Here are six waterproof jackets to keep you dry as golf courses reopen

These lightweight, stretchy jackets could also make for some Christmas present ideas for the golf-lover in your life...

The dark clouds hanging over Irish golf are finally lifting - though don’t be surprised if clouds of a different hue deposit precipitation all over us golfers now that courses have reopened... So what better way to prepare for the winter conditions than with a new waterproof jacket?

Most golf clothing companies have released their autumn/winter collections, and with the technology now available, you simply don’t have to flounder around in cumbersome wet gear anymore. Think lightweight… think stretchy material… think quiet.