I picked up one of those 'Golfing for Women' type magazines the other week and got to asking myself where these women actually live, who wear the golf attire shown in women's golfing magazines? I have never seen women, not even the pros, dressed in such expensive and flamboyant clothing.

It's easy to spend lots of money fitting yourself out for golf. What with hats, sunglasses, gloves, shirts, shorts, socks, windbreakers and shoes, the costs add up very quickly, even if you do your shopping at the sales. Then add in the cost of clubs, balls, bag, cart and fees and you have to play very often to keep the "CPU" (cost per use) down to an acceptable level.

One full-page glossy advert showed a beautiful young 'golfing lady' in really tiny hot-pants (like that's admissible on golfing greens!) that cost nearly $300, a golf shirt at almost $600, a jacket by Ralph Lauren at almost $200 and two-toned Utuser shoes costing $400 plus.

That totals almost $1,500! I know that I could never hope to get the CPU on that outfit down to anywhere near an acceptable level in my golfing lifetime! Don't get me wrong - I love clothes and I really love shoes, but could never afford, nor even want, golf shoes or pants that cost as much as a lot of people's weekly wages.

Granted, you need comfy golfing shoes that don't look like a pair of clogs, but really, you can buy cheaper and still fashionable golf shoes.

I have bought several very stylish golf outfits, even though none of them are famous brand names. If I were to total up the cost of all of those articles of clothing, it would not add up to the price of a Tse golf shirt. Personally, I would rather have several stylish outfits than one that is priced way too much.

If I were to wear a $1,500 outfit to play golf in, I would just be too worried about getting it grubby or perspiring in it to play a proper game of golf.

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