11 Great Golf Hats For Your Spring Golf Fit Prep
Whether you like a trucker, a dad hat, or are inspired by Joe Highsmith’s embrace of the Aussie bucket, we’ve got you covered.
The best golf hats can do more than hock insurance or high-yield mutual funds. They keep the sun out of your eyes, keep your dome from getting a sunburn, wick sweat off your brow, and, most importantly, add an essential bit of personal style to your golf outfits. We love a quality vintage hat, but those aren’t always the easiest to come by. Instead, we picked out some of our favorite hats you can buy new right now. Whether you like a trucker, a dad hat, or are inspired by Joe Highsmith’s embrace of the Aussie bucket, we’ve got you covered.
QGC 5-Panel Brown
This is one of our absolute favorites here at Skratch. Editor-at-Large Raymond Williams went so far as to say that the Quiet Golf 5-Panel is “the best golf hat in the world right now.” I can’t disagree. It comes in a bunch of colors, looks good on just about anyone, and matches any style.
$50
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Gumtree Golf & Nature Club Catskills Trout Hat
Editor's Pick: NYC’s Gumtree Golf and Nature Club are always bringing interesting headwear (and headcovers, for that matter) into the mix, but this one is my favorite right now. Opening day of trout season is right around the corner after all. GG&NC doesn’t mess around in regard to quality, so enjoy the embroidery. —BB
$60
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Malbon Trophy Painters Hat
Malbon has no shortage of hats, but if you want something simple that screams vintage golf, the Trophy Painters Hat is the way to go. The logo reminds me of 90s golf apparel and the fit is dialed to perfection.
$48
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Metal Logo 5-Panel Hat
The Metalwood 5-Panel has become a staple in the menswear-to-golf pipeline — you’ve probably seen plenty of street-savvy guys wearing the camo version. But I love the black and white colorway as an easy if-you-know-you-know style win.
$42
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Rhino Pills Trucker Hat
The allure of a truck stop snapback never goes away, so it’s not a surprise that my favorite art-project-turned-golf-brand Radry made a trucker hat that could easily be sold at off I-80 in the middle of Iowa. Caffeine pills sold separately.
$40
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Sun Day Red Wordmark Adjustable Dad Hat
Inspired by Tiger Woods the dad, with a minimal wordmark reminiscent of what you'd see from a broody menswear brand or your favorite restaurant merch. Bonus points for the colorway, moon.
$40
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Melin Odyssey Hat
Melin is doing the hard work of trying to make us believe an $80 hat is worth it. Surprisingly, it is. The materials are second to none, the fit is great. There's a reason you're seeing them everywhere right now. Pick up the green now for that tournament around the corner in Georgia.
$79
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Nike Unstructured Swoosh Cap
If you lean toward the GORPy side of golf or prefer to play in performance gear, a running hat actually works great. The materials and shape go well with golf apparel and can be worn wherever. This one from Nike comes in a handful of great colors and is only 30 bucks.
$28
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Titleist Tour Aussie Hat
Bucket hats are GOATed for anyone who looking for sun protection. The Titleist Aussie is my top pick among all the floppy headwear variations thanks to a comfortable fit and wide, yet unobstructive brim. Shout out to this weekend's winner Joe Highsmith for his commitment to it since he was 17.
$55
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Get Up & Down Classic Rope Hat
Editor's Pick: Get Up & Down out of Los Angeles makes a beautiful bag, but their hats stand up well. The brand is about more than the classic golf phrase—it was inspired by those same moments in life where you've got to get up—and then down—to get through.
$40
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Imperial Tour Visor
You can’t have a list of the best golf hats without the iconic Imperial Tour Visor. You can buy a blank visor directly from Imperial (add an embroidered logo of your choice for just $5), or you can shop around and see which of your favorite golf brands use Imperial for their visors (the aforementioned Radry is one of said brands).
$30
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