The Best Golf Sweaters To Keep You On The Course As Temps Drop

Whether it’s on clubs, gear or accessories, the Callaway name is a longtime fixture in the amateur and professional golf worlds. Since the company makes products for pros and enthusiasts alike, there’s always a mix of price ranges—but the quality remains solid down the line.

The Swing Tech Chillout Golf Sweater–like the other pieces in the Callaway product line—is well-made, but affordable. The sweater is also cut to allow for a comfortable swing motion, because the last thing you want any golf garment to do is slow you down.

For the uninitiated, hoodies on the golf course is a minor controversy within the sport. Some see them as disrespectful to the transitions of the game, others just want to be warmer and comfortable in something more modern and youth-centric than a golf sweater. Therefore, including this FootJoy offering in a golf sweater collection is touch and go.

Still, if you’re not playing at a private club with a fierce dress code, this snug hoodie is cut well for a golfer’s movement. While the styling pushes golf tradition, the color and pattern schemes are calm enough to prevent the older players from losing their pants.

You’re not going to find a more famous, longer-standing player in the golf wear game– and the sportswear world in general–as established as Adidas. With that in mind, Adidas keeps a lot of its classic, familiar styles around. The Adidas Core18 Sweater fits into those lines with its solid colors and simple sweatshirt lines.

Part sweatshirt and part sweater, the easy and casual styling of this Adidas entry is old school basic, but effectively traditional enough to work on the golf course.

Adidas makes sportswear for a wide range of activities, and all of it leans into the company’s athletic identity. Its style is often all business for athletes who want to get busy playing. The cuts also run more athletic to maintain comfort and reduce unwanted, unnecessary fabric.

As a good, all-purpose golf sweater, this Adidas example will keep you warm enough while clinging well enough to stay out of a golf swing’s way. Also, big name manufacturers have the volume to keep prices lower. That’s a plus for this Adidas offering.

Stitch is a newer player in the golf apparel world, but its designers put high-tech R&D into their products. The result of such efforts includes performance fabrics that are extremely lightweight, while keeping body warmth where it belongs.

This Stitch offering isn’t for colder days as autumn fades or if spring is late, but it’s great for morning or twilight play. The styling is understated with a touch of sophistication.

Jack Wolfskin gear is not traditionally associated with golf in most circles, but it’s cut for active movement and built for heavy weather protection. If you choose an item from their line that isn’t too bulky and intended for serious winter weather, it’ll fit nicely for autumn golf.

The Jack Wolfskin Men’s Echo is light enough for golf duty, allowing for full swing motion. Meanwhile, its rugged construction will keep out the damp on nastier fall days when you decide to brave the weather like the dedicated golfer you are.

Made in Scotland, the sweaters coming out of Glenmuir are designed for that classic golf look to fit in with their excellent polos and outerwear. The simple lines of G. Thornton fit comfortably over any polo, while keeping you warm without unnecessary bulk.

Glenmuir leans into that Scottish woolen look and feel for many of its sweaters, but they keep the weave on its clothing fine enough to enable comfortable movement. There’s always a touch of class to Glenmuir golf clothing, so you’ll look just as good as you feel.

The folks at Galway Bay specialize in rain gear, acknowledging that a game so often associated with sun and and clear skies was actually born in rain and clouds. In recent seasons, Galway Bay introduced more garments for the layered warmth series—allowing for the addition and removal of warmth-providing clothing as the day’s conditions change.

This base layer can function on its own if conditions are a little less than idea. Alternately, it fits comfortably enough to be worn as its name indicates—as the first level of defense against cold weather golf.

If you catch any of Peter Millar’s videos or TV ads, you’ll get a good feeling for what golfers they target with their sweaters and polos. They make their higher-end golf wear for young, stylish types seeking maximized sophistication while wearing functional sports gear.

The mix of cotton and silk in this crewneck number has that subtle, stylish vibe about it, and the fabric blend makes it light enough for easy movement. It’s also a classic enough look to stay onboard as you head to the bar after the round.

Sunderland Golf makes a strong selection of winter golf gear, so even its sweater offerings lean into the cold a bit more aggressively. Insulated and long-sleeved, this zip neck version comes in handy when the golf weather is colder than comfort prefers, but not yet chilly enough for full on winter wear.

If you aren’t as cold sensitive as many players, you can also adapt this lined sweater for actual winter use by layering it with base layers underneath or a heavier piece on top.

The classic, conservative look of the FootJoy Modern Lifestyle Crewneck allows you to head to the course with a polo underneath on a cooler day. Once the game concludes, throw a sport coat over the crewneck, and that’ll take you to nightlife. The look is on the rails for all purposes.

The Lifestyle crewneck is an element in the FootJoy ThermoSeries theory of layering lighter garments to match temperature needs. With ThermoSeries, you put on and pull off layers as weather demands with color, style and fabric density designed to match the mood.

You might’ve seen the advertisements for this entry featuring a Guardian of the Galaxy (he himself a dedicated, but struggling golfer). Skipping right over the entire “hoodies do/don’t belong on a proper golf course” debate, the TravisMathew Golf Cloud Hoodie bases its identity on softness.

While said cushiness won’t make you a better golfer, it can make you a more comfortable one. It can also ease the pain of a bad shot by allowing you to hug your very soft self.