I was perusing Golf for Women the other day and wondered where are the women who wear the golf attire modeled in womens golf magazines? Ive never seen women, professionals included, who would dress in such expensive and outrageous clothes!
Its easy to spend money outfitting yourself for golf. Hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windbreakers and shoes all add up quickly, even if you shop the sales. Add in equipment, bag and cart and you have to play quite often to keep down the CPU – cost per use.
One glossy advertisement showed a model in short shorts (like thats allowed on courses!) that cost $275, the Tse golf shirt ($595), jacket by Ralph Lauren ($185) and two-toned Utuser shoes ($425).
That comes up to $1480; I could never hope to get the CPU on that outfit anywhere near a normal level in my lifetime! Dont get me wrong; I love clothes. I really love shoes, but could never afford, or want, golf shoes that cost more than the national budget of some small countries.
Granted, you want comfortable shoes that dont look like something your grandmother would wear, but you can easily find less expensive and fashionable shoes.
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