7 Best Sunderland of Scotland Alternatives in 2026 | Ranked

Updated on: October 1, 2026

Author: Graeme

Exploring the brands golfers turn to beyond Sunderland of Scotland's Glasgow-born, weather-first approach to golfwear.

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Top Picks

1. Ping Apparel: Best overall for a full wardrobe and higher-rated waterproofs
2. ProQuip Golf: Best for lifetime-backed rainwear at the same price
3. Abacus Golf: Best for three published waterproof tiers
4. Chervò: Best for Italian-styled technical golfwear
5. Cross Sportswear: Best for a 20,000mm Swedish jacket through a UK retailer
6. Lululemon Golf: Best for technical golfwear with UK stores
7. Three Putt Golf: Best for golf streetwear off the course

Why People Look Beyond Sunderland of Scotland

UK golfers look beyond Sunderland of Scotland for two main reasons. It makes only weatherwear, so polos, shirts and warm-weather kit mean shopping elsewhere. And its waterproofs are rated 8,000mm, a modest figure next to rivals quoting 10,000mm to 30,000mm. The lifetime fabric guarantee and free UK returns are the reasons to stay.

Sunderland of Scotland is a golf waterproofs specialist. The Sunderland family began tailoring in Glasgow in 1911, and Toby and Ida Sunderland founded the sportswear business in 1966 with ultra-lightweight golf rainsuits. Whisperdry followed in 1998. The family sold the company in 2003, and Glenmuir of Lanark has owned the brand since 2020, selling it through its own webshop.

It is an easy brand to buy from. Standard UK delivery and UK returns are both free, and the Whisperdry Stealth jacket is £180 at RRP. Its waterproof fabric carries a lifetime guarantee. Function18, GolfOnline and Clubhouse Golf all stock it, and the £95 Quebec trousers held 4.8 out of 5 from 241 verified buyers in October 2026.

The gaps are real, though. The range covers waterproof and showerproof jackets and trousers, thermal midlayers, padded layers and hats, but no polos or shirts; those sit with sister brand Glenmuir. Core waterproofs are rated 8,000mm with 5,000g/m² breathability. There are no exchanges, so a wrong size means a refund and a fresh order. And while Whisperdry is 100% recycled polyester with a PFC-free finish, no third-party certification is named on its product pages.

Here are seven alternatives, ranked with UK golfers in mind, and clear about which ones add protection and which simply add more clothes.

Want a full breakdown of Sunderland of Scotland? Check out our full Sunderland of Scotland golf clothing review.

Best Pick For…

Play Style / Need	Best Brand
A full golf wardrobe plus higher-rated waterproofs	Ping Apparel
A lifetime-backed jacket from another Scottish-born rain specialist	ProQuip Golf
Choosing exactly the waterproof rating you need	Abacus Golf
A 20,000mm-plus shell with Italian styling around it	Chervò
Two and a half times the rating for the same money	Cross Sportswear
Technical golfwear you can take back to a UK store	Lululemon Golf
Golf streetwear for the clubhouse and the drive home	Three Putt Golf

Detailed Breakdown by Brand

Ping Apparel: Best overall for a full wardrobe and higher-rated waterproofs

Available on: pingeurope.com · Read our full Ping Apparel review

Key Features:

• PING is family-owned, founded in 1959 by Karsten and Louise Solheim, and PING Europe runs its UK clothing from Gainsborough
• The AquaDrive Pro jacket, new for Autumn/Winter 2026, claims 30,000mm waterproofing and 40,000g/m² breathability
• Full men's, women's (sizes 6–20) and junior ranges, from polos and knitwear to trousers and waterproofs
• PING Europe sells Team Europe's 2026 Solheim Cup kit

Pros:

• Fixes both Sunderland gaps at once: polos, trousers and knitwear alongside a jacket rated far above 8,000mm
• The standard AquaDrive jacket is £150, £30 under the Whisperdry Stealth's RRP, and the AquaDrive Pro is £300
• Sold in pounds, with £5 UK delivery or free over £50
• Easy to try on, with American Golf, Function18, Clubhouse Golf and GolfOnline all stocking it

Cons:

• Only 14 days to return a direct order, posted back at your own cost, against Sunderland's free 28-day returns
• A five-year limited warranty on AquaDrive Pro and SensorDry 2.5 pieces, not a lifetime fabric guarantee
• Safe club styling, and nothing beyond 3XL

Verdict:

Ping is the sensible swap for a golfer who wants one brand all year, with polos, trousers and knitwear alongside waterproofs rated well above Sunderland's 8,000mm. The returns window is clearly worse. Sunderland's lifetime fabric guarantee also outlasts Ping's five-year warranty, which matters on a jacket you plan to keep.

