Why one glove & not two

[Jigger]

I play with a glove on each hand until it gets good and warm.

I’ve done the same this winter.

 

[Mandofred]

I’ve done the same this winter.

I'm a little extreme though...I'm a real wimp and like warm hands so I keep the right glove on until it gets above 13-14 degrees or so.

 

[oleinone]

I never play with a glove and try to avoid playing in persistent rain. Last Friday heavy rain started after a few holes and we decided to pack it in playing the 8th and 9th on the way in. On the 9th tee a combination of cold and wet hands almost saw my 8 iron fly from my grip. It gave me a jolt imagining the damage that could have been caused - I'm going to invest in some wet weather gloves just in case.

 

[patricks148]

After my finger op end of last year and the subsequent pain from the fused joint and swelling , I've tried 2 gloves a couple of times. It just feels weird and didn't help.

 

[Jigger]

I'm a little extreme though...I'm a real wimp and like warm hands so I keep the right glove on until it gets above 13-14 degrees or so.

Wow! My mate has Reynards and suffers badly in the cold

 

[SyR]

I recall from reading a book a while back that the "reason" for one glove was because golfers used to hit off mounds of soil instead of a wooden tee and they used a glove to avoid their hands from getting dirty while building the little mound of soil.
In modern times it makes sense to me that a glove on the left hand is needed to best grip for a right handed players as they swing through towards the target.

 

[sjw]

Another thing to think about, I guess, is that the top hand wears the glove because it's the hand subject to the most force due to the lever effect.