Golf shoes are sold in US sizes and made to centimetres, and the two are only loosely connected. Every maker publishes a table converting one to the other, and the tables disagree by up to a full size. That is not a rounding quirk. It is why the same golfer wears a 10 in one brand and an 11 in another and concludes that one of them "runs small."
Fit varies by model, but the tables vary by maker, and that is the part you can check. Once you have your foot length in centimetres you can read every one of them, and the rest of this page does exactly that.
The ToolYour size in each maker's chart
Stand on a sheet of paper in the socks you play in, mark the back of your heel and the tip of your longest toe, and measure the distance. Do the larger foot, at the end of the day. Enter it below.
Enter a foot length to start.
Each result is read off that brand's own published men's table: the first row at or above your length. That is a reading convention, not the makers' advice; what each maker says about falling between rows is further down. Women's tables differ by brand. Nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere.
The ChartFive makers, one foot
These are the makers' own numbers, men's, as published on their sizing pages in September 2026, read as the first row at or above each foot length. Where a maker prints inches as well as centimetres the centimetre figure is used. ECCO is shown in EU sizes because that is how ECCO builds; its chart labels each EU size with the two US sizes it is sold under.
| Foot length | FootJoy | New Balance | SQAIRZ | adidas | ECCO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25.0 cm | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7.5 | 39 (5 / 5.5) |
| 26.0 cm | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 41 (7 / 7.5) |
| 27.0 cm | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 42 (8 / 8.5) |
| 27.5 cm | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.5 | 43 (9 / 9.5) |
| 28.0 cm | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 44 (10 / 10.5) |
| 28.5 cm | 10.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | 12 | 45 (11 / 11.5) |
| 29.0 cm | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12.5 | 45 (11 / 11.5) |
| 30.0 cm | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13.5 | 47 (13 / 13.5) |
Read across the 28 cm row. Three makers say 10. adidas says 11. ECCO's first row that covers 28 cm is the 28.3 cm row, EU 44, which its own chart labels "10 / 10.5". A golfer who has worn a FootJoy 10 for years and orders an adidas 10 is, by adidas's own table, ordering a shoe built for a shorter foot.
Nike, Puma, Skechers, Under Armour and G/FORE are not in the table for different reasons. Nike's chart is a general one, not a golf one. Puma's "JPN" column is a shoe size, not a foot length. Skechers publishes US, UK and EU only. Under Armour and G/FORE publish centimetre tables with half sizes, and G/FORE publishes two, a men's and a unisex, that put the same 28 cm foot at different men's sizes; they are covered in the text below rather than the table. Nike prints a warning worth keeping whichever chart you use: the centimetre size on a shoe box is not the same thing as your foot length in centimetres.
The RuleThe maker that publishes how to switch
SQAIRZ publishes a cross-reference to other brands as well as a centimetre table. Its rule is short enough to quote in full:
“If you wear FootJoy, Skechers, Puma, or New Balance, order your usual size. If you wear Adidas, Nike, or Ecco, order a half size down.”SQAIRZ, Sizing
Its table behind that rule puts a SQAIRZ 9 level with a FootJoy 9, a Puma 9, a Skechers 9 and a New Balance 9, and with an adidas 9.5, a Nike 9.5 and an ECCO 9.5. Set that against the centimetre charts and it only partly lines up: SQAIRZ puts its 9 at 27 cm, while adidas puts its 9.5 at 26.7 cm and its 10 at 27.1. And ECCO builds whole EU sizes and sells each under a pair of US labels, so "ECCO 9.5" means the EU 43 sold as 9 / 9.5, not a separate half size.
TRUE linkswear, which publishes no centimetre table on a static page, says the opposite thing about itself. Its shoes "run like athletic or running shoes, so a bit smaller compared to some big golf shoe brands like FootJoy, Ecco or Adidas," and it recommends sizing up if you are coming from FootJoy or ECCO. So the direction of travel depends on where you are coming from and where you are going, which is exactly why the centimetre is the only number worth carrying between brands.
The DisagreementBetween sizes: three answers
Land between two rows and the makers split three ways.
| Maker | What it tells you to do |
|---|---|
| New Balance, Under Armour, G/FORE | Size up. New Balance: "Choose the larger size if your feet are between sizes." Under Armour: "we recommend sizing up." G/FORE: "if you are in between sizes, we suggest ordering up." |
| adidas | Depends what you want. "For a tight fit, go one size down. For a loose fit, go one size up." |
| FootJoy | Neither. "The most common fit problem we see is when people go up a size because a shoe feels tight. Try a wider width before going up in size." Leave about half an inch in front of the longest toe. |
FootJoy's answer is the one aimed at the wide-footed golfer, and it assumes you can buy a width, which at FootJoy you can. New Balance, Under Armour and G/FORE sell widths on some models too, and adidas sells a set of golf shoes it labels Wide, but their between-sizes advice still says to go longer. A longer shoe does nothing for a wide foot except move the flex point away from your toes, which is the argument our wide feet guide is built on.
