Sunglasses, what are some of the best brands and models

of sunglasses for golf?

I keep seeing these tri-lens systems on eBay... anyone know anything about these? They have 3 different lenses for different weather - cloudy, sunny, and one other...

I've thought about trying them...


As it stands, I use a pair of Oakley Firefly's.

I have a pair of Sundogs. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe they were invented by a pair of Canadian hockey players who were recreational golfers. They wanted an affordable pair of designer looking sunglasses for golf. Sundog is currently the fastest growing company in the market. They have several lines of glasses now, but their golf line is, obviously, designed specifically for golfers. Their golf hats have slots on the side so if you are not wearing your sunglasses, you can put them above the brim of your cap and the arms will slide into the slots so the glasses don't fall off.

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Oakley Half Jackets (plasma gold iridium to be exact)... ahhh.. they are so great.

You're bang on with Sundog - plus, they're working with Mike Weir.

Oakly,sundog are the best to go for, and great quality!

Now I only wear OTC sunglasses. Before I signed a deal with OTC I wore Oakleys and they were fabulous but OTC are far better.

You might not know OTC, they are local SA manufacturer who export to the USA and Europe but I don't think they're that big internationally.

where can you find them?

Ditto.

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I have used Oakley but now using Maui Sports.

Best pair I've worn for golf and in general. The lenses are excellent. The design of these glasses don't annoy me when playing. The sit/wear quite well.

I use Oakley Spikes with Polarised lenses when it's sunny... Brilliant clarity.

If it's cloudy with brightness I'll use my Oakley Half jackets with Transition lenses.

interesting topic.... i sell sunglasses for a living and i play golf.

I sell Maui Jim sunglasses and they are good but not great for golf. Very top quality sunglass for glare reduction. i wore the glass rose lens

Nike sunglasses with purple lens. These are what Tiger Woods picked out and he is right on the ball (no pun intended). Light enough to enhance the countours of the green and dark enough to stop the brightness getting through. only downfall is that they aren't polarised and i get sore eyes at the end of the day.

Spotters (Australian based sunglass) - These are what i wear in day in day out and i've been wearing these for over 6 years now. The photochromic bronze lens is polarized and cuts out all the glare, the lightness of teh lens displays the countours of teh green extremely well and really illuminates the ball on teh farway. Makes green green.

Mako sunglasses - grey lens - not very good.. too dark. does cut the glare well, but the colour of the lens is too dark and contours are very hard to define.

Oakley - They have a new lens out now which is like a clear purple.. similar colour to nike. Is extremely clear to look through and i think had a reflective coating.. Tried to score a free pair off the rep, but Oakley are tightasses. i'm sure the quality of this would be equal to Nike.

Bolle - Haven't actually tried their lens on the golf course, but they have a polarised sandstone lens. Would be on par with Spotters, but it is only a polycarbonate lens and i don't think their lens technology has changed much in teh last 5 years. Bolle do make good products.

Serengeti - drivers lens - not polarised. photochromic lens. pilots wear them and is classed as a drivers lens. Would be good on the course, but isn't polarised.

These are my unbias opinion as i have tried most of these lenses personally. My personal opinion is to stick to a light polarised lens for the best contrast on the golf course. Lighter lenses can take a lil longer to get use to if you are use to wearing a dark lense, but give it a week and you'll be wondering why you never tried them before.

any questions regarding sunnies i will see if i can help with.