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Fashionista Jesper Parnevik To Retire: We Lose Good Golfer, Snappy Dresser

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Golf fashion is losing its finest muse: Jesper Parnevik is likely to retire because of a back injury. Parnevik has been an argyle warrior and championed the benefits of pastels for years, long before frat bros ruined the movement by pairing them with swooping bangs, 7-inch shorts, loafers and hints of entitled douche.

↵Parnevik will also be remembered as That Guy who had the nerve to publicly bash Tiger Woods, while most other golfers opted for “eh, sounds about right.” This is because Jesper is a man of principal, who understands when you cheat on your Swedish model wife you’re just being greedy and when you pair a white belt with a black top it makes you look fat (/glares in Phil Mickelson’s direction).

↵Auf Wiedersehen, Jesper. The links will be a far less fabulous place without you.

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↵For a more complete look at the Parnevik Lifetime Collection, just go here.

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