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Independent golf brands, celebrated on Austin’s public courses.

The latest from The Grassy Issue: independent golf brands, drops and Austin field notes

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Three drops landed October 23: Malbon, Gumtree and Mogshade.

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The second Jones x Cph/Golf drop: a 90s team kit.

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If it can survive the mountain, it can survive the muni.

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We're all for dogs on the course. Carefully.

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Brooklyn's muni-born label, four months on: 33 picks.

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San Francisco golf clothes in natural fibers only.

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Five golfers with a look of their own, and 58 pieces that borrow from it.

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A gallery of collabs, one-offs and oddities the community grabbed first.

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The no-budget US Grand Prix weekend: golf, COTA, Texas football.

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A brand-new golf label built on football kits and good jokes.

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A Utah husband-and-wife hat brand with better Texas jokes than most Texas brands.

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Six independent UK golf brands we'd love to see on American courses.

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Criquet, two months later: Willie Forever and a real fall line.

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Read The Green, four months later: Swish, '90s windbreakers and new caps.

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36 picks for the climber, techie, angler, vintage nut, car person and surfer.

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Three small golf brands, three very different styles.

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Kidd's first Texas course, on the cliffs above the Pedernales.

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Two cheap ways to carry something thoughtful, on and off the course.

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13 independents with the best pictures, graphics and objects in golf.

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The whole first drop of Fall/Winter 2026, plus the lookbook.

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Hand-painted ball markers with a sense of humor.

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The brand that made the par 3 bag a category.

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◆ Austin Events

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Nov 8–9 Charity Grey Rock Golf Club Austin — Golf for Joy Austin
Grey Rock Golf Club · Austin
Golf for Joy Austin
A Sunday dinner and live auction downtown, then an 11:45am shotgun at Grey Rock. The fourth Austin edition of a series that has raised over $4 million for JoyRx children's hospital programs. Spots are limited.
joyrx.org ↗
Nov 12–15 Tournament Omni Barton Creek Fazio Canyons — The Austin Championship (PGA Tour)
Omni Barton Creek · Fazio Canyons
The Austin Championship (PGA Tour)
The Tour's first Austin stop since 2023: 120 players, a $6,000,000 purse, 500 FedExCup points. Formerly the Good Good Championship — the title sponsor stepped away on 8/27 and ticket sales are currently paused.
austinchampionship.com ↗
Nov 16–17 Tournament Driftwood Golf Ranch Club — 46th Texas Joe Black Cup
Driftwood Golf & Ranch Club
46th Texas Joe Black Cup
A Ryder-Cup-format match between the Northern and Southern Texas PGA Sections, running since 1981 and standing at 22–21–2. Free to watch, and it lands the day after the Tour event leaves town.
ntpga.com ↗
May 17–19 College UT Golf Club Austin — NCAA Men's Regional Championship
UT Golf Club · Austin
NCAA Men's Regional Championship
The only home date on either Longhorn golf schedule all season, and the biggest golf Austin gets after November. Both UT teams play every other event of 2026–27 on the road.
texaslonghorns.com ↗

◎ Vibe Board

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Shingled clubhouse on the hill above a green ringed by sandy waste bunkers
Clubhouse hill
Rows of folded green caddie bibs stacked and numbered before a tournament
Bib stack
Dark saturated green with a white flag and two cloverleaf bunkers cut into it
Flag down
Illustrated hole diagram showing a narrow dogleg lined with drawn trees
On paper
Flat graphic illustration of a golf hole in layered greens with white bunkers
Drawn green
Vintage leather Sunday bag with a patterned strap leaning against a bar stool
Bar lean
Tweed and stitched leather headcovers beside forged irons in a canvas carry bag
Cover set
Walker with a carry bag reflected in still water on a course at first light
Mirror water
Loaded golf cart with bags and brightly coloured headcovers stacked in the back
Full cart
Canvas and leather Sunday bag laid down in rough grass with a navy towel clipped on
Down in it
Orange carabiner clipped through a woven green webbing belt on a pale background
Clip on
Engraved orange line illustration of a fist gripping a dagger wrapped by a snake
Snake work
Golfer seen from behind carrying a black stand bag with a printed towel hanging off it
Walk on
Bright shop interior with clothing rails, a centre table of folded knits and globe pendants
Front of house
Shop interior with a pale wood counter, open shelving and a wall of framed prints
Counter goods
About the Issue
Golf in Austin is having a moment, and nobody's writing it down. The Grassy Issue is the attempt — a running feed of muni guides, drops, news, and scores, edited in Austin by Lenny Harrington.