The 9 Best Golf Hats (2022)
Looking for a great golf hat to add to your wardrobe? Below are our top 9 best golf hats from traditional to funny to bucket hats.
Golf hats aren’t only a useful piece of golf apparel – they are also a golf course fashion statement.
While golf caps do serve a practical purpose, sun protection, nowadays, a proper golf hat can be the difference from looking like a golfer that knows a thing or two about golf gear and appearing like its your first time out.
Below is Bogey Buddy’s list of the top 9 golf hats, covering all of the different styles you need for your wardrobe. Read on to learn why each of these brands are a favorite golf hat of ours.
What Are The Best Golf Hats of 2022?
HOW WE SEE IT: With fun sayings, sun protection, and moisture-wicking fabric, Ghost Golf makes scary good hats.
HOW WE SEE IT: A sharp looking golf cap that inspires you to go for it instead of laying up.
HOW WE SEE IT: If Nike golf hats are good enough for major champions like Tiger Woods & Rory McIllroy, they’re good enough for us.
HOW WE SEE IT: a premium hat brand that will keep you cool with a moisture wicking sweatband and keep you dry with moisture wicking fabric.
HOW WE SEE IT: Choo Choo, we’re the conductors of the Bogey Train here at Bogey Buddy and we couldn’t help, but put this offering from Waggle Golf on our list.
HOW WE SEE IT: We like the way Titleist marries the vintage rope look with a more modern flat brim. This one will keep you looking sharp on the golf course.
7. BEST BUCKET HAT – Bad Birdie, Sun Bucket Hat
4.2/5 Overall – Excellent
HOW WE SEE IT: Did we think we needed 12 designs for a golf towel? No. Are we made that Palm Golf let’s us live that life? Also no.
8. BEST FUNNY GOLF HAT- SHANKITGOLF, Legalize Mulligans Adjustable Funny Golf Hat
4.2/5 Overall – Excellent
HOW WE SEE IT: The Bogey Bros have seemingly thought of every golf pun imaginable and made a hat out of it. Are they a little crude at times? Yes. Do they care? Probably not.
HOW WE SEE IT: Gets high marks for style, fit and has the added benefit of being for a good cause. Keeps your head cool while doing something extra cool.
More Details On The Best Golf Hats:
BEST SNAPBACK – Ghost Golf Magnetic Golf Towel
4.9/5 Overall – Outstanding
Looks
Feel
Performance
Value
PROS
- Great Looks
- Exceptional Fit
CONS
- A little expensive
- Limited edition
HOW WE SEE IT
Ghost Golf might be known more as a golf towel brand, but they have impressed us with the quality of their hats. With fun sayings and a great fit, we will be keeping an eye on Ghost Golf for more hat drops.
WHY WE PICKED IT
When we’re evaluating hats we’re looking more at fashion than function at first glance. This hat is a cross between a trucker hat and a performance fitness hat and it strikes the balance perfectly. The crown of this hat is the perfect height from our perspective and the fabric feels slick enough to wick moisture. This hat will keep you looking cool and feeling cool without a doubt.
WHO ITS FOR
The Good Bogey hat from Ghost Golf is for, eh hem, the bogey golfers out there. Hard to wear a snapback hat that has that phrase on it if you’re a scratch player, right? But seriously, this is a snapback which means it gears towards the younger crowd. The curved bill keeps this hat from being too fashion forward – that means the Gen X’ers can feel comfortable wearing it too.
BEST DESIGN – Eagle Brand Golf, Aztec Hydro Rope Hat
4.7/5 Overall – Outstanding
STYLE
FIT
QUALITY
VALUE
PROS
- Great Looking Design
- Perfect Fit
CONS
- Only one color
HOW WE SEE IT
Eagle Brand Golf might be a newer brand to golf apparel, but, boy they’ve come out of the gate hot with this piece. The very unique, Aztec design of this hat will definitely turn heads on the golf course and it has the performance elements to boot.
WHY WE PICKED IT
We picked this hat primarily because it has a very unique and stylish looking design that we can’t say that we’ve seen elsewhere. Hats with funny sayings or just the brand name across the front are a dime a dozen, but an Aztec eagle with a multi-colored rope? Now that’s not something you see everyday.
WHO ITS FOR
The Eagle Brand Golf hat strikes a really neutral balance such that most any golfer can wear this hat. It has a curved bill which makes it stretch across age ranges, and, while highly stylish, its not too out there that grandpa wouldn’t ever consider wearing it.
BEST TO LOOK LIKE A PRO – Nike, Men’s PRO Cap Futura
4.6/5 Overall – Outstanding
STYLE
FIT
QUALITY
VALUE
PROS
- Snap closure
- Great looks
- Nike brand
CONS
- Expensive
- Only 3 colors
HOW WE SEE IT
Is that Tony Finau that we see on the 1st tee? The Nike Pro Cap Futura is a great looking hat that gives us serious pro vibes. With the classic Nike branding and a modern flat brim, we don’t think you can go wrong with wearing this hat for your next round of golf.
WHY WE PICKED IT
Do we really need to explain why we’d have a Nike hat on a best of golf hats list? This is a brand that Tiger Woods, Rory McIIroy, Tony Finau & more wear on their heads. One of the most recognizable brands in the world, we feel like we need to have a Nike option on our list.
