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A Thursday during a non-major week usually doesn't amount to much on the golf fashion watch front, but on this Thursday, more than a few items warrant mention.

In his first appearance since his win at the Masters at the Quail Hollow Championship in Charlotte, NC, Phil Mickelson continued to impress on the trouser front in what we continue to assume are Tom Ford designs. While it is likely that Mickelson can better Thursday's two under par round of 70 in the coming days, Phil will be hard pressed to better the beige with black pinstripe trousers he sported in the opening round. Simple and classic, with flair.

Phil Mickelson continues to impress. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images North America)

Over at the Open de Espana at the Real Club de Golf de Seville in Seville, Spain, Alvaro Quiros proved a curious sight in a straw hat. Colin Montgomerie took a run at a US Open in the 1990s in a similar lid, and Larry Laoretti rose to prominence on the then Senior Tour in said chapeau, but the last golfer of note to successfully brand himself in a straw hat was of course Greg Norman, and Chapeau Noir feels that's how it should be left.

Alvaro Quiros should kiss that hat goodbye, post haste. (Photo by Ross Kinnaird/Getty Images Europe)

This guy seems kinder and gentler in argyle - so much so that at times it looked like he was auditioning for a Jello pudding commercial. Is it possible that Nike is making a concerted effort to present their main man in warmer, less aggressive tones?

It was a cool morning in Charlotte, and Anthony Kim of Nike went with an all-black layered approach. Chapeau Noir really hopes he wasn't wearing those ridiculous thermal 'arms' - that would just spoil it. Check that, Kim went and spoiled it all on his own by not colormatching his toque - but sometimes function wins out over style. Sometimes.

Speaking of thermal arms, these look suspiciously as such on Bubba Watson. Hands up if you dig Travis Mathew!

Richard Johnson went with some thick horizontal stripes that made Chapeau Noir think he was just a couple of 45 degree angles away from going all Charlie Brown on us.

There are times I really like Hollas, but for some reason it's just not working on Rory Sabbatini.

Finally, we presume adidas Golf has furnished Martin Laird with a new pair of shoes since the Hilton Head Heist. At least his sweet buckle from 59belts.com didn't get nicked in the caper.

Update on May 5, 2010 by Chapeau Noir

Sabbatini Trouser Correction

Word comes from Second Skin, parent company to Hollas that Rory Sabbatini is not under exclusive contract to wear Hollas from head to toe, and on the day in question referenced above, was not wearing Hollas trousers. Chapeau Noir regrets the error and appreciates the clarification.