Best Golf Hoodies and Sweatshirts for Men in 2026: Tested and Sorted by Job

Updated on: October 23, 2026 • ~13 min read

Author: Graeme

Golf hoodies have a reputation problem.

Half the clubhouse thinks they belong at the gym. The other half wears one under a waterproof all winter and wonders what the fuss is about.

However, the real question isn't whether to wear one. It's which one, because the hoodie you swing in and the hoodie you wear to the bar afterwards are two different garments.

The best golf hoodies in 2026 depend on the job. To swing in, the Peter Millar Pine Performance and Rhoback Hesi lead the field. For cold rounds, it's FootJoy's ThermoSeries Crossover or Sunderland's padded s.Everest. For the range and the clubhouse, go heavyweight cotton, or a crewneck if your club bans hoods.

Below, I've grouped the best golf hoodies I've tested by the job you need them for, added the crewnecks for clubs that still ban hoods, and answered the question every golfer asks first: can you actually wear one on the course?

About the author: Graeme Whiles is the founder of Three Putt Golf Clothing and plays off 14 in West Yorkshire. He has reviewed more than 100 golf clothing brands on this journal, and he tested every hoodie and sweatshirt in this guide.

In this guide:

• The best golf hoodies at a glance
• Golf hoodies to play in
• Golf hoodies for cold weather
• Golf hoodies for the course and the clubhouse
• Golf sweatshirts and crewnecks
• Can you wear a hoodie on a golf course?
• How to choose a golf hoodie
• Golf hoodie FAQs

The Best Golf Hoodies and Sweatshirts at a Glance

The short version, sorted by the job you need it for.

• To play in: the Peter Millar Pine Performance Hoodie (£125 / $150), Rhoback's Hesi (£91 / $118) or, for less, Under Armour's Drive Midlayer (£65 / $85).
• For cold rounds: FootJoy's ThermoSeries Crossover (£110 / $145) or Sunderland's padded s.Everest (£95).
• Course to clubhouse: TRUE linkswear's Future Staples (£125 / $125), B.Draddy's quilted Andy (£211 / $278) or a heavyweight Three Putt hoodie (from £45.99 / $63).
• Crewnecks: Three Putt's 400gsm crews (from £37.99 / $52), Peter Millar's Cradle Piqué (£130 / $155) or Malbon's Range Fragment (£175 / $158).
• Before you buy: check your club's dress code, because some ban hoodies outright.

My top pick: the Peter Millar Pine Performance Hoodie. Of everything I tested, it's the best all-rounder for actually playing golf. It has 11% spandex for proper stretch, comes in eight colours and sizes S to 3XL, and Peter Millar sells it direct in both the UK (£125) and the US ($150).

Hoodie or sweatshirt	Best for	Price
Peter Millar Pine Performance Hoodie	Playing in, all year	£125 / $150
Rhoback Hesi Performance Hoodie	A soft performance layer	£91 / $118
Under Armour Drive Midlayer Hoodie	Performance on a budget	£65 / $85
Puma Cloudspun Tech LS Golf Hoodie	Stretch and sun protection	$95 (US)
Johnnie-O Talon Featherweight Hoodie	Hot days	$118 (US)
FootJoy ThermoSeries Crossover Hoodie	Winter rounds	£110 / $145
Sunderland s.Everest hybrid hoodie	Warmth over the core	£95 (UK)
TRUE linkswear Future Staples Hoodie	Damp mornings	£125 / $125
Holderness & Bourne Wallace Hoodie Sweater	A hoodie that passes for smart	$225 (US)
B.Draddy Andy Quilted Hoodie	The 18th green to dinner	£211 / $278
Three Putt heavyweight hoodies	The range and the clubhouse	£45.99 to £54.99 / $63 to $76
Three Putt crewneck sweatshirts	Clubs that ban hoods	£37.99 to £47.99 / $52 to $66
Peter Millar Cradle Piqué Performance Crewneck	A crew you can swing in	£130 / $155
Malbon Range Fragment Sweatshirt	The label	£175 / $158

Prices, fabrics and sizes are from each maker's own website, checked on October 23, 2026. Some brands only sell in one country, so I've said where each one sells. Three Putt prices are shown in pounds and dollars, as our UK and US shops show them.

How I Tested These Golf Hoodies

A golf hoodie has a harder job than a normal one. It has to let you turn through the ball, keep you warm without cooking you by the 14th, and not slap you in the ear every time the wind picks up.

