Golf Apparel Review: OGIO Groove Shorts

Written by: Tony Korologos | Monday, October 7th, 2013
Categories: Golf Apparel • Golf Gear • Reviews
Tags: Golf Apparel • Ogio

OGIO Groove Shorts – click to zoom

This past January at the PGA Merchandise Show I got my first look at the new OGIO apparel. I was surprised and excited that they had decided to dive into such a saturated market. This fall I’ve had the chance to test some of the first pieces out and I’m very impressed. I’m glad OGIO decided to take on the apparel market. Today I’m covering the OGIO Groove Shorts. Letst take a look.

OGIO Groove Shorts Overview

First, the fabric in the Groove shorts is not cotton. Good. I’m not a cotton fan. The Groove is made of a polyester spandex combination, 94% and 6% respectively. This means easy care, wrinkle resistant, no shrinking and best of all no ironing.

The fabric is also very lightweight and stretches because of the way it is weaved. Great for the golf swing, bending down to read putts, and reaching to collect bets from losing golf opponents.

The pockets have a custom lining which is easy on the contents. In my case a cell phone and small camera.

Style-wise, these are very cool shorts. The belt loops accommodate thick belts. The rear loop sports a cool looking OGIO logo.

Colors

The shorts I tested are the Black Plaid model. There are two other colors, White/Slate and Black.

Sizes

Sizes for these golf shorts from OGIO range from 30-40.

OGIO Groove Shorts White – click to zoom

On The Course

These shorts are extremely comfortable and fit perfectly. There are no tight areas or places where the shorts don’t stretch or adapt perfectly to all the nutty contortions my body goes through during its spastic granny over the top dual chicken wing golf swing.

The Groove shorts match up perfectly with one of my favorite new shirts, the OGIO Roller golf polo.

Critiques

One small issue I found was with the inner pocket design. The angle that the pocket is cut can lend to coins and ball markers falling out of if I’m sitting on a golf cart. Don’t use the gold coin ball markers when wearing these shorts!

The pricing may be a tad high on these at $90.

Conclusion

I really love the OGIO Groove shorts. Yes they’re $90, which isn’t cheap. But they’ll last forever. The performance and style is well worth the investment.

Related Links

OGIO Roller Golf Polo Review

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2013 Presidents Cup Final Round – Team USA Beats International Team 18.5 to 15.5

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, October 6th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Dustin Johnson • Fred Couples • Phil Mickelson • Presidents Cup • Tiger Woods

Team USA wins the 2013 Presidents Cup 18.5 to 15.5 over the International Team at Muirfield Village Golf Club, Dublin, OH.

As of the 2013 Presidents Cup matches, the International team has only won once in the 10 events contested. The USA has won eight of the 10. In 2003 the event was tied.

ROUND 5 – FINAL MATCHES
TEE TIME	RESULT
10:03 am	Els (INT) 1 up Stricker (USA)
9:30 am	Matsuyama (INT) 3 down Mahan (USA)
10:14 am	de Jonge (INT) 4 down Dufner (USA)
9:41 am	Day (INT) 6 and 4 Snedeker (USA)
9:52 am	DeLaet (INT) 1 up Spieth (USA)
10:25 am	Scott (INT) 2 and 1 Haas (USA)
10:36 am	Grace (INT) 4 down Johnson (USA)
10:47 am	Leishman (INT) 1 up Kuchar (USA)
10:58 am	Sterne (INT) 1 down Woods (USA)
11:09 am	Schwartzel (INT) 2 and 1 Bradley (USA)
11:20 am	Oosthuizen (INT) vs Simpson (USA) AS
11:31 am	Cabrera (INT) 1 up Mickelson (USA)

2013 Presidents Cup – Round Four Results

Written by: Tony Korologos | Sunday, October 6th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • The Masters
Tags: Bubba Watson • Dustin Johnson • Fred Couples • Phil Mickelson • Presidents Cup • Tiger Woods

2013 Presidents Cup – ROUND 4
TEE TIME	RESULT
4:03 pm	Day/DeLaet (INT) vs Mickelson/Bradley (USA) All Square
3:52 pm	Sterne/Leishman (INT) 4 down Dufner/Johnson (USA)
4:50 pm	Scott/Matsuyama (INT) 4 down Haas/Stricker (USA)
5:01 pm	Els/de Jonge (INT) 1 up Woods/Kuchar (USA)
4:25 pm	Oosthuizen/Schwartzel (INT) 1 down Simpson/Snedeker (USA)

2013 Presidents Cup – Round Three Results

Written by: Tony Korologos | Saturday, October 5th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Bubba Watson • Dustin Johnson • Phil Mickelson • Presidents Cup • Tiger Woods

2013 Presidents Cup ROUND 3
TEE TIME	RESULT
8:33 am	Els/de Jonge (INT) 2 down Bradley/Mickelson (USA)
8:47 am	Day/DeLaet (INT) 2 up Stricker/Spieth (USA)
9:01 am	Cabrera/Grace (INT) 4 down Haas/Simpson (USA)
9:15 am	Oosthuizen/Schwartzel (INT) 2 down Snedeker/Mahan (USA)
9:29 am	Scott/Matsuyama (INT) 1 down Woods/Kuchar (USA)

2013 Presidents Cup Round Two Results

Written by: Tony Korologos | Friday, October 4th, 2013
Categories: European Tour • PGA Tour • Pro Golf • Tiger Woods
Tags: Dustin Johnson • Jason Dufner • Phil Mickelson • Presidents Cup

PRESIDENTS CUP ROUND TWO RESULTS
TEE TIME	RESULT
1:10 pm	Day/DeLaet (INT) 4 down Mickelson/Bradley (USA)
1:21 pm	Els/de Jonge (INT) 4 and 3 Haas/Mahan (USA)
1:32 pm	Grace/Sterne (INT) 2 down Stricker/Spieth (USA)
1:43 pm	Cabrera/Leishman (INT) 2 and 1 Simpson/Snedeker (USA)
1:54 pm	Oosthuizen/Schwartzel (INT) 4 down Woods/Kuchar (USA)
2:05 pm	Matsuyama/Scott (INT) 2 and 1 Dufner/Johnson (USA)