I'm not suggesting you wear your 6-carat rock on the golf course--even if they do manufacture golf gloves with openings on the ring finger that allow your diamond to poke through. No, I'm feeling a bit nostalgic for that classic diamond pattern synonymous with golf-wear and best suited for a cozy sweater.

Argyle jumpers fall into the category of dressing known as a classic. And guess what? Classics are all the rage these days. Thirteen-year-old boys are sporting grandpa-style cardigans because they don't want to look like grandpa in oversized, striped, double-mercerized polos. It feels smarter and fresher to dress more like Arnold Palmer than Johnny Miller. And as far as us ladies are concerned, think more Babe Zaharias and less Dottie Pepper.

This patterned topper is easy to throw on over your favorite polo shirt and it lends your look a traditional vibe that's all golf and all the rage.

Here are some of my favorites:

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  EP Pro Argyle V-Neck Sweater, $98.00, Visit website
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  Cutter & Buck: Annika Next Phase Sweater, $52.50, Visit website
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  Lija Axis Argyle Sweater, $120.00, Visit website
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  Abacus Finnigan Pullover Red, $77.00, Visit website
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  Burberry Cashmere Argyle Sweater, $193.00, Visit website
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  Liz Claiborne Argyle Sweater, $25.00, Visit website
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  Lady Hagen Women's Chamber Argyle Sweater, $26.97, Visit website
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  Lady Hagen Women's Chamber Argyle Sweater, $26.97, Visit website

--Argy Koutsothanasis

I've dined out on this story for the better part of seven months. Anytime people would ask what I was working on, I'd say, "Well, I went on a road trip, undercover, with an LPGA player named Kim Hall. We pretended not to know each other, and we saw how men reacted when Kim joined their groups at five different courses..."
 
People definitely wanted to hear all about this -- much more than my usual stories about buddies golf trips and/or real estate.
 
It is a pretty intriguing idea, after all. How would most men respond when a woman they didn't know joined them on the tee? Would they roll their eyes? Curse her under their breath? Mock her swing when she wasn't looking?
 
Truth be told, I would say her treatment by some of the men we met was worse than that.
 
Kim and I both arrived in Chicago on a Thursday night. She had spent the previous day in New York, posing for the photos you see accompanying our article. She brought with her a stylist, several boxes of wardrobe changes and her golf clubs. My colleague Stina Sternberg had helpfully forwarded a couple of extra boxes of equipment, which were waiting for us. (We couldn't very well have her pretending to be a beginner with top-of-the-line TaylorMade clubs.)
 

For the next two days, Kim would get up before sunrise and endure a lengthy makeup/costuming session. When she would emerge from her room to meet me in the hotel lobby, it was amazing. I've been telling people she "inhabited" those characters. She was VERY convincing.
 
Along the way there were weather hassles that complicated things and had us scrambling a bit. But in the end, the routine was basically this: We had booked tee times, separately, beforehand. We'd drive to each course in separate rental cars, to help give the impression we didn't know each other. We'd enter the clubhouses a few minutes apart and check in. Then we'd start taking notes, mentally and (when I could sneak away unseen) scribbling in a notepad.
 
After each morning round, Kim would meet up with the stylist and undergo another transformation. In the afternoon, we'd play again...and meet up for dinner afterward to discuss what happened during the day. For our final round, on Sunday, Kim had it easy -- she only had to "portray" herself: a golf pro.
 
When the article came out last week, I posted a link to it on my Facebook wall and a friend from many years ago commented, "... and you're just now discovering the discrepancies! Better late than never!"

Seems to me she's missed the point. This experience wasn't about "discovering discrepancies." Everyone knows golf has a long history of being unwelcoming to women and others. But it's also come a long way. Our goal with "A Woman Undercover" was simply to get a sense of how far.
 
Kim Hall and I will be discussing the topic, and answering your questions, in a Facebook chat this Friday at 2 p.m. Eastern. But you don't have to wait until then to ask your questions. Ask them now, in the "comments" section below, and we'll answer them on Friday.