I've tested every hoodie and sweatshirt on this list myself, and judged each one on four things: whether you can swing in it, how warm it is for its weight, how the hood behaves in the wind, and whether you can actually buy it in the UK, the US or both.

One disclosure: I founded Three Putt Golf Clothing, so our own hoodies and crewnecks are on this list, in the categories where they belong.

No other brand paid to be included, there are no affiliate links, and our review methodology explains how we handle that conflict of interest.

Golf Hoodies to Play In

These are built to swing in: light, stretchy synthetic fabrics that move sweat away from your skin and don't fight your shoulder turn.

Peter Millar Pine Performance Hoodie (£125 / $150)

Peter Millar's Pine Performance Hoodie is the everyday performance hoodie in its Crown Sport range: 89% polyester and 11% spandex, with four-way stretch, a smooth face and a micro-waffle back.

It comes in eight colours and sizes S to 3XL, for £125 from Peter Millar UK and $150 in the US.

Our Peter Millar review covers the rest of the range.

Best for: the golfer who wants one hoodie that does everything on the course.

Rhoback Hesi Performance Hoodie (£91 / $118)

Rhoback's Hesi is sold on softness as much as performance.

It's made in Rhoback's own VSoft fabric, 48% polyester, 45% nylon and 7% spandex, which stretches four ways and wicks sweat.

It's rated 4.9 out of 5 from more than 2,100 reviews on Rhoback's site, in sizes S to 3XL.

It's $118 in the US and £91 on Rhoback's UK storefront, which ships from the US for a flat $24, with UK VAT and duties added at checkout.

Best for: everyday rounds in a soft, stretchy layer.

Under Armour Drive Midlayer Hoodie (£65 / $85)

One of the cheapest proper performance hoodies on this list, and it has a party trick: a built-in tee holder on the right-hand side.

Under Armour's Drive Midlayer Hoodie is a double-knit 86% polyester and 14% elastane with four-way stretch, plus UA Storm, which Under Armour says repels light rain.

It's £65 from Under Armour UK, where it's only in black, and $85 in the US, in sizes S to 3XL.

Our Under Armour review covers the rest of its golf range.

Best for: proper performance kit without the premium price.

Puma Cloudspun Tech Golf Hoodie ($95, US)

Puma's Cloudspun Tech LS Golf Hoodie is built around Puma's soft Cloudspun fabric: 77% recycled polyester and 23% elastane, with four-way stretch and UPF 50+ sun protection, in sizes S to 3XL.

It's $95 from Puma Golf in the US, which doesn't ship abroad.

Puma UK only sells the camo Realtree version of the Cloudspun hoodie (£75), but GolfOnline still has the previous Cloudspun Tech Hoodie for £65. Our Puma review has more on the brand.

Best for: stretch and sun protection in one layer.

Johnnie-O Talon Featherweight Hoodie ($118, US)

Not every golf hoodie is for the cold.

Johnnie-O's Talon is an ultra-light hoodie, 88% polyester and 12% spandex, with UPF 50 sun protection, for the days when the sun's the problem, not the wind.

It's $118 in the US, in sizes S to XXXL and a dozen solid colours, and rated 4.9 out of 5 from 272 reviews on Johnnie-O's site.

Best for: summer golf in Florida, or a rare British heatwave.

Golf Hoodies for Cold Weather

On a frosty morning, stretch matters less than warmth. These are built for it.

FootJoy ThermoSeries Crossover Hoodie (£110 / $145)

ThermoSeries is FootJoy's cold-weather range, and the Crossover Hoodie is one of its two new hoodies this season.

It has a brushed back for warmth and a grid-knit hood that FootJoy says adds insulation without bulk.

It's a mid-weight 96% polyester and 4% elastane, in sizes S to 3XL, for £110 from FootJoy UK and $145 in the US.

For rain and wind, FootJoy's ThermoSeries Hybrid Hoodie (£150 / $175) adds a woven overlay that FootJoy rates as water- and wind-resistant.

Our FootJoy review covers the rest of the range.

Best for: winter rounds, worn under a waterproof when it rains.

Sunderland s.Everest Hybrid Golf Hoodie (£95)

In Sunderland of Scotland's 100-year history, the s.Everest is the first hooded midlayer it has made.

It's a quarter-zip hybrid: fleece-backed 90% polyester and 10% elastane with four-way stretch, padded panels over the core and a showerproof finish.

It's £95 on Glenmuir's website, which sells the Sunderland range and ships to the US for $50 plus duty and taxes.

Best for: warmth over your core, with your arms free to swing.

