Michel Rouen Men's Water-Resistant Golf Shorts

Eight pockets, and it is worth counting what they are: two deep slant pockets at the hand, one hidden zip pocket on the left, one layered pocket on the right and four at the back. The zip one is where the car key goes, because it is the only one that closes, and it is the one thing you cannot afford to shake loose on a cart path.

Waist 30 to 42, ten colourways, one leg length, and the hem sits just above the knee on most men. The weave is light and water-resistant, so dew off the first fairway does not soak through and neither does a shower on the way back. A non-slip strip inside the waistband keeps your shirt where you tucked it. The front is flat, with a button and a zip fly rather than elastic, which is what lets you keep them on at a table afterwards.

One of 1 on the golf shorts rail in the Michel Rouen catalogue. It also answers to golf shorts. A size letter describes the garment rather than your body, so measure your chest once and hold the figure against the chart on the buying page. If you find a figure here that disagrees with the piece in your hands, tell us: how we keep them current is set out on how we update the catalogue.