ProQuip Golf: Best for lifetime-backed rainwear at the same price

Available on: proquipgolf.net · Read our full ProQuip Golf review

Key Features:

• Founded in North Berwick in 1981, with its head office now in Carlisle
• Says it has supplied weatherwear to 20 Ryder Cup teams since 1983, more than any other clothing maker
• Hot-melt sealed seams, four-way stretch on the stormFORCE PX series and "Swing Silent Tech" to cut rustle
• Rain jackets, trousers, windproofs and mid-layers, plus polos, golf trousers, women's and juniors' ranges

Pros:

• The stormFORCE PX9 jacket is £180 at full price, the same as the Whisperdry Stealth, with a lifetime waterproof guarantee
• A three-year waterproof guarantee on every other ProQuip waterproof, from the £90 Tempest jacket up
• Adds the polos and golf trousers that Sunderland leaves to Glenmuir
• Rated 4.5 out of 5 on Trustpilot from 326 reviews in October 2026

Cons:

• Gives no waterproof or breathability rating for the PX9, so there's no figure to set against Sunderland's 8,000mm
• Returns go back at your own cost, and an exchange means buying again
• Harder to find in shops: GolfOnline lists it, but American Golf, Scottsdale Golf and Function18 didn't in October 2026

Verdict:

ProQuip is the closest match in spirit: another Scottish-born rain specialist, with a lifetime promise on its best jackets at the same £180. The catch is information. Sunderland tells you its rating and ProQuip doesn't, and ProQuip's returns cost you money where Sunderland's are free.

Abacus Golf: Best for three published waterproof tiers

Available on: clubhousegolf.co.uk · Read our full Abacus Golf review

Key Features:

• A family-owned Swedish brand founded in 1991 by Sven-Olof Karlsson and Ingrid Lindgren Wachtmeister
• Three rated rain tiers: Links at 10,000mm, Bounce at 15,000mm with four-way stretch, and Pitch 37.5 at 20,000mm
• Men's, women's and junior ranges, though UK shops mainly carry the rainwear
• A National Tournament Partner of the PGA in Great Britain and Ireland since 2025, and an official licensee of the 2026 Solheim Cup and 2027 Ryder Cup

Pros:

• Every tier is rated above Sunderland's 8,000mm, so you can pick the protection you need
• The Pitch 37.5 was joint Best Overall in MyGolfSpy's rain gear tests in both 2025 and 2026
• A clear price ladder at UK stockists, from about £129 for a Links jacket to £219.99 for the Bounce and £269.99 for the Pitch
• PFC-free rain fabrics

Cons:

• No stated long-term waterproof guarantee, just a repair-or-replace complaints process
• The brand's own store delivers only to Sweden and Denmark, so UK buyers go through Clubhouse Golf or GolfOnline
• Very few independent customer reviews

Verdict:

Abacus offers more protection on paper at every tier, and its Links jacket costs less than any Sunderland waterproof jacket at RRP. The guarantee is the real trade. Sunderland stands behind its waterproof fabric for life, while Abacus states no long-term period at all.

Chervò: Best for Italian-styled technical golfwear

Available on: chervo.com · Read our full Chervò review

Key Features:

• Founded in 1982 by brothers Manfred and Peter Erlacher as a Dolomites ski label, moving into golf in the 1990s with rainwear
• Aqua-Block, a laminated membrane with taped seams, rated at over 20,000mm on current jackets and over-trousers
• Its own fabric suite also includes Wind-Lock, Pro-Therm, Aqua-Drop and Dry-Matic
• An official Ryder Cup and Solheim Cup licensee, with a 2027 Ryder Cup capsule launched in August 2026

Pros:

• Its Aqua-Block jackets are rated at more than double Sunderland's 8,000mm
• A full wardrobe, from polos and merino-cashmere knitwear to tailored trousers, where Sunderland stops at weatherwear
• A UK web store priced in pounds, with UK sizing (men's UK 36–48) and women's waterproof trousers in UK 6–20
• Team Chervò's Jenny Shin won the 2026 Women's Scottish Open

Cons:

• UK orders ship with duties unpaid, so the courier can bill you for customs charges
• Returns carry a €65 fee, against Sunderland's free UK returns
• The priciest brand here: the Masterpiece Aqua-Block jacket was £281 and men's polos about £119–£149 in October 2026

Verdict:

Chervò is the technical and style upgrade, with a shell rated well above Sunderland's and a full Italian wardrobe around it. It costs a lot more, and unpaid duties plus a €65 return fee make a wrong size painful next to free returns to Lanark. Order a size you already know.

