The Antigua Group has re-invented itself in a way the past few years with high-tech apparel and outerwear lines. The latest example from the Phoenix-based company is its Rendition Jackets line for 2010 that features Desert Dry Xtra Lite.

Antigua says the two-way stretch fabric allows the Rendition jacket to be lightweight and resistant to water. Just as important, the jacket moves and stretches easily, something you don’t see in a lot of rain wear.

The Rendition jackets, in fact, have been so well received, that Antigua is now looking to do windshirts, pullover jackets and full-zip outerwear.

“We've been doing the performance category for the last four or five years in golf and when the golf industry first introduced performance fabrics we did color blending and things appropriate for performance,’’ said Sean Gregg, head designer for the Antigua Group. “We'll take it into a more sophisticated color palette with cleaner styling. Performance product doesn't have to be a bright color-block look. We've expanded the performance demographic to include something anyone, whether they are young or mature, can wear out-on or off the course."

--By Steve Pike