Skip to content
    • Tour Homepage
    • PGA Tour
    • LIV Golf
    • DP World Tour
    • LPGA
    • LET
    • The Masters
    • The Open
    • The Players
    • US Open
    • PGA Championship
    • Ryder Cup
    • Solheim Cup
    • WITB
    • Betting
    • News
    • Features
    • Equipment Homepage
    • Reviews
    • Drivers
    • Fairway Woods
    • Hybrids
    • Irons
    • Wedges
    • Putters
    • Golf Balls
    • DMDs
    • Apparel
    • Shoes
    • Trolleys
    • Features
    • News
  • Buying Advice
    • Rules
    • WHS
    • Features
    • News
    • Instruction Homepage
    • Driving Tips
    • Long Game
    • Iron Play
    • Short Game
    • Putting
    • Learn from the pros
    • Course Management
    • Fitness
    • Mental Game
    • Nutrition
  • Giveaways
    • Top 100 Rankings
    • Travel
    • Top 100s Tour
    • Society Guide
    • NCG Golf Podcast
    • NCG Top 100s Podcast
    • Your Golf Podcast by NCG
  • Digital Magazine
National Club GolferNational Club Golfer Logo
  • TourHas submenu items

    Tour Homepage

    • PGA Tour
    • LIV Golf
    • DP World Tour
    • LPGA
    • LET
    • The Masters
    • The Open
    • The Players
    • US Open
    • PGA Championship
    • Ryder Cup
    • Solheim Cup
    • WITB
    • Betting
    • News
    • Features
  • EquipmentHas submenu items

    Equipment Homepage

    • Reviews
    • Drivers
    • Fairway Woods
    • Hybrids
    • Irons
    • Wedges
    • Putters
    • Golf Balls
    • DMDs
    • Apparel
    • Shoes
    • Trolleys
    • Features
    • News
  • Buying Advice
  • ClubHas submenu items
    • Rules
    • WHS
    • Features
    • News
  • InstructionHas submenu items

    Instruction Homepage

    • Driving Tips
    • Long Game
    • Iron Play
    • Short Game
    • Putting
    • Learn from the pros
    • Course Management
    • Fitness
    • Mental Game
    • Nutrition
  • Giveaways
  • CoursesHas submenu items
    • Top 100 Rankings
    • Travel
    • Top 100s Tour
    • Society Guide
  • PodcastsHas submenu items
    • NCG Golf Podcast
    • NCG Top 100s Podcast
    • Your Golf Podcast by NCG
  • Digital Magazine

Sign up here for our newsletter and you'll never slice a drive again. Promise.

Newsletter sign up

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
National Club Golfer Logo

© 2026 National Club Golfer | 2 Arena Park, Tam Lane, LS17 9BF

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Editorial Policy
  • Meet the NCG Team
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
Country: gb Page generated at: Thursday, 2 April 2026 at 1:41:33 British Summer Time
tour
Tour
Top 10: Worst hairstyles in golf

published: Sep 2, 2015

|

updated: Oct 3, 2023

Top 10: Worst hairstyles in golf

NCGLink

FacebookXInstagramYouTubePodcast0 comments

Because we can’t all be Robert Rock…

Top 10: Worst hairstyles in golf

Imagine this…you go to your barbers. Sit down and instead of asking you what style you’d like, they go rogue. Inflicting an abomination on your scalp that not even a mother could love.

We’re talking bad hair, and we know we could make this all about Ian Poulter, but surprisingly (or unsurprisingly) there are some serious bad hair days going on in golf.

Let’s take a look at some of the worst offenders in the game…because we can’t all be Robert Rock…seriously it’s like a work of art.

10. Charley Hoffman

22650|c:520x780.img

We’re not sure if that is a mullet or an attempt at a ’surf-style’ do. But whatever it is, there is no place for it on the golf course.

Kill it with fire.

9. Ian Poulter

19032%7Cc:520x424.img

We could have had 10 of the worst hair-cuts of the Englishman, but we’ve gone for his effort at the 2004 Masters. It’s like a boiled sweet made love to a poodle.

Strong look Ian.

8. Rickie Fowler

22651|c:520x780.img

The American must have been channelling a young Zach Efron – or attempting to become an extra in High School Musical when he decided this is the style he wanted.
22652|c:520x330.img

Either way – it’s not like his shaved head look is any better! What was he thinking with that USA haircut? Crikey.

7. Rory McIlroy

22672|c:520x693.img
The current World Number One had some shockers when making the transition from Amateur to Professional.

But we’ve gone for this from 2009, it reminds me of a bear. Or a the kind of bed head you get if you were bed bound for several years.

Thankfully Rory has seen sense and sorted it out.

6. Camilo Villegas

22654%7Cc:520x719.img

If you’ve got it flaunt it – so they say. But in all honesty Camilo, you look like Martina Navratilova with that haircut pal.

The upside is you don’t get the back of your neck burned though – so it’s a little bit of swings and roundabouts then.

Advertisement

5. Darren Clarke

22655|c:520x330.img

The Ryder Cup captain sported what can only be described as a ’Pot Noodle’ head. The cigar tops it off though Darren.

Get yourself to the barbers – and tell them WE sent you Darren.

4. Jordan Spieth

22656|c:520x713.img

I do feel a little guilty about this one. To be thinning at 21-years old is just upsetting – I can only assume – but we’ve seen it now Jordan and we can’t un-see your barnet.

