Fashion and Ladies Golf Apparel

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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 golf magazines? I have never seen women, not even the pros, wearing such expensive clothing.

It's easy to spend money kitting yourself out for golf: hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windbreakers and shoes all add up quickly, even if you shop at the sales. Then factor in equipment, bag and cart and you have to play quite often to keep the "CPU" - cost per use down to an acceptable level.

One glossy advertisement showed a beautiful model in very short shorts (like that's allowed on courses!) 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 comes to 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.

OK, you want comfortable golf shoes that don't look like something your grandmother would have worn, but you can easily find less expensive and still fashionable shoes.

I have bought a couple of really trendy golf outfits, even though none of them are famous brand names. If I were to total up the cost of all of those articles of clothing, it would not add up to the cost of a Tse golf shirt. Personally, I would prefer to have a few stylish outfits than one that is priced way over-the-top.

If I were to wear a $1,500 outfit to play golf in, I would just be too worried about getting it grubby or sweating in it to play a proper round of golf.