Short Par 4 Review

Yes, I write about golf apparel.  No, I don’t like to shop.  In fact, I have never met another male that has told me they enjoy shopping for clothes, or even golf apparel.  In fact, I dread it.  I don’t like to try things on, I buy everything online and continually roll the dice on fit.  Rarely will I return apparel.  If a shirt is too small, I save it for the winter and wear it under a quarter zip. If it’s too large, I tuck it in tighter and make it work.  Yes, I like quality pieces and apparel, I just don’t like spending much time on the process of procuring it.

A Short Par 4 subscription does just that.  It removes the hassle of thought from continuing to update your golf apparel wardrobe.  You might get some things you didn’t know you needed, or wouldn’t normally purchase for yourself.  It adds continual and ongoing variety to your apparel from styling, fit, and colors.  You might end up loving selections you would never have purchased for yourself.

In my conversation with Short Par 4, I was shocked to learn that apparel contained in the boxes isn’t from prior year deliveries, or items you’d find on the clearance rack.  They are updated and current year pieces from each brand.  Short Par 4 leverages their buying power.  When they approach an apparel brand, they aren’t a country club pros shop with a 300-person membership base.  They are a subscriber service with thousands of members, but purchase apparel in the same manner that a country club would.  The quantities ordered are where Short Par 4 members realize the discount and value.

In both the Fairway and Executive membership categories, subscribers can choose between Athletic, Loud, or Conservative styles and colorways.  Short Par 4 designs the boxes each month for the membership.  It isn’t selections that brands are looking to dump, the items are selected and purchased for each specific category of box, each and every month. They even have some of their own branded apparel which, by most accounts, have received really positive reviews.  The process is thought out and designed each month for the membership rather than a box of discounted goods.

The blatantly obvious aspect of Short Par 4 that I like is quite simply, it’s fun.  For $50 a month, you’re not breaking the bank and most people exceed that number in trips to Starbucks alone.  Every month you can expect a box of golf apparel valued at twice what you actually paid.  If you love the game, how can that not be an enjoyable process?  I will guarantee this, you’re not going to like everything, the fit won’t always be perfect, it may not be something you do for years to come. But I’ll tell you what, right now, it sure is fun anticipating that box every month.

If you absolutely hate everything that came in the box, you can return it to Short Par 4 for $10 (free for Executive and Tour Experience members).  The merchandise you return will refunded back to you in the form of a gift card, or account credit.  Short Par 4 also allows you to place your membership on hold if you don’t want items during the winter months or if finances need to be reallocated for a period of time.  There is no contract, you can terminate the subscription at any time.