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Golf’s Leading Luxury Apparel Brands

These luxury golf apparel brands blur the lines by letting you look as stylish on the course as you will off it.

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Shaun Tolson & Meyme Nakash

 |  May 2, 2025

Just as on the runway, golf fashions come and go, but the top designers remain the same season after season. These brands craft high-quality golf gear that can double as part of your regular wardrobe, while still having the performance attributes you need when playing a few rounds on the greens, especially if you’re working on your swing. With that in mind, here are the best golf clothing brands that are originating the sophisticated styles seen on — and off — the course.

The Best Luxury Golf Clothing and Apparel Brands

Peter Millar

Say what you will about Nantucket Red — people tend to feel strongly one way or the other about the recognizable color — but out on the golf course, it’s a welcome sight. Many of the best luxury golf clothing brands in the country specialize in bold, eye-catching polos, but the vast majority of golf pants on the market are stuck in boring, neutral colors and classic fits. Peter Millar bucks that trend. The North Carolina-based company makes a dozen styles of golf pants in a broad spectrum of colors, led by the eb66 Performance Five-Pocket Pants, which is available in 17 hues, including coastal-inspired colors such as Willow Mist, Evening Tide, Primrose, and…yes…Cape Red.

The company dates back to 2001 with the production of a single cashmere sweater. Today, the brand encompasses high-quality performance sportswear, seasonal resort apparel, tailored clothing, and sartorial accessories. However, the articles that are most representative of the brand are those that connect back to its roots: quarter-zip sweaters made from a variety of high-tech synthetic fabrics and luxurious materials. It’s undeniable that Peter Millar is one of the best golf clothing brands in the world; it partners with many of the most prestigious country clubs to make their clothing.

PXG

In 2014, PXG shook up the golf equipment industry, releasing high-priced golf clubs and modern golf bags designed for affluent and discerning players. Those initial irons set a new bar of expectation and had other major club manufacturers scrambling to catch up. More recently, PXG has entered the apparel side of the business, releasing chic and slightly edgy collections that feature pieces ideally suited for the course, as well as lifestyle clothing that discreetly flaunts your passion for the game.

Many of the pieces within PXG’s apparel collections use sustainable, recycled materials and, in some cases, impressively respond to the elements while maintaining sleek forms. Take the brand’s hybrid knit collar tab pullover. The crewneck sweater features sleeves fashioned from high-stretch fabric, and its overall construction of synthetic materials makes it thin and lightweight but remarkably warm — exactly what golfers are looking for when cool-weather rounds are on the schedule. Similarly, the brand’s new BP Hybrid Polo uses quick-drying material featuring lightweight fabric with a mesh back that offers UPF 50+ protection from the sun. PXG also regularly uses sustainably sourced cashmere for pieces that can seamlessly transition on and off the course, making it one of the best luxury golf clothing brands in the country. 

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G/Fore

You can sometimes learn a lot about a brand by how it chooses to describe itself. G/Fore, a Southern California golf accessories and fashion company, categorizes its wares as “disruptive luxury” and pays homage to the rich tradition of the sport while injecting a bit more fun and a touch of added flair. The brand conveys that mission statement through its Gallivanter golf shoe — a sophisticated, dress shoe-inspired style that discreetly showcases an edgy side through a skull-and-crossbones motif on the sole. Other G/Fore shoe styles embrace the casual sneaker trend, but the Gallivanter leads the charge — a point driven home by the fact that a handful of noteworthy PGA Tour players, including Phil Mickelson, have made them a regular component of their wardrobes over the years.

Surprisingly, the G/Fore brand was originally just a collection of retro-inspired, solid-color golf gloves. Today, beyond the aforementioned shoes, the brand produces top-notch golf apparel in every category like polos and pants, along with other golf accessories such as shoes, with many pieces embracing an avant-garde style. This mix of fashion and functionality makes it one of the best luxury golf clothing brands for stylish golfers.

johnnie-O

John O’Donnell, the founder of johnnie-O, spent his youth in the suburbs of Chicago and his college years in Los Angeles. After jaunting between the Midwest and SoCal a couple more times after college, O’Donnell had an idea to merge the disparate regions’ two fashion styles. He wanted to take the blue blazers, khaki pants, and “alligator” shirts of his youth and meld them with the flip-flops, board shorts, and graphic tees of the Southern California surf culture. As he explains, he wanted to create “West Coast prep,” or “East Coast classic meets SoCal lifestyle.”

The modern golf clothing brand born from that mission statement has made its most profound impact through a golf collection of “prep-formance” shirts, made from two distinctive fabrics. A moisture-wicking stretch jersey material is breathable so it keeps you cool, not to mention it’s wrinkle-resistant and provides UPF 50 sun protection. The subtly textured mesh polos, by contrast, are breathable and offer the same protection against the sun, but they are devoid of any sheen. Both styles are also available in a variety of eye-catching — though understated — patterns, which have become a signature of the brand.

