The skort is the most quietly clever garment in golf. It looks like a skirt, it behaves like a short, and it means never thinking about the wind or about bending to mark a ball. It is also the item women’s golf brands get wrong most often.
What separates a good one from a bad one is the liner. It has to reach mid thigh, it has to grip lightly rather than slide, and the outer layer has to be cut with enough movement that the two do not twist against each other. After that it is length: mid thigh for most clubs, longer if you want it, and tennis length only if you have checked. The modest edit covers the longer end, and the colour combinations list has the fuller list of what pairs with what.
A skort you like is worth buying twice, because they are discontinued faster than any other piece in golf. Our guide to the best golf apparel covers which ones last.
A navy skort with a white polo. The default, the one that works at any club in any light, and the outfit most women in golf own in some version already.
A printed skort under a plain navy polo. Print below, quiet above, every time. This is the single most common mistake in women's golf wear and the easiest to avoid.
A mint skort with a white polo. Mint has been the colour of the last few golf seasons and it works best in this position, below the waist rather than above it.
A pink skort under a white sun hoodie. The hoodie does the sun protection and the skort handles the heat, which is the summer combination that actually works.
A pleated skort with the top tucked in. The tuck puts the waist where your waist actually is, which changes the proportions of the whole outfit for free.
A skort and top in exactly the same colour. Tonal dressing takes the decision away entirely on a competition morning, which is worth more than it sounds at dawn.