Prescription Golf Sunglasses: How to Choose Lenses, Frames and Budget

What are the best prescription golf sunglasses? For most golfers, it is a contrast-boosting, non-polarized lens made to your exact prescription and set in a light sport frame that stays put through your swing. REKS builds exactly that pair: its Golf Color-Boosting lens costs $240 in single vision or $340 in progressive, and you can put it in more than a dozen frame shapes. This guide to prescription golf sunglasses walks you through the three choices that decide how well you see on the course (lens, vision type and frame) and lays out every price step from $125 to $400 so you know exactly what each upgrade buys you.

What makes great prescription golf sunglasses?

Great golf prescription eyewear gets three things right: a lens that sharpens contrast without flattening the green, a prescription type that matches where your eyes go during a round, and a frame that fits both your face and your prescription numbers. Nail those and the price ladder below tells you what each extra dollar buys.

• Lens: golf rewards contrast and depth cues. REKS keeps its golf lens non-polarized so you keep the subtle sheen that tells you how a putt will break, while a built-in color equalizer makes the ball and the turf pop.
• Vision type: single vision corrects one distance; progressive blends distance, intermediate and near in one lens, so you can read a scorecard or rangefinder screen without swapping glasses.
• Frame: every REKS frame is made from flexible polymer and guaranteed for 2 years against breakage, but each frame shape accepts a different prescription range. Check yours in the frame table further down.

Curious how the golf lens fits into the rest of the lineup? Our full REKS sunglasses review covers every lens line, from pickleball to fishing.

Golf lens price ladder: what each REKS upgrade costs

A prescription golf pair at REKS starts at $125 for single vision polycarbonate and tops out at $400 for progressive Trivex Transitions XTRActive Polarized. The sweet spot for most golfers is the Golf Color-Boosting lens at $240, because it is the only rung on the ladder designed specifically for reading greens.

Lens (prescription)	Single vision	Progressive	What you gain on the course
Polycarbonate	$125	$225	Tough, light, UV400 sun lens with your pick of tints and mirrors; great backup or casual pair
Polarized Polycarbonate	$175	$275	Cuts glare off water hazards, bunkers and cart paths
Kontrast (rose)	$175	$275	High-contrast rose tint for sharper definition; polarized version $225 / $325
Trivex	$195	$295	Premium lens material REKS describes as clearer than polycarbonate
Golf Color-Boosting (Trivex)	$240	$340	Built for golf: color equalizer boosts contrast and depth perception for reading greens and tracking the ball
Trivex Polarized	$245	$345	Clearest material plus polarized glare control
Transitions Signature	$250 (Trivex $275)	$325 (Trivex $350)	Fully clear indoors, dark outdoors: one pair from the range to the clubhouse
Transitions XTRActive Polarized	$300 (Trivex $325)	$375 (Trivex $400)	Hint of tint indoors, dark and polarized outdoors; REKS calls it best for glare reduction and driving

Two details hiding in that ladder are worth knowing. First, going from single vision to progressive adds $100 on the standard lens lines but only $75 on Transitions, so progressive wearers get relatively more value from light-adaptive lenses. Second, every lens includes anti-reflective coating and 100% UV protection at no extra charge, so the price differences above are purely about lens performance.

Single vision or progressive golf sunglasses?

Choose single vision if your prescription only corrects distance, and progressive if you also need help up close for the scorecard, your phone or a rangefinder display. Your current prescription and your eye doctor are the final word on which type you need.

On the course	Single vision	Progressive
Seeing the flag and following the ball	Sharp across the whole lens at your corrected distance	Sharp through the upper part of the lens
Reading the scorecard or yardage book	Fine if you do not normally need readers	Built in: near zone at the bottom of the lens
Checking a rangefinder or GPS screen	May need readers if you use them today	Intermediate zone covers arm’s-length screens
Golf Color-Boosting price	$240	$340
Best for	Distance-only prescriptions, younger golfers, budget builds	Anyone who wears progressives or bifocals day to day

Quick tip: look at your written prescription. If it lists an ADD power, you are used to a near correction and a progressive golf pair will feel familiar. Check with your eye doctor if you are unsure which prescription to use.

