Many people are not aware that golf skorts womens players see as standard apparel have been around in some format since the 1890's. But in those days, they were designed for the "new" craze sweeping the nation: bicycling.

As a feminist statement of the day, these products looked and worked very differently than today's golf skorts. On account of the modesty and comfort provided by a golf skort, they are likely to be a popular style on the golf course for quite some time.