Linn Grant made a statement at the WTGL debut. Instead of wearing golf shoes during the league’s inaugural match, Grant wore knee-high, lace-up boots. They are the Adidas Ghost Sprint Shoes. Once, back in 2024, Grant caused a stir while wearing high-top golf shoes at St. Andrews. But this style choice is on an entirely different level.
Adidas Ghost Sprint Boots $155
These boots have the technology of the Ghost Sprint running shoe. Though not a golf shoe, Linn Grant wore them in the first WTGL match.
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Grant said she decided to wear the boots the day of the match, where her team, the New York Golf Club, took on the Los Angeles Golf Club. “I just saw them in my package from Adidas,” Grant said. “And I thought, ‘Those are really cool, and I should play in them.’”
During the match, which Grant’s team lost, Grant admitted that the boots did feel a bit warm. Which makes sense, because these boots have a leather and suede upper.
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The Ghost Sprint Boots are derivative of the Ghost Sprint running shoe. First on the market in 2005, the shoes were made as a low-profile sprinting and track shoe that kept feet close to the ground. This boot version keeps the technology of the running shoe, with the added aesthetic of a knee-high boot. So while these aren’t golf shoes and don’t have golf-specific traction, they do provide that connected-to-the-ground feeling many golfers look for.
Grant wore the boots while walking into the SoFi Center, where the competing athletes dressed up and posed for photos in the same way WNBA players do when they walk into their arenas. WTGL is an opportunity for LPGA players to showcase their personalities and generate interest from new audiences in a way that they haven’t before. By taking advantage of the fashion moment before the match begins, and with Grant wearing a buzzy, statement piece, the players involved in WTGL are showing that they see the opportunity the indoor golf league presents. And they’re ready to take advantage of it.
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
