Dress codes in 2011

[rosecott]

Looked up the website of a course I'm playing next week in an Invitation Day. Found this:

ON THE COURSE - DRESS
1) Smart, tidy appearance is required at all times.
2) Jeans, tee shirts, collar-less shirts, shirts with large logos and / or numbers, tracksuits and trainers are NOT permitted
3) Golf shoes only will be worn.
4) Tailored shorts may only be worn with EITHER coloured knee-length hose OR
predominantly white sports socks.

5) Trousers may NOT be tucked into socks.
6) Shirts must be tucked into waistbands

WITHIN THE CLUBHOUSE and PATIO AREA- DRESS
5) Open toed footwear such as sandals can only be worn with socks.

Any views?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Pretty standard I'd say. Not sure open toped sandals should be allowed anywhere for men with or without socks but that is probably another thread. Can't see too much wrong with that

 

[AuburnWarrior]

That's pretty standard for most courses I think.

I like the open toed comment 'must be worn with socks' - what a lovely look!

 

[G1BB0]

nowt wrong with a pair of sandals with socks

if you look at most club websites I think that is a pretty generic dress code

 

[AuburnWarrior]

nowt wrong with a pair of sandals with socks

And you're clearly over 75!

Or German.

Or both.

 

[G1BB0]

das ist korrect meine kinder

 

[rosecott]

I had a wry smile about number 6.

My son (an occasional golfer) took me to the Belfry for a birthday treat. We'd been there 5 minutes when he got a bollocking for shirt outside the trousers.

 

[chrisd]

nowt wrong with a pair of sandals with socks

And you're clearly over 75!

Or German.

Or both.

Definitely not Italian - so HID says!


Chris

 

[Pongo]

Would it be acceptable for the fitter lady golfers to wear stockings and suspenders beneath extremely short golf skirts? It would look quite good on a few of them but most lady golfers at my course are absolute munters if I'm honest. That Creamer chick would do fine though. Any thoughts?

 

[clubchamp07]

Who polices these rules at these courses.
We went to a course a few years ago, it rained most of the day, we walked into the bar and straight away the bar man Told us to remove our coats. A guy in our party as quick as lighting replyed, give us a chance. The barman was good with the rules but bloody to quick. We left.

 

[bobmac]

I visited a club's website once where there were no pictures of the course, none of the pro or shop and only a hand drawn map of where the course was. There WAS however a photo of a man in a jacket and tie...just in case visitors didn't what one looked like.

 

[PNWokingham]

We are pretty relaxed on dress code and now allow jeans in the clubhouse - it helps make it a more relaxed experience for guests and visitors who come up for lunches etc - although not many do wear them - just saves issues that might occur.

Dress code was on the agenda for the committee recently - not sure of the decisions but areas up for debate included - why should women not have to tuck tops into trousers on the course but men do; how do you determine between cargo shorts and golf shorts - as some golf names now make shorts that look like cargo shorts - similar to the collar/non collar issue. Can't remember other things. The principles are to make everything as relaxed an experience a possible - it is likely they will leave things a bit grey and state "appropriate dress on the course" or something similar.

 

[TheJezster]

Personally I think too many golf clubs have far too draconian a rule.

It's nonsense in this day and age. What difference does it make if you tuck your shirt into your shorts or not? And why not cargo shorts? Thats what I wear when I play, you can use the outside pockets for spare balls, tee's pitch mark repairer etc.

As for the socks with sandals!! Oh my God! That is just plain ridiculous, who would wear socks with a nice pair of berkenstocks for example? I certainly wouldnt.

Clubs need to relax far far more than they do. Yes, no jeans and trainers on teh course etc, thats fine, but to dictate what you wear in the clubhouse after? Thats not on in my mind, unless its a formal dinner.

 

[StrangelyBrown]

Personally I think too many golf clubs have far too draconian a rule.

It's nonsense in this day and age. What difference does it make if you tuck your shirt into your shorts or not? And why not cargo shorts? Thats what I wear when I play, you can use the outside pockets for spare balls, tee's pitch mark repairer etc.

As for the socks with sandals!! Oh my God! That is just plain ridiculous, who would wear socks with a nice pair of berkenstocks for example? I certainly wouldnt.

Clubs need to relax far far more than they do. Yes, no jeans and trainers on teh course etc, thats fine, but to dictate what you wear in the clubhouse after? Thats not on in my mind, unless its a formal dinner.

I agree with pretty much all of this, and I've said it before and been shot down. I'd like to be able to wear what I like in the club house (within reason, my local boozer doesn't allow football colours so I wouldn't expect to be able to wear my Hibs top at the golf course). I've said it before, the club house is simply a pub attached to the golf course. Admittedly, it's a nice pub, but a pub none-the-less.

 

[USER1999]

Clubs need to relax far far more than they do. Yes, no jeans and trainers on teh course etc, thats fine,

Still don't get the issue with trainers on the course. I can buy golf shoes which look exactly like trainers, and they are ok, but not if they actually are trainers. Makes no sense to me.

 

[HughJars]

Personally I think too many golf clubs have far too draconian a rule.

It's nonsense in this day and age. What difference does it make if you tuck your shirt into your shorts or not?

True it makes no difference, you do look like a right pikey though.

I certainly agree with most of the thread, proper dress code on the course, but also I would like to see a far more relaxed dress code in the bar, stopping short of football tops perhaps, but certainly jeans should be allowed.

 

[NWJocko]

Clubs need to relax far far more than they do. Yes, no jeans and trainers on teh course etc, thats fine,

Still don't get the issue with trainers on the course. I can buy golf shoes which look exactly like trainers, and they are ok, but not if they actually are trainers. Makes no sense to me.

I've never got this either. Nike (I think) now have golf shoes that specifically look like trainers?

90% of the women's golf shoes I see on the course could easily be mistaken for trainers aswell.

Not an 'elf and safety thing is it? Someone slips and sues the course.....

 

[ScienceBoy]

I think the rules are fine, except the sandals one, they should be banned unless the wearer is in the senior section, it is then a useful method of identification.

I like the rules as they are, for both the clubhouse and the car. I bet everyone who goes to a club has the right items somewhere in their wardrobe.

 

[granters]

I pretty much agree with most thoughts on here.

An absolutely prime example of how far a relaxed dress code will get you is this (and some people will know the 2 clubs i'm talking about)-

2 clubs practically touching each other not far from me, seriously, it's 30seconds between one and the other.

One has a relaxed dress code, jeans in the bar etc, a thriving social scene, pool table, big screen TV

The other has a ridiculous dress code, including full dinner attire for agm's etc. And is like a ghost town. I didn't even use my £50 bar tab as i couldn't stand the pomposity of the place

One club is now charging every one of their own members a £60 membership levy because they don't have enough members to cover costs.

Can you guess which one it is?

 

[sev112]

Highly refreshing to hear some 21st century attitudes to dress codes on here. These juxtapositions show how stupid dress code rules are. If anyone can give a sensible reason for any type of dress restriction then that's fine - otehrwise it's a subjective class thing. Denim (Jeans) are in fact a very good material for Autumn and Spring golf, and trainers are very good footwear for dry golf - every single caddie on teh tour wears them so they cant be bad for greens. Anyway - what makes jeans "jeans" = is it blue denim, or any colour trousers with double stiching and double micro-weave (of whatever the technical term for denim is)??

Paul - I'm up at BL Sat evening for the school's dinner dance; i think i'll tell the mrs that as jeans are in the dress code there now, i'll wear those rather than the bloomin DJ