https://thegrassyissue.com/ An independent golf blog from Austin, Texas: small golf brands, new drops, gear and public-course golf, by Lenny Harrington. en-us Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 https://thegrassyissue.com/apple-touch-icon.pnghttps://thegrassyissue.com/ https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/jones-cph-golf-collab https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/jones-cph-golf-collab Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Jones Sports Co. and Tokyo's Cph/Golf reunite: a 90s wind breaker, mock necks, pants, caps and a Trouper stand bag, with yen and dollar prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/new-golf-drops-malbon-gumtree-mogshade https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/new-golf-drops-malbon-gumtree-mogshade Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands This week's new golf releases: Malbon's Long Vacation drop with the Grateful Dead, Gumtree's Wynn Golf Club collab and 14 new Mogshade headcovers, with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-public-drip https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-public-drip Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Four months after our first look at Brooklyn's muni-born Public Drip: the Nightshift fall collection, a Japanese-textile swing vest with Akashi-Kama, new pro shops, and 33 picks from $40 to $170. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/dogs-and-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/dogs-and-golf Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Field Notes Should you bring your dog golfing? We're all for it, carefully. Where dogs are welcome, course etiquette, and 29 golf dog collars, bandanas, bowls and headcovers. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/outdoor-brands-for-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/outdoor-brands-for-golf Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands What to wear for cold-weather golf: 35 durable, waterproof and windproof picks from Arc'teryx, Salomon, Gramicci, Purple Mountain Observatory and Goldwin. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-saha-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-saha-golf Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Brand to Know: Saha Golf, a brand-new golf label with a vintage football-kit polo, a knight tee that fades on purpose, bamboo tees in a cigarette box and clean basics. Every piece, $20 to $169. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-sloat https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-sloat Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Brand to Know: SLOAT, a new San Francisco golf brand named for Sloat Boulevard. Organic cotton fleece, merino polos and Ventile outerwear made in Portugal, hats made in Queens. All 16 pieces, $65 to $595. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golfer-style-inspiration https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golfer-style-inspiration Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Five golfers with a look of their own, and 58 pieces you can buy now that borrow from it: Korda's camo cargos, Palmer's cardigans, Min Woo Lee's mock necks, Anthony Kim's AK cap and Moe Norman's turtlenecks and too-short pants. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/sold-out-independent-golf-gallery https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/sold-out-independent-golf-gallery Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands A gallery of sold-out collabs, one-offs and oddities from independent golf brands: Clamp's Supreme and Louis Vuitton reworks, a $25,000 Damascus putter, Jimmy Choo x Malbon, Sentinel, Gumtree and more. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/ultimate-f1-weekend-austin https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/ultimate-f1-weekend-austin Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Field Notes A no-budget US Grand Prix weekend in Austin, Oct 22-25, 2026: Barton Creek and Lost Pines golf, Paddock Club and a helicopter to COTA, Texas vs Ole Miss, Michelin-starred dinners and the race, day by day. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-bunx-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-bunx-golf Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Brand to Know: BUNX Golf, the Utah husband-and-wife brand behind Long Iron Country, the Tex and Rough Rodeo hats, magnetic towels, a forever divot tool and tees that bend instead of snapping. 22 picks, $10 to $57. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/uk-independent-golf-brands https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/uk-independent-golf-brands Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Parmore, Three Putt, Son of Edmond, Casualist, Sounder and No Return Club: six independent UK golf brands that would look great on an American course. 36 picks with prices in pounds and dollars. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-criquet https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-criquet Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands We revisit Austin's Criquet: the officially licensed Willie Nelson 'Willie Forever' collection, the Coach Nelson players shirt, quilted shackets, the waxed ranch jacket and cashmere. 18 picks with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-read-the-green https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-read-the-green Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands We revisit Read The Green: the Swish Collection with Nick Swisher, the Back '90s Windbreaker, the Fairway 1/4 Zip and the new caps. 15 fall picks from the New York brand, plus the pullover that started it, with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/dim-sum-rowena-drvn-small-golf-brands https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/dim-sum-rowena-drvn-small-golf-brands Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Dim Sum Golf Club, Rowena Golf Club and DRVN Golf Co.: three small golf brands with three very different styles, from Hong Kong street graphics to linen trousers to milled putters. 22 picks with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-gear-for-climbers-anglers-techies-surfers https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-gear-for-climbers-anglers-techies-surfers Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Golf plus the other thing you love: gear for the climber, the techie, the fly fisherman, the vintage nut, the car person and the surfer. 