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Late Nine teases new FW2026 collection — late nine

Tommy Fleetwood’s favorite Scandinavian golf brand is bringing back double pleated trousers, ribbed long sleeve polos and a clean new Instructors Jacket this fall. I’m really into the cream corduroy 5-pockets and crepe short sleeve polos, which would make a fantastic late-summer date night outfit.

Peter Millar knitwear won the Walker Cup at Lahinch — peter millar

I’ve written before about how Peter Millar’s Walker Cup uniforms consistently overshadow the Ryder Cup uniforms from Ralph Lauren. In Ireland, they’re leaning into cashmere outfitting the team in ribbed quarter zips and cable-knit, tipped crewnecks. They’re unfortunately not available to the public, but the gen-pop Walker Cup logo with the international flags is nice.

Del Campo is reaching new sock heights — del campo

Your favorite golf influencer’s favorite sock company is making low-cut socks now. They’re known for quarter length but they also have crew cut available.

They are also collaborating with their hometown Jacksonville Jaguars on socks, polos, tees and jorts, launching September 4th.

GDC Collaborates With Malbon Golf for a Golf Apparel Capsule Crafted From Denim — hypebeast golf

Takashi Kumagai’s streetwear brand GDC brought Japanese denim to the fairway as the 4-piece collection went on sale last week. The denim windshirt and pants are available in dark and light wash chambrays. I’m unsure whether you could get away with these denim trousers at your private clubs, but I would try.

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Big Bag — $67 — whim golf

Adidas Spezial Golf Shoe — $148 — malbon

Another Jacket 4.0 in ecru — $680 — another aspect

Norda x Black Diamond 000 in moonstone — $295 — norda

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For runners: District Vision FW 2026 — district vision

For fashion people: Thom Browne FW 2026 — thom browne

For design people: Hot Take: Your $1000 Hotel Room Has No Soul — for

For people following the summer of cotton: The Backlash Against Polyester Has Gone Too Far — the atlantic

For sports guys who shop: What Caleb Williams Can’t Live Without — the strategist

For chefs: What Meredith Hayden Can’t Cook Without — for the strategist

Music — fontaines d.c.

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Liam Gallagher’s son is the front man for Onitsuka Tiger’s new golf shoes — popeye magazine, british gq

I went to Japan in March with my wife Natalie and a bunch of her business school classmates and everyone bought Onitsuka Tigers in Shibuya.

The new golf versions of the Mexico 66 are online for $365 and available in the brand’s iconic yellow. Lennon Gallagher is wearing the black pair below and they look like soccer cleats with the flipped tongue, which the product page says “helps reduce sand intrusion”. According to British GQ, Lennon had never played golf until the media event at Finca Cortesin in Spain.

Gap x Malbon is back for another round — gap

It’s the second iteration of their collaboration and this collection feels very American, with primary colors and 90’s athletic iconography. The logos on the heavyweight hoodie and of-the-moment two-tone hat remind me of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert branding (RIP). They even released the iconic Gap Brannan Bear as a headcover, which you can pair with your Jones Malbon x Gap players series bag.

To launch the collection, they hosted an outing at Southampton Driving Range attended by some of your favorite golf and non-golf influencers.

My favorite pieces are the Textured Poplin Anorak Jacket, the Argyle Sweater Vest, and the Relaxed Polo Shirt (98% cotton). The women’s pieces are great too.

Woodgrain Golf releases its new collection Friday, including big pants - woodgrain golf

The brand’s fourth collection features double-pleated pants with extended front tabs. They’ll also be available as shorts in black, cream and brown. You can sign up for early access at woodgraingolf.com.

Metalwood and G.H. Bass hosted a party at Parcelle in NYC to launch their new Sportocasins — metalwood

I wrote about the new shoes last week. The launch party was attended by all your favorite style guys: , of New York Magazine, Jian DeLeon of . I had my 30th birthday party at Parcelle in this exact basement — I love that place.

