“Let’s Bring Back Kevin Costner’s Classic ’00s Golf Fits”
Time to Bring Back Kevin Costner’s ’00s Golf Style
When exactly did we stop dressing with intention to play golf? Was it 1997, when Tiger Woods stormed Augusta in a head-to-toe Nike kit and changed the game forever? Or was it sometime in the 2010s, when performance fabrics and muted lycra took over sportswear across the board? Whenever it happened, we lost something — not in performance, but in style.
Fast forward to 2025. Rory McIlroy finally has his Masters win, and golf’s cultural comeback is in full swing. In fact, 43 percent of men now say they “like” or “really like” the sport. So if you’re one of them — whether you’re heading back to the course for a fresh handicap or still holding out hope for a last-minute Ryder Cup call-up — maybe it’s time your golf wardrobe got an upgrade too. And where better to look than Kevin Costner’s early-2000s pro-am fits?
Costner, the Yellowstone frontman and Tin Cup icon, may not have any majors to his name, but when it comes to style, he was consistently at the top of the leaderboard. His golf looks — think pleated trousers, v-neck sweater vests, knitted ties — were a modern-day tribute to the 1950s golden age of the sport, when tailored slacks and refined layering ruled the fairway. His outfits at Monte Carlo’s celebrity invitational in 2000 and a California pro-am in 2004 weren’t just nostalgic — they were quietly radical.
These weren’t costumes. They offered a blueprint for how golf style can be expressive without sacrificing function — poised, practical, and just a little bit swaggering. It’s a lineage that even his Tin Cup character (a kind of Rocky Balboa for golf) flirted with, albeit in a more chaotic, denim-clad way. But Costner off-screen? That’s where the real style inspiration lives.
Now, in 2025, labels like Charles Tyrwhitt, Arket, and John Smedley are picking up where he left off — offering crisp polos, soft knits, and trousers with actual structure. So if you’re lacing up your spikes again, why not channel a bit of early-noughties Costner? You might not sink every putt, but you’ll look like you could.