Golf Hoodies for the Course and the Clubhouse

These are the hoodies you can play nine holes in and still wear to dinner.

They trade a little performance for a lot more style.

TRUE linkswear Future Staples Hoodie (£125 / $125)

TRUE linkswear's Future Staples Hoodie is the hybrid on this list: 57% recycled polyester, 38% organic cotton and 5% spandex, with four-way stretch and a water-resistant finish that TRUE pitches at early-morning drizzle.

TRUE calls it a mid-weight layer for on and off the course.

It's £125 from TRUE's UK store in sizes S to XXL, and $125 in the US, where it goes up to 5XL.

Best for: the golfer who wants a cotton feel that won't soak through on a damp morning.

Holderness & Bourne Wallace Hoodie Sweater ($225, US Only)

Holderness & Bourne's Wallace is a hoodie that thinks it's a jumper.

It's knitted from 100% Egyptian cotton with ribbed side panels, a kangaroo pouch and no drawstrings to flap about in the wind, in eight colours.

It's $225, and H&B doesn't ship outside the US. Our Holderness & Bourne review covers the rest of the range.

Best for: the American golfer who wants a hoodie that passes for smart.

B.Draddy Andy Quilted Hoodie (£211 / $278)

B.Draddy calls the Andy its best-selling sweatshirt, and the quilted hoodie version is the priciest hoodie on this list.

It's a quilted double-knit of 58% Peruvian Pima cotton, 32% polyester and 10% nylon, with a crossover hood and a kangaroo pocket.

B.Draddy now lists it on the product page as the Andy Cotton Hoodie. It's $278 in the US and £211 for UK shoppers on B.Draddy's own site. Our B.Draddy review covers the rest of the brand.

Best for: the golfer who wants to go straight from the 18th green to dinner.

Three Putt Golf Heavyweight Hoodies (£45.99 to £54.99 / $63 to $76)

I'll be upfront: our hoodies aren't built for a medal round in a crosswind.

They're built for everything around it.

Every Three Putt hoodie is cut from heavyweight 430gsm fabric (gsm is grams per square metre, the fabric's weight), 56% cotton and 44% polyester, in a heavy, oversized fit and sizes S to 2XL.

That makes it the hoodie for the cold range session, the walk to the first tee and the debrief in the bar afterwards.

The Three on the Green is the plain one, with just a small flag on the chest, for £45.99 ($63).

The printed designs are £54.99 ($76): a topographic map of a green on Contours, a hand-drawn course on The Scenic Route, and a cow with a cuppa on Tee Time.

Best for: the golfer who wants one hoodie for the range, the car park and the clubhouse.

The Best Golf Sweatshirts and Crewnecks

A crewneck does everything a hoodie does except annoy the club secretary.

If your club bans hoods, or you just don't like one bouncing on your back mid-swing, start here.

Three Putt Golf Crewneck Sweatshirts (£37.99 to £47.99 / $52 to $66)

At 400gsm, our crewnecks are nearly as heavy as our hoodies, without the hood your club secretary objects to.

Our crewneck sweatshirts are 400gsm of 100% cotton in a regular fit, in sizes S to 2XL and five colourways.

The plain Three on the Green is £37.99 ($52), and the printed designs are £47.99 ($66).

Best for: clubs that still ban hoods, and golfers who'd rather not have one flapping about anyway.

Peter Millar Cradle Piqué Performance Crewneck (£130 / $155)

Peter Millar's Cradle Piqué Performance Crewneck is the performance option: 97% polyester and 3% spandex, from its Crown Sport golf range, in a classic fit and sizes S to XXL.

It's £130 from Peter Millar UK and $155 in the US.

Best for: a crewneck you can actually swing in at a traditional club.

Malbon Range Fragment Sweatshirt (£175 / $158)

Malbon has 14 shops, every one of them in the US, and its Range Fragment is its heavyweight crew: 380gsm of 100% cotton fleece, garment-washed, in a relaxed fit.

It's $158 in the US.

Malbon has no UK shop, but it sells to the UK in pounds at £175, and import duties may be added when it arrives. Our Malbon review goes into the brand in detail.

Best for: the golfer who wants the label and doesn't mind paying for it.

Can You Wear a Hoodie on a Golf Course?

Sometimes. It depends entirely on the club, and the rules vary more than you'd expect.

Royal Aberdeen allows hoodies on the course and in the clubhouse, as long as the hood stays down indoors.

The Royal Automobile Club bans them outright at Woodcote Park, on the same list as football and rugby shirts.