--Peter Finch
Follow @pete_finch

If I had to choose one word to describe my personal style it would have to be "Sybil." Yes, I have a multiple-style disorder when it comes to dressing on and off the course. I think it's the only time multiple personalities can be fun.

Obviously, I love to put outfits together -- as a stylist, it's what I do for a living. It would get very boring very fast if I could only dress one way. But most women don't share this inclination. Women not suffering from MSD tend to pick one look that works and stick to it. To them, I can only offer one piece of advice: Please make sure your clothes fit properly. Me, I'll continue to imitate all the fabulous style icons that make dressing so much fun.

Last week at the 2012 PGA Merchandise show, I got a sneak peek at what will be in stores and pro shops for Fall 2012. I realized that I couldn't decide what I loved more: trousers or dresses. It goes back to my multiple personalities. The two personas that seem to win out over the rest are Kate (named for the fabulous Katharine Hepburn and her preference for trousers) and Diane (after Diane von Furstenberg, the designer of dresses for women of all shapes and sizes). I noticed that golf-apparel designers tend to favor these ladies almost as much as I do. For Fall '12, you can expect to find well-tailored, comfortable and very utilitarian trousers like the ones from J. Lindeberg. Or you can look for very stylish skirts and dresses that are both feminine and functional, like the ones from the Greg Norman Collection. Check out these images to get some inspiration for Fall 2012:

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  Coming Fall 2012 from Greg Norman; Visit website for more info.
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  Coming Fall 2012 from Greg Norman; Visit website for more info.
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  Coming Fall 2012 from Greg Norman; Visit website for more info.
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  Coming Fall 2012 from J. Lindeberg; Visit website for more info.
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  Coming Fall 2012 from J. Lindeberg; Visit website for more info.
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  Coming Fall 2012 from J. Lindeberg; Visit website for more info.

--Argy Koutsothanasis

Drum roll, please: After two months of online voting and 16 head-to-head matches (peruse the full men's and women's brackets here), we finally have an overall winner in the GolfDigest.com Hottest Golfer competition. Twenty-six-year-old LPGA Tour player Sandra Gal from Germany, who triumphed in the women's bracket last week, didn't just defeat 23-year-old men's champ Rickie Fowler for the ultimate crown -- she annihilated him. Gal got a whopping 99.6 percent of the more than 80,000 votes cast. This may be an indication of the gender of our voters, but it also speaks volumes about the popularity of this former ballet dancer from Dÿsseldorf.

Slideshow: Sandra Gal on and off the course

A four-year veteran of the LPGA Tour, Gal just completed her most successful season, which included a win at the Kia Classic in March and a second-place finish at the CME Titleholders in November. Golf Digest Woman recently caught up with Gal to talk about the year ahead. (For more of Sandra, check out the March issue of Golf Digest.)

GDW: Congrats on a great season. What are you going to do to top it in 2012?

SG: Thanks. I feel like I'm on the right track, but you really have to look at your weaknesses and your strengths, work hard during the off-season and then continue working throughout the year. One of the things I want to improve a lot is my fitness.

GDW: Your fitness? You're one of the fittest players out there!

SG: [Laughs.] Yeah, well, I'm not complaining about my body or anything, but I definitely want to get fitter, as in cardio. I sometimes get tired a little too quickly -- especially in the middle of the year, when we have all the majors. I kind of had a little slump there [last year]. So I just want to keep it up throughout the year, and lay a solid base in the off-season.

GDW: You have a lot of hobbies, such as painting and sailing. Do you believe that you can only be a great golfer if you're a well-rounded person?

