Below are my top golf apparel Christmas golf gift suggestions. Each item below has a link and image which you can click for the full Hooked On Golf Blog review. I cover a golfer’s wardrobe from head to toe, including underwear. Enjoy!
Undies
Dunning Merino Wool Boxer Brief Base Layer
Dunning makes amazing merino wool sport underwear. Can undies shave strokes off your game? Why take the chance of not wearing these and never knowing?
Shorts
Tattoo Golf Shorts
Tattoo Golf shorts
Tattoo Golf makes a fantastic line of golf shorts. Very sharp, classy, and yes they do have skulls on them. Rock it.
Socks
kentwool tour golf socks
Kentwool makes the best golf socks on the planet. I just gave away about 25 pairs of cotton socks because I refuse to wear crappy cotton socks anymore after wearing Kentwools. Simply the best golf socks anywhere.
Golf Shoes
FootJoy DNA Golf Shoes
The new FootJoy DNA golf shoes are fantastic. These have been my gamer golf shoes for ALL of 2014, and they’re still going strong.
Sweater
Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater
I’m in love with my new Bobby Jones 1/4 Zip Baby Alpaca Sweater. The fur on this piece is so soft, does not itch, and it is stunningly attractive.
Bobby Jones himself would love to wear this piece.
Golf Polos
I’ve reviewed so many great polos by so many different manufacturers it was hard to pick just one. So here are three below.
Bobby Jones XH20 Aero Polo
Greg Norman ML75 Polo
Nike Golf Innovation Color Men’s Golf Polo
Outerwear
Sunice Tornado Bollon Jacket
Sunice makes some incredible outerwear, 100% waterproof but won’t compromise your comfort or golf swing. Check out the Tornado Bollon Jacket.
Belt
Mission Belt
I’ve been digging my all-red Mission Belt, especially when supporting my Utah Utes football and basketball. To make it even better, I put a Ute logo on the buckle.
Hat
Bridgestone Golf hat with Utes logo = beautiful!
Speaking of my Utes, Bridgestone Golf is now making Collegiate Team Logo hats. Winner.
This is one of my quicker review turnaround times. I haven’t had the Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater for more than a few weeks, but after wearing it nearly every day since the temperatures dropped, I’ve logged more than enough miles to post my review. I wanted to be sure to get this review done before Thanksgiving and all the hubbub with Black Friday later this week. This is without a doubt the nicest, most comfortable, best looking sweater I’ve ever worn. No comparison. If you’re shopping for a golf sweater for yourself or for the golfer on your Christmas list, your search ends here.
Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater
Highlights
- Retail Price: $225.00
- 100% Baby Alpaca
- 12 gauge cable rib detail
- Suede piping at front zip placket closure
- 1×1 rib at neck, cuff and bottom trims
- Super soft baby alpaca hand feel
Style
The cable rib pattern and charcoal color of this sweater exude style and class. The suede piping around the front zipper is very sharp. The fit, cut, and ribs on the trim are so sharp.
Bobby Jones Baby Alpaca 1/4 Zip Sweater
Comfort
The baby alpaca fur is so soft. I want an entire outfit, down to the undies, made from baby alpaca fur. I want my bed sheets and comforter made from baby alpaca fur. There is NO itching like one might expect from a wool sweater. The sweater is mega-soft and the fit is perfect.
Performance
This is not a super-heavy sweater. I’d recommend it for fall and spring. Very cold temperatures in the winter might be too much for this piece, unless wearing a jacket or outer layer.
The smooth fur and great fit of this piece do not bind, stretch, or restrict the golf swing. I can swing in full comfort.
Conclusion
No, the $225 price tag for this Bobby Jones Apparel piece is not cheap. Neither is a Mercedes.
CarveOn is a company based in County Kildare Ireland which makes handcrafted personalized leather goods like wallets, books, purses, keychains, and more. CarveOn also makes a few golf related leather goods. Today we are looking at their yardage book cover, which can also double as a golf scorecard holder.
Carve On Yardage Book Cover
With its fine leather and combination of old school and modern construction, the CarveOn yardage book exudes class. Add the Hooked On Golf Blog skull logo and it goes beyond classy to a realm beyond imagination.
The yardage book cover has several customizable areas. First you can see on the front cover of the first image that there is the HOG logo, plus at the bottom you can see my name. On the inside top of the cover (image below) you can see more custom text.
Carve On Yardage Book Cover Inside
I wondered how the HOG logo would translate to this unit and I’m very impressed. The logo and customization look to be laser etched from the leather with very high precision and superb quality.
The leather itself is very plush and soft. I pet it occasionally…
The packaging CarveOn put into this is quite amazing as well (image below).
Carve On Product Box
The outside of the box is also laser etched, and the inside sports some very cool protective and artistic layers. The packaging along with the actual product would make this a fantastic holiday, Father’s Day, Mother’s Day, birthday, or Christmas gift.
Conclusion
This is not an everyday inexpensive yardage book cover. At about $125 USD (79 pounds) the CarveOn is no for everyone’s budget. If you have the dough to spend for yourself or as a golf gift, and want the highest quality and classiest yardage book cover you can get, this is the one for you. Customization makes it even better.
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Hooked On Golf Blog CarveOn Image Gallery
Every year around Thanksgiving I post at least one golf holiday gift guide covering all sorts of unique golf equipment, golf apparel, golf accessories, and other items which would make great Christmas (yes, I said that) gifts. I receive a lot of inquiries about how to get a product listed so for the first time I thought I would do a blog post as a response.
First and foremost I only post products to the HOG golf holiday gift guide which I’ve reviewed in the past year or so. In the gift guide, I do a short paragraph about the product with a single image, and link to the full review. From the full review the reader can get the complete story.
If you’ve already had a product reviewed here in the last year, I will automatically be considering it for the gift guide. If you have not had a product reviewed here in the last year or so, time is running out. I don’t do fly-by reviews and will need time to test and evaluate the product.
You can reach me in several ways to submit a product. The best place to go for review submission guidelines and shipping info is the HOG reviews page. You can also reach HOG on Twitter @HOGGOLFBLOG or Facebook @HookedOnGolfBlog.
Related Links
To get the idea, here are a couple of gift guides from last year:
2013 golf accessories holiday gift guide
2013 golf apparel holiday gift guide
Here’s a nice golf gift for Christmas, birthday, or other occasions. Bill Kroen’s Golf Tip-a-Day 2015 Calendar
is a daily rip-away calendar which gives a golfer daily doses of golf advice and game-improving information.
Bill Kroen’s Golf Tip-A-Day
It is tough to learn many golf tips at a time. One at a time per day will be absorbed into the golfer’s brain and retained at a much higher rate.
Top: The Daily Extra
As a bonus, the backside of each tip has another interesting nugget of information called the “daily extra,” not necessarily related to golf.
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