Gear roundup

Twelve independent gear brands worth a look

Thursday, October 8, 2026 · Morning Tee Sheet research

About this roundup. Skratch writer Raymond Williams spotlighted these twelve brands in a post on X on Oct. 7, 2026. We did the homework ourselves: every official site below was opened, and every price was read off the maker’s own pages on Oct. 8, 2026. No paid placements, no borrowed press copy.

  1. Bluetross

    Charleston, South Carolina · founded April 2021 by Marc and Gail Hanson

    Full-grain Horween and Italian vegetable-tanned leather headcovers, scorecard holders, belts, wallets and totes — every piece cut and stitched by hand in Charleston. The made-to-order Custom Italian Leather Driver Headcover ships with customer-approved design proofs.

    $250–$405 · custom Italian leather driver headcover $250

  2. Muni Kids

    Walla Walla, Washington · started 2015 by former assistant pro Maxton Reinland

    Canvas, fleece-lined headcovers made to order in the USA, plus snapbacks, socks, handmade ball markers and a children’s golf book. The brand donates 3% of annual proceeds to junior golf programs.

    Headcovers $65–$90 · snapbacks $40 · socks $16 · book $30

  3. Totem

    Maker site: totem.golf

    Machined divot tools in solid brass or titanium, hand-balanced and backed by a lifetime warranty, designed to patina with use. The patent-pending 3PCS brass tool combines a repair fork, an interchangeable magnetic ball mark and a putting alignment aid.

    $80–$130 · 3PCS brass tool $130

  4. White Dot Market

    Sheboygan, Wisconsin · founded by Tony Knapton

    A golf art marketplace carrying roughly 13–14 photographers, painters and woodworkers: originals, signed limited editions, open-edition prints, auctions and commissions.

    Open-edition prints $40–$265 · Matt Cardis’s “A Game Of Inches” print starts at $70

  5. Tremont Sporting Co.

    West Palm Beach, Florida · founded 2020 by Christian Cavaliere

    Leather headcovers, yardage book covers, dopp kits and valuables pouches sewn by hand in its own studio, with more than 500 golf course partnerships. Cavaliere started sewing headcovers in his college dorm room during the pandemic.

    Fully custom headcovers $105 ($95 in sets of three, per Golf Digest) · stock Blade Cover $87 · Valuables Pouch $78

  6. Dimple & Divot

    Raleigh, North Carolina · founded 2020

    Club brushes with 100% American hickory handles, machined, finished and hand-assembled in Raleigh — brass and nylon bristles on the Classic, plus Mini and PRO variants. Also caddie towels and a hickory divot tool. GOLF.com named the Classic “Best Boutique Brush.”

    Classic $45 · Mini from $40 · PRO from $60

  7. No Dirt Golf

    Highland, Utah

    Golf towels only — every one carries the brand’s signature feature, a club-cleaning brush built into the towel itself.

    The Original $22 · Ultimate Caddy (44″×22″) $29.99

  8. Seamus Golf

    Beaverton, Oregon · founded 2011 by Megan and Akbar Chisti

    Tartan wool, Harris Tweed and waxed canvas headcovers hand-cut and sewn in Oregon, plus the Hand Forged line of steel ball markers and openers shaped on an anvil with free hand-stamped personalization. A USGA championship merchandise partner since 2015.

    Drivers $120–$155 · Pendleton Land of the Buffalo Wool driver $150

  9. Fyfe Golf

    Fife, Scotland · co-founder Neil Rennie · launched November 2021

    Headcovers handmade in Scotland from certified Harris Tweed with Halley Stevensons waxed canvas, organic cotton fleece lining and natural rubber elastic — plus rangefinder cases, shoe bags and knitwear. A 1% for the Planet member.

    Modern Herringbone driver £69 · rangefinder cases £69

  10. Mogshade

    Lisbon, Portugal · co-founder Nicola Mulinaris

    Made-to-order headcovers, towels and Sunday bags built in Portugal from heritage textiles: merino wool hand-loomed on century-old wooden looms, deadstock wool from Serra da Estrela mills and plant-based carob leather.

    Current stock €39–€109 · Geo Headcover €109

  11. Dormie Workshop

    Halifax, Nova Scotia and Los Angeles · founded 2014 by Todd, Jeff and Alex Bishop

    Hand-cut, hand-stitched, hand-appliquéd full-grain leather headcovers, with a made-to-order custom program (licence-plate drivers). Golf Digest’s Editor’s Choice leather headcover, 2017–2022. Canadian store.

    Chevron driver $165 CAD · Good Luck Headcover $225 CAD · custom licence-plate drivers $315 CAD

  12. Golden Soul Golf

    Jacksonville, Florida · handmade in Colombia · established 2017

    A Colombian-American family company making leather headcovers, Sunday bags, duffels, yardage book holders and watch cases in hand-selected South American and European hides, with magnetic putter closures and a hand-sewn Andean stepped-cross detail.

    Putter covers $150–$190 · Aku Putter cover $150