Cross Sportswear: Best for a 20,000mm Swedish jacket through a UK retailer

Available on: dormy.com · Read our full Cross Sportswear review

Key Features:

• Founded in Gothenburg in 1986 by two golfers, and built its name on its own FTX rain fabrics
• New Swedish owners bought the brand in October 2025, and the old operating company was reported bankrupt in November 2025
• The X-Pro jacket is rated 20,000mm waterproof and 20,000g/m² breathable, in a two-layer fabric with four-way stretch
• Men's and women's ranges, sold in the UK through Dormy, with older lines at Teepeg and Ladies Online Golf

Pros:

• Dormy's UK store listed the X-Pro jacket at £179 in October 2026, a pound under the Whisperdry Stealth for two and a half times the rating
• Dormy's UK prices include VAT and customs, with free UK delivery over £50
• A £119 Cloud 2.0 jacket, and matching rain trousers from £92.99 for the Cloud 2.0 to £149 for the X-Pro

Cons:

• The 2025 ownership change and bankruptcy leave long-term stock and aftercare uncertain
• Cross's three-year waterproof warranty covers only orders from its own site, which doesn't deliver to the UK
• Dormy charges a £5 return fee under its UK terms and doesn't deliver to Northern Ireland

Verdict:

Cross gives the biggest jump in rating for the money: a 20,000mm X-Pro for £179, against Sunderland's 8,000mm at £180. Aftercare is the gap. Sunderland backs its fabric for life and takes returns free, while Cross's warranty doesn't reach UK buyers and its future is less certain after 2025.

Lululemon Golf: Best for technical golfwear with UK stores

Available on: lululemon.co.uk · Read our full Lululemon Golf review

Key Features:

• Its dedicated "Designed for Golf" line launched in spring 2022
• Men's and women's golf ranges, from ShowZero polos and ABC golf trousers to skirts and a polo dress
• A seam-sealed Waterproof Golf Jacket in four-way stretch Glyde fabric, plus a £168 men's Waterproof Golf Pant
• PGA Tour players Min Woo Lee (from January 2024) and Max Homa (from January 2025) wear it

Pros:

• A complete playing wardrobe, with polos at £78–£88 and golf trousers at £138, covering everything Sunderland leaves to Glenmuir
• More than 20 UK stores, with free trouser hemming in store
• Free delivery over £50 and free returns within 30 days, online or in store

Cons:

• The jacket's product page quotes no waterproof rating, and at £228 the men's version costs £48 more than a Whisperdry Stealth
• Headwear can't be returned, and the £4 delivery charge on smaller orders isn't refunded
• Dropped its single-use plastic target in its impact report, released in late 2025

Verdict:

Lululemon fixes Sunderland's range problem completely, with a UK shop to take things back to. For the wet-weather job itself it is the weaker choice, because its jacket costs more and quotes no rating at all. Buy the trousers and polos here and keep a specialist shell for winter.

Three Putt Golf: Best for golf streetwear off the course

Available on: threeputtgolfclothing.co.uk · Read our full Sunderland of Scotland vs Three Putt comparison

Key Features:

• A UK golf streetwear brand based in Leeds, selling four garments in six graphic designs: Contours, Happy Place, Tee Time, Reckless Driving, The Scenic Route and Three on the Green
• Tees in 100% cotton at 305gsm, relaxed fit, S–2XL, £24.99–£30.99, in five colourways per design
• Hoodies at 430gsm (56% cotton, 44% polyester), oversized drop-shoulder fit, S–2XL, £45.99–£54.99, in four colourways per design
• Sweatshirts at 400gsm, £37.99–£47.99, and long-sleeve tees at 305gsm, £28.99–£35.99

Pros:

• Priced in pounds, with free UK delivery
• A hoodie, a sweatshirt and a tee together cost less than one Whisperdry Stealth jacket
• Heavyweight hoodies and sweatshirts for the clubhouse and the drive home

Cons:

• No polos, trousers or outerwear, so clubs with a collared-shirt dress code mean buying a polo elsewhere
• Cotton streetwear, not technical kit: no wicking, stretch or weather claims
• Returns within 14 days of delivery, emailing support first, with return postage at the customer's cost

Verdict:

Sunderland makes rainwear and we make cotton streetwear, so this isn't a like-for-like swap. Three Putt covers what you change into once the waterproof comes off, priced in pounds with free UK delivery. Wear a specialist shell on the course and ours in the clubhouse.

Quick Comparison Grid

Brand	Best For	Price Range	Sustainability
Sunderland of Scotland	Guaranteed waterproofs with free UK delivery and returns	££	Moderate (100% recycled polyester Whisperdry with a PFC-free finish; no certifications named)
Ping Apparel	A full wardrobe and higher-rated waterproofs	££–£££	Low (recycled polyester on some pieces, item by item rather than a programme)
ProQuip Golf	Lifetime-backed rainwear at the same price	££	Low (recycled polyester and fluorocarbon-free finishes on ProPac-Lite; no certifications)
Abacus Golf	Three published waterproof tiers	£££	Low (PFC-free rain fabrics; no certifications named)
Chervò	Italian-styled technical golfwear	££££	Low (a few pieces carry a "Recycle" tag; no wider programme on its site)
Cross Sportswear	A 20,000mm Swedish jacket through a UK retailer	££–£££	Low (recycled or recyclable polyester outside the top rain gear; no certifications cited)
Lululemon Golf	Technical golfwear with UK stores	£££	Moderate (published targets, with the single-use plastic goal dropped in late 2025)
Three Putt Golf	Golf streetwear off the course	££	No recycled-content or eco claims; tees are 100% cotton

Summary

Sunderland of Scotland has been keeping golfers dry since 1966, and its basics are hard to fault. You get a £180 Whisperdry Stealth, £95 Quebec trousers, a lifetime guarantee on the waterproof fabric, and free UK delivery and returns.

