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Druids golf apparel offers a wide array of garments at reasonable prices. Styles range from loud to traditional. An affordable way to build your golf wardrobe.
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Introduction
A quick look at the comments section will tell you that lots of Plugged In Golf readers are up in arms about the cost of new clubs. What bothers me far more is the price of golf apparel. Walk into a pro shop at a nice course, and you’ll have a hard time finding a polo for under $100.
Druids golf apparel is aiming to bring some sanity back to the market with polos around $40 and pants about $60. I tested a selection of their products to see what kind of quality they could deliver at those “throwback” prices.
Style
Druids golf apparel hits a sweet spot between boring basics and all the pop-up brands competing to make the loudest golf shirts on record. Their tops encompass solids, stripes, bolder geometric patterns, and a selection of printed polos like the Inked Polo seen above. Even in these younger, louder styles, Druids doesn’t cross the line where you look like you’re wearing a costume or begging for attention.
In all of their pieces, Druids does a nice job of offering a range of colors. You’ll have your standards – navy, black, white, red – but they mix in some more unusual tones like the green trousers (they’re called Khaki, which I find odd) seen above.
Druids golf outerwear does a similarly good job of adding visual interest without making the pieces too trendy to be worn for multiple seasons. On the Insula Jacket, the right shoulder has a contrast color or just some additional stitching, depending on the colorway you choose. The Serenity Midlayer is a straightforward quarter zip, but the contrast collar gives it a little something extra.
Finally, Druids golf apparel keeps their branding minimalistic. Their logo is a simple, stylized “D” which typically only appears once on each piece. If you want to rep the brand more openly, you can sport the D Badge Hat and Croc Leather Belt.
Fit
Across the board, Druids golf apparel offers a fit that’s comfortable and welcoming for the majority of golfers. Starting with the pants, the “Regular Classic Performance Fit” runs true to size for both length and waist. As someone with larger-than-average thighs, I often need to choose a larger waist size to accommodate my legs, but that’s not the case here. There’s ample room in the seat and thighs, but the pants stop short of being baggy. There is very minimal taper through the calf.
I tested the Druids golf apparel polos in size large (above) and medium as well as two layering pieces in size large, the Insula Jacket and Serenity Midlayer. The polo sleeves hit at mid-bicep, but the opening is smaller in the medium causing it to ride higher on the arm (blue polo, above “Fit”). In both sizes, the fit is roomy throughout the chest and midsection. It’s not oversized or blousy, but it’s far from a tapered, snug, athletic fit. Both jackets were similarly accommodating, offering ample room for layers underneath.
Performance
I put all of this Druids golf apparel through hundreds of swings of club testing to see how it moved. Both the Inked Polo and Players Polo impressed. These are very lightweight shirts with a ton of stretch. If you’re sensitive about shirts that constrict your ability to move, you’ll love these. They will also be great in the summer with their light weight, breathability, and moisture wicking.
The two layering pieces – the full-zip Insula Jacket and quarter-zip Serenity Midlayer – offer a good balance of warmth and mobility. The Insula Jacket has a quilted body with thinner, more flexible sleeves; the Serenity is entirely a midweight, flexible material that’s also moisture wicking and anti-microbial. With the right accessories, these pieces could allow you to comfortably golf when the temperatures are in the 40s.
Finally, I tested two different models of Druids pants: the Clima Golf Trousers and Thermal Winter Trousers. The most obvious difference is the weight – the Thermal Winter Trousers are significantly heavier, among the warmest golf pants I’ve worn. They held up very well in some truly bone-chilling Chicago winds, but aren’t so suffocating that you couldn’t wear them in the spring or fall. The Clima Golf Trousers are very light, summer weight pants. I like the strong contrast between these two offerings and the fact that both move well.
Conclusion
Druids golf apparel allows players to stock their closet without emptying their bank account. While there’s nothing here that breaks new ground, all of these pieces can compete with the apparel from much bigger names. Druids offers some of the best value in the golf apparel category.
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He founded Plugged In Golf in 2013 with the goal of helping all golfers play better and enjoy the game more.
Matt lives in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with his wife and two daughters.