For golfers, the inconvenience of replacing metal spikes in golf shoes will be offset by improved course conditions, Reicher says. "Traditional golf shoes leave spike marks. Late in the day, the ...

Tour upstart Tom Kim, who's only 22, wears metal spikes during competition, which suggests they still have staying power at golf's highest level. Until the younger generation phases out metal ...

Another benefit of spikeless shoes is that they do less damage to putting greens. In fact, they do no damage at all. The old metal spikes on golf shoes were notorious for causing ‘spike marks ...