DRESS CODE/ETIQUETTE

[Smiffy]

If I turned up at a strange golf club, and people were teeing off the first in jeans and t-shirts, I'd be back in the car like a shot and off home again...or find a course where dress code was adhered to.
Sorry. I'm a snob

 

[KeefG]

If I turned up at a strange golf club, and people were teeing off the first in jeans and t-shirts, I'd be back in the car like a shot and off home again...or find a course where dress code was adhered to.
Sorry. I'm a snob

I'd be right there with ya if I had the opportunity, unfortunately due to me playing a muni course most the time I have no choice as I regularly see chavs in jeans and trackies playing round my local track

 

[Parmo]

Tbh I would rather be paying Muni prices and put up with the odd person not dressing for golf than pay hundreds more on a private club where most of the time the course is in worse state than a local municipal.

 

[EchtLoon]

I wasnt aware that all posts had to have perfect spelling and grammar....I was only trying to start a discussion on a discussion forum. Wouldnt you agree that until being fully committed to being a golfer, and playing on a municipal course, that comfortable dress is suitbale?

Although I do agree that when it comes to wearing jeans on a private course, thats wrong, but munis should be the courses where a love of the game is developed.

Yes junior do have bad attitudes most of the time, but most of them are teenagers and react the exact same way to anyone pulling them up....parents teachers etc.

Your bolded point is spot on. However that means an awareness of what is expected should be drilled in to these players. I was, until this season, a member of a muni, and it would have taken no effort at all for the pro's shop to enforce a dress standard, unfortunately 'no effort' is exactly what they put in to running the place.

I'm no snob, indeed as Smiffy will atest, I initially pulled out of the north v South game becasue the club being played insists on jacket and tie in the club house, but I'm sorry, on the course you adhere to a certain dress standard that is expected in the game. In effect it is "the strip", and you couldn't play football with a variety of strips, so why do some feel that playing in a football strip is acceptable for golf?

 

[EchtLoon]

Tbh I would rather be paying Muni prices and put up with the odd person not dressing for golf than pay hundreds more on a private club where most of the time the course is in worse state than a local municipal.

You'd be right, but I've yet to find the municipal in question

 

[Parmo]

Not played Roundhay have you

On a serious note, Roundhay at the moment is better than Headingley, Cobble Hall and some other private clubs in terms of condiction.

 

[welshjim22]

I am not a fan of the strick dress code of some clubs. As long as you are wearing a polo shirt and smart trousers or shorts i don't care what you wear. My main issue is witht he OTT rules some clubs have regarding the clubhouse. For example shirt and tie after seven and shoes only. However, something that made me think WHY? recently was a rule on a website for a course i fancied a round at. No changing of shoes in the car park. So i can't drive there in shopes/trainers get my clubs out and swap to my golf shoes without going into the changing rooms. Rules need to be applied but more of a balance needs to be found in some places.

 

[sasquatch]

There is a strict dress code on our course which i adhere to but jeans(and mobiles!) are allowed in the clubhouse. personally i enjoy being smart on the course and spend a few quid on clobber!It makes me feel comfortable and i reckon i look the part(makes me feel better cos im playing crap!!).Im allways on the lookout for new golf clothes-it does make me feel like a golfer and i think that helps my game.saying that,you dont have to spend a fortune to look smart.

 

[andycap]

The 'changing shoes in the car park' rule is commonplace. I think this is because every one cleans all the crud from their shoes at the back of the car, leaving it all over the car park .But they do it with the trolleys anyway

 

[mono217]

I couldnt read it Too loud.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Mono

pot and kettle

 

[GRAEMBO]

Fliipin heck...theres some amount of moaners on here...would you really expect me to type that all out again because its in caps?

To the guy above who spends alot of money on golf gear...IM the exact same....I like to look good on the course, makes me feel like a player! But for guys who do not know of this feeling yet, cant they get a break for a while?

I spoke to the man who came up with bukered mentality clithing range at the scottish golf show, and it was he who brought this point to me, I had never really thought about it before. The reason why guys like Poulter, Edfors and co are so popular is because although they adhere to dress code...they break the mould!

As for Big BAd Johns trousers.....hes been on some wierd shizzle to be sporting those bad boys!!