Which REKS frame fits your prescription?

Classic shapes like Sport, Round, Oval, Seafarer and Aviator accept the widest prescription range at REKS (about -6.00 to +6.00 sphere), while the curved wrap frames accept a narrower range. REKS checks your numbers as you order and asks you to pick another frame if they fall outside the range.

Frame	Style	Sphere range accepted	Cylinder up to	Golf Rx price (SV / progressive)
Sport	Classic sport shape, most faces	-6.00 to +6.00	±5.00	$240 / $340
Sling Blade Pro	Sporty, full coverage	-6.00 to +6.00	±5.00	$240 / $340
Sling Blade XM	Smaller Sling Blade for narrower faces	-4.00 to +4.50	±4.00	$240 / $340
Wrap Around (also Z87+)	Curved wrap for side coverage	-4.00 to +5.00	±5.00	$240 / $340
Wrap Around Large	Larger curved wrap	-4.00 to +4.00	±4.00	$240 / $340
Round, Oval, Seafarer, Aviator	Lifestyle shapes for course and street	-6.00 to +6.00	±5.00	$240 / $340
Rectangle	Classic rectangle	-8.00 to +4.50	±5.00	$240 / $340

Ranges are what REKS’s online prescription checker accepts today. If you have a strong prescription, REKS recommends its ultra-thin 1.67 high-index lenses for powers over ±3.00; in polarized sunglasses they cost $255 single vision or $355 progressive.

Golf prescription builds at three budgets

You can be on the first tee in a real prescription golf pair for about $125, and even a premium progressive Transitions build stays under $340.

Budget	Build	List price
Value	Sport frame, Polycarbonate, single vision, smoke tint	$125
Best for golf	Sling Blade Pro, Golf Color-Boosting, single vision	$240
Progressive golfer	Sport frame, Golf Color-Boosting, progressive	$340
All-day premium	Wrap Around, Transitions XTRActive Polarized, progressive	$375

How to save on your REKS golf pair

• FSA / HSA: REKS accepts both for prescription eyewear and provides an itemized frame and lens breakdown for insurance reimbursement.
• Free U.S. shipping and returns plus a 30-day, no-questions-asked money-back guarantee.
• 2-year frame warranty covering frame damage at no charge, and every pair comes with a hard zippered case.
• Timing: prescription orders ship in about 10-12 business days, so order a couple of weeks before a golf trip.

Ready to build yours? Pick your golf lens and frame at REKS, then add your prescription at checkout.

Prescription golf sunglasses FAQ

Are polarized lenses bad for golf?

Not bad, just not ideal for putting. Polarization removes reflected glare, which is great near water, but it can also mute the surface sheen golfers use to read a green. That is why REKS keeps its Golf Color-Boosting lens non-polarized to maintain depth perception.

Can I get progressive golf sunglasses?

Yes. Every REKS golf frame offers progressive lenses: $340 for Golf Color-Boosting, or from $225 for polycarbonate.

What do I need to order golf prescription sunglasses online?

Your current prescription (sphere, cylinder, axis and ADD if you have one) and your pupillary distance. REKS lets you upload a photo of the prescription, type it in, fax it, or send it after checkout.

How long do REKS prescription sunglasses take?

Prescription orders typically ship in 10-12 business days; non-prescription golf sunglasses ship in 3-5 business days. Shipping is free in the U.S.

Is there a non-prescription version of the golf lens?

Yes. The Golf Color-Boosting lens is $60 without a prescription (regularly $75), handy if you wear contacts on the course.

Final verdict: the smartest prescription golf sunglasses buy

If golf is your main sport, go straight to the Golf Color-Boosting lens: it is the rung of the ladder designed for reading greens, and at $240 it costs less than many optical-shop sport pairs. Pick single vision or progressive to match your everyday glasses, choose a frame whose range covers your prescription, and you are set for every round.

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