GREG NORMAN

SWIMMING WITH SHARKS...

Norther Golfer mantra - If you are going to do it – you’ve got to do it right! Bear that in mind when you start shopping for your summer gear. If you are going to wear a hat on the golf course, and you want to stand out from the crowd - this is the hat for you!

Straw golf hats were popularized by Sam Snead and later Greg Norman. Snead was ageless; the only player who won sanctioned tournaments in six decades, from the 1936 West Virginia Closed Pro to the 1982 Legends of Golf, which he won with Gardner Dickinson as his partner. He was as famous for his straw hat as he was for his natural swing.

Greg Norman grew up in Northern Australia, and spent the majority of his time in the scorching sun. In Australia, the popular hat at the time was a typical surfer's wide-brimmed straw hat. It has a brim that circles your entire head, even the back of the neck. It is the perfect hat for keeping the pounding sun away from your face and keeping you cool.

In the beginning of his career, Greg Norman was sponsored by an Australian hat company, known for their large, Aussie cowboy style hats. While on the course, this hat was too hot and heavy for him, so the company created the same shape of hat that he loved in childhood, but in straw.

Now Greg makes them himself as part of the Greg Norman Collection, available in natural and black, the hat comes with a sun-blocking Solarweave II fabric lining to provide complete sun protection