Over the last few years, Horschel has also gained attention for his colourful pants on the course. One of his more famous bottoms had an octopus print.
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By Masoom Gupte
Billy Horschel, the most talked about golfer currently, wears octopus pants on course. And corporate leaders too don’t mind defying convention on the greens. The most talked about golfer these days is not Tiger Woods. It’s Billy Horschel.
Recently, Horschel won two successive tournaments, the Tour Championship and FedEx Cup. The victories earned him a bonus. All combined, Horschel won $13.48 million for three weeks of work.
Over the last few years, Horschel has also gained attention for his colourful pants on the course. One of his more famous bottoms had an octopus print.
We ask golf crazy corporate bosses how far is too far on the course for them. Would they trade their safe khakis for a rainbow palette?
Two years ago, I wore a yellow t-shirt with a green, yellow and white checkered trouser on course. People joked I wore those clothes to distract them.
But the colours and patterns are so much a part of me today, that the same people are surprised if I turn up at the course wearing subtle shades.
Golf attire is getting innovative and everything is excused on the course. It helps that senior executives are travelling and picking up clothing options abroad.
I am a conservative person generally but I’ve been trying to break the barrier with my golf clothing. I have experimented with coloured pants.
But mostly I try to accessorise my attire. These days I try to wear coloured belts with different buckles or match the hats with the belt or the overall outfit.
As long as we observe the basic rules of the course — such as no denims or untucked shirts — the experimentation with colours or patterns doesn’t matter.
Initially people were averse to standing out on the course. But over the past few years, they have realised the importance of being themselves.
So the clothing started changing. I still don’t wear very loud clothes or patterns. For me golf is being amidst green environs.
I love the earthy tones and khakis which are soothing to the eye. I don’t mind trying out new colours, but even those should be muted tones. I personally still prefer to not stand out.
Golf for me is an expression of my personality. What better way to express yourself than to dress the part. The clothes I wear on the course are very different from anything I’d wear to work.
There is nothing subtle about them. My t-shirts are bright reds, oranges and greens. My pants are fl oral-patterned and multicoloured.
I remember I’d worn pink pants once and my family thought it was because I was supporting breast cancer as a cause. They didn’t realise it was just my attire.
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