A phone in an open pocket comes out on the treadmill. This is the single most common complaint in athletic clothing reviews, and it is answerable from the product data before you buy.
The count, honestly
Ninety-one cards in the catalogue give no pocket count at all in the vendor copy, which usually means there are none worth mentioning. Forty-four mention a zip without saying how many pockets there are. Where a count is given it runs from 2 to 7, and the golf shorts are the generous end: five and six pockets, several of them zipped.
We show the number on the product page only when the seller states it. An empty pocket row means the listing was silent, not that the garment has bare hips.
Key pocket, zip pocket, cargo pocket
A key pocket is a small interior pouch, big enough for a car fob and a folded bill, sewn inside the waistband. It will not hold a phone. A zip pocket on the thigh or the back yoke will. Cargo pockets sit on the side of the leg and hold volume but bounce when you run.
Running shorts in this catalogue almost always mean the first kind. If you want the second, the zip pockets collection is the shortcut.
Where the zip is matters as much as whether it exists
A back zip pocket digs in when you sit in a car. A side zip pocket on a golf short stays clear when you bend over a putt. Read the bullet text on the product page rather than trusting the icon: the vendor is specific about placement more often than not.
