Payntr Golf has had something of a breakout year. Alongside its Eighty Seven SC shoe picking up my award for the best golf shoe of 2025, I've seen the model swoop up various other awards from golf media, too.
Not content with nailing the best spiked golf shoe of recent times, Payntr has brought out the Match Day SC to try and become the best spikeless shoe at the same time. To my delight, it's effectively the same golf shoe built on a spikeless outsole. That means all the same great looks, all the comfort and all the performance-enhancing technology built on a new platform. What's not to love?
Much like its spiked sibling, the Match Day SC is packed to the brim with technology armed to offer more comfort and performance. The carbon fibre propulsion plate situated just above the outsole is the real stand-out performer of this shoe. It runs the full length of the shoe and allows you to harness ground reaction forces more effectively. We've seen the use of carbon in the FootJoy HyperFlex Carbon, and each time I've worn a shoe with this material in it, I can feel the difference. Will the average golfer with a sub-95 mph driver swing speed benefit greatly from it? Probably not. But any 105mph+ golfers out there will feel a difference underfoot through the swing.
These things are nearly impossible to measure quantifiably, but I can attest to the amount of rebound I felt through the sole of my foot, both while walking and swinging the club. The foot locks closely but comfortably in place across the tongue area and the heel, giving that classic locked-in sensation you’d expect from a shoe of this type, while plenty of foam in the midsole and a 3D moulded footbed offer the comfort needed to walk 18 holes.
Like the Eighty Seven SC, the quality of the build and the materials are exemplary, easily making up for the higher-than-most asking price. The upper materials are soft while the area by the heel is a serious source of comfort in an often problematic area of the shoe for many golfers. The toe box is a little tighter than some, so maybe go up half a size or choose a different width option if you'd prefer some extra comfort by the toes.
The outsole is excellent, offering solid grip in all types of conditions, while still maintaining the same sort of low-profile build that the spiked model has. However, it isn't quite class-leading in my opinion. I much prefer it when spikeless outsoles have nubs on them at different heights as well as different shapes. Having nubs at different heights across the outsole means that if one nub doesn't grip the surface, another is there to pick up the slack. I find you get less of this on spikeless shoes, which have a flatter surface on the bottom. The outsole on the Adidas Adizero ZG still is the cream of the crop from this year, in my opinion.
As for the looks, well, they are also identical to the Eighty Seven SC, just without the spikes. I'll say what I said in that review: this design move has been a huge step up from Payntr and is likely part of why the brand has been getting so many plaudits this year. The unique styling touches on the heel of the 004 RS shoe are gone, and in its place, a refined, timeless and classic aesthetic has been created.
