Glenmuir Discount Codes & Vouchers

Glenmuir has been making golf clothing in Lanarkshire since 1891, which makes it older than most of the courses its customers play. The company has dressed the European Ryder Cup team for three decades, and the range still reflects a very specific idea of what golf in a cold, wet country requires.

Made for golf, and made in Scotland

The factory sits in Lanarkshire, minutes from Lanark Golf Club, and the knitwear heritage runs through everything. Ranges are organised simply into shirts, sweaters, midlayers, outerwear and trousers for men and women, with each style carrying a name rather than a code number. It is a smaller, more considered catalogue than the big sportswear brands offer, and repeat customers tend to buy the same styles season after season.

Merino, and why golfers keep buying it

Merino wool regulates temperature in both directions, resists odour far better than synthetics and drapes properly rather than clinging, which is why it remains the fibre of choice for a golf sweater. It does need different care: cool wash, no tumble drying, dry flat rather than on a hanger, and moth protection over the summer. Treated well, a merino sweater outlasts several synthetic ones.

Layering for a British round

The practical system is a technical polo against the skin, a midweight sweater or midlayer over it, and a shell for wind and rain. Quarter-zip designs exist so you can vent on the walk up a hill without stopping to remove a layer, and the sleeveless slipovers solve the problem of a full sweater restricting the swing. Choosing by weight rather than by season is the more useful approach.

Waterproofs and looking after them

The Sunderland of Scotland waterproofs sold alongside the main range carry a lifetime waterproof guarantee. That guarantee assumes the garment is looked after: technical shells need washing with a proper detergent rather than ordinary washing powder, and the water-repellent finish needs periodic reproofing. A jacket that has started wetting out is usually dirty rather than worn out.