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Retro Coach’s Players Shirt — $104 — criquet

Made-In-Scotland Shaggy Dog Sweaters in new colors - ~$275 - j.press

Laurel Linen Trouser - $98 - rowena golf club

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The Shmancification of the U.S. Open — new yorker

😭 or 😂: Do Your Emojis Make You Look Old? — nytimes

I Can’t Stop Watching These Botched Amazon Drone Deliveries — new york magazine

From Cowboys to Clean Girls: The State of American Style, in Pictures — vanity fair

Music — way dynamic

I wore my Patagonia Stand Up shorts for both rounds. Check out my article from Friday where I dive into why they’re so good for golf, and why shorts made for golf are mostly not so good:

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The early fall trend in golf fashion is legacy footwear companies teaming up with new-age golf brands to bring back old golf and non-golf silhouettes:

Metalwood and G.H. Bass are releasing the “iconic and tour proven Sportocasin” on Thursday - metalwood studio

Last week, they teased a collaboration with a series of old magazine ads for G.H. Bass golf shoes. This morning, they released the promo video for the Sportocasin, which features no golf but has A Forest by The Cure as the soundtrack.

The “Sportocasin” was first released in the 1920s and worn by US and British Open and Amateur champions back in the day. They’re 5-eye pebbled leather derby-style moccasins. I’d love for them to collaborate on some of these saddle options below:

Malbon and Red Wing teamed up for a work moc “reworked for the course” - malbon

It’s been 70 years since Red Wing made golf shoes, and they released these work mocs for golf last week in collaboration with Malbon. They’re Goodyear welted and sure to last many rounds, but the sole is similar to the normal Red Wing boot pattern so I’m not so sure what was “re-worked.” They look decent for casual wear and seemed to help this guy climb on top of the golf cart, but remains to be seen how they’ll perform when swinging a golf club:

“Tour Pro Shop” is releasing full-sponsor logo player polo “jerseys,” like this one of Cam Young’s - tour pro shop

The founder, “Wyatt A.,” told @fairwayfelon on X that he is partnering with the players and their sponsors in the endeavor, and portions of sales will go to their charities. I will be waiting for the Apollo x DeWalt tools Patrick Cantlay hat, or the Raising Cane’s Sam Burns polo.

US Amateur style highlights:

Guys standing in line at the Merion pro shop

Attack on Merion’s printed Peter Millar shirts

Everyone wants to be 63-year-old Mike McCoy

More on Matt Lowe, the no-caddy fedora-wearing collar popper

Caddie wearing Norda 002s while lining up a putt with the wicker basket upside-down (Norda 002s)

This Timex Q from the 1991 US Open in the Merion archive (below)

Golf Magazine’s interview with John Capers, Merion archivist and historian

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BOAST Club Polo — $99.50 — boast

The Golfer’s Journal “The Par Five-Panel” — $45 — the golfer’s journal

Vintage Srixon — varies — The Divot Tokyo (in-store only)

Noah Catch Ball D-02 Sneaker — $108 — noah ny

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Today is the last day of the Sid Mashburn 70% off sale — sid mashburn

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer’s – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain — the conversation

Alex de Minaur is Ralph Lauren’s newest ambassador —

Airplane Wifi is Great Now! Oh no. — the atlantic

Music — Kiwi jr.

Let’s broaden our horizons! The best golf shorts I’ve worn were not made for golf, and I’ve been wearing each of these pairs all summer:

Gardenheir x Le Laboureur French Moleskine Workshort

Gardenheir is an upstate New York gardening boutique that carries the classic french workwear brand Le Laboureur, which is a storied chore coat maker. Heads will recall Gardenheir because their recycled hemp garden clogs were everywhere from Bushwick to Tribeca in the summer and fall of 2023, and everyone from The New York Times to GQ talked about it. It was that summer when my friend Vince told me to check out their moleskin shorts at the P. Johnson NYC showroom and I fell in love.

