Mackem Golf makes headcovers the way a good tailor makes a jacket: they choose the cloth themselves, cut it in their own studio and sew it by hand. Paige Harding and her partner Adam Brown run it from a studio and shop on Haynes Street in Kalamunda, in the hills outside Perth. Paige has the textiles background and does the pattern-making; the brand describes itself as a small team that makes everything in-house.
The name comes from Adam. He is from Sunderland, in the north-east of England, where locals are called Mackems. The brand tells the shipyard story behind it on its About page: Sunderland built the ships and other towns fitted the engines, so in the local accent, “we would ‘mack ’em’, they would ‘tak ’em’.” Most of the covers are named after places in that part of England, from Killhope and Kielder to Roker and Seaburn.
Mackem uses wool blends for their natural water resistance, and a lot of deadstock, so many fabrics are gone when the roll runs out. The influences are Scottish tartan and what the brand calls “a moody colour palette drawn from beautiful landscapes all around the world.” Alongside the range there is custom work: family tartans, in-house embroidery, dog portraits, and covers made from old football shirts, sent in by the customer and cut up in the studio.
For an American bag, a Mackem cover is the easiest way to look like you shopped somewhere nobody else did. A driver cover is A$100, about $66, and the brand offers free delivery to the US on orders over A$500. Start with the Fawcett or the Alnwick, and add a Kielder pouch for the rangefinder. Prices and stock were read on mackemgolf.com on 6 October 2026.
Photography · Mackem Golf’s ownThe studio on Haynes Street in Kalamunda, where everything is cut and sewn.
Eight picks · ~$56–$92Most covers are A$100 for a driver and step down to A$85 for a hybrid, so a driver, fairway and hybrid together come to about $180. The cloth is the point: rust corduroy, deadstock checks, a jumbo houndstooth, a loud yellow tartan, grey herringbone, contour-stitched denim and patchwork made from the offcuts. Every cover is sewn in the Kalamunda studio, and several fabrics run out for good when the roll does.
Photography · Mackem Golf’s ownMackem photographs its cloth up close and on the bag.
Four picks · ~$66–$83All of them close with a magnet, and the mallet covers come in centre-shaft shapes as well as a standard mallet. The Greenford’s waxed canvas will wear in; the Alnwick is for a putter that should be seen.
Photography · Mackem Golf’s ownThe brand also takes its covers out on the course.
Six picks · ~$17–$96Waxed canvas rangefinder pouches with magnetic flaps, a shag bag for practice, a corduroy valuables pouch, a hickory brush made with ThreePuttPar, and a tartan sunglasses pouch for A$25.
Paige Harding and her partner Adam Brown. Paige has the textiles background and does the pattern-making, and the pair run the brand as a small team in Perth, Western Australia.
In Mackem's own studio and shop at Haynes Street in Kalamunda, in the hills outside Perth. The brand designs, cuts and sews everything in-house.
Co-founder Adam is from Sunderland in England, where locals are called Mackems. The brand's story is that Sunderland built ships and other towns fitted the engines: 'we would mack 'em, they would tak 'em.'
On 6 October 2026 most covers were A$100 for a driver, A$95 mini driver, A$90 fairway and A$85 hybrid, about $56 to $66. Putter covers are A$100 to A$125 and rangefinder pouches A$125. Mackem offers free delivery to the US over A$500.
Yes. It sources fabric to order, including family tartans, embroiders in-house, makes dog-portrait covers, and turns old football shirts and leather jackets into headcovers.
