G&V

Established MMXXVI · Links Heritage

Gorse & Vale

The history of the game, made to be worn.

The House

Some things are not bought. They are inherited.

Golf was played on wild ground long before it was played on courses — among the gorse, the golden shrub that lines the old links, and the vale, the green hollows the game was first carved into. We take our name from that ground, and our manner from its age: unhurried, understated, made to endure.

Gorse & Vale is a heritage house with two purposes. To make headwear worthy of the game’s history — and to return to the clubs that shaped it the marks that time has worn away. Everything we make is made in small numbers, finished by hand, and meant to outlast the season, and the trend.

The game remembers. We see that it is worn well.
Gorse & Vale
Two Ways Through the Gate

Whom we serve.

For Players

Wear the game’s history.

The debut cap and our revived-crest editions — made in small batches for those who hold the game dear. Each one arrives with the story of where it came from.

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For Clubs

Reclaim your crest.

Many clubs have lost the marks that once defined them. We recover the original, redraw it with care, and return it to the course — worn by members, kept in the pro shop.

The Crest Programme
The Debut Cap — ivory cotton-twill crown, bottle-green brim, braided gold rope, and a leather strap.

The Debut Cap · Ivory & Bottle-Green

For Players · The Debut Cap

A pro-model,
in the old manner.

An ivory cotton-twill crown, a deep bottle-green brim, a fine gold rope, and a leather strap that softens with the years. Cut low and worn easy — the kind of cap that looks better the longer you keep it.

  • CrownIvory cotton twill
  • BrimBottle-green, flat
  • DetailBraided gold rope
  • ClosureLeather & antique brass
  • FinishLight vintage wash
For Clubs · The Crest Programme

The marks that time wore away.

Every club once carried a crest — a thistle, a tower, a stag on the gateposts and the old scorecards. Many have faded from memory. In partnership with a club’s committee, we bring them back.

i.

Research

We work from your archives — old cards, blazers, gate ironwork, club minutes — to recover the original mark and its story.

ii.

Redraw

The crest is redrawn by hand as a clean, faithful rendering — true to its era, ready to be stitched.

iii.

Restore

It returns to the course on caps made to honour it — for members, the pro shop, and the club’s own keeping.

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Pressed Into Cotton Paper

Every cap leaves us with a letterpressed card.

The story of its crest, its era, and the ground it came from — proof of what you’re wearing, and why it carries weight. A small thing, kept long after the season ends.

Early Access

Be first through the gates.

The first run is small. Join the waitlist for early access to the debut cap and the first revived-crest editions.