Packers Zubaz, cheese golf balls and other odd items at the PGA merchandise tent

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — You can’t accuse the folks in charge of the PGA Championship merchandise tent for not knowing what Wisconsin golf fans want to buy.

The most popular item in the huge retail area this week was a putter cover made of foam cheese. Priced at $30, they flew off the shelves and were completely sold out for the weekend by Thursday.

Disappointed cheeseheads, however, had plenty of other options to show both their love of their homestate and the fact they visited this year’s tournament. We took a walk through the sales floor on Friday morning to see some of the odder offerings available for purchase.

Zubaz hats in Green Bay Packers colors ($25): If there’s one fashion rule in the greater Sheboygan area, it’s that you can never overdo it with the green-and-gold Zubaz print.

Bucket hats in Green Bay Packers colors ($32): Suitable for cheering on both Rory McIlroy this weekend and Aaron Rodgers the next.

Putter covers in Green Bay Packers colors ($32): Starting to sense a theme here. Though if they really wanted to target Wisconsin natives, they’d also offer it in hunters organe.

PGA championship/Milwaukee Brewers shirt ($34): Welll, then. A little something for the baseball fans.

PGA championship/Wisconsin polo shirt ($60): And the Badgers fans over in Madison.

Ryder Cup 2020: Whistling Straits cap ($27): We looked for Milwaukee Bucks or Marquette gear, but came up empty. It’s never too early, though, to start advertising the Ryder Cup’s arrival here in five years.

“Quiet Please” paddle ($68): Have a young golf fan who won’t shut up? Buy this paddle. It may be expensive, but you can’t put a price on peace of mind.

Stuffed Scottish blackface sheep ($14): The flock of sheep that regularly roams Whistling Straits have been moved offsite for the tournament, but you can still find a smaller stuffed version in the merch tent.