This particular offering is a great blend between modern hat styling and the more classic Nike branding. While it is a bit plain and only comes in 3 colors, you can match this hat to pretty much any golf outfit that you can think of wearing. Even some of the brands that go farther out there like Snowman Golf or Parhopper.
WHO ITS FOR
The Nike Pro Futura golf hat is probably better for a younger more streetwear-style sort of golfer. The flat brim gives this a more modern look than is traditional country-club style. However, its not super flashy or loud which makes it a little more conservative than some other more irreverent options out there. Cool grandpa golfer COULD make this hat work, but we expect to see this on the heads of more younger golfers.
BEST FOR WARM WEATHER – Melin Coronado Hydro
4.5/5 Overall – Excellent
STYLE
FIT
QUALITY
VALUE
PROS
- Waterproof
- Multiple Sizes Even in Snapbacks
CONS
- Single color
- Very Expensive
HOW WE SEE IT
Melin might not technically make golf hats, but we think this one was deserving on our list anyway. With a golf style patch on the front and packed with water repelling technology underneath, this is a premium hat that looks great.
WHY WE PICKED IT
Melin hats are really premium hats that are designed for all sorts of outdoor activities even beyond golf. This element makes them water resistant and sweat resistant meaning, if you’re hot, or are about to dive into a pond to get your lost ball, the Melin Coronado hat will keep you cool and dry.
We also love the multicolored rope hat look and the large brand icon in the front of the hat. With a sturdy brim and a deep navy color, we don’t think you can go wrong with this hat.
WHO ITS FOR
The Melin Coronado hat is for pretty much anyone that steps foot onto the golf course. This hat strikes the perfect balance of being packed with modern tech while maintaining classic, versatile looks that fit for the country club or the local municipal golf course. The only group that this hat might not be for are the ones that don’t have a lot of extra money in their pockets to spend on golf accessories as it does come in at a relatively high price point.
BEST FOR WARM WEATHER – Waggle Golf, Bogey Train Beanie
4.5/5 Overall – Excellent
STYLE
FIT
QUALITY
VALUE
PROS
- 6 different sayings
- Fleece Lined
- Affordable
CONS
- Have to pay for shipping
HOW WE SEE IT
As the conductors of the Bogey Train, we found it hard not to include this winter hat on our list of best golf hats. With great styling, an added fleece liner and an accessible price, you can’t go wrong with picking up a Waggle beanie for those cooler early morning rounds.
WHY WE PICKED IT
This one was sort of a layup for us right? We were sold just from the visual of this hat even before we got to the “Bogey Train.” We’re suckers for pom-pom hats here at Bogey Buddy so that was an easy sell, but we also like the vintage styling and stripes along the hat. That plus “bogey” in the name? We’re buying.
We also love the price point of this winter hat seeing as how it is also fleece lined. This hat is so affordable that you have to buy something else from Waggle to get to free shipping, but they have a lot of offerings including great looking SnapBack hats as well.
WHO ITS FOR
The Waggle Golf Bogey Train Beanie is for the type of golfer that doesn’t take themselves, or their golf game, overly serious. This is probably someone that does play a lot, seeing as how its a winter hat, but would be for the players that still like to have a good time.
We think the Bogey Train Beanie makes good sense for golfers of all ages, but we find that the younger linksmen and women tend to be more into hats with sayings or puns on them.
What to look for when buying a golf hat
For us, buying golf hats is all about style. You want to have a hat that can match a lot of different golf outfits which means you want to stick with hats that aren’t that wild in terms of pattern or color. Blue, Black, White & Gray are really good bets to go with pretty much any color shirt.
Nowadays a lot of hats have additional features including moisture-wicking and sun protection which are more important now than ever which is great. You should also look for the types of hats that match your overall style. Are you more traditional, country-club style, or you more interested in the modern, brass golf style? Are you somewhere in between? Figuring out that for yourself also can inform what to look for in a golf hat.
Other FAQ
Why do PGA Players wear golf hats?
PGA Tour Players wear golf hats first and foremost for the same reason we all wear hats. To protect our heads from the sun’s rays and also to keep the sun out of our eyes a bit more than not wearing a hat. Beyond just that, PGA Players also wear hats because they get paid to do so! The top players in the world usually have partnerships with big golf brands which requires them to wear hats.
What is special about a golf hat?
Golf hats are usually not fundamentally different from a normal hat. Golf hats tend to have golf brands across the front of the hat which makes them somewhat unique to other hats. A lot of golf hats now also have moisture wicking properties and sun protection which makes sense seeing as how the game is played outside.
What kind of hats do professional golfers wear?
Professional golfers often have sponsorships that influence the type of golf hats they wear. The most common hat brands that you see on the PGA Tour include Nike, Titleist, Callaway, and more golf brands, but others players have hats with business names on them as well.
Final Thoughts On The Best Golf Hats
In conclusion, we’d don’t think you can go wrong with any of the products on the list if you decide to purchase. Are there other product options or varieties that you think belong on this list? Leave a comment below to let us know or just to tell us what else you want reviewed.