What is moleskin, you ask? Let Gardenheir tell you:

Traditionally used in French workwear, moleskin is a densely woven fabric with a soft, sueded finish that offers exceptional durability and comfort. Unlike its name suggests, it's not made from animal skin—rather, it’s a heavyweight fabric that’s been brushed to achieve a smooth, almost velvety handfeel. Warm, wind-resistant, and built to last, it breaks in beautifully over time, developing a unique patina with wear.

Patina, every menswear guy’s favorite word!

On the golf course, the material plays sturdy and durable, and the leg opening is so wide that it keeps things breathing in the heat. I like how the front pockets are entered from the top like jeans, as opposed to side seam pockets like a trouser.

One thing I’d change: the bunched, elastic waistband is handy for casual wear, but it looks a bit odd with a belt that’s too thin.

Lots of good reason to wear gardening shorts on the course: not only do both activities involve metal tools and digging, but gardeners are really good dressers.

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Patagonia Stand Up Shorts

In their prime, these were called “stand-up shorts” because they were made of such a sturdy duck canvas that when they were placed on their leg openings, they could literally stand up. They have quite the history among hikers, early-aughts southern frat guys, and world travelers: There’s a classic piece of Patagonia editorial on an Italian man named Cesare Fiorucci who traveled the globe in the 80s and 90s in these shorts and wrote each of his destinations on the inside pockets. I should start recording Gil Hanse courses I’ve played on mine.

They’ve been re-released as the “Patagonia Heritage Stand Up Shorts” in a slightly-less-sturdy-but-still-sturdy canvas cloth, in both 5” and 7” inseams. I have the undyed natural in 5”, and they don’t fall quite as short as 5” sounds.

The material, leg openings, and rise are all excellent, but the genius is the pockets:

• Front hand pockets: deep enough for tees, ball marker, divot tool, (single) breakfast ball

• Extra large back panel pockets: for scorecard (the extra fabric layer keeps sweat off the paper) and pencil (enough room to position your hand carefully and grab it without stabbing yourself)

According to the Patagonia article, Cesare once asked Yvon Chouinard, “How is it possible for the owner of Patagonia to get rich if the products are so imperishable?” How will I get rich plugging non-golf shorts on a golf clothing blog? Who knows!

Some eBay honorable mentions:

RL Andrew shorts (please bring these back, Mr. Lauren)

Patagonia Stand Up Shorts in gray

Mashburn in green seersucker

RL Andrew shorts in navy with the tags!

Buck Mason carry-on shorts in light sage with the tags!

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B. Draddy releases 2026 Presidents Cup uniforms and people really love them - b. draddy

Every two years, Ralph Lauren releases Ryder Cup uniforms and tries too hard to be trendy (like with 2025’s johnny collar), and Golf Twitter gets mad. It usually involves someone mentioning how good our Walker Cup amateur teams look in their uniforms.

B. Draddy is entering its second year as the Presidents Cup outfitter and is receiving rave reviews for the new collection, even from competing brands. The conversation is about the red and blue striped cotton-blend polo I mentioned above, but the best piece is clearly the 100% Scottish cashmere crewneck.

Let Golf Twitter tell you how to spend your money - @_raymondwill on x

The trend involved listing the 5 things that are “worth the money” in golf. Some notable fashion answers:

• “2. Tailoring your pants” - @_raymondwill

• “5. I’ve never regretted buying a t-shirt from the pro shop so that” - @kclairerogers

• “1. Tour visors” - and a bunch of other people

• "Del Campos” - @drewpga and a bunch of other people

It’s US Amateur week at Merion — golf magazine

Everyone’s talking about Miles Russell, but check out Matthew Lowe wearing a fedora with his collar popped and carrying his own bag during the first round this morning. The US Amateur is great fodder for golf clothing talk, as most players don’t have clothing deals yet and wear whatever they want, Tommy Fleetwood-style.

