It’s rainy season in Seattle. Perhaps more relevant — it’s darkness season in Seattle. But that doesn’t mean golf season is over. It just means golf season is different. The days are short, there’s no time to waste and the USGA says your score doesn’t count, anyway, so it’s a good time to strip back to the essentials. My editors asked for a few things I’m bringing to the course — here are five:
1. The best gloves in golf
Most rain gloves look kind of stupid and some don’t even work that well. Get these white/gray FootJoys, which solve both problems for just $28. This is literally a must-buy for every golfer. I cannot emphasize enough that if you play golf, like, ever, you need to own these gloves. Stick ’em in your bag, grab ’em when necessary. Thank me later.
Footjoy Raingrip
Essential equipment for rain-ready play. RainGrip offers advanced wet weather performance, comfort and durability to let you focus on your play, not the rain.
If we’re playing golf in Seattle we should wear a little bit of Seattle, too. If it’s pouring I’ll send you to Galvin Green or FootJoy for a rain suit; if it’s just damp or chilly grab yourself a Radmor hoodie (I’ve become obsessed with cotton and these are the best on the market), hybrid jacket or both.
Radmor Higgins Hoodie
The Higgins 2.0 is crafted from a lighter weight loop terry knit, blending Organic Pima Cotton (the finest in the world) and elastane for exceptional comfort, breathability, and all day performance.
Radmor Anderson – Hybrid Performance Jacket – Blue Graphite
The Anderson Hybrid Jacket is a lightweight, recycled polyester three-season jacket. Made from a recycled nylon + elastane blend, a recycled plastic bottle fill insulation, and a knit cotton/elastane back, the Anderson provides moisture and wind resistance combined with 4-way stretch comfort. A pair of zipper pockets can be found at either side seam, in addition to a hidden interior chest zipper, and Radmor’s signature ‘Ball-Rad’ pocket at the wearer’s back right.
Design: 91% Recycled Nylon / 9% Elastane Shell Front Panel 100% Recycled Ocean Poly Fill Insulation 92% Cotton / 8% Elastane Knit Back Panel Athletic Fit
BRad Applique on wearers right chest ‘Dead Center’ heat transfer applique (Back right shoulder) Hidden ‘Ball-Rad’ Ball Pocket (Back right waist) Recycled HD-Damask and Satin labels
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3. A simple bag
You might think you need a bag with a stand for wet conditions. I dunno, maybe you’re right. Maybe I’m the idiot. But the Ping Moonlite is the one for me; I’ve tried a bunch of small bags and this one acts the biggest and most durable for some reason — and it’s easy to chuck in your trunk at a moment’s notice.
PING 2025 Moonlite Carry Bag
New for 2025, the Moonlite tips the scales at just 2 lbs. and is more compact than the original, accommodating 7 to 9 clubs—perfect for a par-3 outing or a practice session at the range. This streamlined design features three pockets, including an insulated water bottle pocket and one for a rangefinder. Available in three colorways.
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4. Shoes built for the job
Another Pacific Northwest brand, True, knows what they’re doing when it comes to setting you up to walk a golf course. The Lux Hybrids are built for wet conditions (just check the descriptions for each True shoe; some are built for warm weather, some are built for all weather.)
TRUE LUX Hybrid
Our take on the modern, performance, athliesure golf shoe – the Lux Hybrid takes the best of our LUX family styles and elevates the aesthetic, fit, and function. We took our 2-year waterproof Knit upper and added a leather saddle for a more premium, classic golf aesthetic, more customizable fit and additional mid-foot stability. LUX Hybrid includes our new achilles heel pad as well as our TPU heel stabilizer and high retention elastic heel lock system for an elevated, stable fit. With updates to our signature Wanderlux® midsole compound, insert and improvements to the overall construction – this is our highest quality, and most comfortable TOUR performance shoe yet.
Features
Worn on TOUR
2-Year Waterproof Knit Upper
Leather Stability Saddle & Lacing System
Upgraded Insert & Wanderlux® Midsole Compound
New Achilles Heel Pad
Heel Lock System
Easy Clean TPU Mud Guard
TOUR Tested Tread
Natural Fit
Transitional Drop (~6 mm)
Athletic Aesthetic
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5. A speaker with perks
It’s a good speaker, it hangs off your bag, somehow it’ll tell you the yardage, too? Yes please.
