Fashion And Ladies Golf Attire

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, wearing such expensive and flamboyant clothes.

It's easy to spend lots of money fitting yourself out for golf. What with hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windbreakers and shoes, the costs add up very quickly, even if you do your shopping at the sales. Then add in the cost of clubs, balls, bag, cart and fees, and you have to play quite often to keep the "CPU" (cost per use) down to a reasonable level.

One half-page glossy advert showed a beautiful young 'golfing lady' in really tiny hot-pants (like that's permitted on golfing greens!) 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 totals just about $1,500! I know that it would be impossible for me to get the CPU on that outfit down to anywhere near a normal limit in my entire golfing life! Please don't get me wrong - I do love clothes, and I do really, really love shoes, but I could never afford, nor even want, golf shoes or pants that cost as much as most people's weekly wages.

Granted, you need comfy golfing shoes that don't look like a pair of clogs, but really, you can buy less expensive and still fashionable golf shoes.

I have a couple of really stylish golfing outfits, although none of them are brand names. If I totalled up the cost of all of them, it would not cover the price of a Tse golf shirt. Personally, I'd rather have several stylish outfits than one outrageously priced one.

If I were to wear a $1,500 set of clothes to play golf in, I would just be too worried about getting it grubby or perspiring in it to play a proper game of golf.