But some are more ephemeral, their fit wearing out like an overused t-shirt as the years pass.
Take, for example, Sergio Garcia. When he burst onto the scene at age 19, the Spaniard was playfully dubbed El Niño, a nickname that has followed him throughout his career. But the player teeing it up this week at the Shell Houston Open has very little Niño about him.
Garcia turned 35 in January, and he is in the midst of his 16th season on the PGA Tour. His baby-faced smile has been replaced by the grizzled shadow of a veteran, one who has already compiled a wildly successful career: eight wins in the U.