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PGA Championship Style Review

By Marty Hackel and Alex Holmes

PGA Championship Style Review

August 18, 2015

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The flat-brim will be alive and well as long as Finau keeps putting this style into play. This guy rocks it better than anyone on tour. [Callaway Apparel](http://www.callawayapparel.com/)
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Jason Day
Congrats to Jason on a record-setting victory at the 2015 PGA Championship! Ok, Adidas, now it's your turn to step up. Day is too exciting a player (even before he came away with this major W) to continue to be dressed in how-hum, basic pro-shop-looking gear. His setups aren't minimal enough to look super modern and aren't detailed enough to make anything he wears feel truly novel. We love a chest stripe but something needs to be scaled, sized or tweaked to make this guy stand out like the icon he is. It's time for Day to own a unique look.adidas golf
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Dustin Johnson
On the other hand, DJ's cool detailing, combined with his disciplined, two-tone outfits, made for a very clean looking script the whole week at Whistling Straits. The contrast pocket added interest without detracting from the look's modern, minimal aesthetic. Unlike the issues with Day, Adidas has really hit a sweet spot with this guy.adidas golf
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Billy Horschel
Horschel really stood out in Wisconsin by turning the color intensity of his outfits up to 11 for all four rounds. Both the pop colors he wore Thursday and the micro-fish print on his white trouser from Sunday made for bright, bold summer statements.Ralph Lauren-RLX FootJoy
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Thomas Bjorn/Luke Donald/Webb Simpson/Adam Scott
We love this new trend of strong stripes. All these guys channel a cool, classic, almost preppy vibe but make it modern with varied scales and terrific colors.Callaway ApparelRalph Lauren-RLX-FootJoyLacosteUNIQLO
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Billy Horschel/Russell Henley/Rory McIlroy
Another big trend we've seen this season is pop-color pants. We're all in favor of bright shades and rich primary colors for spring, and they look even more incredible against a backdrop as beautiful as Lake Michigan.Ralph Lauren-RLXFootJoyNike Golf
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Martin Kaymer/David Lingmerth/Phil Mickelson
On the other side of the spectrum, the all-black or blue, monochromatic move doesn't seem to be going anywhere, which is fine with us as it can make a powerful style statement on and off the course in any season.Hugo BossJ. LindebergHouse of Fleming
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Rory McIlroy
For the most part, Rory looks good in his Nike gear, but this week was pretty hit and miss. A lot of times there are just too many shades of a single color in one outfit, which makes them come off looking cluttered. If you look at Rory's hat, polo, belt and pants from Sunday, he has four different shades of gray going on. When it comes to clothes, 99 percent of the time, less is more. Nike would do well to streamline this setup.Nike
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Darren Clarke
It's disappointing that Clarke did not make the cut because that sleeveless cardigan is brilliant. Some dudes are just flat-out cool, and Clarke has swagger in spades.Dunlop Clothing
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Patrick Reed
Reed has identified his style signature and has started custom-detailing his pants with these contrast back-flap pockets. He and Brendan de Jonge, also a fancy flap-pocket man, get these unusual-looking trousers from a company called FSquared in New Jersey. I'm not exactly sure why these two are specifically trying to attract more attention to their rear ends, but, hey, whatever floats your boat, guys.FSquared
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Geoff Ogilvy/Ben Polland
It was nice to see a couple of guys killin' it out there in some simple cotton khakis and solid polos. Sometimes it's really hard to beat the basics. Plus, if your post-round plans involve grabbing a beer at a bar away from the golf course, we bet you'll blend in better than the rest of the guys in your group still wearing the polyester pants with the slits at the bottom.LinksoulFootJoy
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Martin Kaymer/Tiger Woods
Very interesting to see both Hugo Boss and Nike produce very similar style shirts with this Hydrostatic printing. From the style standpoint, Marty and I are split on these, but there's no doubt the technique is very unique.Hugo BossNike Golf
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Tony Finau
The flat-brim will be alive and well as long as Finau keeps putting this style into play. This guy rocks it better than anyone on tour.Callaway Apparel
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Rickie Fowler
You can always count on Rickie to bring some really impactful looks to the links, and the PGA was no different. He is starting to wear more high-contrast blacks and grays with his whites and pops of accent colors. Fowler's style is evolving, and he's got a great range of looks that continue to feel fresh.Puma Golf
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Harris English/Zach Johnson/Justin Rose
We've seen a ton of rich teals all over the menswear market and we're happy to see them make their way on to the tour. This color has more legs than you think and will look cool deep into fall, especially when paired with darker blues and grays.Callaway ApparelOakleyAshworth GolfFootJoy
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Ian Poulter
Hard to find a better image of Poulter than this. His retro rigs and plaid pants turn a lot of heads but the clean and classic kits are when he's really at his best.IJP DesignFootJoy
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