The WidthsWho actually sells them, and what the letters mean
Width letters are not standard across makers either. This is what each one publishes.
| Maker | Widths sold | In the maker's words |
|---|---|---|
| FootJoy | Narrow to X Wide (men), Narrow to Wide (women) | Men's Medium covers C, D and E; Wide is E and 2E; X Wide is 3E. "FJ shoes are sized consistently across models." |
| New Balance | D, 2E, 4E on some golf models | 997 Golf in Standard (D) and Wide (2E); Fresh Foam Contend in D, 2E and X-Wide (4E). Half sizes stop at 12. |
| Skechers GO GOLF | Medium, Wide, Extra Wide | Wide Fit is men's 2E/3E, women's D. Extra Wide is men's 4E/5E. "Currently, Skechers does not offer a women's Extra Wide Fit." Length stays the same; only the fit designation changes. |
| Under Armour | Standard and "E" wide | Wide golf shoes "have E Sizing, built to better fit athletes that have wider feet." |
| G/FORE | D, plus EE on some Gallivanters | "All of our shoes are made in a standard, D width." No narrow sizes. |
| TRUE linkswear | None | "We do not manufacture different width options in each size." Most models fit C/D, sometimes E. |
| adidas | A named Wide range | adidas lists golf shoes under a Wide filter without publishing a letter width. |
| ECCO, SQAIRZ, Puma | None published | Puma sells a few "Wide" models with no letter width stated. ECCO and SQAIRZ publish no widths. |
Note the naming. FootJoy's "X Wide" is a 3E. New Balance's "X-Wide" is a 4E. Skechers' "Wide" already reaches 3E, and its "Extra Wide" goes to 5E, which is wider than anything FootJoy sells. If you are shopping by the word on the box rather than the letter, you are not comparing the same shoe.
Women'sSeparate tables, same problem
FootJoy and ECCO publish separate women's length tables. New Balance does, and adds a cross-reference: a women's 9 is a men's 7.5, though its own women's table lists the 9 at 26 cm and its men's table the 7.5 at 25.5, so even one maker's two tables do not quite agree. adidas uses one chart for everyone and tells you a women's size is the men's size plus one. G/FORE runs unisex, with a men's 9 equal to a women's 10.5. Skechers does not make a women's Extra Wide. Measure in centimetres and the tables sort themselves out; shop by the number on your old shoes and you are back to guessing.
RelatedOnce the size is right
Width is the specification most wide-footed golfers actually need, and the wide feet guide covers which makers sell real width sizes and which only run roomy. Spikeless versus spiked is the other decision. The glove size chart is the same story on the other end of the body, four makers and four answers.
FAQQuick answers
Do golf shoes run small?
Not as a category. Makers publish different tables. adidas assigns a given foot length about one US size higher than FootJoy, New Balance and SQAIRZ do, so a FootJoy 10 is an adidas 11 by adidas's own chart. TRUE linkswear says its shoes run a bit smaller than FootJoy, ECCO or adidas and suggests sizing up.
Should I size up if a golf shoe feels tight?
FootJoy says no: try a wider width first, because going up a size is "the most common fit problem we see." New Balance, Under Armour and G/FORE tell you to choose the larger size when you fall between rows, and adidas says either, depending on whether you want a tight or a loose fit.
How do I convert my FootJoy size to ECCO?
ECCO sizes in whole EU sizes and pairs two US sizes to each one, so there is no exact answer. Its chart puts a 28 cm foot at EU 44, labelled 10 / 10.5. SQAIRZ's cross-reference treats ECCO as running a half size large against FootJoy. Measure in centimetres and use ECCO's own table.
What does 2E or 4E mean on a golf shoe?
Width letters. D is the standard men's width in most charts. 2E is wide, 4E is extra wide. But FootJoy calls a 3E "X Wide" while New Balance calls a 4E "X-Wide", and Skechers' "Wide" spans 2E to 3E. Compare the letter, not the word.
Is the cm size on the shoe box my foot length?
No. Nike states it directly: the centimetre size on a box or label is different from foot length in centimetres. Measure your foot and read the maker's table; do not read the box.
Which golf shoe brands sell wide widths?
FootJoy up to 3E, New Balance to 4E on some models, Skechers to 5E. Under Armour sells an "E" wide on some models and G/FORE an EE on some Gallivanters. adidas lists a Wide range without a letter width. ECCO, SQAIRZ, Puma and TRUE publish no width sizes.