Introducing the Ultimate style-led Golf jacket

As a sport renowned for its elegance, focus and dedication, Golf demands attire that, in a nutshell, fuses smartness and style with crucial functionality to complete your game whatever the weather throws at you. A stylish golf waterproof jacket is an essential piece of gear for any golfer, and choosing one which allows you to play the game, without feeling like you’ve stepped into someone else’s wardrobe, is where “Protected Species” comes in.

The “City Walker” is a high performance waterproof jacket which has its roots firmly planted in the game of golf. The technology, the cut, the fit and the trials for this jacket all started their journey on the golf course by a team of women with many years’ experience crafting technical waterproof Golf jackets for some of the top tour players in the world. The rather confusingly named “City walker” is a waterproof jacket which we created to do it all! Engineered for the course, but with the aesthetic and comfort for wear outdoors everywhere, this performance piece moves with you from the city streets to a mountain hike, to a blustery fairway with ease.

Superior Waterproof Performance

When it comes to golf, performance in the face of unpredictable weather is paramount. The nature of the beautiful game means you could be on a blustery lynx course for several hours needing to batten down the apparel hatches to keep warm and focused to complete 18 holes in changeable weather conditions. Let’s face it, most courses, whether they are based in the Scottish-highlands or on the gentle slopes of the Cotswolds, come with a reasonably high risk of turbulent weather across any season – sometimes experiencing all four seasons in one day! Wherever you play, a Ladies waterproof golf jacket is a must have piece of equipment which will help protect from blustery harsh winds as you approach the fairway as well any sudden downpours which will leave you cold, soggy and frankly ready to throw your clubs into the nearest hedge and head back to the club room for stiff drink!

Every waterproof jacket choice should utilise cutting-edge waterproofing technologies – innovative fabrics used today create a waterproof and windproof barrier but also work hard to eliminate any restriction in swing and shouldn’t rustle as you move to avoid distraction in swing. Gore-tex is a well-known waterproof technology which offers a membrane which is laminated to the reverse of the fabric to create a waterproof barrier. Gore-tex is possibly one of the best marketed brand names of this type of technology but actually there are thousands of membranes on the market and many of them are slightly more suited to the needs of the golfer.

Our ladies waterproof golf jacket uses a highly innovative laminated waterproof fabric which ensures you remain dry even in the heaviest rain while crucially maintaining breathability to prevent overheating during those long walks on the course. The breathability is an important factor when you consider the time spent on the course. You could be wearing your jacket for 6-7 hours, and our micro-porous membrane creates an incredibly lightweight barrier which allows moisture build up inside your jacket to move quickly and efficiently through your jacket and away into the atmosphere. This negates that clammy, wet feeling which can result in feeling cold and comfortable whilst you struggle to the finish line.

After ensuring the fabric quality works effectively, the manufacturing techniques are applied to ensure complete water tightness. Our performance jacket uses fully taped seams throughout the design and waterproof zippers to further ensure complete performance.

A four-way stretch fabric creating an unrestrictive tailored fit

Golfers crucially require a jacket that offers a full range of motion to execute the perfect swing. This women’s’ waterproof golf jacket features a tailored fit that looks sleek yet allows for unlimited comfort and mobility as a result of the four-way stretch fabric characteristics. The outer fabric, the laminate, and the jacket lining stretches providing unrestricted movement and complete comfort so your performance isn’t hindered at any point in your game. The Stretch performance also means the fabric isn’t harsh or crispy to the touch and this creates no noise in movement – another factor which avoids distraction in play. The soft, fluid, stretch hand-feel of our City walker pulls this piece away for the competitors and offers ultimate comfort to be worn off and on the course with ease. Adjustable cuffs, hems, and an ergonomic cut have been poured over in the planning stages and extensively tested on the course at proto stages to ensure each feature works perfectly for its end use.

Function Meets Fashion

Stylish design is an important element to be considered and is often a factor which is left as an after-thought in the creation of outdoor protective clothing. Your jacket should seamlessly blend into the sophisticated aesthetic of the sport, but in today’s world it has do much more than that. Performance clothing no longer needs to be divided into separate activities – one jacket for Golf, another for Sailing or hiking – technologies in fabrics and manufacturing techniques mean waterproof outerwear can function across all parts of your life whether you’re on the fairway, sailing in far off destinations or commuting to work. This is the ethos of the Protected Species brand and our city walker is worn by our customers for Golf, Horse riding, sailing and tennis. And, when the activity is over, the jacket seamlessly moves to the 18^th hole to a trip to the school gates, the coffee shop or a city sight-seeing trip on a golfing weekend away

Clean lines, minimalistic details, and a palette of classic colours such as navy, black, dark olive and atmosphere white, with the occasional pop of bright, offers a jacket which blends seamlessly with a women’s everyday wardrobe.

Practical Features for Golfers

Golf-specific features have been thought about and integrated into the design. Handy pockets for storing scorecards, tees, and other essentials are a must. This particular design of women’s waterproof golf jacket has two large pockets secured with a waterproof zip to keep valuables safe. Additionally, this piece comes with a packable hood that can be easily stowed away when not needed, ensuring it doesn’t interfere with your line of sight or swing. Our hood has been ergonomically designed and can be adjusted across its height and width so it can secure tightly to the head in windy conditions and won’t obscure vision in play. A lot of golf jackets aren’t made with hoods but cut correctly and being easily and comfortably stowed in the collar when not needed, the presence of a hood which you can actually use in play beats the need for an umbrella at any time of day.

Crafting versatility and sustainability women’s waterproof golf jackets

Here at Protected Species we like to think we do things differently. Our factory is boutique in its nature creating carefully considered pieces in low volumes under the careful eye of Carrie, the owner and manager of the facility. The Protected Species brand was conceived to create high performance waterproof outerwear which fuses style with performance to allow the wearer a waterproof which travels across all activities. Our jackets are engineered to fuse high technical performance with an aesthetic which blends with a woman’s everyday wardrobe and as such is an invaluable item of clothing which we hope travels with you through all your lifestyle adventures.

The city walker in action on the course.