Here’s a photo I took of a NYC BMW’s license plate from the last time Merion hosted the US Amateur in 2005 (Edoardo Molinari won, in a field full of popped collars) —

Manors x Reebok is back for their second collaboration - manors golf

They’re leaning into their UK roots, but the vibe is less Liam Gallagher and more King Charles III. The graphic tees have a regal crest and the new Club Cs have a glossy grid texture overlay. The last collection traveled online when Bryson wore the burning cart t-shirt during a YouTube trick shot video promoting a sports gambling app. The new collection releases August 12, but some pieces are available now.

Australia’s Walker Golf Things releases “Gold Label” collection - walker golf things

🇦🇺 They’re going into spring down under, but these vintage-feel acrylic polos would work nicely in the US in the next few months. A lot of guys are looking for pleats, and their Pleated Easy Pant has a fun and subtle tee-holder detail. They’re part of Walker Golf Things’s new collection that it describes as “designed to play sharp on and off the course, from tee time to knock-offs.” A “knock-off” is an Australian slang term for “after-work drink.”

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🇦🇺 Angus and Grace Go Golfing x Après Golf Pencils Bucket Hat — $48 — après golf (more Australia stuff)

Whim Golf Jade Merino Long Sleeve Golf Shirt Light Weight — $329 — whim golf

Arnie McNair’s next collection dropping “around 8/15” - arnie mcnair

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🇦🇺 P. Johnson Tailors releases August men’s lookbook “Life by the Sea” - p.johnson

RIP Tony Bourdain, You Would Have Hated All This Discourse - bon appetit

Private Equity Is Stuck With 33,575 Unsold Businesses - nytimes

J. Mueser in NYC is now carrying J.M. Weston loafers and the styling is good - j. mueser

The Allure and Peril of Riding an Alaskan Wave for Six Miles - nytimes

Music - cola

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There’s a lot of talk these days about “natural activewear.” Polyester, or so the viral reels claim, is terrible for both your body and the environment. Nylon is seeping into our bloodstream. Esquire, introducing a new guide to sustainable running shorts…

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Louis breaks down the recent sportswear trend of 100% natural fiber products, and interviews Colin, a young veteran of the industry who’s done apparel design stints at Arc’teryx, Reigning Champ, and Rapha. Colin has started his own activewear brands (Colin Meredith, Portal), which together cover a wide range of naturals and synthetics, from cotton and wool to nylon and elastane.

While Internet cults form against microplastics and call out biodegradability issues, Colin recognizes that natural fibers doesn’t make sense for every athletic endeavor. In a comment on TikTok referenced in the article, Colin says:

In 2026, natural materials are also a hot trend in golf fashion:

• Arnie McNair has infiltrated golf Twitter with frequent updates on the development of made-in-USA cotton polos, to much fanfare (I plan on purchasing from his next drop myself).

• In the last couple of years, Whim Golf has evolved from a golf-influenced Manhattan streetwear brand to a grown-up label focused on merino wool polos knit in Massachusetts and sourced from sheep ranches across the American West.

• Keith Mitchell, everyone’s favorite PGA TOUR dresser, has been wearing Sid Mashburn’s cotton pique polo for years now (alongside their wool trousers and cashmere sweaters, of course).

For years, the advice I’ve given my friends (and their significant others who ask while shopping for them) to step up their sartorial game has been the same: stop wearing so much polyester. My top recommendation is always Mashburn’s polos. They’ve been my favorite since college: they fit a bit boxy, drape nicely down the arm, have an excellent collar roll for wearing under summer tailoring, and don’t make me look like a freshman pledge at the bar.

I walked 9 after work this week in 90-degree heat at Rancho Park in LA. By the third hole, my 100% cotton Mashburn medium had soaked up sweat and drooped to an XL — which got me thinking about Louis's article: a bit of synthetic “is better than okay."