Get some sort of treatment – you can afford it!

3. Jason Day

7843%7Cc:520x330.img

There’s something about a mullet. If accompanied with a moustache it’s almost like making a joke of yourself. But the U.S. PGA Championship winner didn’t really do it justice.

2. John O’Leary

22645|c:520x796.img

Reluctant to add this to our Top 10 as it’s a work of art in some respects – an attempt at an afro is surely to be commended not chastised.

But alas, the Irishman has to be added as he looked like a big gingerbread man or a lollipop.

1. Miguel Angel Jimenez

22646|c:520x330.img

I was reluctant to put Jimenez on this list, as Miguel knows how to rock the locks.

But the Spaniard is old enough to know better – and his barber should have nipped this in the bud a long time ago.
Congratulations Miguel, you have the worst hairstyle in the world of golf.

 

Notable mentions

Andres Gonzales
22644|c:520x330.img

Without the moustache Andres would be on the list – no questions asked.

But the moustache just makes his wild locks that much more palatable. It’s like a triple-threat. Sideburns, moustache and hair.

 

Corey Pavin
7844%7Cc:520x330.img

It was the 80s and somehow it was the style of the time…the less said the better.

Barry Lane and Mark Roe
7845%7Cc:520x330.img

Again the 80s, but there’s still no excuse for having a poodle on your head.

Sergio Garcia
22653%7Cc:520x330.img
A one-time offender – the Spaniard has a pretty standard by-the-numbers barnet – but for some reason he decided to channel a bit of Liverpool midfielder and namesake Sergio Garcia during 2008.
It just made the bridesmaid of golf look like a sleazy car salesman.
Come on Sergio! I looked up to you!
Thankfully he’s sorted it now.
HAVE YOU SEEN ANY BARNETS WORSE THAN THESE? LET US KNOW IN THE COMMENT SECTION BELOW.

Advertisement

Comments (0)

Leave a Comment

No comments yet. Be the first to comment!

What's Popular

highest paid caddies

Who are the highest-paid caddies in golf? The figures might shock you…

By Samuel Neale | Oct 21, 2025

Read full article Who are the highest-paid caddies in golf? The figures might shock you…

Golf Giveaways: Win a full TaylorMade custom fitting experience at The Kingdom at The Grove

By Paul Miller | Mar 20, 2026

Read full article Golf Giveaways: Win a full TaylorMade custom fitting experience at The Kingdom at The Grove
An image from LIV Golf Dallas | Source: LIV Golf

Big DP World Tour events still allow LIV Golfers to compete, but how?

By Matt Chivers | Mar 25, 2026

Read full article Big DP World Tour events still allow LIV Golfers to compete, but how?
Ganton Golf Club

The overlooked coastline offering some of the best-value golf in Britain and Ireland

By Max Mcvittie | Mar 11, 2026

Read full article The overlooked coastline offering some of the best-value golf in Britain and Ireland
(Back L-R) Bernd Wiesberger of Austria and team Europe, Matthew Fitzpatrick of England and team Europe, Tommy Fleetwood of England and team Europe, Paul Casey of England and team Europe, Viktor Hovland of Norway and team Europe, Tyrrell Hatton of England and team Europe, Shane Lowry of Ireland and team Europe, Ian Poulter of England and team Europe, (Front L-R) Jon Rahm of Spain and team Europe, Lee Westwood of England and team Europe, captain Padraig Harrington of Ireland and team Europe, Sergio Garcia of Spain and team Europe, and Rory McIlroy of Northern Ireland and team Europe pose for a team photo prior to the 43rd Ryder Cup at Whistling Straits | Getty Images

Why should we care if Jon Rahm misses the Ryder Cup?

By Matt Chivers | Mar 26, 2026

Read full article Why should we care if Jon Rahm misses the Ryder Cup?
foursomes Golfers at a green | Source: Adobe Stock

Why do club golfers hate foursomes?

By Steve Carroll | Mar 16, 2026

Read full article Why do club golfers hate foursomes?
Jon Rahm playing for Legion XIII | Source: Getty Images

Why we could be watching the beginning of the end for LIV Golf

By Matt Chivers | Mar 23, 2026

Read full article Why we could be watching the beginning of the end for LIV Golf
Bryson DeChambeau at LIV Golf Korea | Source: LIV Golf

Show me the money! How much has each LIV player made since signing up?

By Matt Chivers | Mar 26, 2026

Read full article Show me the money! How much has each LIV player made since signing up?
Jordan Spieth walking on a golf course with a club, at the 2025 Hero World Challenge

Jordan Spieth could lose his PGA Tour card. Where on earth did it all go wrong?

By Matt Chivers | Feb 13, 2026

Read full article Jordan Spieth could lose his PGA Tour card. Where on earth did it all go wrong?
Brian Gay retrieves his ball from a penalty area on the first hole during the third round of the Regions Tradition at Greystone Golf and Country Club on May 14, 2022 in Birmingham, Alabama. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images)

Why are penalty areas marked red or yellow?

By Steve Carroll | Mar 25, 2026

Read full article Why are penalty areas marked red or yellow?
Akshay Bhatia

Who is Akshay Bhatia?

By Matt Coles | Nov 8, 2024

Read full article Who is Akshay Bhatia?
golfers private jets

Which golfers own private jets and how much do they cost?

By Matt Coles | Oct 16, 2025

Read full article Which golfers own private jets and how much do they cost?