

Golf grip size chart by hand length

Notice the overlap between standard (up to 8.75") and midsize (starts at 8.25"). That inch of overlap is intentional — if your hand falls there, finger length, grip pressure, and how you hold the club all factor in. This is exactly the territory where a fitter's dynamic testing earns its keep: testing two sizes on a launch monitor takes five minutes and removes the guesswork entirely.

Golf grip size chart by glove size

Glove size is a useful shortcut, but use it only as a starting point. Two golfers wearing the same medium glove can have hand lengths nearly 3/4 inch apart — enough to place one solidly in standard and the other at the bottom of midsize territory. Independent testing confirms this spread is real: glove size alone is not a reliable proxy. When in doubt, measure.

Grip diameter specifications

Grip diameter is measured at a specific point: 2 inches below the top end of the grip (the butt cap). These are the standard industry baseline measurements — individual grip models vary slightly around these numbers, but they're what a club builder uses as the starting reference.

Tape wrap chart: how many wraps to go up a size

Club builders add layers of grip tape under the grip to fine-tune size between the stock options. Each wrap of standard grip tape adds roughly 1/64 inch (~0.016") to the outer diameter. This lets a builder hit an exact diameter that the measurements suggest, rather than rounding to the nearest stock size.

A builder can also wrap only under the lower hand to taper the grip — building up the grip size for the right hand position while leaving the butt end at standard. This is a real and common spec for golfers who need more size in the lower-hand area specifically.

Ladies' and junior grip sizing

Ladies' grips run narrower in core diameter — 0.850" vs. 0.900" for men's standard — reflecting smaller average hand dimensions. Junior grips are sized for smaller hands still, often matching undersize adult specs. The hand-length chart above applies equally to women golfers; the only practical difference is which grip catalogue to shop from, not the measurement method.

Which measurement method should you use?

Use all three checks in this order — each one confirms or refines the last:

1. Hand length measurement — your primary source. Two minutes with a tape measure gives the most reliable starting size.
2. Glove size cross-check — confirms you're in the right ballpark. If the two methods disagree, trust the tape measure.
3. The finger-position feel test — with the grip in your glove hand, the tips of your middle and ring fingers should lightly brush the pad of your thumb. If they dig in, the grip may be too small. If there's a clear gap, it may be too big.
4. Dynamic fitting confirmation — if you can, test two sizes on a launch monitor and watch dispersion. The size that produces tighter, more consistent ball flight is your fitting size, regardless of what the chart says.

Grip size is one spec among many — shaft, lie angle, length, and loft all interact with how the club performs. If you're going in for a full fitting, the grip check is usually part of it. Our guide to what to expect at a golf club fitting explains how the session flows. If you just want to get your grips replaced and sized at the same time, most independent fitting shops and repair benches can do both in a single visit — and it's one of the highest-value services in golf.