Since I played golf in high school, I’ve always been drawn to cotton-blend polos. In my first AJGA tournament sophomore year, the tee gift was a Ralph Lauren “Vintage Lisle” with a big pony and the “AJGA” letters on the left sleeve, much like this one. It was my favorite, mostly because it told my buddies I was decent at golf, but also because the softness of the 82% pima cotton and 18% polyester was so luxe. I scour eBay for RL “Vintage Lisle” to this day.

Today, my course go-to is the Lacoste “Light” Polo classic fit - it has slightly less cotton than the old RL Vintage Lisle, but holds its shape nicely in really hot weather. The cuffed sleeves and the croc also make me feel a bit European.

Whether you can handle 100% cotton depends on where you live, how you sweat, and what you’re doing when you walk off 18 green, but unless that’s running a marathon, you really don’t need a 100% elastane shirt. Pick something at least a bit more of-the-earth - here are some of my favorites:

Advanced Picks: IYKYK

Silverthorn - Heritage Polo - $135 100% cotton

The Golfers Journal BTS Classic Polo - $110 100% cotton

Arnie McNair - Arnie and McNair Polos (restocking mid-August) 100% cotton, or cotton-modal blends

Technically Golf - Shoulder Season Polo - $100 95% cotton, 5% elastane

Sid Mashburn - Court Polo - $125 (slightly trim fit) 100% cotton

Whim Golf - Light-Weight Merino Short Sleeve Golf Shirt - $289 100% American Merino Wool

Golf icons: Been around the block

RLX - Classic Fit Performance Polo Shirt - $120 58% cotton, 39% modal, 3% elastane

Peter Millar - Crown Crafted Albatross Cotton-Blend Pique Polo - $138 62% cotton, 32% polyester, 6% spandex

Kjus - Men’s Hollow Pima Polo - $119 92% cotton, 8% elastane

B. Draddy - Liam Polo - $110 92% cotton, 8% elastane

Holderness & Bourne - The Herron Shirt - $135 94% cotton, 6% elastane

Criquet Performance Players Shirt - $104 62% polyester, 31% cotton, 7% spandex

New era: From skaters to Instagram dads

Quiet Golf Vintage Supima Cotton Polo - $118 96% cotton, 4% elastane

Olydoe Oxford Pima Pique - $110 95% cotton, 5% elastane

GH Monday Heritage Polo - $98 95% cotton, 5% polyester

Malbon Blue Jay Knit Polo - $148 100% cotton

Manors Golf GOAT Pique Polo - $115 85% polyester, 15% cotton

Not golf: Mostly tennis

Men’s Classic Fit L.12.12 LIGHT Pique Polo - $115 63% cotton, 31% polyester, 6% elastane

Nike Club Rules Polo - $80 100% cotton

Spence DoubleSwan Airmesh Polo - $160 98% cotton, 2% polyurethane

Statement belts were a hot topic at the Rocket Classic this weekend: Max Greyserman wore an “Athletes for Israel” belt to state his position on international affairs (garnering much Twitter attention) and Billy Horschel wore a $1,795 alligator RLX one to state his position on having a good apparel sponsor.

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Technically Golf relaunched with polos and pullovers at the PGA buying show in Frisco - technically golf

Last year, they drew attention for their “heat-reactive” head covers. Now, they’re focused on apparel designed to “move effortlessly through life.” The Monday polo is high-tech with a button-down rear ventilation panel, and I especially like the Shoulder Season polo that is 95% cotton (more to come this week on cotton). The zipper on the Nio half zip has Theory-like chrome details, and each of their newer products has a striped locker loop on the back. I admire how they’re not trying too hard with color, sticking with cool blues and greens that work year-round, but more are coming this fall, according to founder Andreas Duplantis’s Twitter account. This is my favorite thing to come out of the Frisco show this week.

GGNC collaborated with Almond Nature Club on surfboards - gumtree golf & nature club

“I’ve always believed that surfing and golf are two pretty identical sports. Both feature extended periods in nature and most of the time you’re not actually doing the sport.”

