RORY SABBATINI 2023
If I’m the claret jug, I’m not flattered, which might explain Ian Poulter’s continued drought in the Open Championship.
This ensemble is from a perennial offender of wearable assaults on the eyes. The shirt looks like it came with a free bag of magic crystals and a bottle of SoBe juice, and Sabbatini has for some reason chose a swatch of orange for his pants that’s hardly a play on the drapes above. This hat style isn’t foreign to Sabbatini, but for whatever reason, it’s where he decided to exercise a little restraint in the colour department.
IAN POULTER 2005 Open Championship
As if you weren’t already keenly aware of how bad Poulter wants to get his hands on the claret jug, he made it extra clear with his pants of choice at the 2005 Open Championship. The non-tour visor – the younger cousin of the lid Keith Mitchell and Nancy Lopez have worn to great effect – has never played well. If I’m the jug, I’m not flattered, which might explain Poulter’s continued drought in the tournament. (He would tie for 11th at St Andrews, not counting the unofficial penalty strokes we would apply for the pants.)
PAYNE STEWART 1991 US Open
Payne Stewart could easily secure a spot on golf’s Mount Rushmore of over- the-top dressers, but nothing lent itself to Stewart’s excess more than his NFL sponsorship, which had him in team colours on the PGA Tour. At the 1991 US Open in Minnesota, Stewart came out in Don Shula-core. This number just doesn’t hit when mixed with Stewart’s signature style – a uniform best kept simple. Still, we have nothing but love for Stewart’s cap and plus fours, one of the most iconic looks in golf history. This stint was a hiccup in an otherwise brilliantly stylish career. (He would go on to win that week by the way, so whatever works!)
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