SG: Definitely. I feel like I play better golf if I'm a happy person. It's kind of different than the men, isn't it? Like, they play good golf and they're happy but the women have to be happy before they can play good golf. I think you just need to have a balance in everything you do. I've only learned this recently but it works great for me: I play hard a few tournaments, then I take a week off and do a vacation and take my mind off everything, and then I go back and I'm really motivated to start working hard again. In the past I would kind of burn myself out, and at the end of the year I just couldn't see golf anymore. Now, I'm happy to have a vacation but I'm really excited for 2012. I'm not fed up with golf, because I did other things during the season and kind of kept a balance. I gave myself mind breaks. Another thing I did last year is, you know, we travel to so many great places and most of the time it's just kind of hotel, golf course, hotel, golf course, but I really tried to take time and see things at the places we were at. It's not always easy with all the stuff we have to do off the course, but it's been a lot of fun.

GDW: You've become one of the glamour girls of the LPGA Tour. You're known for your style and your beauty and your physique -- especially your legs. How did that come about? A happy accident or something you work hard on?

SG: My rookie year, I signed with a model agency called Wilhelmina. And I was with them until the end of '09. Through them, we did a few photo shoots, and those pictures kind of went around the world. So I think that's where this whole image started. I still do some of that. I'm going to do a photo shoot this week, kind of a fashion shoot for a big German magazine. It comes up once in a while, but it's not something I really work on or try to do. It is fun, I do enjoy it, but I don't do it very often. I always see myself as an athlete and someone who wants to perform at her best - [modeling] is not something I see as that important. I do like fashion, but I'm not hugely into it. I kind of just go with my intuition.

GDW: What do you do to stay in shape?

SG: I still like dancing. I'm not a hugely flexible person, so doing ballet really helped me to kind of get some sort of flexibility and have good posture. And it really helped me with my coordination and feel for movement. Nowadays, the last couple of years, I've been working with Dave Herman and he does a lot of work with bands -- they're called SuperFlex bands. That's really helped with my flexibility and strength and speed. You can just travel with them and work with them on the road, even if you don't have a gym. But that's just part of my workout. I do a lot of cardio, and I do a lot of core and weights.

GDW: You're a singer, too, is that right?

SG: Oh, well... it's a funny story. This British record company contacted me a couple of years ago and I think they just saw an article in a magazine and said, "Maybe she can sing too." [Laughs.] So they just asked me if I wanted to come by and record this one song. I've never really been singing. I mean, I have a good ear for music -- I hit the notes. But I don't have a big voice, you know, I've never trained. We just did this one song called "Dice." It's on my website, just for fun. I thought, if I have a chance to do it, why not? You probably don't get that many chances to record a song.

--Stina Sternberg

Did the voters get it right? Is Gal the worthy champ? Voice your opinion on our partner site, GolfWRX.com.

There has never been any doubt that LPGA commissioner Mike Whan can work the front end of a deal. He is a born salesman with a quick wit and an agile mind fueled by a conga line of empty diet soda cans. He also believes passionately in his product. Whan thinks women's golf is under-valued by the marketplace with a lot of growth potential, and he is correct about that.

But Whan, who took over as commissioner in 2010 after the disastrous Carolyn Bivens regime mercifully came to end, has had trouble at the back end of deals. And that has probably been more a result of the worst economy in 80 years than either his selling skills or the quality of his product. Whan took over with the tour in a 20-foot hole and he was handed a 10-foot ladder.

Finally, however, all that hard work -- those meetings and social functions where endless words were exchanged -- have started to pay off. The 27-tournament schedule released Tuesday by the LPGA could very well be the most crucial corner turned in a seemingly endless series of twists and turns during the 62-year history of the tour. The edge of that hole is now within reach.

Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images

Last year, Whan said the LPGA needed to have 30 events to function both financially and to get the media coverage it needs to grow. At the time, that seemed like a remote goal. After a season in which only 23 events were played -- the fewest since 1972 -- Whan's target date of 2013 for getting back to 30 seemed to be beyond reach. No more.

