Worst Dresser on the PGA..

[Moxie Dawn]

I had a feeling that this was related to body hair and googled "Bubba top button", sure enough:

“I didn’t like how my chest hair stuck out from the top of my shirts, so I started buttoning them all the way up to the top. Now, everybody recognises me as the guy who buttons his shirts to the top, so it’s just something I do naturally.” - Bubba

It's born from insecurity when he was a teenager and just kept going from there. Now he's stuck with it, if he got caught unbuttoned it would be a social media meltdown.

Men are supposed to be hairy.

[Foursum Golf]

I can't stand the combos that Matt Kuchar rolls out. To me, he was equally bad as Jim Furyk but those brutal 5 Hour Energy hats give the "edge" to Jimmy Furyk.

Kuchar is getting better though. He is starting to look more put together. It used to be really bad.

[Valleygolfer]

A lot of good points were made but a guy that tops my list is Ernie Els. He dresses like a an old grandpa. I am sure his pants aren't cheap but they look it....kind of Caddyshackesk when they dressed up for the yacht christening . Pleats and old style shoes... I swear he puts on velcro new balance shoes after the round is over...

[Grndslmhttr3]

How dare you talk shit on Ernie? Kidding aside, pleats are truly awful regardless of who wears them.

[RJH999]

How dare you talk shit on Ernie

+1 :-P Lol

[1badbadger]

Ben Hogan (from any point in his career) could be dropped into a Tour event tomorrow and would smoke everybody fashion-wise.

[Foursum Golf]

Ben Hogan (from any point in his career) could be dropped into a Tour event tomorrow and would smoke everybody fashion-wise.

Love the old fashion style.

[Archie Bunker]

Ben Hogan (from any point in his career) could be dropped into a Tour event tomorrow and would smoke everybody fashion-wise.

Largely due to the lack of logos during his day. Logos plastered all over your shirt and hat look stupid, and are just a classless way of making additional bucks. Some pros are worse than others, and the LPGA seems to take it to an extreme. I think Ben Hogan would gag if he saw the way the pros dress today. He was still alive when logos became common, but I think it has gotten worse since he passed away.

[Foursum Golf]

A lot of good points were made but a guy that tops my list is Ernie Els. He dresses like a an old grandpa. I am sure his pants aren't cheap but they look it....kind of Caddyshackesk when they dressed up for the yacht christening . Pleats and old style shoes... I swear he puts on velcro new balance shoes after the round is over...

His swimming game isn't much better. I saw him in a bright orange bathing suit in a hotel in Montreal. True story!

[Valleygolfer]

On 11/18/2014 at 4:24 AM, Foursum Golf said:

 

His swimming game isn't much better. I saw him in a bright orange bathing suit in a hotel in Montreal. True story!

I hate to keep rehashing threads but dammit Ernie dings my pet peeves... I just don't know why he has to dress like the Skipper from Gilligan's Island... C'mon semi flood pants. black socks and white orthopedic shoes....

[Gunther]

3 hours ago, Valleygolfer said:

I hate to keep rehashing threads but dammit Ernie dings my pet peeves... I just don't know why he has to dress like the Skipper from Gilligan's Island... C'mon semi flood pants. black socks and white orthopedic shoes....

Concur, he looks pretty dumpy out there.  I don't think he's ever had a decent apparel contract.  His priorities are elsewhere, I suppose.  Gotta respect that.

[Valleygolfer]

7 hours ago, Gunther said:

Concur, he looks pretty dumpy out there.  I don't think he's ever had a decent apparel contract.  His priorities are elsewhere, I suppose.  Gotta respect that.

Hard to respect someone who looks like a clown if you didn't know them already.

[Pete F]

Ernie Els looks fine to me

Of course I am 6'3", outweigh him and have 15 years on him

Now the golf hipster look is too much for me

 

[ppine]

Golf has always had one of the weirdest dress codes in all of sports.  Payne Stewart raised the bar with the knickers, argyle socks and tam hats.  We inherited some of the weirdness from the Scottish.  Red pants, plaid pants, flowered pants, two tone shoes.  Ricky Fowler pushes the envelope. I think he wears softball pants.  It is now an interesting mix of ultra traditional clothing with some oddball stuff to keep it interesting. What is with all of those white disco belts?

The 1950s set the trend with all of those cool sweaters. I wore than for years. Ben Hogan, and Arnold Palmer were good dressers. So were Sam Snead and Gene Sarazen and Walter Haigen

Edited March 18, 2016 by ppine

[SnazzyJeff]

I think Fowler is a great player and overall good guy, but the high top shoes and jogger pants are jusypt ugly. Combine that with a "King" hat and you have an ugly combination.

[boogielicious]

3 hours ago, SnazzyJeff said:

I think Fowler is a great player and overall good guy, but the high top shoes and jogger pants are jusypt ugly. Combine that with a "King" hat and you have an ugly combination.

Agree. The pants look dumb and the announcers are starting to make fun of them.

[bkuehn1952]

If I made a comment on this subject, it would be the perfect example of the pot calling the kettle black.  

[Fourputt]

On 3/25/2016 at 1:53 AM, SnazzyJeff said:

I think Fowler is a great player and overall good guy, but the high top shoes and jogger pants are jusypt ugly. Combine that with a "King" hat and you have an ugly combination.

Yup, I think that Fowler takes the blue ribbon of the guys on Tour now.  I'd include Daly, but he's so rarely involved any more that he's just a footnote.