Golf "Fashion"!

In the late 1800’s, women golfed in full skirts, petticoats and bustles, and they were not allowed to take a full swing...chipping and putting only. Well, geez…it’s a little hard to take a full swing while wearing a corset and girdle! But, have we come too far since then? Since the golf world is now comprised of 5.75 million female golfers (which equates to 22% of the people participating in the sport), I feel like my opinions on golf may be justified…to some degree. ;)



Remember, these are my opinions and observations on golf fashion…and mine alone. With a handicap of 30+, I have obviously spent far more time thinking about my outfit than I have on golf lessons.


• Wife beaters should NEVER be allowed on a golf course...period, the end!


• Sports jerseys are meant to be worn in arenas, not on fairways.


• Do NOT mix plaids.


• Friends do not let friends wear neon.


• Do not wear brown on brown (unless you work for UPS).


• Tommy Bahama shirts were designed for beach vacations.


• Cowboy hats were invented for cowboys, not golfers.


• Midriff shirts and cutoffs clash with spiked golf shoes.


So as we have seen everything in the fashion world evolve over the last century, for better or worse, I think it’s fair to say that for the most part golf attire has definitely improved. Whether you are Graeme McDowell wearing all blue as he paid tribute to the recently deceased Seve Ballesteros, or Paula Creamer in her fashionably pink outfit that reminds us…YES…WOMEN CAN LOOK HOT ON THE GOLF COURSE, remember one thing…


“Golf is the most fun you can have without taking your clothes off.” – Chi Chi Rodriguez