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Contributing Writer: Rick Wallis

So you think Golf is all about equipment and skill? Well, it is also about the clothing. A golf shirt is not your typical item of clothing. A golf shirt is about performance and technology, from special wicking to keep moisture away from the body to UV protection, brands like Ashworth, Cutter and Buck, and Nike develop shirts that are so much more than just clothes. So when shopping for your guy or yourself, here are some great choices that combine style and performance.

Ashworth Men's EZ-TECH Perfect Performance 50's 2-Bar Shirt with 'Moisture Wicking' as well as easy care 100% cotton, breathable, wrinkle resistant, shrink resistant, fade resistant, no pilling and has a buttery soft finish. The choice of Premiere Golf Professional and Lifetime PGA Tour Member Fred Couples. Open sleeve, two button shirt with contract vents, neck tape and signature 2 bar knit collar. available at $59.50 Belk-Parisian.




Under Armour® presents the essential golf shirt. HeatGear® moisture transport delivered in a performance upgrade to the traditional cotton polo. Every round, all season long.Performance $44.99 Edwin Watts Golf.






Rosanen Lucky Striped Polo 100% Cotton Mercerized Pique 4-color engineered stripe polo in Rosasen's Trim Fit. Self fabric collar & chest embroidery $85 Fairway Styles.







Cutter and Buck Pendelum shirt with double faced collar, half zip placket, pieced front and back body, seaming detail, drop tail hem, side vents, self fabric cuff, heat transfer print $69. Sunbelt Golf Birmingham (205)942-0444, Jeff Copeland Golf Ship Birmingham (205)967-5324, Shoal Creek Golf Club Birmingham (205)991-9001, Greystone Golf Club Birmingham (205)980-5207, Old Overton Golf Club Vestavia Hills (205)972-9001, United Men's Store of Birmingham (205)822-1530, Capstone Club of Alabama (205)462-0590, North River Yacht Club Tuscaloosa (205)345-0202, Farmlinks Sylacauga (256)208-7600, Limestone Springs Oneonta (205)274-4653.


Performance fashion is the ability to introduce technical fabrics and innovative material construction to apparel that is beautiful in design and style. The Dri-Fit fabric quickly pulls moisture away from the skin for rapid evaporation. Nike Dri-Fit Body Mapping Polo $54.95 Edwin Watts Golf.




The legendary Bobby Jones also has a top notch line of golf apparel. This X-H2O short sleeve tech polo with self collar and open raglan sleeve has contrasting double stripe collar tipping and inside placket $98 Bobby Jones Golf nearest store At Lenox Square in Atlanta.


Ralph Lauren Polo long sleeve zip up with mercerized cotton jersey for a smooth hand, half-zip placket, ribbed cuffs, even-vented hem, 100% cotton $89.50 Belk-Parisian, also check out Watermark Outlet and Tanger Outlets in Foley for discounted golf polos.


Lacoste Pique striped polo 100% Cotton, classic Fit,signature pique fabric, two-button placket, ribbed polo collar and armbands, vented hem, narrow stripe detail at front top half and back top half of shirt $85 Saks Fifth Avenue at The Summit.





Greg Norman Play Dry striped Fall 2007 Collection 60/2 Double mercerized with anti-curl collar, color fix resists pilling, low shrinkage and of course signature teeth marks representing the 'Shark' of Golf $54 Shopatshark.com.


Cutter and Buck CB Drytec Lyndon Polo with self-fabric collar and cuffs, metal mesh eyelets at back yoke, debossed print at side body, side vents. 100% Polyester Pique with wicking finish $59. Sunbelt Golf Birmingham (205)942-0444, Jeff Copeland Golf Ship Birmingham (205)967-5324, Shoal Creek Golf Club Birmingham (205)991-9001, Greystone Golf Club Birmingham (205)980-5207, Old Overton Golf Club Vestavia Hills (205)972-9001, United Men's Store of Birmingham (205)822-1530, Capstone Club of Alabama (205)462-0590, North River Yacht Club Tuscaloosa (205)345-0202, Farmlinks Sylacauga (256)208-7600, Limestone Springs Oneonta (205)274-4653.