25 UV Protection Golf Outfits for Women

Max Kuch

Last updated: August 27, 2026

A round of golf is four hours outdoors with almost no shade, which makes it one of the highest sun exposure activities most people do regularly. Sunscreen on the forearms lasts about ninety minutes of walking and sweating, and almost nobody reapplies it at the turn.

Fabric does not wash off, which is the entire argument for dressing rather than creaming. Look for a UPF rating printed on the tag, tighter weaves, and darker or more saturated colours, which block more than pale ones despite feeling hotter. Cover the places sunscreen always misses: the back of the neck, the ears, the tops of the hands and the parting in your hair. The modest edit is the same coverage for different reasons, and the hot weather list handles the temperature side.

Sun sleeves and a wide brim hat are the two cheapest upgrades available, and our guide to the best golf apparel covers the shirts worth buying.

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White UPF Sun Hoodie with a Long Skort Save

#1: White UPF Sun Hoodie with a Long Skort

A UPF rated white sun hoodie over a longer skort. The hood covers the back of the neck and the ears, which is where sunscreen is reapplied least and skin damage shows first.
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Navy Long Sleeve with White Trousers Save

#2: Navy Long Sleeve with White Trousers

A navy UPF long sleeve with white trousers. Darker fabric blocks more UV than pale fabric at the same weave, which is the counterintuitive part most people get wrong.
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Sun Sleeves with a Sleeveless Polo Save

#3: Sun Sleeves with a Sleeveless Polo

Detachable UPF sleeves under a sleeveless polo. The cheapest way to convert a wardrobe you already own, and they come off at the turn if the course goes into trees.
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Wide Brim Hat with a Long Sleeve Shirt Save

#4: Wide Brim Hat with a Long Sleeve Shirt

A proper wide brim hat with a long sleeve shirt. A visor leaves the scalp, the ears and the back of the neck fully exposed, which is three of the four places that matter.
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Teal UPF Shirt with Beige Trousers Save

#5: Teal UPF Shirt with Beige Trousers

A saturated teal UPF shirt with beige trousers. Strong colours hold their protection through many more washes than pale ones, which fade in both shade and rating.
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Long Sleeve Dress with Leggings Save

#6: Long Sleeve Dress with Leggings

A long sleeve golf dress over full length leggings. Nothing exposed below the collar, and in thin technical fabric it is no warmer than a polo and shorts.
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UPF Quarter Zip with a High Collar Save

#7: UPF Quarter Zip with a High Collar

A UPF quarter zip with the collar up. The collar zipped high covers the throat and the back of the neck without a hood, which some clubs prefer.
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Cream Sun Shirt with a Neck Gaiter Save

#8: Cream Sun Shirt with a Neck Gaiter

A cream sun shirt with a light neck gaiter. The gaiter costs almost nothing and covers the one strip of skin every collar leaves open at the back.
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Olive UPF Shirt with White Capris Save

#9: Olive UPF Shirt with White Capris

An olive UPF shirt with white capris. Olive is a mid tone, which blocks more than cream while staying cooler than navy in direct afternoon sun.
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Full Sleeve Polo with a Long Skort Save

#10: Full Sleeve Polo with a Long Skort

A full sleeve polo above a midi skort. The most conventional looking outfit on this list and the one that raises no eyebrows in a traditional clubhouse.
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Grey Sun Hoodie with Navy Trousers Save

#11: Grey Sun Hoodie with Navy Trousers

A grey sun hoodie with navy trousers. Full coverage from ankle to hood, and grey is the mid tone that hides both sweat and a dusty course.
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UV Gloves with a Long Sleeve Shirt Save

#12: UV Gloves with a Long Sleeve Shirt

A long sleeve shirt with UV gloves on both hands. The backs of the hands get more cumulative sun than the face in golf, and almost nobody protects them.
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Pale Blue Sun Shirt with a Wide Brim Hat Save

#13: Pale Blue Sun Shirt with a Wide Brim Hat

A pale blue sun shirt with a wide brim hat. If you want a pale shirt, buy one with a printed UPF rating, because untested pale cotton offers very little.
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Sun Hoodie with Full Length Leggings Save

#14: Sun Hoodie with Full Length Leggings

A sun hoodie over full length leggings. The maximum coverage outfit here, and the one for a treeless links course in the middle of August.
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Burgundy UPF Shirt with Cream Trousers Save

#15: Burgundy UPF Shirt with Cream Trousers

A burgundy UPF shirt with cream trousers. Deep colour above where the sun is strongest, pale below where it is reflected off the ground rather than direct.
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Long Sleeve Base under a Short Sleeve Polo Save

#16: Long Sleeve Base under a Short Sleeve Polo

A thin UPF base layer worn under a normal short sleeve polo. It lets you keep the polos you already own and still cover the forearms completely.
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Sage Sun Shirt with a Midi Skort Save

#17: Sage Sun Shirt with a Midi Skort

A sage sun shirt with a longer skort. The skort length shades the thigh, which is a place people rarely burn and always regret when they do.
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White Shirt with a Legionnaire Cap Save

#18: White Shirt with a Legionnaire Cap

A white sun shirt with a legionnaire style cap. The neck flap looks unusual for about one round and then you notice you have stopped burning entirely.
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Navy Sun Hoodie with a White Skort Save

#19: Navy Sun Hoodie with a White Skort

A navy sun hoodie with a white skort. Navy blocks the most UV of any common colour, and the hood handles the two places a hat brim does not reach.
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Striped UPF Shirt with Khaki Shorts Save

#20: Striped UPF Shirt with Khaki Shorts

A striped UPF shirt with khaki shorts. A tighter woven stripe blocks slightly more than an open knit, and the pattern hides the salt marks a long hot round leaves.
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Long Sleeve Polo Dress with a Hat Save

#21: Long Sleeve Polo Dress with a Hat

A long sleeve polo dress with a wide brim hat. One garment, full arm coverage, and the hat covers everything above the collar in a single decision.
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Coral UPF Shirt with Beige Shorts Save

#22: Coral UPF Shirt with Beige Shorts

A coral UPF shirt with beige shorts. Coral is saturated enough to protect properly while staying warm rather than severe, which most protective colours are not.
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Sun Sleeves with a Golf Dress Save

#23: Sun Sleeves with a Golf Dress

UPF sleeves worn with a sleeveless golf dress. Everything adjusts independently, which suits a course that runs from open front nine into a wooded back nine.
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Charcoal Sun Shirt with White Trousers Save

#24: Charcoal Sun Shirt with White Trousers

A charcoal sun shirt with white trousers. Dark above and light below is the most protective arrangement, since the ground reflects far less UV than the sky delivers.
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The Full Sun Protection Kit Save

#25: The Full Sun Protection Kit

Sun hoodie, long skort, wide brim hat, UV gloves and sunglasses. Nothing exposed, nothing to reapply, and after one round in it you stop thinking about the sun at all.