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Ashworth golf apparel is classic and cool. It’s an old-school brand that is easy to wear on and off the golf course and can easily pair with other pieces.
Introduction
Ashworth is one of, if not the, original golf-specific apparel brands. Founded in 1987, the brand entered the golf culture zeitgeist in earnest when the company’s longtime spokesman Fred Couples won The Masters in 1992. Since then, the brand has continued providing golf apparel for on and off the course. They have a classic, old-school style that harkens back to the late 80’s and 90’s. Generally, their clothing gives the impression it’s designed for a slightly older golfer, but retro fashion from that period is absolutely in vogue.
Style
Golfers will never confuse Ashworth with the loud patterns, colors, and designs of a company like Bad Birdie. By contrast, Ashworth is reminiscent of companies like Dunning or Peter Millar. Most pieces feature a solid color; but the ones that aren’t often display horizontal lines. The rest have relatively simple patterns like flowers, birds, or dots.
In short, Ashworth has a traditional vibe. While they feature colors like blue, green, red, and purple, overall their color palate is simple by design. The colors are subtle, featuring color blocking often with complimentary white, black, or grey accents. As a result, I found it extremely easy to pair up multiple pieces from them for complete looks with no stylist’s opinion required. It was also cool to note that most of their polos, jackets, and vests had multiple colorway options.
Fit
Ashworth is a golf clothing company, not just a clothes company that makes golf clothes. A handful of design choices are made with a golfer in mind. One noticeable one is that their polos are an inch longer in the back so they don’t pop out when you bend over to pick a ball up, swing your club, or crouch to read a putt. There’s also the exact range you’d expect them to be in terms of sizes from small through to a XXXL.
For most menswear brands, medium fits me for shirts (I’m 6’1” 180lbs for reference). Ashworth’s fits were right on the money, although the feel could vary because they use various materials depending on the specific piece. For outerwear I am a large, and, again, the fit was exactly what I was hoping for: fitted. If you don’t like your clothing fitted, going a size up will likely be your preference.
The one pair of shorts on offer is called their clubhouse shorts. Thanks to the appropriately named Ashford Comfort Waistband, they have a particularly cozy, secure fit utilizing a combination of materials, mostly poly with some spandex incorporated. The shorts come in navy and charcoal colorways and range in waist size from 30 to 44.
Performance
Ashworth’s website suggests that their clothing is just as good for golf as beachwear, and I found this to be true. The polos are comfortable to wear on the courses in Chicagoland or while walking around the beach and downtown Lake Geneva. That goes for each piece I tried, the polos, shorts, jacket, and quarter zip.
The feel of the clothing did vary because different materials were used. The pictured red and white polos feature 94% poly and 6% spandex and both felt extremely soft and slick to the touch. As someone who is touch-sensitive, I enjoyed that feeling. The brown with horizontal stripes still felt good but was noticeably rougher to the touch than the 100% poly style. Having both options is good, however, as it gives more people with different preferences different options.
They also offer performance sleeves. For a more traditional kind of apparel company, it was nice to see they had this option. They mean what they say, that they are a golf apparel company for golfers. The sleeves fit well, felt smooth and stretchy, and didn’t constrict my swing at all. They come in S/M (pictured above), L/XL, and XXL sizes and only in white. They did their job well, as I never got any sunburn while wearing them but didn’t feel overheated either.
The shorts felt great to wear on course. I found it easy to bend, stretch, and swing without being constrained. I found them to also be quick-drying and moisture-wicking as well.
Conclusion
Ashworth is designed by golfers for golfers. Their brand is not the newest or flashiest in golf clothing; they are completely okay with that. Their clothing is comfortable, timeless, and effortlessly wearable. They feel luxe and premium. It’s a brand that can effortlessly be added to most golfers’ wardrobes, and one that I’d recommend you look into.
Visit Ashworth Golf HERE
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