Devereux Golf released fall collection 1, “inspired by the high desert, Western workwear, vintage Americana, and modern golf” — devereux golf

A polo with pearl snaps, mechanics jackets, motorcycle headcovers. Devereux is trying to keep Cowboycore alive in golf.

Agronomy Workshop is hiring a co-founder - agronomy workshop

I know them as the hat company with pencil slots. They’re “looking for someone who loves golf, but also...hates golf.” Resumes can be sent to jobs@agronomywork.shop.

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Kadet Declan Utility Short — $78 — kadet

Manors Recycled Greenskeeper Trouser restocked — $176 -- manors golf

Carhartt Work In Progress Chase Sweatshirt — $105 — wip

Nike Club Rules Polo — $80 — nike

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The New Balance factory is updated with a restorative outdoor space for workers - wallpaper

The Best Clothing Stores in New York - nytimes

Pants Have Gotten Wider, Sure. But How Wide Should Yours Actually Be? - rf kenmore

How We Speak Has Gotten Extravagant. Literally. - nytimes

A Southern road trip through one of the world’s best literary landscapes - national geographic

Music - the strokes

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Charleston restaurateur (and one of my favorite subs) Brooks Reitz recapped his July trip here in his Thursday release, Queen of Substack Emily Sundberg spent last weekend at Hotel El Roblar (more on that later), and T Magazine covered it in April in “The California City With Tiny Oranges and Pink Sunsets.”

It’s also the site of what I will now call “the thinking man’s golf trip.”

While Natalie was out of town last weekend, I snagged a 9:30am tee time at Soule Park per the recommendation of all the course architecture heads on the internet, hopped in the rental car and beat the traffic to the Ojai Valley.

As I arrived in Ojai, I stopped first at “Rory’s Other Place,” which is the other place by Rory of “Rory’s Place.” said last week “it just feels like it’s the place where all the hip LA visitors converge, and sometimes there are just too many Jacques Marie Mage wearers in my vicinity and the cynic in me needs to find air.” This made me feel bad, since I bought a pair of Zephirins this summer in Capri, until he added “I own two pairs of JMMs, for the record” - thank goodness.

My pre-round breakfast was Rory’s chorizo breakfast burrito:

I proceeded to Soule Park, which is just on the edge of the main strip of restaurants and shops. The course sits between two walls of mountain as part of “Topatopa” range, the namesake for the renowned Ojai brewery. The course wraps around either side of a creek as part of the “Ventura River Watershed,” which makes for really impressive hole designs and undulation. I’ll direct the architecture heads to the Fried Egg article from January which goes deep on the Hanse redesign and what makes it so good.

For how hot it is, and for how much I paid ($56 on a Saturday morning), and for how much traffic it gets, the course is in pristine condition:

Post-round, I had a couple of beers with my fellow “Soule-os” and watched England vs. France at the bar/restaurant Zaidee’s, which had several non-golf customers as it overlooks the valley and has great food.

A $56 greens fee (combined with the depression of an 82 with 6x 3-putts) made me feel very confident buying this new bucket (public course logomaxxing > private course logomaxxing), but not confident enough to make an offer on the Porsche in the parking lot.

After I changed from my golf clothes into less-golf, more hotel bar-appropriate attire, I took my best friend Mitchell’s advice by visiting Bart’s, the fully open-air bookstore in town with a cash deposit box for those who take books after hours.

Then, I sat solo at Pinyon’s, the employee-owned wood-fired pizza joint everyone raves about. I had a peach/tomato/feta salad, a broccoli rabe and sausage pie, and a chilled red - not defeating the JMM-wearer allegations.

Afterward, I popped into Rains (a century-old, family-owned department store), grabbed an iced americano at Ojai Coffee Roasters, and had a Campari and soda 6pm nightcap at Hotel El Roblar’s Snug bar. It was there I talked way too much about Bentonville, AR and newsletters with and her friend Gaby before I hit the road back to WeHo.

