Stylin’ Shades - The Paula Creamer Collection

- With the days getting longer and winter disappearing into the rearview mirror, it’s a great time to think about acquiring some eyewear to cut the glare on and off the golf course. The Paula Creamer Collection (PCC), introduced by Sundog Eyewear in January at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando is certainly worth a look.

When I think Paula Creamer, I think pink because that’s her signature color (especially on the last day of a tournament). With that image in my head, I’ll admit I was pleasantly surprised to find her collection was fashionable with only subtle indications of pink. And as with the style these days, the lenses are big. In fact, they seemed goggle-like, which is something I’m not used to (especially on the golf course). But when you think of it, making sure your eyes are fully protected from exposure to the sun with something that’s nearly goggle-like is probably a really good idea.
[Note to self: Time to change your thinking.]

PCC 2008:

This is the second year that Sundog has put out a collection of Paula Creamer eyewear. The 2008 styles have been named for aspects of Paula’s persona:

-- “Strive” for her dedication to performance
-- “Impression” for her charismatic personality
-- “Prowl” for her elegance combined with boldness.

Of these three, I could see myself wearing the Strive. Described as “one piece 6 Base polycarbonate lens,” the Strive also has a MaxFlex Rilsan frame. Honestly, that’s all Greek to me. What I liked was the combination of sportiness and fashion. Plus, these are designed to stay put, which is a great thing when there are so many distractions to contend with on the golf course anyway. The Strive comes with three color options: shiny black/white, wood red demi/black, and shiny black/pink. At under $100 (golf shops are showing them for $69.99), the price is right too! In comparison, Oakleys start at $105 and can be as much as $175.

To me, the Impression looked kind of bug-like. Described as one-piece Bubble 9 Base de-centered polycarbonate lens, the Impression comes with two types of lens cuts to fit all face shapes. The frame is “UltraFlex TR90.” There are several color options: demi, black/brown lens, shiny black, crystal burgundy, and black/white. The Impression is $10 more – just $79.99.

Then there’s the Prowl. I’ll admit this style is my second favorite. It is described as having a de-centered 10 Base PC TORIC lens. It also has stainless steep frame front and an integrated color flare on the temple tops. The Prowl frame options include: wood demi/black, white/pink, black/matte, black/green, demi/matte black and shiny black/matte. The Prowl is also $79.99.

By the way, I saw a press release issued by Sundog Eyewear stating that when Paula Creamer won the LPGA Tour 2008 Fields Open in Hawaii earlier this year, she was wearing the white/pink version of the Prowl.

The Paula Creamer Collection is part of the Sundog’s 2008 Genuine Performance glasses that also includes Mike Weir’s Weir Golf Signature Series and the Hunter Mahan’s H-Drive III series.

Conclusion:
4.5 out of 5 Stars

The Paula Creamer Collection by Sundog Eyewear is awesome and a nice change of pace from the standard sports performance eyewear. In fact, my only complaint is that I want a demo day so I can try them all out in true golf course conditions. I’m sure I’d end up with more than one pair!

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