"At the end of last year, I felt like I was hitting a lot of good iron shots, but the putts weren't going in," Whan said about negotiating efforts that appeared at the time to go well and then failed to produce a title sponsor. "Now the putts are dropping," Whan said. Asked if 30 were now doable next year, he said: "I sure hope it's doable. If we don't get there, I'll feel like I'm under performing."

New to the 2012 schedule are the season-opening ISPS Handa Australian Women's Open Feb. 9-12, the LPGA LOTTE Championship at a yet-to-be-named course in Hawaii April 18-21, the Manulife Financial LPGA Classic in Waterloo, Ontario, June 21-24 and a return to the Kingsmill Resort in Virginia with the Kingsmill Championship Sept. 6-9. The Jamie Farr Toledo Classic in Ohio also returns Aug. 9-12 after a one-year hiatus.

There are way more positives than negatives in the new schedule. From the start in Australian until the conclusion at the CME Group Titleholders in Naples, Fla., Nov. 15-18, there are never more than two weeks without a tournament. Last year, there were two three-week droughts. Also, there are 15 domestic tournaments this year (plus two in Canada), up from 13 in 2011, which is good news for young North Americans trying to work their way on tour.

There is no question that the schedule does leave plenty of work for Whan to do. From when the first major of the year -- the Kraft Nabisco Champions -- ends April 3 until the Jamie Farr Toledo Class begins Aug. 9, there are nine off weeks. That's missing a lot of marketing opportunities during the heart of the golf season.

The limited field and unofficial money HSBC Brazil Cup fills one of those off-weeks May 5-6 and the LPGA does use its off weeks wisely. The tour skips the weeks the men play the Masters, the U.S. Open, the British Open and the Ryder Cup. In addition to the 15 events the tour has in the United States, the two in Canada and one in Australia, there are six in Asia, two in Europe and one in Mexico.

"It feels like we got all the basics right," Whan said about the success of the scheduling effort, which also managed to bring back nine of the 10 existing tournaments whose contracts were expiring, losing only the State Farm Classic after a 35-year-run. "It's about servicing your clients. We knew if we did that right, success would follow -- and it did."

Certainly, players are a big part of the formula for success. LPGA pro-ams consistently rank among the top customer experiences in the world of sports marketing and entertainment. Potential sponsors who visited LPGA events were also impressed with how well LPGA players interacted with corporate partners, Whan said.

Whan also got two other boosts form players last year. Yani Tseng emerged at the age of 22 as a superstar, winning seven LPGA events, including two majors, as well as five times overseas. And Lexi Thompson, still only 16, became the youngest winner on both the LPGA (Navistar LPGA Classic) and the Ladies European Tour (Dubai Ladies Masters), creating a lot of headlines for attention-starved women's golf.

Related: She how Lexi gets her power off the tee

Two events on the 2012 schedule -- the Mobile Bay LPGA Classic and the Kingsmill Championship -- don't have true title sponsors and will cobble together secondary sponsors to help with the costs while they search to someone to put their name on the event and pick up more of the tab. "If we weren't treating our customers right, people wouldn't say: 'Put us on the schedule and we'll figure it out,'" Whan said.

The rumored team event that would bring Asia and Australia into something resembling the Solheim Cup does not appear on this schedule and won't happen this year, but is still being worked on. It will happen, and with a unique format. It is not a question of if, but when -- and where. And that means another playing date down the road, albeit for a limited field.

Meanwhile, it would not be surprising if Whan were able to add one more full-field event to this year's schedule. "I still know there is at least one out there we could put on the table, but we haven't," Whan said about another potential title sponsor. "And I want to get them all." At the rate he is going, there is no reason to doubt he will get that one -- and many more.

