Women's golf style
Dresses, skorts, shoes and shirts, and the players who changed what women could wear on the course.
Since 1890
Golf dresses: from petticoats to the course-ready dress
Golf dresses started as whatever women wore at home: crinolines, bustles and long skirts that made a full swing hard. It took a century of rising hems, and a few rule-breakers, to get to a dress you can actually swing in.
Since 1931
Golf skirts and skorts: a skirt on the outside, shorts underneath
Golf skirts and skorts: a skort is shorts with a panel on top that reads as a skirt, or a skirt with shorts built in. You get a skirt's shape, the cover of shorts, and pockets in the shorts for a ball and tees.
Since 1950
Women's golf polos: from collared blouses to sleeveless tops
Women's golf polos came after decades of collared blouses and cardigans. Golfers began adopting sleeveless tops in the late 1950s. Today collared sleeveless tops are generally accepted, and since 2017 the LPGA has required a collar.
Since 2009
Women's spikeless golf shoes: grip without the spikes
Women's spikeless golf shoes grip through molded studs on the sole instead of screw-in spikes. They went from about 1% of golf shoe sales before the 2010 Masters to about half of all models today.