Golf glove with rain shield

Claim 1

A combination covering and glove for use in the rain and comprising: an inner glove having a wrist band, a palm section attached to the wrist band, and a plurality of finger sleeves attached to the palm section; an outer covering surrounding said inner glove and having an upper wrist surrounding end sewingly fixed to the periphery of the said wrist band and a lower end with an opening for receiving the handle of an athletic club, said inner glove including an elongated slit longitudinally extending through the wrist band, and said outer covering including a slit longitudinally extending from the upper wrist surrounding end, the edges of the slit of the outer covering being connected to edges of the slit in the inner glove; and wherein said outer covering has an elongated slot on the lateral side thereof which is adjacent to the palm portion of said inner glove; said slot extending toward and in the same direction as the central axis of the said opening for the athletic club, whereby the user may pass a second ungloved hand through said slot to grasp said club in cooperation with a hand in the inner glove.