We like Rookline because it is made by people who clearly play a lot of golf, and play it the way we do. They are Long Island natives who have walked Bethpage Black dozens of times, and their About page reads like the questions you ask yourself in the parking lot: can this hold up walking 36 in August, and will this layer keep the cold out without the bulk? For an Austin muni player, the Hudson polo is the everyday shirt, quick-dry and stretchy, with prints that look plain from ten feet and turn out to be golf up close. One of them maps all 78 bunkers on Bethpage Black.
Fall is where it gets good. The new Hand & Heritage capsule is cotton, cashmere and brushed twill in oatmeal, charcoal and stone blue, the colors you want on a cold first tee in December. It is not cheap, and the cashmere crew is $295. But the Signature Blend Polo at $165 is the piece we would buy first, a long-sleeve polo you wear like a sweater, and the Hudson Quarter Zip at $155 is the layer that comes off on the fourth hole and goes back on at the turn.
Rookline launched in late 2024 and plays most of its golf in New York, where, in its own words, the season is shorter than they would like. Its founder, Matt Dowling, grew up in a family that has been in the women’s apparel business for decades. The range runs in three lines: Hand & Heritage for fall, Hudson for performance and Southside for relaxed crews and hoodies. Shipping is free on every order this fall, and all 18 pieces below were in stock on rookline.com on 7 October 2026.
Photography · Rookline’s ownHand & Heritage, the fall capsule, in cashmere and cotton.
Five picks · $75–$335The new fall capsule, built on cotton, cashmere and brushed twill in oatmeal, charcoal, navy and stone blue. Rookline describes it as an homage to what has always worked. Start with the Signature Blend Polo.
Photography · Rookline’s ownRookline shoots on the course, mostly at either end of the day.
Six picks · $110–$170The Hudson line is the performance core: the brrr° polo, a quarter zip and an interlock crew and hoodie. Southside adds a more relaxed crew, and the Circa is the windbreaker.
Photography · Rookline’s ownRookline likes late light and long shadows.
Five picks · $110–$190Three pants for three kinds of weather, from the five-pocket to the brushed Zephyr to the lined Juneau jogger, and two shorts for the warm days Austin still gets in October.
Two picks · $45–$49A cap and a tee make the easy way into the brand.
New York. The team are Long Island natives and play most of their golf in New York; the brand launched in late 2024.
Matt Dowling, whose family has been in the women's apparel business for decades.
Rookline's everyday golf polo: quick-dry four-way stretch fabric with brrr° cooling, sew-in collar stays and a three-button placket, $110. Prints include a dimple pattern and a Bunker Print of all 78 bunkers on Bethpage Black.
On 7 October 2026 the Hudson polo was $110, the Signature Blend Polo $165, pants $155 to $190, the cashmere crew $295 and the cashmere hoodie $335. Caps are $45 and shipping is free on all fall orders.
The fall 2026 capsule: cotton-cashmere polos, 100% cashmere Ottoman rib crews and hoodies, a brushed Japanese twill pant and a cashmere watch cap.