-- Ron Sirak
Follow @ronsirak

Below is the full 2012 LPGA schedule:

1. ISPS HANDA AUSTRALIAN WOMEN'S OPEN FEB. 9-12

2. HONDA THAILAND FEB. 16-19

3. HSBC CHAMPIONS FEB. 23-26

OFF MARCH 1-4

OFF MARCH 8-11

4. RR DONNELLY FOUNDERS CUP MARCH 15-18

5. KIA CLASSIC MARCH 22-25

6. KRAFT NABISCO CHAMPIONSHIP MARCH 29-APRIL 1

OFF APRIL 5-8

OFF APRIL 12-15

7. LPGA LOTTE CHAMPIONSHIP APRIL 18-21

8. MOBILE BAY LPGA CLASSIC APRIL 26-29

OFF (HSBC LPGA BRAZIL CUP - UNOFFICIAL) MAY 3-6

OFF MAY 10-13

9. SYBASE MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP MAY 17-20

OFF MAY 24-27

10. SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC JUNE 1-3

11. WEGMANS LPGA CHAMPIONSHIP JUNE 7-10

OFF JUNE 14-17

12. MANULIFE FINANCIAL LPGA CLASSIC JUNE 21-24

13. WALMART NW ARKANSAS JUNE 28-JULY 1

14. U.S. WOMEN'S OPEN JULY 5-8

OFF JULY 12-15

OFF JULY 19-22

15. EVIAN MASTERS JULY 26-29

OFF AUG. 2-5

16. JAMIE FARR TOLEDO CLASSIC AUG. 9-12

17. SAFEWAY CLASSIC AUG. 17-19

18. CN CANADIAN WOMEN'S OPEN AUG. 23-26

OFF AUG. 30-SEPT. 2

19. KINGSMILL CHAMPIONSHIP SEPT. 6-9

20. RICOH WOMEN'S BRITISH OPEN SEPT. 13-16

21. NAVISTAR LPGA CLASSIC SEPT. 20-23

OFF SEPT. 27-30

OFF OCT. 4-7

22. SIME DARBY LPGA MALAYSIA OCT. 11-14

23. LPGA HANABANK CHAMPIONSHIP OCT. 18-21

24. SUNRISE LPGA TAIWAN CHAMPIONSHIP OCT. 25-28

25. MIZUNO CLASSIC NOV. 2-4

26. LORENA OCHOA INVITATIONAL NOV. 8-11

27. CME TITLEHOLDERS NOV. 15-18

Is the LPGA heading in the right direction? How excited are you for 2012? Sound off on our partner site, GolfWRX.com.

When LPGA star Sophie Gustafson decided to ask for a sit-down interview with the Golf Channel during the Solheim Cup last September, she never imagined the impact it would have on her life. In her 13 years on the LPGA Tour, she'd always flown somewhat under the radar despite five wins and a stellar Solheim Cup record. Many golf fans didn't even know the stoic Swede suffers from a severe stuttering problem, because she'd stayed away from giving interviews and victory speeches. But as her eighth Cup rolled around, she resolved to let the cat out of the bag.

"It's always a bummer during the Solheim Cup because everybody else is doing interviews and press conferences, but no one even bothers asking me if I want to do them anymore," Gustafson told Golf Digest Woman afterward. "That's why I wanted to try something for this edition. I feel like I have a lot to say and can actually be pretty funny, but it's hard to get it out since I usually keep my mouth shut in public."



The reaction to Gustafson's candid interview, during which she sat alone in a room with a camera for over an hour, was overwhelming. She was applauded in the media and on Twitter as a great inspiration to others, and the Golf Channel has since re-aired the piece several times. The once anonymous player became one of the most talked-about names in golf in 2011. "I received notes from parents after my TV interview telling me that their kids stutter and now they finally have a sports 'hero' that they can relate to, to look up to," Gustafson tells Golf Digest Woman. "It's very special to get that kind of feedback from people."  