This caps the “thinking man’s golf trip.” It's now my top recommendation for golfers bringing a non-golfer guest along. There's plenty to do and talk about besides “roly-poly green complexes.” Please comment for more recs.

Get dressed and go to Ojai:

For golf:

• Lacoste Light Polo in white

• Patagonia Heritage Stand Up Shorts in undyed natural

• Sid Mashburn 1.25” African Fully Beaded Belt

• FootJoy Premiere Series - Marquis in Pristine / Navy

• A public course bucket hat

For not golf:

• Wythe Tencel Gabardine Pearl Snap in faded bench blue

• Corridor Carpenter Jean in natural

• Morjas Deck Shoe in canvas

• Jacques Marie Mage Zephirin in borneo

• A FeedMe hat in black

I kept up with his performance as and I played Rustic Canyon, Roosevelt and Griffith Park Wilson this weekend across LA, and squeezed in Metalwood and Corridor visits Saturday. More to come on what many are calling “The Odyssey” for muni warriors who are into #menswear.

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Sugarloaf Social Club signs Korn Ferry Tour players Luke Potter and William Sides to clothing sponsorships — sugarloaf social club

Luke is a Texas Longhorn with 2 made cuts and 1 top-10 in 4 events (and loves a popped collar) and Will is an SMU Mustang from Tulsa who has made all 4 of his career KFT cuts.

Gumtree Golf & Nature Club is hosting a “Field Trip” in the Catskills with Lululemon and Tame Impala in August, and you can go — gumtree golf & nature club

63 holes, hiking and meditation, $1k in Lululemon gear, food and drink, accommodations are all included, but I’m most interested in the private performance.

Travis Mathew hosted Internet Golf Elite at St. Andrews this weekend — travis mathew

Sean Malto, Cole Young, Kevin Malone, Joey Graziadei, Golden Tate, Reggie Bush, Steve Smith, Ashley Mayo all in attendance — something for everyone!

PGA Tour’s fashion moment of the week was Sungjae Im’s Malbon sweatshirt — golfweek

Sungjae Im wore a blue Malbon “Sungjae Him” sweatshirt Thursday at the 3M Open and Twitter went nuts. Keith tried it on despite the likely polyester blend, and Malbon did not have stock available on its website.

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Posa Golf Panelled Vest Steel — $365 — posa golf

Horatio London Trevalyn Horsebit Belt — $216 — horatio

Left Tees Vintage FootJoy DryJoys pullover in green houndstooth, size large — $125 — left.tees.vtg

Literary Sport Anton Half Zip in Tartan — $355 — literary sport

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A Captain Calls This Yacht His Home. The Owner Is Selling It. - nytimes

From June 10–13, Aimé Leon Dore competed in the third edition of the Cyclades Cup, one of the last untouched race courses in the Mediterranean. - ald

It’s a sailing core summer this season. tacosattire

Jacques begins Instagram photo series “study of performance through the quiet progression, conviction, and habits that define a pursuit over time” featuring Italian tennis player Giulio Perego, shot by Mustafah Abdulaziz - jacques

Music - MJ Lenderman

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Mario Carbone’s Major Food Group partnered with Kygo’s "Palm Tree Crew” to purchase River Valley Ranch golf course in Aspen for $24.5M — aspen times

“The partners envision a destination that pairs championship golf with fine dining and a social calendar meant to outlast a round.” , please weigh in.

I Wasn’t Actually Trying to Fix Tommy Fleetwood’s Hat — skratch

Skratch’s style writer tried to “improve” Tommy Fleetwood’s Blackstone hat this week on Twitter, and people reacted. His two-tone Blackstone hat mockup would have done numbers from a storefront in (The!) West Village.

