Fashion and Ladies Golf Apparel

I picked up one of those 'Golfing for Women' type magazines the other day and got to asking myself where these women actually live, who wear the golf attire shown in women's golfing magazines? I have never seen women, not even the pros, dressed in such expensive and flamboyant clothing.

It's so simple to spend tons of money fitting yourself out for the sport of golf. Think about hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windsheeters and shoes, and it is obvious that the costs add up very quickly, even if you do your shopping at cheap online sales. Then you have to factor in the cost of clubs, balls, bag, cart and fees and you have to play a round of golf really quite frequently to keep the "CPU" (cost per use) down to a tolerable level.

One half-page advertisement showed a beautiful young 'golfing lady' in really tiny shorts (as if that's permitted on golf courses!) that cost nearly $300, a golf shirt at almost $600, a jacket by Ralph Lauren at almost $200 and two-toned Utuser shoes costing $400 plus.

That adds up to almost $1,500! I know that I could never hope to get the CPU on that outfit down to anywhere near an acceptable level in my lifetime! Don't get me wrong - I love clothes and I really love shoes, but could never afford, or even want, golf shoes or pants that cost more than most people's weekly wage.

OK, you want comfortable golfing shoes that don't look like a pair of clogs, but really, you can buy cheaper and still fashionable golf shoes.

I have a couple of very trendy golf outfits, although none of them are famous brand names. If I added up the cost of all of those articles of clothing, it would not add up to the cost of a Tse golf shirt. Personally, I would rather have several trendy outfits than one that is priced over-the-top.

If I were to wear a $1,500 outfit to play golf in, I would just be too worried about getting it grubby or sweating in it to play a proper round of golf.