36 picks from independent brands, with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/loraloma-david-mclay-kidd-texas-golf-course https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/loraloma-david-mclay-kidd-texas-golf-course Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Field Notes Loraloma in Spicewood is David McLay Kidd's first Texas course: 18 all-zoysia holes on the Pedernales River cliffs, 25 miles west of Austin. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-hats-and-nalgenes https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-hats-and-nalgenes Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Golf hats and Nalgene bottles from independent brands like Draw, Agronomy Workshop, Parmore, Canto and Mustard Beetle: 37 thoughtful picks under $70. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/independent-golf-brands-best-art-direction https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/independent-golf-brands-best-art-direction Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands The independent golf brands with the best lookbooks, graphics and product design: Kingfisher, Left of Field, Sentinel, Whim, Found, Fyfe and seven more. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-dual-sport https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-dual-sport Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Dual Sport is Evan Thompson's golf brand for athletes who play more than one sport: knit polos, boxy windbreakers and a football jersey. 24 picks with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/metalwood-studio-fw26-collection https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/metalwood-studio-fw26-collection Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands All 36 styles from Metalwood Studio's Fall/Winter 2026 Part 1: western track jackets, the Oasis parka, a padded Goalie Jersey and Trophy pants, with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-gumtree-golf-and-nature-club https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-gumtree-golf-and-nature-club Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Gumtree Golf & Nature Club sews golf headcovers in Brooklyn from 1940s quilts, camp tents and fly-fishing waders. The founder, the materials and 36 pieces. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-matchstick-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-matchstick-golf Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Matchstick Golf makes hand-painted $20 ball markers in Portland: Putterade, Devil Horns, Cash Stack and more, plus one-of-one headcovers. 30 picks. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-sunday-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-sunday-golf Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands How a San Diego par 3 course turned into Sunday Golf's Loma bag and 100,000-plus bags sold. A size guide and 24 picks, from the Loma to the Big Rig. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/small-golf-club-makers-putters-irons-drivers https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/small-golf-club-makers-putters-irons-drivers Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Seventeen small, independent golf club makers: milled putters, forged irons from Fort Worth and Japan, and the few small brands still making drivers. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/the-technical-brands-roundup-vol-2 https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/the-technical-brands-roundup-vol-2 Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Twenty-seven technical golf pieces for a Texas fall: packable windshirts, vests, rain shells that breathe, and polos and shorts for muggy days. With prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/austin-apartments-with-golf-simulators https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/austin-apartments-with-golf-simulators Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Field Notes Ten Austin apartment buildings with an on-site golf simulator, from downtown to Mueller and Oak Hill, with starting rents and the drive to the nearest muni. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-cph-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-revisited-cph-golf Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Cph/Golf, the golf line of Tokyo's CAPTAINS HELM: the AW26 collection, the A.P.C. Golf collab and 18 pieces in stock now, with yen and dollar prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-mount-tee-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-mount-tee-golf Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Mount Tee Golf, three friends in Melbourne making waffle and knit polos, pleated shorts and plush and tartan headcovers. All 39 pieces, A$12 to A$130. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/the-fall-hoodie-edit-2026 https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/the-fall-hoodie-edit-2026 Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands The 28 best golf hoodies for men this fall from Après Golf, Malbon, Devereux and Macade: graphic, heavyweight, knit and performance hoodies, all in stock. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-lazyface https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-lazyface Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Lazyface, the dermatologist-developed mineral sunscreen with its first store in Austin, plus a Tremont-made golf capsule, hats and tees. 19 pieces, $10 to $118. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/fresh-fall-drops-students-walker-sugarloaf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/fresh-fall-drops-students-walker-sugarloaf Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Thirty-six new pieces from three fall drops that landed in the last two weeks: Students' Fall Drop 2, Walker Golf Things' Kooka drop and Sugarloaf Social Club's October release. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-color-combos-mix-and-match https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-color-combos-mix-and-match Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Seven two-color golf pairings, from royal blue and chalk to forest and leaf, each built from pieces you can buy now: polos, headcovers, grips, hats and towels. