shirt collar

[BigTazz53]

Was wondering how others go out to play. Collar up or down. How about buttoning up like Bubba does, do you?

[Shorty]

Originally Posted by BigTazz53

How about buttoning up like Bubba does, do you?

That is a very self conscious affectation that I am yet to see. Thankfully.

[joekelly]

Don't know bout Bubba but i never play without collar up, long sleeves down and big hat all round.  As a matter of personal interest i am working on making mini gloves which cover only the back of my hand, not the gripping part. Will be using very light weight sun blocking fabric, maybe with a bit of velcro.

[David in FL]

Never was a big fan of the Jim Colbert look........

[DoglegJoe]

Shirt buttoned up looks so goofy, in my humble opinion.

[BEAN]

Originally Posted by DoglegJoe

Shirt buttoned up looks so goofy, in my humble opinion.

I have to agree

[jamo]

I unbutton the top button. Sometimes the next one as well if I'm wearing a t-shirt underneath and the button is in "no-mans land."

[Zeph]

If you put the collar up, I might just strike you with my 4 iron. I button it all the way up. If you got clothes that fit, it won't be any discomfort, and it looks a lot better. Unbuttoning the top one is what I connect with jeans and a shirt for someone out on town.

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Zeph

If you put the collar up, I might just strike you with my 4 iron.

I button it all the way up. If you got clothes that fit, it won't be any discomfort, and it looks a lot better. Unbuttoning the top one is what I connect with jeans and a shirt for someone out on town.

A popped collar makes sense if it's for additional SPF protection, but buttoning a shirt all the way up is just missing the string tie for the Ryan Moore look. Some shirts actually fit better buttoned all the way up - I make sure not to buy those.

Buttoning a shirt all the way up was the standard up until the late 1960s around here (based on photos) then had a brief appearance in the mid 1980s.

[jamo]

Buttoning a shirt all the way up was the standard up until the late 1960s around here (based on photos) then had a brief appearance in the mid 1980s.

Plus Tiger and Phil intermittently buttoned all the way throughout the mid-2000s.

[B-Con]

Collar down and top button unbuttoned. Pretty sure that's the norm on the public courses I play.

[ApocG10]

I will pop my collar on a particularly hot and sunny day. I'm a redhead, and I cant be too safe when it comes to sunburns. Other than that, collar down, always unbuttoned.

[DoglegJoe]

Originally Posted by Zeph

If you put the collar up, I might just strike you with my 4 iron.

I button it all the way up. If you got clothes that fit, it won't be any discomfort, and it looks a lot better. Unbuttoning the top one is what I connect with jeans and a shirt for someone out on town.

Ah Zeph, I see you're from Norway. I lived in England for a bit and my impression is that it's far more common in Europe to button polo shirts all the way up.

[preisman]

I have almost always buttoned all the way up. When it is hot out I'll let the top one lose. It is a comfort thing for me. I know it does not look great.

[lumpuckeroo]

Collar down, top button open!

[NuclearMike]

I've always played with my collar down with the top button open and a golf hat.  Golf shirts buttoned to the top just look wrong to me, and I never liked the Phil collars of the 90's.  I know that I shouldn't, but I do like to have a little sun tan, and big hats, elevated collars, and long sleeves just don't work for me.  Especially since the heat index is about 106 degrees today.

[Timothy Voyles]

I just got myself a new srixon hat

but I was really considering a mariachi hat before I found this one...

[sean_miller]

Originally Posted by Timothy Voyles

I just got myself a new srixon hat

but I was really considering a mariachi hat before I found this one...

Possibly the ugliest hat I've seen this year. And that includes the signed bright yellow St. Louis Blues one my daughter got at a silent auction. She insists I wear it on the course but I tell her it's too special because it's signed, which is actually partially right.