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Plus-size golf clothing: what to wear golfing and who makes it

2000 to now: Nancy Lopez Golf, then more brands with extended sizes

What plus-size women can wear golfing, and which brands cut for them. Stretch fabric and a cut that suits your shape matter most, and more brands now offer extended sizing.

What it solved on the course

Golf clothes have to let you turn, reach and crouch for a whole round. When a range stops short of your size, you end up in clothes that ride up, pull across the hips or were never meant for a swing.

History

Sizes can stop well short of plus. One range Golf Monthly tested stopped at a European size 32, which it put at a small UK 14 or US 10, and the tester, who has a pear shape, found it tight at the hips and upper thighs despite a little stretch. The same magazine says more than 10 million women in the UK are a size 16 or larger, and that the growing number of plus-size women golfers deserves to be catered for.

In 2000, Nancy Lopez, a winner of 48 LPGA events, founded Nancy Lopez Golf. The brand says every style comes in both regular and plus sizes, with plus tops to 3X and bottoms to a size 22.

Nicola Stroud is a PGA coach and a size 20, and in over 40 years in the industry she has always found the plus-size choice limited. She credits Rohnisch and Tail as two of the pioneers. Her picks are Rohnisch's Shape Curved long tights, and Tail if you are tall. FAIRMONDE, a brand new for 2023, runs from 2XS to 4XL.

Who wore it best

  • Nicola Stroud

    A PGA coach and a size 20 who has found plus-size golf clothing limited through over 40 years in the industry, and credits Rohnisch and Tail as pioneers.[3]

  • Nancy Lopez

    Her brand, founded in 2000, makes every style in regular and plus sizes.[1, 6]

How to wear it now

  1. Start with fabric. Polyester or a polyester and spandex blend stretches through the turn and holds its shape on a hot day.
  2. Test the shirt before you buy it: raise both arms and make a full turn. If it pulls free of your waistband, go up a size or find a longer cut.
  3. If you carry weight through the middle, a slightly relaxed polo with ruching or gathering skims rather than clings.
  4. If your hips are fuller than your shoulders, a fitted top with an A-line skort balances the shape. Check the skort across the upper thigh, where stretch runs out first.
  5. Try a high-rise pant or skort. It keeps a tucked polo in place when you bend to tee up.
  6. Taller players should start with Tail, and anyone who wants leggings under a skort can try Rohnisch's Shape Curved tights.

Where to buy

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Sources

  1. Plus Size Information – Nancy Lopez Golf, Nancy Lopez Golf. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  2. Top Women's Plus Size Golf Clothing for Every Shape, Ace Golfs. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  3. Plus-Sized Female Golfers Need To Be Catered For | Golf Monthly, Golf Monthly. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  4. Best Women's Golf Clothes 2026 | Golf Monthly, Golf Monthly. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  5. The Evolution of Women's Golf Fashion for 2024 - VITA Daily, VITA Magazine. Retrieved 2026-09-30.
  6. The Evolution of Women's Golf Fashion - FORE Her, FORE Her. Retrieved 2026-09-30.

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