When did pros start wearing baseball hats to the golf course?

[Kevin_Reilly]

In a sincere historio-sartorial inquiry I ask - when did professional golfers start wearing headgear that is more suited to baseball players or interstate truckers?

My question is (as a purist  ), when did they stop taking their hats off when giving an interview on TV?

That's easy. They learned that from the Nascar guys.

The Nascar guys learned it from professional skiers.  The time delay between the end of the ski run and the time their skis with logos displayed are held up vertically is about 0.5 nanoseconds.  Even quicker if there is a TV interview.

[John_Cullum]

The only reference I ever saw to the Silver Pages was on Ray Floyd or his golf bag. I looked but never could find these pages.

[James Bennett]

If you come 'down under' to play, remember Dan Herrman's Doctor's advice -

wear a hat, and plenty of SPF-30.  Remember the sun-screen lip-stick as well!

The UV index is about 1.5 times that found in the US and Europe.  During summer, its often about 12 to 13 (I recall about 7 or 8 in Florida and the South of France in summer, and about 6 in the UK if the sun comes out  ).  That means skin damage in about 30 minutes in Australia.  Especially between about 11.30am and 3.00pm.  The loss of the Ozone layer at the South Pole does some wicked things

I wish I could find a good-lookin foreign legion hat, ie a baseball cap with a flap that also protects the ears and neck.  Its a lot cooler on the back 9 when your body isn't resembling a boiled lobster.  Plus a bit more protection out front than the 'bucket' hats.