As Roald Amundsen said: Put on a cap if you freeze on your toes. It is not how much you put on your hands and arms that determines whether you'll have cold hands. It's how much you put on everywhere.
Here's my stock dressing for a very cold day at the course:
Long foot underwear
Some sort of thick gym trousers in the middle
Rain trousers on the top
Wool T shirt
Long sleeve polo
One thin "middle layer" wool sweater
Another sweater with an inbuilt wind breaker
Possibly a rain jacket on top.
A warm cap
A scarf
Key is to have plenty dressing on the large body parts. So that you get a little hot. This will keep the hands and arms plenty warm & smooth without using extra gloves etc. You can always remove a layer or two on the course if it gets too warm.
The rain jacket, the middle layer wool sweater, the cap and the scarf goes on and off as needed.
And ditch the cart. Walking keep you warm.
Great! This is exactly the list I was looking for, thanks!
But the "sweater with an inbuilt wind breaker"...who makes that?
Don't know. Galvin Green perhaps. Look for something like a fleece with a gore membrane.
Fleece-lined khaki's, heavy socks, silk unitards whoooooo-whooo!
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HP, grant me the serenity to accept what I cannot change, the courage to change what I can, and the wisdom to know the difference. Progress and not perfection is the goal every day!
Guys all good sugestions but don't forget the gold standard of both warmth and light rain protection. Yes folks the stuff mr hogan special ordered from L.L Bean prior to his only appearance at the Open. I'm referring of course to cashmere. Not just wool, cashmere.
If you haven't employed it as yet, then you have no idea. An oldy but a goldy. There is no equal. Sans parallel. Well until it starts raining really hard anyways. Light rain no problem, it runs right off of it. Those sheep known what to wear friends. They do.
Listen to the sheep, people. Listen to the sheep. Our friends across the pond do. Light weight Galvin Greens and cashmere.
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