Bushnell Wingman Mini GPS Golf Speaker
The Wingman Mini is a compact speaker that allows you to listen to your favorite tunes and get audible distances around the course. Ideal for both walkers and riders!
LISTEN TO YOUR MUSIC AND GET AUDIBLE GPS DISTANCES
The Wingman Mini features outstanding sound quality. Just connect to your music source, and the Bushnell Golf App for an experience unlike anything else on the course.
HIT THE BUTTON FOR AUDIBLE FRONT, CENTER, BACK OF GREEN CALL-OUTS
Get audible distance readings, from 38,000+ courses worldwide, through the Wingman Mini by simply pressing the “B” button.
AUDIBLE 1ST TEE INTRODUCTIONS & CUSTOM SOUND BITES
Get these by simply pressing the “B” button on the side of the unit.
INTEGRATED BITE MAGNETIC CART MOUNT
Wingman Mini features Bushnell’s franchise feature BITE magnetic mount that allows you to easily mount the Wingman Mini right on the cart bar.
CARABINER CLIP
Easily attach the Wingman Mini to your golf bag.
TWS TECHNOLOGY
This technology allows you to play two Wingman Mini speakers with the same audio simultaneously.
NEW BUSHNELL GOLF APP
The Bushnell Golf app provides additional product benefits, information and data to further help improve your game, as well as access to easily be able to update your GPS device (for 2021 GPS products and beyond).
BUILT TO LAST
The Wingman Mini is IPX7 fully waterproof.
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Bonus: The Stack.
This is the winter we get speedy, gang.
TheStack + Stack Radar Bundle
Stack seamlessly and save over 15%. This is by far our most popular bundle and includes everything you need to start your Stack journey.
Enjoy personalized speed training with TheStack- including full access to Stack Wedges, Stack Putting and the Learning Library – along with our Bluetooth enabled Stack Radar which sends your data directly to TheStack App while training.
Stack Radar is small, packs into your golf bag easily, and gives the added benefit of powering Stack Wedges and monitoring your ball speed and club distances.
TheStack Hardware
5 milled Stack weights enable 30 weight combinations between 0g and 300g
Dual-purpose weight case / phone stand
Highly engineered training club – Adult (41.5″). For Junior sizing, see Fitting Juniors
Stack training requires a speed device that can measure swings without ball impact. We recommend bundling with Stack Radar (Bluetooth connectivity). View all compatible devices here.
TheStack App – Speed Training, Wedges, and Putting
Rated 4.9 with over 4,400 Reviews on App Store
Includes 1-Year Membership to TheStack App, accessible on iOS
Fully customized and adaptive speed training formulated by Dr. Sasho MacKenzie
Guided workout timer for reps, sets, and rest intervals
Custom speed metrics to track your gains
Bluetooth Connectivity to integration devices. Hands-free data entry using voice entry technology for non-integrated devices
Membership includes bundled access to both Stack Wedges, Stack Putting ($59 value), and the Learning Library
Train and track up to twenty local (i.e. family) users under one login. App works with Family Sharing so the entire family can train easily on separate devices
Connect to any other Stacker using Share Codes
Stack Radar
Capture swing speed without hitting a ball – perfect for Stack speed training!
Instant and easy Bluetooth connection exclusively to TheStack App
Place Stack Radar behind you on the range or course to measure Ball Speeds
Measures: Swing Speed and Ball Speed. Calculates an estimated Carry Distance and Smash Factor. Incredibly accurate for ball speed.
Powers Stack Wedges. Enjoy Seriously Fun Wedge Practice that you can use indoors, outdoors, with premium range balls or not – get great data regardless of your practice environment.
Superb performance indoors or outdoors.
Set speed trigger threshold at 25, 35, 45, or 55 mph! Avoid false triggers due to a fast backswing.
Includes radar pouch to protect the screen while stored (available exclusively for purchases from our website).
Access TheStack App from the App Store when your order arrives. Requires iOS 15.0 or newer.
See our FAQ pages for questions about membership access.
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