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subverting the stuffy country-club image of golf
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Clarification on Drugs for Golfers
Golfers, if you wish to improve your performance, forget about buying new clubs, balls or the latest sweatshop apparel, save up and buy some ‘deer antler spray’. Read more
Posted on 01 May 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Ever Wondered How Your Nike Stuff is Made?
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Posted on 30 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
52 Times More
A recent study published nineteen months after the Horizon oil spill disaster found that crude oil becomes 52 times more toxic when combined with oil dispersal... Read more
Posted on 25 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Keep Women out
Peter Dawson the boss of golf’s oldest governing body suggested that the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews - and other exclusively male clubs which stag... Read more
Posted on 24 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Male Randomness
More male randomness with Golf Refugees.Ethically made golf shirts from organic cotton. Factory recycles it's dye water and powered solely from renewable energy... Read more
Posted on 23 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
The Emperor Wears No Clothes
The late 1920's and 1930's saw continuing consolidation of power into the hands of a few large steel, oil and chemical (munitions) companies. The U.S. Read more
Posted on 19 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
The Augusta Syndrome
, golfers see Augusta and say ‘why doesn't my golf course look like that – blemish-free, no weeds’? But such standards come at a cost to the environment. Read more
Posted on 18 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Man
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Posted on 18 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Rolling Back Ball Distances
Arnold Palmer recently reiterated his support of rolling back the distances on golf balls as a way to make classic older golf courses more relevant to today's... Read more
Posted on 12 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Sweat with Me
Some people are concerned about sweating even though it is completely natural. Our new pre-sweat shirts already contain darkened patches of colour where you... Read more
Posted on 11 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
The Chemical Masters
On the eve of the Masters, Augusta National looks great, whether you are viewing through a TV screen or lucky enough to be there in the flesh. Read more
Posted on 10 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Elementary
No we haven’t overdosed on alphabet spaghetti and just because we live near Bletchley Park doesn't mean we've become hobbyist code breakers. You should be able... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
The Masters Special
Those marketing peeps really know which side their bread is buttered. Just by adding the words ‘Masters’ and hiking the sale price a little on your normal... Read more
Posted on 30 March 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
How Do They Get Away with It Part 5
I was one of those naive people who thought that manufacturers were not “allowed” to sell me any product that contained something that might harm me. Read more
Posted on 28 March 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Wind Farm Comes up Trumps
What's more important, golf or clean energy? About a year ago, Donald Trump was throwing a public tantrum about Scotland's plans to build an offshore wind farm. Read more
Posted on 28 March 2013 GOLF -
Apple Removes Sweatshop Game
When Apple removes a game from App Store it’s usually because one or more of the many rules has been broken. But in the case of Sweatshop HD, the game just... Read more
Posted on 23 March 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Mxv Tour Polo
The World’s First “Healthy” Golf ShirtIntroducing The MxVGolf Tour Polopowered by Golf RefugeesWhat Lies Beneath.Did you know that most every golf shirt in... Read more
Posted on 20 March 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Test Your Chemicals
Golf Refugees believe no combinations of skin irritant and/or carcinogenic chemicals should be used in synthetic sports apparel until they are thoroughly tested... Read more
Posted on 17 March 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Any Questions?
Q. Who would think of putting skin irritant chemicals into sportswear? A. That’ll be the Chemical Industry. Q. Does it make any sense to put known skin... Read more
Posted on 14 March 2013 GOLF, SPORTS -
Wind Power
Just been reading about VW’s XL1 aero-vehicle which can achieve 314 mph. I love aerodynamic forms, they are so elegant and it’s great that such beautiful forms... Read more
Posted on 13 March 2013 GOLF, SPORTS