Well, let me tell ya somethin’ about them golf hats, the ones them fellas wear when they’re hittin’ that little white ball around.
I seen all sorts of ’em, ya know? Some are plain, just like a regular ol’ cap, nothin’ fancy. But then ya got the ones with the writin’ on ’em. Big letters, sometimes little ones. I reckon they stand for somethin’, like the names of them companies that pay them golfers all that money.
- I heard tell of one fella, Horschel they called him, had some letters on his hat, B, D, O. Said it was one of them tax fellas, the ones that help ya with the money and such.
- And that PUMA fella, with his big ol’ “P” on the hat. Folks say it means all sorts of things, power, practicin’, perseverance… Sounds like a lot of work to me. But I guess them golfers gotta be strong and such.
Them hats, they ain’t just for show, ya know. They keep the sun outta yer eyes, that’s for sure. Nothin’ worse than tryin’ to hit that ball when the sun’s blindin’ ya. And some of ’em, the ones with the little brim stickin’ out, they call ’em flat caps or driver caps or somethin’ like that. Fancy names for a hat, if ya ask me.
Now, they make these hats outta all sorts of stuff. Some are like that scratchy wool stuff, tweed they call it. Fancy, I tell ya. But most of ’em are just regular cloth, like the stuff they make shirts outta. Easy to wash, I reckon, ’cause them golfers get all sweaty runnin’ around after that ball.
Ya can buy these hats all over the place, seems like. They got ’em at them golf stores, big ones and little ones. And they got ’em online too, on that internet thingy the young folks are always yappin’ about. I heard tell of a place called pgatourfanshop where ya can get all sorts of golf stuff, hats and shirts and whatnot. And that place called Lids too, they got a whole bunch of ’em.
Speaking of buyin’, I seen some of them hats with THE PLAYERS writ big on ’em. That’s some kinda golf thingy, a big game or somethin’. They sell all sorts of stuff with that on it, shirts, hats, even them little visor things that just cover yer eyes. Seems like them folks wanna make sure everyone knows they was at that THE PLAYERS thing.
But not all them golfers wear hats, ya know. There’s this fella, Rock they call him. He’s got some crazy hair, all standin’ up and such. I guess he don’t need no hat. And that Stenson fella, sometimes he wears one, sometimes he don’t. Maybe he just forgets it sometimes, like I do with my glasses.
I even seen one fella, Tiger Woods they called him, wearin’ a straw hat! Can ya believe it? A straw hat! Like he was goin’ to the beach or somethin’. But I guess them golfers, they can wear whatever they want, long as they hit that ball good.
And they ain’t just wearin’ hats these days neither. I heard tell they wearin’ them hoodie things too, like them young fellas wear all the time. Times are changin’, I guess. But one thing’s for sure, them golfers will always need somethin’ to keep the sun outta their eyes. And that’s where them golf hats come in handy.
So, if you’re lookin’ for a gift for one of them golf-lovin’ fellas, a hat’s a good bet. Just make sure it fits right and it ain’t too scratchy. And maybe get one with his favorite team or somethin’ on it. That’d be nice.
And heck, even if ya ain’t a golfer, a good hat is always useful. Keeps the sun off yer head when you’re gardening or sittin’ on the porch. They’re practical, ya know. Just like them good ol’ work boots, a hat’s a hat, does the job it’s supposed to do.
Now, I gotta go make some supper. All this talk about hats is makin’ me hungry.
