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How Using Organic Cotton and Repreve Fabric Impacts Our Supply Chain: Using natural and sustainable products is one of our top priorities here at OLEA, and using organic products helps the environment and allows for higher quality products. Organic cotton has a natural SPF 15, which gives sun protection for long days on the course. This fabric avoids chemicals, and there are less petrochemicals, which are harmful when touching skin. The crop uses 20% less water than other inorganic products, causing less harm to natural resources. Farmers also benefit from this product, as they have better lives and are exposed...

By: Meredith Haberfield   Wage Gap in Athletics Prominent wage disparities are a problem we all know exist between men and women in many jobs in today’s world. Athletics, unfortunately, is one place where that does not change. Women in the LPGA get paid an astonishing amount less than the men for winning the same tournament. The Women’s U.S. Open winner in 2019, Jeongeun Lee6 earned $1 million, while the second place finisher, Angel Yin, earned $412,168. The Men’s U.S. Open winner in 2019, Brooks Koepka, won $2,160,000, and the second place finisher, Tommy Fleetwood, won $1,296,000. Up until the...

By: Meredith Haberfield Rules… But For Whom?        There are various disparities among female and male sports, including the rules and regulations for each gender. One striking difference is the guide for apparel on the golf course. Women have a lengthy set of “dos and don’ts” when it comes to what they wear in tournaments, whereas as long as men have on long pants and a collared shirt, nobody blinks an eye. While it is understandable that the LPGA wants professionalism in the sport, some of the newer rules in regards to what women can wear on the...

To my OLEA friends and family, Welcome! It feels so good to finally be able to say that. I have wanted to work with female athletes for years, and founding OLEA Athletics has brought that dream to life.  Why start with golf?  I have been playing golf for almost my entire life and have always hated the clothes. The unflattering silhouettes and bright, preppy patterns did not match my personal style, leaving me unconfident on the course. I even went so far as to refuse to wear khaki pants at my varsity matches in high school.  In 2017,  I was...