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The present invention is directed to a golf shirt with two laterally-opposed textile bands affixed thereto that are less stretchable than a textile used to construct the torso portion and the shoulder portion of the shirt. A first end of each band is adhered to a skirt of the collar portion, and a s

The present invention is directed to a golf shirt with two laterally-opposed textile bands affixed thereto that are less stretchable than a textile used to construct the torso portion and the shoulder portion of the shirt. A first end of each band is adhered to a skirt of the collar portion, and a second end is adhered to a free end of the shirt. One side of the length of the pair of bands is adhered to the shirt at each point between the first and second end. When the shirt is worn by a person, and the person addresses a golf ball (e.g., extends his arms in front of his body and/or partially clasps his hands together around a golf club), the textile used to construct the bands pulls the sleeve portion away from the wearer and/or decreases a movement associated with the sleeve portion.

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1. A golf shirt comprising: a torso portion that is adapted to extend around at least a portion of a wearer's torso in an as-worn position, the torso portion having a front and a back;two sleeve portions connected to the torso portion at two respective shoulders, each of the two sleeve portions havi

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A golf shirt comprising: a torso portion that is adapted to extend around at least a portion of a wearer's torso in an as-worn position, the torso portion having a front and a back;two sleeve portions connected to the torso portion at two respective shoulders, each of the two sleeve portions having a front, a back, and a cuff;a plurality of ventilation holes located at a plurality of ventilation zones positioned about the shirt, the plurality of ventilation zones comprising a first, second, third, and fourth ventilation zones;a pair of textile bands, each of the pair of textile bands having a first end, a second end, and a length, the first end being connected to a skirt of a collar, the second end being connected to the cuff of the sleeve portions, the length being connected to a back side of the golf shirt in a location extending from the collar skirt to the cuff; anda third textile band having a top end, a bottom end, and a third length, the top end being connected to the collar skirt, the bottom end being connected to a bottom cuff of the back torso portion, the third length being connected to the back side of the golf shirt in a central location extending from the collar skirt to the bottom cuff,wherein the third textile band divides the back torso portion into two equal halves. 2. The golf shirt of claim 1, wherein each of the pair of textile bands overlay one side of a seam. 3. The golf shirt of claim 2, wherein the seam is created with an adhesive tape that is activated upon application of an ultrasonic energy. 4. The golf shirt of claim 1, wherein the length of each of the pair of textile bands is located over laterally opposed portions of the golf shirt that are adapted to coordinate with laterally opposed body parts of the wearer when in an as-worn position. 5. The golf shirt of claim 1, wherein the length of each of the pair of textile bands is located over laterally opposed portions of the golf shirt that are adapted to coordinate with laterally opposed arms and shoulder blades of the wearer in an as-worn position. 6. The golf shirt of claim 1, wherein the pair of textile bands limit the stretch of the golf shirt in a configuration for addressing a golf ball. 7. The golf shirt of claim 1, wherein the torso portion and the two sleeve portions are comprised of a first material, and wherein the pair of textile bands and the third textile band are comprised of a second material, and wherein the first material has a greater stretch than the second material. 8. A golf shirt comprising: a torso portion that is configured to extend around at least a portion of a wearer's torso in an as-worn position, the torso portion having a front and a back and being comprised of a first material, the back comprising two equal panels;two sleeve portions, each of the two sleeve portions having a front, a back, and a cuff and being comprised of the first material, the cuff at a distal end of each of the sleeve portions; anda plurality of ventilation holes located at a plurality of ventilation zones positioned about the shirt, the plurality of ventilation zones comprising a first, second, third, and fourth ventilation zones;two seam bands, each of the two seam bands overlay panels located at one or more laterally opposed golf-shirt portions and being comprised of a second material, wherein the first material is different from the second material, and wherein a stretchability of the first material is greater than a stretchability of the second material; anda third seam band that is positioned adjacent to a seam joining the two equal panels of the back of the torso portion. 9. The golf shirt of claim 8, wherein the two seam bands reduce a movement associated with the two sleeve portions when the golf shirt is positioned for a wearer to addresses a golf ball. 10. The golf shirt of claim 8, wherein the two seam bands are located on an inner face of the golf shirt. 11. The golf shirt of claim 8, wherein the two seam bands are located on an outer face of the golf shirt. 12. A golf shirt comprising: a torso portion adapted to extend around at least a portion of a wearer's torso in an as-worn position;two sleeve portions connected to the torso portion at two respective shoulder regions;two seams located on a back side of the golf shirt, each of the two seams bonding at least a front panel and a back panel of the torso portion and a front panel and a back panel of one of the two sleeve portions, the each of the two seams located over laterally opposed portions of the golf shirt;a band that overlays an exterior side of each of the two seams, wherein the band is comprised of a material having less stretchability than a material used to form the torso portion and the two sleeve portions; anda plurality of ventilation holes located at a plurality of ventilation zones positioned about the shirt, the plurality of ventilation zones comprising a first, second, third, and fourth ventilation zone,wherein the first and the second ventilation zones are located on the front panel and the back panel of the torso portion and extend around the side of the wearer's torso in as-worn position,wherein the third and fourth ventilation zones are located on the back panel of each of the two sleeve portions and are positioned adjacent to each band. 13. The golf shirt of claim 12, wherein the laterally opposed golf shirt portions are adapted to correspond with a wearer's shoulder blade and an arm. 14. The golf shirt of claim 12, further comprising a collar connected to the torso portion. 15. The golf shirt of claim 14, wherein the collar comprises a semi-rigid portion located to correspond with a back of the wearer's neck when in an as-worn position, the semi-rigid portion having a ventilation portion with a plurality of holes extending through the semi-rigid portion. 16. The golf shirt of claim 15, wherein the semi-rigid portion is fused to an inner surface and an outer surface of the collar. 17. The golf shirt of claim 14, further comprising a third band that overlays a third seam, the third band having a length that extends from the collar to a free end of the torso portion at an inferior location relative to the collar. 18. The golf shirt of claim 17, wherein the back panel of the torso portion comprises two panels that are bonded together by the third seam. 19. The golf shirt of claim 18, wherein the third band comprises a material including a visual trait that contrasts the third band with the torso portion. 20. The golf shirt of claim 19, wherein a position of the third band divides the back panel into two equal portions.