With the summer months well and truly underway, golfers everywhere are keen to head to their nearest golf course and squeeze in a few full rounds while the sun is still shining bright.
But along with the sun, summer also brings higher temperatures than many of us may be used to or comfortable with, and these temperatures always feel higher when we’re active.
If we don’t take the correct precautions, it can be easy to overheat mid-round and being in such a condition isn’t going to help lower our scores. However, by making the right moves ahead of time, there are ways we can try to keep the summer heat at bay, so we can enjoy the best rounds possible.
At Clarkes Golf, we’re home to an extensive range of summer golf clothing and golf accessories to help you stay feeling cool and refreshed. With this in mind, let’s see what you can do for your next round when the thermometer starts to rise.
Ways to keep the heat off when playing golf in the summer months
Lightweight golf shirts
It might seem like the simplest piece of our golf attire, but the right golf shirts will help you fend off the heat during a sweltering round, and may actually be your best line of defence against heat fatigue.
Available in countless colours and styles (including stylish polo shirts) from leading brands, the golf shirts that will serve you best in the summer months are the lightest, most breathable options.
While many traditional cotton golf shirts feel thick and long-lasting, the best summer golf shirts often feel very thin and lightweight in comparison. Many also feature sweat-wicking fabric technology, helping your torso to release heat as you sweat, keeping your overall body temperature on the lower side.
Plus, their lightweight nature means you’ll expend less energy as you move from hole to hole, helping to keep temperatures under control.
Breathable golf shoes
Whenever we spend a long period putting one foot in front of the other, we’re bound to build up a considerable amount of heat and sweat in our feet.
When it comes to the golf course, historically, traditional leather golf shoes haven’t been a sportsman’s best friend in helping to keep his feet feeling cool and refreshed. Leather has always been used as a weatherproofing material, meaning it’s great at keeping water droplets away and retaining heat.
But when the sun is at its brightest and the environment is hotter than usual, these types of shoes aren’t always the best for keeping our feet in the best condition. In fact, they can feel like a bit of a sauna.
This is why it’s so useful to have less formal, more breathable golf shoes to use in the summer months. Golf shoe brands like Nike and adidas are particularly known for releasing golf trainers with breathable mesh uppers; ideal for letting your feet breathe.
Golf shorts
Much like the shorts we wear leisurely in the summer, there’s nothing that keeps the heat from affecting our performance on the golf course quite like a good pair of golf shorts.
Given how much we move our legs on the course, and how much surface area they represent in terms of sweat, they’re arguably the most important part of the body to keep cool while we’re playing golf. Golf trousers aren't always the best bet in the heat, but the best golf shorts will help you do just that.
Golf shorts are available in an array of styles and materials; from more formal designs that help uphold an aura of professionalism, to more sporty editions that look and feel similar to swimming shorts, you’ll be spoiled for choice when it comes to keeping your legs cool while playing golf.
Choose Clarkes Golf for all your summer golf wear and accessories
If your golfing wardrobe needs an upgrade to feature some summer additions, you’ll feel right at home browsing the great range at Clarkes Golf.
We’re home to a massive selection of summer golf clothing that’ll help you keep the heat off permanently, so you can lower your scores in cool comfort, along with nifty accessories like golf sunglasses and golf socks suited to a sunnier climate.
We stock all the best brands, like Galvin Green and Oscar Jacobson, so we'll have something to match your style needs, whatever your preference.
Alternatively, if you're looking to stock your golf outfit wardrobe with items for other seasons, like winter and autumn, we're home to a huge range of clothing to suit these months too. These include golf waterproofs, golf sweaters and much more. So you'll always have the clothing you need, whatever the weather.
So take a look at our full selection of golf clothing here to find the best summer attire for you, or reach out to Clarkes Golf if you need any product-specific information.