On Wednesday, the Golf Writers Association of America announced Gustafson as the 2012 recipient of its prestigious Ben Hogan Award for remaining active in golf despite a physical handicap or serious illness. From the GWAA release: "Gustafson has been on eight Solheim Cups and won five LPGA events in her 13-year career, but hasn't gotten the attention that such a record would merit because of her stuttering problem. Last fall, she opened up and went 'outside my comfort zone' to do a pre-Solheim television interview with incredible grace and dignity. She often lets her thoughtful -- and fun -- side and her sense of humor show through on her blog and in her tweets. She edged Bryce Molder for the Award. Heath Slocum finished third."

Gustafson is grateful for the recognition. "I'm incredibly honored and humbled to receive this award," she tells us. "I've never seen my stutter as much of an obstacle in playing golf, but if people can use my handicap as inspiration in realizing their dreams, I couldn't be happier."

Gustafson, along with William D. Richardson Award winner Major Dan Rooney and ASAP/Jim Murray Award winner Brad Faxon, will be honored at the annual GWAA Awards dinner April 4 in Augusta, Ga.

--Stina Sternberg 

Fashion runways are a funny business. Most of the concoctions designers send out are over the top and hard for the average person to process. "Who would wear that?" is a prevalent sentiment.

It's no surprise then that these days most people, designers included, are turning to street style blogs for inspiration. Although most people featured on these blogs are fashion insiders and stylist, there's just something more accessible about the fashion looks they put together.

To me, the LPGA Tour fairways feel like golf's street style. There are several style-savvy players that are inspiring. They hit the right style notes without compromising on their game. Take a look at these four, for instance:



1. Sandra Gal is a master at showing off her killer legs. Whether she's doubling up on the polos or sporting a sleek sleeveless number, her athletic legs are always on display. I love that she can pull off short skirts and still look athletic and sporty, not over-exposed.

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2. Suzann Pettersen is very focused, very serious about her game, but there's something almost cheeky about her use of bold colors. She never goes over the top--usually pairing a bold hue with a more basic navy or white--but there's undeniably a playfulness in her pink, purple and mint green choices.

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3. Ai Miyazato, sock it to me girl! I know knee socks aren't for everyone but she makes them work. Taking a fashion risk is hard because golfers are a tough crowd. But Miyazoto soldiers on, with the added bonus that her compression socks keep her legs from getting tired at the end of a round.

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4. Belen Mozo's style reminds me of a young Judy Rankin--there's something very graphic in her printed skorts with their strategically placed lines and color-blocks. She's a modern take on 60's golf togs.

--Argy Koutsothanasis
Follow @argystyle

There are some tried and true styling tips that come in handy when selecting a pair of sunglasses. For instance, if you have a heart-shaped face, stick with round frames; if you have an oval-shaped face, be a little more adventurous. Too bad these rules fail miserably when confronted with the sporty, wraparound styles that are most commonly found on golfers. But really, who cares about style? When it comes to golf, the key is to wear a frame that won't obstruct your vision during the swing. This usually means no frame at all, or a good wrap-around style. Select the right type of lens color so you have minimal distortion when reading the greens. Protect your eyes from the sun with UV lenses. Then there's fit: your sunglasses should stay put without moving down the bridge of your nose when you swing or bend over.

It's not easy to make sporty frames look stylish--most of the time people end up resembling weird sea creatures or the Terminator. I like to pair my sporty pair of shades with a hat or visor, just to give myself a little style cred. Here are some of my favorites:

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  Nike Crush Sunglasses, $149.00, Visit website
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  Adidas, Adilibria Shield Sunglasses, $140.00, Visit website
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  Oakley sunglasses, $150.00, Visit website
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  Callaway Women's Couture Sunglasses, $130.00, Visit website
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  Snake Eyes Women's Aerial Polarized Sunglasses, $29.99, Visit website
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  Bollé, Kickback Sunglasses, $159.99, Visit website
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  Kaenon Polarized Burnett Sunglasses, $239.00, Visit website
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  Sundog Captiva Sunglasses, $75.00, Visit website
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  NYX PRO Z 17 Sunglasses, $99.00, Visit website
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  Lija Corsica Straw Hat, $40.00, Visit website
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  Hugo Boss Hat, $55.00, Visit website
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  Puma Golf Visor, $22.00, Visit website
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  Nike Reversible Knit Hat, $18.00, Visit website
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  Callaway Women's Mesh Visor, $20.00, Visit website
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  Helen Kaminski Convertible Trapper Cap, $125.00, Visit website
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  Burberry Silk And Wool Flat Cap, $495.00, Visit website

