Today's Highlights

• Do you want to be cool?
• Holy golf shirt, Batman!
• Airline News Isn't Good

NEWS

Performance, cooling highlight Page & Tuttle's fall '09 line

Page & Tuttle introduces its fall 2009 Cool Swing Collection for men and women that features new innovative performance features.

Bobby Jones joins cancer research fight

Bobby Jones reports that its stores across the country will donate 20 percent of the retail price of each pink pullover sold throughout the year to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. In addition, $12.50 at wholesale will be donated to BCRF for a total minimum donation of $10,000 for the year.

Bobby Jones expands into Florida

Bobby Jones announces the opening of its sixth retail store this fall in Naples, Fla.

FEATURE

Do you want to be cool?

By Janice Ferguson
GPA Correspondent

Determining your hat size For a perfect fit, measure from 1 inch above eyebrows for the standard hat measurements in inches: small 21-21.75, medium 22-22.5, large 22.75-23.25, x-large 23.5-24.25, xx-large 24.50-25.25, and xxx-large 25.50-26. Hat sizes are small 6 3/4-6 7/8, medium 7-7 1/8, large 7 1/4-7 3/8, x-large 7 1/2-7 3/4, xx-large 7 7/8-8, and xxx-large 8 1/8-8 1/2.

Summertime golf can lead to several long, hot hours trying to stay cool in the intense sun. So a good, comfortable hat is important to help keep our face, ears and neck safe from the sun - some are even designed with a cool factor for temperature control. Style, though, doesn't have to be sacrificed.

• Aussie Chiller
Cost: $44.99. On the web: www.mortongolfsales.com.

Wearing this perforated men's golf hat is like wearing an ice-cold towel. Soak Aussie Chiller hats in cold water then wear them during your golf round. Chillers remain very cold for five-plus minutes, quite cold for 15-plus minutes, and comfortable cool until dry for one to three hours. Re-chill at any time by giving it a quick splash of cold water or dip in an ice bucket. Made from soft ultra-light chamois, Chiller hats stop sweat and stains, will not fade, and is crushable as well as washable. The perforated fabric allows ventilation, but blocks the sun.

• Parkhurst Women's Convertible Visor
Cost: $21.95. On the web: www.villagehatshop.com.

This one piece of headwear may be the only one you need. The convertible visor is either a facesaver shape or visor. The toyo straw braid visor is 4.75 inches wide at the center, offering protection from the sun. Unbutton the 4.5-inch high batik floral line cotton twill crown to convert the facesaver into a visor.

Available in wheat/tan and white/white color ways.

• Walker Men's UV Protection Hat
Cost: $26.99. On the web: www.walkershatshop.com.

Designed by a fair-skinned tennis player more than 35 years ago, Walker hats and visors are designed to protect your entire head from the sun's damaging rays with 50-plus UPF and 98 percent UV block. The extra large side vents keep you cooler, and Velcro fastener ensures an exact, comfortable fit.

Fully machine washable and crushable for easy traveling, Walker hats and visors offer a unique brim curvature that allows for good vision while still keeping your face shaded. With 30 color choices, style and function have met their match.

• Canberra Women's Sun Hat
Cost: $36. On the web: www.sungrubbies.com.

A great hat for golfing, traveling or just relaxing, the Canberra sun hat has a 3-inch brim and an interior Velcro system that allows for adjusting the hat for a proper fit. A faux leather band accentuates the hat styling, and the poly-paper braid material is UPF 50 and 98 percent UV block.