Other clubs draw the line at the type of hoodie. Royal Eastbourne rules out non-golf hoodies, and East Lake in Atlanta, the permanent home of the Tour Championship, accepts hooded sweatshirts designed for golf but not outerwear it considers streetwear.

That last rule matters if you're eyeing up our hoodies. A heavyweight cotton hoodie with a print on the back sits closer to streetwear than a performance midlayer does, so at a club like East Lake, wear one of the performance hoodies or the Peter Millar crewneck instead.

When in doubt, check the club's website before you go.

Our guide to golf dress codes explains the rest of the rules, from collars to shorts.

How to Choose a Golf Hoodie

Five things decide whether a hoodie earns a place in your golf bag or stays in the wardrobe.

• Fabric: synthetic blends of polyester, nylon and spandex stretch with your swing, dry fast and move sweat away from your skin, which is what you want for a round. Cotton feels softer and warmer, but it holds water. Blends like TRUE's Future Staples sit in between.
• Weight: fabric weight is measured in gsm, grams per square metre. Performance hoodies are light and stretchy so they move with your swing. Heavyweight cotton hoodies are much heavier: ours are 430gsm, which is warmer but stiffer.
• Fit: an athletic fit gives the hoodie less fabric to bunch up at the top of your backswing. An oversized fit is better for layering over a polo off the course.
• The hood: a heavy or loose hood flaps in the wind and bounces on your back as you swing. Look for a close-fitting hood, or one without drawstrings.
• Layering: if it's going under a waterproof, go thin. If it's the top layer on a dry, cold day, go warmer.

And remember the dress code.

If you play at a traditional club, a crewneck saves the conversation altogether.

Final Thoughts

There isn't one best golf hoodie. There's a best one for the first tee, a best one for a frozen January morning and a best one for the bar.

Most golfers end up owning two: a stretchy one to play in and a heavy one for everything else.

If your club is strict, make the second one a crewneck.

If the heavy one is the gap in your wardrobe, start with our golf hoodies and golf sweatshirts. UK delivery is free on every order, and US orders of $40 or more ship free.

For the rest of your winter kit, our guide to winter golf clothing covers base layers, waterproofs and what to wear on your hands.

Frequently Asked Questions About Golf Hoodies

Who makes the best golf hoodies?

From the ones I've tested, it depends on the job. For playing in, Peter Millar's Pine Performance Hoodie (£125 / $150) and Rhoback's Hesi (£91 / $118) are the pick, with Under Armour's Drive Midlayer (£65 / $85) the budget option. For cold rounds, FootJoy's ThermoSeries range leads. For the clubhouse, TRUE linkswear and B.Draddy are the smartest, and heavyweight cotton hoodies like ours suit the range.

Are hoodies appropriate for golf?

At many clubs, yes, but not all. Royal Aberdeen allows hoodies on the course and in the clubhouse, while the Royal Automobile Club bans them at Woodcote Park, and some clubs only allow hoodies designed for golf. Check the club's dress code before you go. If in doubt, a crewneck or a performance hoodie is a safer choice than a streetwear one.

Are golf hoodies in style?

Yes. Most big golf brands now make one, from FootJoy and Peter Millar to Under Armour and Puma, and plenty of golfers wear them on the first tee as well as at the range. The style has split in two: slim performance hoodies to play in, and heavyweight streetwear hoodies, like ours, for the clubhouse and everything off the course.

What is the warmest golf hoodie?

Start with FootJoy's ThermoSeries range. The Crossover Hoodie (£110 / $145) has a brushed back and an insulating grid-knit hood, and the Hybrid (£150 / $175) adds wind and water resistance. Sunderland's s.Everest (£95) puts padded panels over your core. Off the course, a heavyweight cotton hoodie like ours keeps you warm, but it's harder to swing in.

Can you wear a sweatshirt to play golf?

Usually, yes, and a crewneck sweatshirt is the safer choice at clubs that ban hoods. Wear a collared shirt underneath if the dress code asks for one. A performance crewneck like Peter Millar's Cradle Piqué (£130 / $155) suits stricter clubs, while a heavyweight cotton crewneck works at relaxed courses and in the clubhouse afterwards.

What is the difference between a golf hoodie and a normal hoodie?

A golf hoodie is built to swing in. Most use stretchy synthetic blends, like the Peter Millar Pine's 89% polyester and 11% spandex, with athletic cuts and closer-fitting hoods. A normal hoodie is usually heavier cotton in a looser cut, which is warmer and comfier off the course but bunches up mid-swing. Some clubs only allow the golf kind.