How do you read the shaft codes?

The letter after the shaft name is the flex: R, then SR, then S from softest to stiffest, and Japanese specs add R2 below R. The reliable method is to check what your current club uses and match it.

Is freight on clubs expensive?

More than for ordinary goods, because they are long and the packed box takes up space — freight is priced on volume as well as weight. Sea shipping is markedly cheaper than air for this category.

Is used stock covered by any warranty?

The shop's terms apply and are meant for use in Japan; once an item has been exported, claiming against it is impractical. Choose on the grade and the photographs before ordering.

Cover for the article on what Golf Partner is, Japan's big secondhand golf shop, explaining that it is the largest secondhand golf chain in Japan with more than 500,000 items in stock, that the shop inspects and prices everything itself, and that Japanese-spec clubs have lighter shafts that suit players without a very high swing speed. The other panel lists 3 things to read before ordering: the condition grade with photos of the actual item, the shaft code and flex, which affect your shot more than cosmetic condition, and whether it is a full set or a single club, since an unusually low price is often a single club. The lower panel says you can't order it yourself from Thailand, so let Tama-Chan order for you: send the product link on LINE, get the total in baht, shipping is also charged by box size, several clubs can be shipped together in one go, and sea shipping is cheaper, and the footer says each secondhand item is one of a kind and popular models usually sell out within a few days.

Before You OrderAugust 17, 20263 min read

What Is Golf Partner, Japan's Biggest Used Golf Chain?

Golf Partner is Japan's largest used-golf chain, with over half a million items in stock. What it sells, how to read its condition grades, and how to order from Thailand.

What is Golf Partner?

Golf Partner is a Japanese golf chain with branches across the country and one of the deepest used inventories anywhere — the site puts the figure in the hundreds of thousands of items.

Unlike a person-to-person marketplace, the seller is the shop: everything is bought in, inspected and graded before it goes up, so there is no guessing whether a seller described it honestly.

New and used are separated into their own sections, so you can look at either.

What it sells

The core is clubs of every kind — drivers, fairway woods, utilities, iron sets, wedges and putters, from Japanese brands and from global brands in Japan-market specifications.

Beyond clubs there are bags, balls, gloves, shoes, apparel and rangefinders.

Where Thai buyers gain is the specification itself: Japanese-market builds often carry lighter shafts than the same model sold elsewhere, which suits a moderate swing speed.

Golf Partner search results for drivers, 110 items, showing Bridgestone BX1 LS, BX2 HT and BX1 ST drivers in a row with equipment category filters down the left — A live Golf Partner search on 17 August 2026 — the site keeps new and used in separate sections; this is the new side.

How to read the condition grades

Every used item carries a grade, running from near-new down to clearly played, with photographs of that actual club.

Two things matter as much as the grade: the shaft model and its flex. The same head is built with different shafts, and that affects how it plays more than cosmetic wear does.

Also check whether a listing is a full set or a single club. Iron-set listings state the number of clubs; a price that looks too good is usually one club.

Can you order from Golf Partner yourself in Thailand?

You cannot. Their online shop delivers inside Japan and is built around Japanese payment methods.

And because each used club is a single item, sought-after models are usually gone within days.

So the club has to be bought and received by someone in Japan, then forwarded from there.

Ordering clubs from Golf Partner through Tama-Chan

Tama-Chan can order from Golf Partner for you. Copy the product link and send it to an admin on LINE; the team checks the price and quotes a baht total before you commit.

Clubs are long, so freight home is priced on the packed volume as well as the weight. Buying several at once and sending them together is markedly cheaper.

For something this long, sea beats air by a clear margin — compare both on the shipping page, and see the fees on the service fee table.

Frequently asked questions

It depends what worries you. A shop means someone inspected and graded the club before it went up. A person-to-person market is usually cheaper, but you are reading the seller's own description.

Want clubs from Golf Partner? Start here

Found the right one? Send the link to an admin on LINE.