The Proper Golfer

The P.G.S. Membership Tag, reverse — Member 001

An assortment of numbered P.G.S. Membership Tags

The P.G.S. Membership Tag

More than a keepsake. Individually numbered and struck with the Society’s initials, the membership tag marks your place in the Proper Golf Society — and includes your first year of dues.

Early access to tournament registration
Discounted tournament entry fees
Discounts on merchandise in the PGS Pro Shop
Access to members-only merchandise
Founding Member status

The first 100 tags issued carry permanent Founding Member status. That designation — and your place among the first hundred members of the Society — remains yours even should your membership later go inactive. Your purchase covers the first year of dues; continued access to active-member benefits requires annual renewal thereafter.

$100

The Corker Driver — Wood Bros.

The Pro Shop is entering the persimmon business. Carefully. We have no interest in becoming a warehouse for every old wooden club that survived somebody’s garage — only persimmons we actually like, would actually play, and believe deserve another few decades of golf. First before the Committee: a Wood Brothers Corker. Beautiful shape, proper proportions and — when you find the middle — a sound that renders most modern drivers fairly embarrassing.

Persimmon head with red fibre insert and brass sole screws
W·B crown stamp, Wood Bros. sole plate
S300 steel shaft
Lamkin grip
Inspected, admired and waggle-tested

Committee ruling: approved for play. One club — when it’s gone, it’s gone. Please note that purchasing a persimmon driver may result in excessive tee-box confidence, unsolicited conversations with strangers, and a rapidly declining interest in 460cc titanium.

$150

The Thwack! Dad Hat

Midnight navy, unstructured, low-profile — the kind of hat that looks like it’s been riding shotgun to the course for years. 100% peach-washed cotton twill with a pre-curved visor, sewn eyelets, and a self-fabric tri-glide buckle closure. “Thwack!” embroidered in cream across the front panel — because some sounds are worth commemorating. Pairs well with persimmon.

$32

The Thwack! Tour Visor

The original Imperial Tour Visor® — made in the USA from a cotton/poly blend with a terry cloth sweatband, polished buckle closure, and a 3⅛″ wide brim — in white, with “Thwack!” embroidered across the front panel in navy. The sound of persimmon meeting balata, rendered in thread. Often imitated. Never duplicated. Titanium not included.

$35

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The Bylaws Tee

White Gildan pocket tee. 100% ring-spun cotton. The Proper Golf tree on the left chest pocket — small, understated, the way a proper insignia should be. On the reverse: The Four Bylaws of Accountability, printed in navy. A wearable oath. A conversation starter at the turn. A gentle reminder to anyone standing behind you that titanium is, in fact, forbidden.

$30

The Proper Golf Tour Visor

Pale yellow tour visor with the Proper Golf tree embroidered in navy. Soft terry cloth, proper shade, and just enough institutional authority to suggest that its wearer may, at any moment, issue a ruling from the first tee.

$35

The Proper Golfer Caddie Towel draped over a vintage PING bag

The Proper Golfer Caddie Towel

White waffle-weave cotton, oversized and properly absorbent — the kind of towel that earns its place draped over the bag rather than forgotten in the trunk. Seven navy stripes run the length of one side, with the Proper Golfer tree embroidered in navy along the hem. Built for wiping down persimmon faces, drying a gripped-down 7-iron, or buffing a found ball back to respectability. Committee-issued. Caddie sold separately.

$30

The Thwack! Dad Hat

Light blue, unstructured, low-profile — the kind of hat that looks like it’s logged a few dawn rounds already. Peach-washed cotton twill with a pre-curved visor, sewn eyelets, and a self-fabric tri-glide buckle closure. “Thwack!” embroidered in navy across the front panel — because some sounds are worth commemorating. Pairs well with a bluebird sky.

$32

Proper Golf Tree Dad Hat

The Committee has reviewed the matter and finds this hat entirely acceptable. A clean dad hat bearing the Proper Golf tree—small enough to avoid shouting, proud enough to be recognized by those who know. Unstructured, easy-wearing, and suitable for post-round grievances, parking-lot handshakes, and quietly judging 460cc drivers from a safe distance.

$32

Proper Golf Tree Sticker applied to a laptop

Proper Golf Tree Sticker on a wrapped gift box

Proper Golf Tree Stickers

The Committee's crest, rendered in navy and ready for deployment. Made from 100% durable vinyl with a strong adhesive that holds its ground—on water bottles, laptops, cart dashboards, cooler lids, and the occasional locker. Weather it may endure; peeling it will resist. Measures 3″ × 3″—a quiet mark of allegiance for those who know what the tree stands for.

