Patent ID: 8146173

Claim:
A golf glove without having a thumb covering, the golf glove defining an opening ( 32 ) for exposing a thumb ( 10 ) of a golfer with a circumferential area of the opening ( 32 ) lying about a lower circumference of the thumb so as to enable a bare skin exposed at a lower side of the thumb to contact with a lower side area of a forefinger region ( 20 ) when the golf glove is worn by the golfer, and also to further enable a direct skin contact between the exposed thumb and a handle portion of a golf club ( 40 ), wherein the golf glove is made of leather or inelastic fabric or synthetic materials except an area (P), which is a region adjacent to the opening ( 32 ) in the glove and including a root portion of the thumb at a palm side, which is made of an elastic material or a Spandex material having good flexibility and elasticity.