Since golfers usually wear one glove, they offered a perfect study and control group, all in one. The dermatologists reported in the June 2000 European Journal of Dermatology that the exposed skin was rougher due to dehydration, had more dark spots and more deep wrinkles. But, when both hands were stretched slightly, the gloved hands had more fine wrinkles than the unprotected ones. There was no association between skin damage and score.
Good golfers get off the course faster, but bad ones spend more time under the trees.