Nike’s storied legacy of team uniforms is well established, outfitting the entire NFL, for one, as well as leading the charge to revolutionize college football and basketball uniforms for some of each sport’s most prestigious programs. And now they bring their singular sartorial sensibilities to the links. Introducing the Nike NCAA Golf Championships uniforms.
Some of the nation’s best players will wear the new gear on the first and last day of the tournament, which begins May 29 at the Concession Golf Club in Bradenton, Florida, bookending collegiate golf’s biggest week. The new looks were designed with input from each team, boasting game-changing golf innovation and technology, but they actually take root entirely off the course. On the gridiron, in fact.
Each uniform features a player number, not a customary feature on golf uniforms, rendered in a style that’s borrowed from the respective school’s football team. That’s customization is utilized along with school and conference logos for maximal recognition player and team recognition.
West Coast teams, including Oregon, Stanford, Washington and USC, will wear the Nike Afterburner Polo, featuring a gradient fade manifesting in school colors.
Vanderbilt and Oklahoma will wear the Nike Commander Polo, meanwhile, boasting a solid-colored shirt — contrast sleeve on the OU one — with secondary team logo on the sleeves.
Finally, Georgia and Duke will be outfitted in the Nike Major Moment Polo, popularized by Rory McIlroy at the Masters. Their shirts boast school colors with contrast white stripes and faded border across the chest and back.
Debuting in today’s action, the Nike NCAA Golf Championships uniforms were designed especially for each team. Unfortunately they will not see a retail release.
