The latest in golf accessories

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Golf in India is moving away from being just a sport for the elite. It is being taken up by more people and brands are trying to cash in on this popularity by providing a range of accessories to catch the attention of existing as well as budding golfers.

Adidas's TaylorMade, Greg Norman accessories and a few other brands are already available in the market. Accesories range from apparel (T-shirts, caps et al) to shoes, club sets, golf bags and others.

You can even accessorise your carts though the trend is yet to pick up in the country. You can add compartments and holders to keep gloves or even mobile phones. Things like better upholstery and floor mats in the carts also make a difference.

Bagging it
No one wants to enter the golf course with a ragged-looking bag carrying sleek and shiny golf sets. After all, clubs don't come cheap and one needs to take proper care of their woods, putters and irons. Bags come in various shapes and sizes, depending on your requirement. One can find single club bags as well as ones for entire club sets.

There are also cart bags and staff bags and stand bags. The last can be forked into the ground. Staff bags are bigger and used mainly by pros. Trendy TaylorMade bags start from Rs 2,800 and the range goes up to Rs 10,500. Then, there are special bags to keep your golfing shoes as well which cost Rs 2,000.

For ladies
Accessories for women golfers are quite a rage these days. For instance, bags and gloves in colours such as pink and red are being introduced in the market.

Then, there is some help available for carrying those golf clubs, which can be quite tedious unless you can afford a caddie! Motorised caddies have come in and one can carry all the club sets all the time.

All one needs to do is to plug into a wall and charge it for some time. Umbrellas are also used by women golfers.

Hats and caps
Tiger Woods made wearing baseball caps trendy almost a decade ago. These are still popular. Caps and hats continue to be golfers' favourites along with gloves. Pick these up for Rs 500-Rs 1,000 (caps) or Rs 700-Rs 1,200 (hats) at various outlets.