The third men’s major championship is upon us already, which means we have plenty of special edition releases to dig our teeth into. Oakmont Country Club plays host to the 125th edition of the U.S. Open Championship, widely considered the toughest test of golf on the calendar.
Brands typically go all out for the first major of the year, the Masters Tournament before calming down a little ahead of the PGA Championship which is now the second major of the year rather than the final major of the years thanks to the re-jig to the golf major schedule a few years ago.
With such a marquee event at such an infamous venue, brands have pulled out all the stops to supply some cool gear, apparel and accessories for us gear nerds to get our hands on. So far we’ve seen some of the best golf shoes, best golf wedges and best golf bags get a U.S.A makeover, most of which look fantastic, so I’ve spent the week searching through our favorite brands to see what they’ve had to offer and put them all in one place so you don’t have to do the same! So without further ado, here are our favorite pieces ahead of the U.S. Open at Oakmont…
Nike
Nike release limited edition shoes for all of the four men’s major championships and their U.S. Open-themed trio of golf shoes have proven popular online thus far. The Masters saw the release of the ‘Pink Bloom’ shoes in which Rory McIlroy completed the career Grand Slam at Augusta National before Scottie Scheffler won the PGA Championship in some ‘GOLFAST’ Victory Pro 4 shoes. Now, the Forged for Victory collection pays tribute to the ‘Steel City’ of Pittsburgh, PA, home of Oakmont Country Club.
All three of the collection, which is made up from the Victory Four shoe, the Air Max Plus G and the Infinity Tour 2 shoes, sport metallic finishes with a loud, fiery outsole as a nod to the steel industry that helped forge Pittsburgh and can help “bring a lunch-pail mindset to work every day”.
FootJoy
What’s exciting about the FootJoy special edition releases for the 125th U.S. Open is that it’s more than just a new version of the classic Premiere Series golf shoe. We saw two stunning releases for the first two majors of the year with the ‘Spring Bloom’ shoes to mark the Masters Tournament and the classy ‘Carolina Blue’ Premiere Series Shoes For The PGA Championship. The headline of their U.S. Open collection is, of course, the red white and blue-inspired Premiere Series shoes pictured below, but there’s more than just that…
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