Golf Needs Moms and Golf Moms Need Golf Stuff

This year for Mother's Day, your grandmother's golf apparel should not be on your shopping list.  Instead, check out some of these ideas for the first woman in your life.

Ecco offers Mom an array of non-cleated shoes for fun and fashion on or off the golf course. According to the company, the Golf Fashion Life Booties combines runway style with fairway performance, with Golf Street Sport adds color pop to any outfit and Classic Hybrid appeals to traditional tastes. All feature the Ecco E-DTS outsole with more than 800 traction angles for superb grip on any surface. $160-$190 at www.eccousa.com.

Fila Golf apparel is a heritage sportswear brand focusing on styles to complement all shapes and sizes. Highlight features include UV protection, eco-friendly and wrinkle-resistant fabrics, and fast-drying, anti-bacterial technology.  $16-$130 at www.shopfilagolf.com.

Mom will have happy feet in Kentwool socks, perfect for a day on the course, in the gym, or just about anywhere. Kentool blends naturally moisture-wicking merino wool with performance fibers to keep feet dry and blister free. $19.95 at www.kentwoolsocks.com.

Among many other books, Dave Donelson is the author of Weird Golf: 18 tales of fantastic, horrific, scientifically impossible, and morally reprehensible golf