Golf used to have a dress code problem.
Actually, golf used to have a personality problem.
For years, golf apparel meant some combination of khaki pants, a tucked-in polo and a logo small enough to avoid offending anyone in the clubhouse.
Thankfully, the game is changing.
Walk onto a public golf course today and you'll see something different: graphic golf tees, rope hats, vintage-inspired lids, hoodies, performance gear and plenty of golfers wearing something that says a little more about them than which country club they belong to.
Funny golf shirts are back. And we're here for it.
Golf Apparel Doesn't Have to Take Golf So Seriously
Don't get us wrong. We love a good golf polo.
But golf isn't always Sunday at Augusta.
For most of us, golf is a Saturday morning tee time at the local muni. It's music in the cart, a breakfast ball on No. 1, three buddies arguing about whether that putt was actually good and somebody ordering the first round at the 19th hole.
Your golf clothes should be allowed to have some fun, too.
That's where the new generation of funny golf apparel comes in.
Not novelty shirts you'll wear once to a bachelor party.
We're talking about legitimately good-looking golf apparel with enough personality to make another golfer look twice.
There's a difference.
What Makes a Great Funny Golf Shirt?
Rule No. 1:
It should actually be a good shirt.
The joke doesn't matter much if the tee fits like a cardboard box and ends up buried in the bottom of your dresser.
A great golf graphic tee starts with the same things any great shirt does: comfortable fabric, a flattering fit and a design you actually want to wear.
Then comes the personality.
The best funny golf shirts usually have an inside joke.
Something another golfer sees and immediately understands.
Bogeys. Birdies. Mulligans. Three-putts. Questionable scorekeeping.
And, occasionally, a really good 69. You know. Golf stuff.
Funny Golf Shirts for Men Have Gotten a Lot Better
Search for funny golf shirts for men and you'll discover plenty of options.
Some are hilarious.
Some look like they were designed in Microsoft Word in 1997.
We're trying to live somewhere else entirely.
The sweet spot is golf humor + legitimate streetwear/apparel design.
A shirt should work at the course, the brewery, the backyard barbecue or wherever the foursome ends up after somebody decides 18 holes weren't enough bad decisions for one day.
That's the aesthetic behind designs like 3-Under Par™, Bogey Boy and GOOD BOGEY.
They're golf jokes.
But they're also clothes.
That's important.
Women's Golf Apparel Deserves Some Personality Too
For some reason, golf humor has historically been overwhelmingly aimed at men.
We're not buying that.
Women make up an increasingly visible part of modern golf culture, and women's golf apparel shouldn't be limited to another pastel polo with a tiny crossed-clubs logo.
Birdie Girl, golf graphic tees, cropped silhouettes, visors, skorts and modern layering pieces can bring the same personality to women's golf clothing without turning everything into a novelty costume.
Golf is more fun when everybody gets in on the joke.
The Muni Changed Golf Fashion
A lot of what's happening in golf style isn't coming from private clubs.
It's coming from public golf.
Municipal courses are where golf culture gets messy in the best possible way.
You'll see scratch golfers playing alongside 25-handicappers.
Old guys walking nine.
Twenty-somethings with Bluetooth speakers.
Couples playing twilight.
Parents teaching kids.
Guys wearing $600 shoes searching the woods for a Kirkland.
Everybody belongs.
That mix has created a more relaxed version of golf culture—and golf apparel is following it.
Polos aren't disappearing.
Neither are traditional golf brands.
There's simply more room now for golf streetwear, graphic golf shirts, casual golf apparel and independent golf brands that don't look like everything hanging inside a pro shop.
We think that's a very good thing.
Funny Golf Apparel Also Makes a Damn Good Gift
Here's another reason funny golf gear works:
Golfers are notoriously difficult to buy gifts for.
Buying clubs for another golfer is dangerous territory.
Golf balls? You better know what they play.
A putter?
That's practically interfering with someone's marriage.
But a great golf shirt or hat?
Much safer.
That's why funny golf gifts for men and women have become such a popular category.
You don't need to know someone's shaft flex or launch angle.
You just need to know whether they're the kind of golfer who'd proudly wear something that says:
GOOD BOGEY.
If the answer is yes, you've found your person.
The Best Golf Gear Says Something About the Golfer
That's ultimately what interests us.
Golf apparel used to tell people where you played.
We'd rather it tell people how you play.
Maybe you're the eternal optimist chasing birdies.
Maybe you're Bogey Boy.
Maybe you believe deeply in the restorative powers of a mulligan.
Maybe you've shot a legendary 69 that nobody witnessed and for which all physical evidence has mysteriously disappeared.
There's gear for that.
Because golf doesn't need less personality.
It needs more.
Welcome to Public Golf
GRIPIT GOLF was built around a pretty simple idea:
You can love golf without taking every damn part of it seriously.
Respect the course.
Keep pace.
Fix your divots.
Rake your bunkers.
Be good to the people you're playing with.
Then take the mulligan.
Laugh at the shank.
Wear the ridiculous shirt.
And enjoy yourself.
Because most of us aren't getting a Tour card anytime soon.
We might as well look good while shooting 94.
Premium gear. Public golf. Good times.
GRIPIT GOLF