A golf shoe with a plurality of traction elements positioned around a central forefoot region and a central rearfoot region of the outsole of the golf shoe. The plurality of traction elements comprises a first set of traction elements arranged in a first outsole zone along a perimeter or edge of a medial or lateral forefoot region of the golf shoe, a second set of traction elements arranged in a second outsole zone along a perimeter or edge of a lateral or medial rearfoot region of the golf shoe, and a third set of traction elements arranged along a third outsole zone extending diagonally across a midfoot region of the golf shoe between the medial or lateral forefoot region and the lateral or medial rearfoot region. The third outsole zone includes a plurality of tracks extending across the third outsole zone.