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Dressed for golf, 1920s

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Dressed for golf, 1920s

This stylish couple model the clothing commonly seen on golf courses from the 1920s – a zip-up jacket for men and a matching knee-length skirt and jacket for women. Special golfing shoes, designed to prevent damage to greens, were worn by all players, and a sun-shading hat was de rigueur for women players.

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Auckland Council Libraries − Tāmaki Pātaka Kōrero o Tāmaki Makaurau, Sir George Grey Special Collections

Reference: 34-LER-1 (left); 34-FLE-2 (right)

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Garry Ahern, Golf – Origins of New Zealand golf, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/39249/dressed-for-golf-1920s (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Garry Ahern, published 20 November 2012, updated 1 September 2016.