$5

The Thwack! Hoodie

Heavyweight fleece for the season when the tee times move later and the greens stay wet past noon. Medium-heavy cotton-blend fleece with a soft brushed interior — substantial without weighing on the shoulders, cut roomy enough to swing in. A kangaroo pocket sized for a scorecard, two tees, and one cold hand at a time. “Thwack!” embroidered in navy script over the left chest — small enough that only the right people will notice, which is rather the point. Reinforced seams, twill neck tape, and low shrinkage mean it will outlast whatever swing thought you are currently working on. For frost delays, the back nine in November, and the long quiet drive home.

$55

The Proper cap, reverse — antiqued brass buckle closure

The Proper Cap

Deep green crown, unstructured and low-profile, with a single word stitched in white script across the front. No logo, no tree, no explanation offered. Either you know what it means to play proper golf or you are about to find out from the fellow wearing the hat. Cotton twill, pre-curved visor, sewn eyelets, and an antiqued brass buckle at the back — the sort of closure that suggests the wearer has opinions about equipment. Understated enough for a member-guest, pointed enough for a cart path conversation.

$32

The P.G.S. Enamel Camp Cup — tree and initials in navy

The P.G.S. Enamel Camp Cup, side view with handle

The P.G.S. Enamel Camp Cup

White enamel over steel with a black rolled rim, the Society tree and initials in navy on the side. Built for proper coffee taken early — the cup you fill in the dark, carry to the first tee, and set on the bench while you wait out the frost. It will chip. That is rather the point; a camp cup with no chips has not been anywhere. Holds enough to see you through the front nine, survives being knocked off a cart, and looks entirely correct beside a persimmon driver. Hand wash, keep it off the stove, and let the dents accumulate honestly.

$20.99

The Proper Crewneck

Midnight navy crewneck, block letters across the chest in white, no further explanation offered. There is a long tradition of a single word on a sweatshirt doing all the work — Belushi wandered through Faber in one that said nothing but COLLEGE and somehow said everything. This is that garment, reissued for a more discerning institution. Midweight brushed fleece, ribbed cuffs and hem, set-in sleeves, cut to be worn over a golf shirt on a cold morning and under a quarter-zip when it turns. Suitable for the range, the drive home, and any occasion requiring one word of explanation or fewer.

$50

The DL3 pocket tee — P.G.S. tree on the left chest pocket

The DL3 “You’re Adopted” Pocket Tee

White pocket tee, the Society tree in navy on the left chest — entirely respectable from the front. Turn around and there is a father, a son, a seaside par four, and a piece of parenting the Committee wholly endorses. The boy allows that he does not like hitting persimmon. The father delivers the only appropriate reply. Let it be a lesson: bloodlines are conditional, and the wood is not optional. Ring-spun cotton, sewn pocket, the sort of tee that softens properly by the third wash. Wear it to the family scramble and stand with your back to the tee box.

$30

The Imperial Proper Tour Visor

The Imperial Tour Visor® — made in the USA from a cotton/poly blend with a terry cloth sweatband, polished buckle closure, and a 3⅛″ wide brim — in deep green, with a single word stitched in white script across the front. Shade where you need it, opinion where you want it. The brim sits low enough to read a putt at four in the afternoon and the sweatband does honest work in August. One word, no crest, no explanation. Anyone who requires one has answered the question.

$35

The Proper Golf Society Pennant

Navy felt, white stitched header, the Society tree and wordmark rendered large enough to settle any argument about whose garage this is. Hang it above the workbench where the persimmons live, in the office where the tee sheet gets studied, or over the bar in the basement where the match is relitigated afterward. A pennant makes a claim — it says a thing was won here, or at least attempted seriously. This one asks only that the wood be honest and the ball be struck properly. Felt, ribbon ties, and the quiet authority of an institution that has existed for however long you say it has.

$25

The PING L8 carry bag — red, white and blue

The PING L8 Carry Bag

The PING L8 in red, white and blue — Karsten’s carry bag from the era when a bag was expected to hold clubs and nothing else. Nylon body, leather patch stamped out of Post Office Box 9990, Phoenix, Arizona, and a stand that has held its angle for forty years. Buck has been chasing these for as long as anyone can remember; he has opinions about the stripe order and will share them without being asked, and every estate sale within three states has been picked over on his account. Honest wear throughout, which is to say it has been carried rather than stored. Light enough for eighteen on foot, correct beside persimmon, and entirely beyond the reach of anyone shopping for something new.

One bag, one owner next. Price includes shipping within the continental United States.

$200

Proper Golf

The Manner of Entry

A lovingly absurd devotion to the way golf was meant to be played.

The Bylaws of Accountability

Official Provisions

Dispatches from the Field

Be Notified of Future Gatherings

Address the Committee