-- Argy Koutsothanasis
Follow @argystyle

There's only one thing more annoying than the non-stop holiday tunes that plague our lives this time of year: the onslaught of sequins and sparkle. It's everywhere during the holidays: silver shoes, cardigans with copper-colored trim--even pewter-hued-panties! I love metallics during the summer, when the sun is there to help make them sparkle. But when it's gray and rainy and the temperatures drop, I need a color pick-me-up.

Neon pink to the rescue.

I just splurged on the Cambridge satchel in the slide show below. It's bold, bright and slightly obnoxious. But here's the thing, have you ever met someone in a poppy color that's depressed or stressed by too much to do? Me neither. I carry my bag from work to the driving range and strangers stop me just to say how much they love the color. Here are a few of my favorite hits of hot pink for on and off the course:

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  Puma Golf Shorts, $60.00: Visit website
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  J. Crew, The Cambridge Satchel, $170.00: Visit website
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  Timex, 80 Neon Digital Watch, $58.18: Visit website
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  Rocket Tour Head Cover, Rugby Stripe Knit Pom Pom, $32.00: Visit website
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  Carrera Sunglasses, $32.00: Visit website
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  Nike, Power Distance Women Pink Golf Balls, $15.96: Visit website

--Argy Koutsothanasis

The clock is already tick-tick-ticking away and gift-giving time is a little less than a month away. I always intend to put extra time and thought into each individual gift, but I'm typically railroaded by big sales, big crowds and too much confusion. So this year I thought I'd sideswipe the insanity of holiday shopping by making most of my purchases on line, and by selecting gifts that give back. I'd say that's a hole-in-one!

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  Clarins FEED Set, available at Bloomingdales, $90: FEED is a non-profit started by Lauren Bush in 2007 and distributes meals to hungry children across the world. When this gift set is purchased, 25 meals will be provided to kids in need. Visit website
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  Ralph Lauren Pink Pony Customizable Polo, $125: 10% of net proceeds from Pink Pony sales goes to the Pink Pony Fund for Cancer Care and Prevention. Visit website
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  Vineyard Vines Tied to a Cause Totebag, $95: Each month Vineyard Vines highlights a different charity to support and donates all of the proceeds from sales directly to that charity. Visit website
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  Picnic at Ascot Golf Trunk Organizer from Gifts that Give, $55: Gifts that Give is a website that donates $1 for every $5 that you spend. $11 will be donated to the NYC Chapter of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society with the purchase of this gold organizer. Visit website
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  Nike Golf Ball Gift Tin from St. Jude Children's Hospital, $15: 100% of the profits benefit St. Jude Children's Research. Visit website
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  Livestrong Phenom Jacket, $100: Purchases provide support to Livestrong programs and services for cancer survivors. Visit website
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  Cultivate Wines Boxed Wine, $35: 10% of sales are donated to causes related to education and basic human needs. Visit website
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  Charity Charms Special Olympics Golf Ball Charm, $40: 25% of the purchase will be donated to the Special Olympics. Visit website
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  Val Skinner Pink Ribbon Bear Headcover, $20: A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Val Skinner Foundation which supports breast cancer research and education. Visit website
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  BVLGARI Save the Children ring, $370: $75 is donated to the Save the Children campaign when ordered through December 31, 2011. Visit website
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  Toms Sunglasses, $135-145: For every pair of sunglasses sold, Toms donates a pair to help give someone the gift of sight. Visit website

--Argy Koutsothanasis