Among the original 13 rules of golf are antiquated statements (and spellings) such as, “If your ball comes among watter, or any wattery filth, you are at liberty to take out your ball ...,” and “You are not to remove stones, bones or any break club, for the sake of playing your ball,” (What’s a break club?). While, of course, the original Scottish sounds foreign to the modern ear, the language alone illustrates how far the game has come in just a couple hundred years. Clubs and balls might be making warp-speed advances, but the innovations aren’t all technological. On the clothing side, fabrics and styles evolve every season. Bobby Jones’ bow tie has not been seen on a course in some time. Even the stalwart golf knickers and plaid pants are all-but-extinct (except, of course, for Jesper Parnevik, bless his stylish soul). The dress-code formalities of the past have given way fully to the need for comfort and performance. There are a few different areas to look at how technology has changed the state of golf clothing at the beginning of 2008.
Golf Wear for The New Millennium
New fabric trends to check out before tee off