 

[pigmeister]

My club has a dress code for the course, which is smart casual but no jean`s ect, ect. There are no jeans, no trainers, no t`shirts or caps and no mobiles in the club house, and if you use the restuarant after 7pm then you are required to wear a jacket and tie. But we can change our shoes in the car park and i can wear t`shirt and jeans if i turn up to the pro shop to buy something. When i do play other courses i always dress smartly no matter what their dress code is, and if it states that i`m required to wear a jacket and tie to eat thats fine by me. When i joined my club 24years ago i was made aware of the rules and it was my choice, if i did`nt like the rule`s i could go and play somewhere else. Yes it is a private club, and i`m glad we have the dress code`s, would`nt have it any other way. BUT i can see the other side of the coin. Munis need the monies from green fee`s and from the bar taking`s to help in the upkeep of the course and various other council run schemes. So the dress code for alot of these places is very relaxed. Played at West Essex last friday and was very surprised to see jeans in the club house. So if you want to play in jean`s, combat`s or rugby shirts please don`t turn up at my club and expect to play. If you don`t like the rules, don`t play the game!

 

[RGDave]

Graembo,

I'm happy to say I agree with some of your post.

I played for years at a muni, the "members" wore the correct attire, the rest, well, it was a mix of jeans and shell suits.

Never bothered me. Every person I ever met who wanted to take their game seriously and maybe join the club/team soon sorted themselves out.

 

[GRAEMBO]

Finally...someones on my side!! =D

 

[KeefG]

He's just being sympathetic really, dont get too over excited lol

 

[Herbie]

When I first played at St Andrews OC there were 4 people dressed in jeans, now this was some years ago and I am not sure if there has been a dress code overall on the course, nor am I sure of its status but it used to have muni status at one time.

If it could happen there of all places I dont think people should get over excited when it occasionally happens elsewhere.

Smiffy, you could miss out on one or two good courses by jumping in your car if you saw a pair of jeans on the tee.
Frankly I find it a scream that people get so uptight about a pair of jeans, I mean what do these jeans tell you in 2009????, gonna rape your mom? No worse than that, they may be undesirable people because of denim, so lets break out the Tar and feathers and lets get em!!!!

Please! Its just clothing and at its worst is not what you would prefer someone to wear, it doesnt make the wearer an evil killer of childrens hamsters does it?

Talk about OTT, I think there should be an OTT rule at all golf clubs, in that if you show any OTT behavior it should be met with OTT response and you should be banned from every club in the UK for 5 yrs.

 

[CrapHacker]

I AGREE WITH THE OP !!!

Ok, I'll shhh now.

I also agree with all the posters that say if you were playing football, you'd wear boots, shorts etc. True as well.

But for your first ever kick abouts did you get all kitted up.

NO !!!

It was jumpers for goalposts down the rec. As well you know.

Everyone has to start somewhere, and if we're saying that the only way kids will be allowed to start is when their parents have introduced them to the game, and bought them all the right gear from the off, then obviously we're saying that we want the game to be elitest, and we don't want any more of those damned outsiders to enter our clique.

Shame on you.

Yes, members clubs should have restrictions, and even members at munis should have perks, to encourage people to climb the golfing evolution chain.

But for those first hack abouts, the pro should make sure that beginners are sure of basic etiquette, make sure their shoes don't have heels, and then sell them as many balls as they can afford.

Get 'em out there, get 'em hooked.

And they'll soon end up here with the rest of us grumpy old farts.

 

[Smiffy]

Smiffy, you could miss out on one or two good courses by jumping in your car if you saw a pair of jeans on the tee.

Not around here to be honest!!Maybe in Scotland but municipal courses around this way are pants (except maybe Tilgate Forest near Crawley).
I've got nothing against jeans, I've got about 5 or 6 pairs of my own and will spend the whole week-end in them...when I'm not playing golf. But would you join a tennis club and then tip up for a game wearing jeans and a t shirt???
Incidently, I seem to recall reading/being told by someone that St Andrews is in fact a municipal course and that you were permitted to wear jeans whilst playing.
I agree that some of the dress codes enforced on players and members whilst in the clubhouse are a little old fashioned, I don't want to have to change to go in and have a drink, other than to change my shoes. But on the course itself??? I'm a traditionalist...I guess snob was the wrong word to use.

 

[clubchamp07]

We have the dress code (no BLUE jeans) but black, brown yellow or whatever colour you can get is ok. There is one thing I really hate, it's the people who clearly are wearing jeans and even on a real hot day slip on their water prof trousers and sit at the bar having a drink. It happens quite often. Not only should you be dressed well, but anything like wetsuits, be it bottoms or jackets should not be allowed to be worn in the club house. just my opinon.