Opinion & Analysis

Q&A: Talking Golf Fashion with Antigua

Published

10 years ago

Jun 25, 2016

Antigua has been making golf apparel for nearly four decades, so it’s safe to say the company knows a thing or two about golf fashion.

On the professional tours, you can find the company’s clothes on Brian Stuard, Stacy Lewis, Tim Clark, Brittany Lang, Tom Pernice, Gerina Piller, Chesson Hadley, Lizette Salas, Woody Austin and Candie Kang, to name a few. And given Antigua’s licensing agreements with the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, UFC, and hundreds of colleges and universities, there’s more than likely been an Antigua polo or pullover in your closet at some point in your life.

With the heart of golf season (and golf apparel buying season) fast approaching, we spoke to Ron McPherson, Antigua President and CEO, about this year’s trends in golf fashion, and the company’s latest offerings.

WRX: What’s hot this year in golf fashion, Ron?

RM: Nothing is hot. It’s all very cool! Cool from the perspective of comfort and staying dry on those hot and humid days, and cool from the perspective of a return to jewel tones from the highlighter brights of the past few years. The combination of great fabrics and great colors do make for hot sellers, however.

WRX: Jewel tones?

RM: Jewel tones are rich colors that resemble gemstones like sapphires, emeralds and topaz. Antigua used these colors as our palette for Spring 2016. Our colors, “Hypnotic,” a rich royal, “Fire,” a great red, “Verdant,” an emerald green and ”Sunburst,” a strong yellow, reflect the jewel tone theme.

WRX: Golf fashion, and fashion as a whole, has trended toward slimmer, skinnier fits. Has this affected Antigua styles?

RM: Antigua specs on small, medium and large sizes have become somewhat slimmer, especially in sleeve length, in response to the trends, but XL, XXL and XXXL have remained the same full cut, as we have found that our larger consumers are happy with our standard cut.

WRX: What advice can you offer golfers as they purchase new golf apparel this season?

RM: Obviously, buy Antigua…. but I would advise the consumer to look for moisture management fabrics, trending colors and value. There is a fine variety of fine products on the market from big and small companies.

Learn more about Antigua apparel on its website.

Opinion & Analysis

AVL: My U.S. Amateur local qualifying experience

Published

5 days ago

Jun 5, 2026

Andrew Von Lossow

This past Monday, I played in the U.S. Amateur local qualifier at Rock Creek Country Club in Portland, Oregon. A full tee sheet from 7:30 a.m. to 1:55 p.m., the top 11 scores would make it to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying.

I teed off at 10:48 a.m.. With the 7:30 am tee time, you can get a feel for the leaders’ pace, and they were off and running on the challenging setup at Rock Creek.

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Getting to the highlight of the round on the par five 17th, a drive up the left side and 212 yards left to the front hole location. I took out a 5-iron with plans of middle of the green. The ball ended up 8 feet left of the hole, pin high. A slight downhill putt dropped in for an eagle 3 on the 17th. With the cut line looking to be anywhere from -2 to even par. This was the boost I had been waiting for all day.

With making par from the trees on 18, it was time to wait for a potential playoff with a posted score of one under par 71.

Three hours later, it was playoff time. 8 players for 6 spots. I made par on the playoff hole, which was good enough to advance to the U.S. Amateur final qualifying in July. USGA qualifiers sure deliver on all of the emotions in golf!

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Building my 2026 gamer WITB: Ranking the contenders and new putter projects – Club Junkie Podcast

Published

7 days ago

Jun 4, 2026

GolfWRX Staff

The annual What’s In The Bag build is underway, and on this episode of Club Junkie, Brian breaks down the clubs currently leading the race for a spot in his 2026 gamer setup. From drivers and fairway woods to irons, wedges, and shafts, he ranks the equipment that’s performing best and explains what’s separating the front runners from the rest of the field.

Brian also heads into the workshop to discuss several putter projects currently on the bench. From head options and shaft choices to build ideas and testing plans, he shares what he’s working on and which putters could become serious contenders for the bag this season.

If you’re a gear junkie who loves equipment testing, club building, and the never-ending pursuit of the perfect setup, this episode is for you.

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Tour Edge Exotics mini driver review + TaylorMade Spider ZT Max first look – Club Junkie

Published

2 weeks ago

May 28, 2026

Brian Knudson

On this episode of Club Junkie, I put the new Tour Edge Exotics Mini Driver to the test and break down the performance, forgiveness, distance, and where it fits compared to a traditional driver or strong fairway wood. If you have been curious about adding a mini driver to the bag, this one is worth a look.

I also dive into the new TaylorMade Spider ZT Max putter that was recently spotted and discuss the growing zero torque putter trend. Plus, there is a closer look at the new Project X Titan Yellow shaft showing up on the PGA Tour and what makes it different from other profiles currently out there.