Unpacking With Tom Holland: A Lads Trip to Portugal for His 30th Birthday — conde nast traveler

Tom Holland is everywhere, including on a golf trip to Portugal. He told CN Traveler he packed his Vuori sweats (because, below) and 100 cans of Bero, his non-alcoholic beer brand.

I Slept in My Car to Play Bethpage Black One Last Time — manors, course maps

I spent 7 years in NYC before we moved to Philly in August, this takes me back to the good days (and late nights) of sleeping in a rental van in the Bethpage parking lot with beer, Wendy’s and a deck of cards (below). As everyone knows, Manors content is fantastic.

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Late Nine’s Knit Crepe Polo in Ivory - $245 - late nine

Tommy Fleetwood’s best item of the Open Championship.

FootJoy Quietly Dropped A Budget Golf Shoe That Looks Nearly Identical To Its $225 Counterpart — $135 - mygolfspy

FJ Premiere’s are the best shoe in the game, and these don’t look quite as good but may be worth saving $90 per pair to have more than one in the rotation.

Arnie McNair’s Made in the USA Eisenhower Belt in Alligator — $275 - arnie mcnair

Arnie McNair is moving beyond cotton polos to wallets and belts. These seem quite good value for Made in the USA alligator, even if you have to wait 12 weeks.

Olydoe’s Oxford Pique Polo — $110 - olydoe golf

Olydoe’s Oxford Pique polo is “made from an extrafine Peruvian Pima Piqué knit” but also has 5% elastane, compares its collar to H&B’s.

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Sunday’s rightful golf headline was Ryan Fox, whose winning putt on the 18th at Royal Birkdale gave New Zealand its first men’s major winner since 2005. It was quickly overshadowed by Spain’s World Cup final win.

The final from MetLife brought its own fashion stories: Carlos Alcaraz wearing a Nike Spain kit to avoid infringing his own Nike contract, Jennifer Hudson’s color-appropriate Thom Browne for the pre-match anthem, and Bieber in his own brand for his Lasso-introduced EVERYTHING HALLELUJAH performance.

Royal Birkdale got less fashion coverage, but the usual suspects showed up on social media:

• Tommy Fleetwood at home in Late Nine’s beautiful knit crepe polo

• Adam Scott in red and brown, a very good color combination, was surely dissed by guys in big letter hats

• Justin Thomas, a clothing free agent, has come a long way from Greyson joggers - now in what look like wool trousers (are we all trying to be Cashmere Keith?)

If one trend united the tour’s “fashion guys,” it was knit polos: Jason Day in Malbon, Justin Thomas in blue, Billy Horschel untucked in RL. Cooler UK weather means more options, but it was a bit much this week.

The best story: Spaniard Angel Ayora’s outfit from the Seve Collection, honoring the 50th anniversary of Ballesteros’s 1976 Open, where he tied for 2nd with Jack Nicklaus at 19. Ayora wore brownish-caramel pants and a butter-yellow polo with a substantial collar and nice pocket.

The Seve Collection is new to the pro scene, relaunched in 2021 by Seve’s three children. They adjusted the logo and all-around brand feel and released a new collection in 2022. They’ve got some nice pieces up now: a logoed and pocketed cardigan, some tipped-collar polos in decent colors, and a very clean v-neck cotton cashmere sweater just like the ones Seve wore.

As they grow, outfitting a young Spaniard with one of the best swings in golf is a good start. Great week for Spain.

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Each week, I’m dropping “the provisional” rounding up the latest in golf and fashion, plus one or two things non-golf fashion.

The types of things you’ll be seeing here:

• Thoughts on the launch of Late Nine and their $695 windbreakers, and their much better wool version

• A reaction to the Golfer’s Journal essay on logo obsessions

• @Course Maps’s projecting of handicaps on “golf sickos” around NYC

• Whim Golf’s transition from a golf lifestyle brand to maker of the finest merino polos, an indication of great things to come in golf fashion?

The types of things you will not be seeing here:

• A review of Good Good’s Legendary Fleece Sweatshirt

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