We’re just over two weeks away from the Daytona 500 of golf, better known as the Masters.
(I’m not sure if anyone else calls it the Daytona 500 of golf. I do know, however, that no one calls the Daytona 500 the Masters of NASCAR.)
Anyway, the onslaught of Augusta-inspired limited-edition golf gear marches on. Some are cool and some are (pimento) cheesy but we have to tip the cap to Golf Pride. Its new Golf Pride Honorary Starter Collection is all cool with zero cheese. It’s chock-full of green and white but precious little yellow. There are just enough azaleas to make the horticulturist in you happier than a Sunday back-nine eagle.
What is the Honorary Starter Collection?
Golf Pride is dressing up its go-to grip, the Tour Velvet®, in a slick green-and-white outfit. Thankfully, Golf Pride did not go overboard with azaleas. The Honorary Starter is tastefully trimmed with white floral etching plus a single azalea on the cap and another one by the logo.
Golf Pride’s new Reverse Taper® putter grip is the other member of the Honorary Starter Collection. This one isn’t quite as understated as the Tour Velvet® with Augusta-green branding and “springtime in northeast Georgia” artwork. The original Reverse Taper has a kind of dull, antiseptic look to it. This first major-of-the-year makeover is pretty dang sweet.