J. Lindeberg

With roots that stretch back to the mid-1990s, Stockholm-based J. Lindeberg has evolved into a top-notch international clothing brand that aims to marry the chicness of fashion-focused apparel with the performance and functionality of sportswear. As the brand asserts, its target audience leads a modern and active lifestyle.

The Swedish company specializes in three areas: ski clothing, everyday apparel, accessories, and golf attire. For golf, J. Lindeberg is predominantly minimalist in its patterns and motifs, with the exception of a few bold geometric prints. Where and how the brand distinguishes itself is largely through the shape, cut, and quality of its pants, polos, t-shirts, mid-layers, quarter-zips, and sweaters. Tapered and tailored, J. Lindeberg’s golf apparel embraces a decidedly European aesthetic — a look that reflects its heritage.

Royal Albartross

When Alex Bartholomew founded Royal Albartross in 2010, the golf shoe brand made a bold statement with its classic brogues (a type of dress shoe) accented by striking colorways and equally audacious patterned fabrics. The British brand has always been married to Italian leathers and handcrafted applications, but across its first decade, Royal Albartross has broadened its scope, introducing hybrid and spikeless styles that take the form of casual and also classy sneakers. Every pair of Royal Albartross shoes is handmade by a master craftsperson in Montegranaro, Italy. The process takes eight weeks and requires more than 250 steps, pushing the boundaries of golf accessories.

As one of the first luxury golf brands to confidently embrace the athleisure movement, Royal Albartross introduced Club and Driver models, the latter of which gives a nod to classic European driving shoes. That particular style, which is offered in a handful of colorways, successfully combines the casual form of fashion-forward sneakers with the aesthetic details of classic golf shoes. Traditionalists need not worry — they can still order the retro-inspired spiked brogues — but those styles don’t stay in stock for long.

Kjus

Olympic and world champion alpine skier Lasse Kjus founded his eponymous apparel brand in 2000 specifically to bring performance fabrics and technology to skiwear. More than a decade later, Kjus expanded into golf apparel, and today, from its North American headquarters in Boulder, Colorado, the company develops high-performance golf outerwear that allows players to walk 18 holes in style and comfort. 

Yes, Kjus makes warm-weather polo shirts constructed from ultra-stretch fabrics, but its true claim to fame within the golf industry is its jackets and vests. The Release jacket, for example, will feel like just that for golfers who are looking for a warm outer layer that doesn’t inhibit their swings. It’s equipped with stretchable synthetic insulation and is designed without underarm seams or top shoulder seams. Similarly, the Gemini vest is constructed of synthetic materials treated with a water-repellent finish, and the garments are reversible. When worn with the light-colored side facing out, they pull heat away from the body. When the dark side is exposed, the jacket and vest absorb ambient heat and pull it inside, closer to the golfer’s body.

RLX Golf

Ralph Lauren’s luxury golf clothing brand eschews the famous polo logo in favor of a sleek RLX Golf monogram that is usually tucked away in an unobtrusive spot so you won’t feel like a walking billboard on the course. RLX uses high-quality fabrics with moisture-wicking properties, including some made from recycled materials, perfect for long days on the course. The classic polo shirts are a standout, and they come in slim and classic fits. Most of the pieces have subtle prints in traditional hues, but there are some wilder, more fashion-forward pieces, including camo and Fair Isle-inspired prints. In addition to the handsome polo shirts, t-shirts, quarter-zips, and pants, there are plenty of performance pieces. The packable quilted jacket is perfect to stow in your golf bag for chilly days, and the convertible water-repellent jacket features zip-off sleeves so you won’t overheat during summer showers.

Sun Day Red 

In 2024, legendary American professional golfer Tiger Woods launched his brand Sun Day Red in partnership with TaylorMade Golf, a leading golf equipment manufacturer. Its name takes after Woods’s tradition of wearing red shirts during final rounds, which usually occur on Sundays — a tradition rooted in his mother’s superstition that red is a powerful color for Woods. Its logo showcases the profile of an abstract tiger made of 15 stripes that represent the golfer’s major championship wins. 

Although Sun Day Red is new to the world of luxury golf apparel, it’s already showing early signs of success in the industry, thanks to its modern spin on traditional silhouettes, as well as its retail and online presence. Most pieces have the brand’s logo incorporated into them in some way; for example, one polo shirt might have it embroidered on the chest, whereas another will have it as a printed image. All Sun Day Best polo shirts and T-shirts have fairly simple designs that either play on the logo or use elegant prints in different colors. The brand also offers hoodies, which are especially great for die-hard Woods fans who want to show their love for the game off the course. 

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