ONCE you have perfected your swing, gained the confidence to hack out of the roughest of roughs and polished up your putting stance, the next step is to have 'the golf look'.
Golf fashion, while not exactly haute couture, is nevertheless distinctive. If you took away the clubs, caddie and golf bag, you could still identify a golfer on the fairways by his dress alone.
As Golf 18 manager Dickie Lee explains, golfing apparel is not only for fashion. Golf clothes are designed specifically for ease of movement.
'Golf apparel is a rising industry,' Mr Lee said.
'One of the main parts of golf apparel is the shirt. Most of the golf shirts are designed with dropped shoulders and medium sleeves.
'The shirts are also longer than normal shirts, so there is more to tuck into the pants. They are mostly made in cotton.' Mr Lee said the shirts' design enabled golfers to swing more freely without the hindrance of material clinging to their shoulders.