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-parmore-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-parmore-golf Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Parmore Golf, the English streetwear golf label behind No Membership Required. Every in-stock piece, from £10 grip socks to a £90 weatherproof quarter-zip. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-woodgrain-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-woodgrain-golf Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Woodgrain Golf, the New York label bringing back wide double-pleated trousers, cable knits and old-school caps. All 14 pieces, from $49 hats to $180 trousers. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-brands-clothes-they-wanted-to-wear https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/golf-brands-clothes-they-wanted-to-wear Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Seventeen independent golf brands started with the same line: we made what we wanted to wear. What each one made, 33 pieces from knit headcovers to camo. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/niche-grip-report-vol-2 https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/niche-grip-report-vol-2 Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Seven small golf grip makers: RIPIT art grips, Cloud & Wind, 97golf, Gives Golf, Sweet Rollz, and IOMIC and Cadero from Japan. 56 grips with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/pnw-golf-trip-gamble-sands-chambers-bay https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/pnw-golf-trip-gamble-sands-chambers-bay Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Field Notes A five-day Pacific Northwest golf trip: Gamble Sands and Scarecrow, Chambers Bay, The Home Course and Wildwood, with where to eat and when to book. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/three-small-golf-brands-on-our-radar https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/three-small-golf-brands-on-our-radar Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Three Putt, Tarraing and Rebolf: three new small-batch golf brands from England, the US and Spain, taking golf clothes in three directions. 21 picks. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-no-dirt-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-no-dirt-golf Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands No Dirt Golf, the Utah brand that sews a club brush into every golf towel. Twelve picks, from the $14.99 Range Rat to the $29.99 tour-size caddy towel. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-howie-benson https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-howie-benson Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Howie Benson, the 2025 golf label behind the Resort Camp Collar Polo. Every in-stock piece from Vol. 1, from $40 caps to $118 layers, with fit notes. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/evening-spots-vol-2-best-austin-bars https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/evening-spots-vol-2-best-austin-bars Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Field Notes Fifteen Austin bars for the evening after the round: The Roosevelt Room, Midnight Cowboy, Hula Hut, Deep Eddy Cabaret and more, with current hours. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/fyfe-golf-second-round-headcovers-from-vintage-golf-jackets https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/fyfe-golf-second-round-headcovers-from-vintage-golf-jackets Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Fyfe Golf took 15 vintage golf jackets, from Mizuno to Sunderland of Scotland, and remade them by hand in Scotland into 73 headcovers. Every remake and price. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/how-to-build-a-golf-outfit https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/how-to-build-a-golf-outfit Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands How to put together a golf outfit: seven complete looks from independent brands, from pants and a tee to pastels and earth tones, with options for each piece. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-mantra-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-mantra-golf Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Mantra Golf, the San Francisco label behind the Mantra Collar polo: the Sonoran Desert collection, heavyweight Legacy fleece and everyday essentials. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/fall-golf-t-shirts-tees-for-cooler-weather https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/fall-golf-t-shirts-tees-for-cooler-weather Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Fall golf T-shirts from independent brands: long sleeves, heavyweight cotton and graphic tees in fall colors from Criquet, Malbon, Manors, Sounder and more. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/date-night-vol-2-austin-restaurants-for-reconnecting https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/date-night-vol-2-austin-restaurants-for-reconnecting Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Field Notes Fifteen Austin restaurants for a night where you actually talk: Fish Shop, Jeffrey's, Lenoir, Barley Swine, Sway and more, from tasting menus to lounges. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/small-golf-accessories-small-things-big-impact https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/small-golf-accessories-small-things-big-impact Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Small golf accessories that fit in your palm: ball markers, divot tools, brushes, tees, pouches and pocket pieces from 25 independent makers, with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-rookline https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-rookline Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Brand to Know: Rookline, the New York golf label from Long Island natives. The Hudson brrr° polo, Hand & Heritage cashmere and 18 fall picks, with prices. https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-mackem-golf https://thegrassyissue.com/drops/brand-to-know-mackem-golf Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 -0500 Lenny Harrington Drops & Brands Mackem Golf, the Perth headcover studio run by Paige Harding and Adam Brown: tartan, corduroy and houndstooth covers, waxed canvas pouches and custom work.