ADIDAS GOLF X METALWOOD Y2K COLLAB LAUNCHES THIS WEEK

## Desert Testing Ground for Golf's Next Wave The adidas Golf x Metalwood Studio capsule launches February 19 at metalwood.studio and February 20 at 8 a.m. local time via the adidas CONFIRMED app, adidas.com, and select retailers. But before the streetwear meets fairway collection hits shelves, it got its real world test at Rams Hill Golf Club, the award-winning Tom Fazio public golf course in Borrego Springs, San Diego County, California. Metalwood Studio, founded by Cole Young, has cultivated a reputation for blending nostalgia with irreverence, often referencing mid-2000s silhouettes and graphic language. Young launched Metalwood in June 2020 during the pandemic without a job, growing it from an online mood board to a fully-fledged business with investors and employees in just 24 months. ## Y2K Tech Meets Golf Performance The six-piece collection focuses on a polo, windbreaker, pant, hat, glove, and the exclusive MC70 golf footwear, with the defining garment being golf pants constructed with a zippered ventilation system along the leg that reveals adidas' signature 3-Stripes detailing when opened. The MC70 footwear includes deco-stitched detail in the leather upper inspired by football boots from the 1970s, while subtle nods to mid-2000s adidas Teamgeist designs appear in the polo. The polo incorporates references to adidas' mid-2000s Teamgeist era, associated with the 2006 FIFA World Cup, which introduced fluid paneling and curved seam placements that emphasized movement. "We saw tremendous success when we combined the fashion and skateboarding communities with our Rolling Links collection in the fall of 2024," said Shaun Madigan, Global Director of Apparel, adidas Golf. "We wanted to dive deeper into these communities and felt Metalwood was the perfect partner to bring another chapter like this to life." ## Beyond Country Club Conformity Rams Hill Golf Club, located in Borrego Springs, California, is a multiple recipient of Golf Advisors' Top 50 in the U.S. Golfers' Choice list, with Tom Fazio constructing this par-72 design against the scenic backdrop of the Anza-Borrego Desert State Park. The desert setting provided the perfect backdrop for testing gear designed to challenge golf's traditional aesthetic boundaries. Rather than reposition golf through minimal performance upgrades, the collection reframes the course as a space where skateboarding, fashion, and early-2000s design codes converge, arriving at a moment when golf apparel continues to evolve beyond traditional country club uniformity as younger players and culturally literate consumers redefine what belongs on the fairway. This collaboration represents more than nostalgic fashion. It signals golf's continued cultural expansion beyond its traditional boundaries, with performance meeting street credibility in ways that would have been unthinkable a decade ago. The February 19 drop will test whether golf's new generation is ready to embrace Y2K aesthetics on the fairway.