Sunglasses

Golf Digest, July, 2004

The equipment our editors recommend. This month: Sunglasses

1 EDITORS' CHOICE Maui Jim. Model shown: Kapalua, $250 (street price). Score: 100.0 Designed to block glare from above, below and behind the lens.

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2 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Kaenon. Model shown: Kore, $180. Score: 97.8. Each lens treated with seven-step coating process.

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3 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Oakley. Model shown: Half Jacket XLJ, $135. Score: 95.9 Interchangeable lenses with a contrast coating.

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4 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Adidas. Model shown: a132, $100. Score: 93.2 Angle between lenses and temples can adjust to three positions.

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5 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Nike. Model shown: Flywheel 3PC, $159. Score: 93.0 Spring-hinge temples for optimum fit; available in a specialized golf-tint lens.

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6 RECOMMENDED SunBuster. Model shown: XXXCel.ULT, $129. Score: 89.6

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7 RECOMMENDED Sundog. Model shown: 41000, $50. Score: 88.9

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8 RECOMMENDED PeakVision. Model shown: Classic 4653, $129. Score: 87.7

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9 RECOMMENDED NYX Golf. Model shown: Ultra Lite, $79. Score: 87.1

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10 RECOMMENDED Bolle. Model shown: Vanadium, $130. Score: 85.5

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11 RECOMMENDED Rudy Project. Model shown: Perception, $180. Score: 85.3

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NOTE: The judges tested lens distortion and polled selected members of Golf Digest's Best in State Teachers list. We also considered information from surveys of Golf World Business magazine's 100 Best Golf Shops.

Voting on the Golf Digest Hot List is the result of product reviews by the five equipment editors for The Golf Digest Companies: Mike Stachura, Golf Digest; E. Michael Johnson, Golf World; Stina Sternberg, Golf For Women; Mark S. Murphy, Golf World Business; John Strege, Golf World. Voting is based on an adjusted 100-point scale in five categories: Technology/Innovation (25 percent), Performance/ Playability (25 percent), Market Forces (20 percent), Personal Preference (20 percent) and Value (10 percent). For more information on the voting process, visit: golfdigest.com/hotlist.