Two things send golfers elsewhere. It makes only weatherwear, so polos and shirts come from someone else, often sister brand Glenmuir. And its 8,000mm rating is modest: every rating quoted for the other brands here is 10,000mm or more.

That splits the alternatives neatly. Ping, Chervò and Lululemon fix the range, with polos and trousers alongside the jacket. Ping, Abacus, Chervò and Cross fix the number. ProQuip matches the lifetime promise on its stormFORCE PX jackets at the same £180, but publishes no rating. Three Putt covers the hoodie you change into afterwards.

If you already own a playing wardrobe and want a guaranteed jacket that is easy to buy and return in the UK, Sunderland is still a strong answer. For more rain gear, see our guide to the best waterproof golf clothing.

About the Author

Graeme is a golf enthusiast and writer who believes the best golfwear should work as hard off the course as it does on it. Drawing on years of testing brands across every level, from high street to heritage, he writes honest, wearable reviews that cut through the marketing noise. When he's not reviewing the latest drops, you'll find him on the fairways of West Yorkshire, usually three-putting.

Frequently Asked Questions About Sunderland of Scotland

What is Sunderland of Scotland known for?

Sunderland of Scotland is known for golf waterproofs. Toby and Ida Sunderland founded the business in 1966 with ultra-lightweight golf rainsuits, and the brand launched the weatherbeater in 1994 and Whisperdry in 1998. Its history page lists Greg Norman, Nick Faldo and Sandy Lyle among past wearers, and its Seve jacket carries Seve Ballesteros's logo.

Who owns Sunderland of Scotland?

Glenmuir, the Lanark golf clothing company founded in 1891. The Sunderland family started tailoring in Glasgow in 1911 and sold the company to Harris Watson in 2003. Glenmuir became its European distributor in 2009 and took over the brand's global rights outside Asia from 1 January 2020. Sunderland is sold through Glenmuir's website.

How waterproof is Sunderland clothing?

Its core waterproofs, such as the Quebec trousers and Valberg jacket, are rated 8,000mm with 5,000g/m² breathability, and the Whisperdry fabric is also rated 8,000mm with sealed seams. That suits most club golf in British rain. Every rating quoted for the other brands in this guide is higher, though, up to 30,000mm for Ping's AquaDrive Pro.

Is Sunderland's lifetime waterproof guarantee unique?

No, though it is a real strength. Sunderland's product pages describe a lifetime waterproof guarantee for the fabric, without published claim terms. ProQuip gives lifetime cover on its stormFORCE PX jackets and trousers. Galvin Green guarantees the waterproof fabric of its GORE-TEX and Pertex jackets with no time limit. Ping offers five years on selected waterproofs.

Does Sunderland of Scotland sell polos or trousers?

Trousers, yes; polos, no. Alongside the Quebec waterproof trousers, the Morzine is a showerproof trouser designed to be worn on its own as your normal golf trousers. The rest of the range is jackets, weatherbeaters, thermal midlayers, padded layers and hats. There are no polos or shirts; those come from sister brand Glenmuir, on the same website.

How much does Sunderland of Scotland cost?

In October 2026, Sunderland's own RRPs ran from £150 for the Typhoon jacket to £180 for the Whisperdry Stealth, with Ryder Cup and Open versions £10 more. Quebec waterproof trousers are £95, Morzine showerproof trousers £75, thermal midlayers £80–£105 and hats £25–£35. Function18, GolfOnline and Clubhouse Golf often list it below RRP.

How does Sunderland sizing run?

It uses UK standard sizing. Size up if you are used to US sizing or a classic fit, and size down if you wear European slim cuts. Most men's waterproofs run S–XXXL, though the Valberg and Seve stop at XXL. Ladies' sizes run S–XXL (UK 8–24), and the Quebec trousers come in four leg lengths.

What is Sunderland's returns policy?

You have 28 days to return unworn, non-personalised items in their original packaging, and UK returns are free. Refunds arrive within 24–72 hours of the parcel reaching Sunderland. There are no exchanges, so a wrong size means returning the item and placing a new order. Kit bought from a pro shop or retailer goes back there instead.