Dress codes

[Orikoru]

We all went and sat in the room with her.
We never returned to the club as a society
And most sadly of all she never returned to the society again after that day as she was embarrassed/felt she had put everyone out and caused a fuss.

That part is shocking. 'Grow the game' eh? Beggars belief.

 

[Orikoru]

Why would anyone think to ask if a woman would be allowed in a dining room?

Was gonna say - who in their right mind rings up a club before a round to say "Hi - I just wanted to enquire if blatant sexism was still a problem at your club?"

 

[Bazz]

I will simply claim I identify as a woman, since they get a free pass it seems.

Might have to eat your dinner in the car park if it's men only dinner though.

 

[Orikoru]

Might have to eat your dinner in the car park if it's men only dinner though.

I'll have to be non-binary then. That'll stump them as non-binary didn't exist when dress codes were written.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Did the society speak to the course before hand to ensure there would be no issues ?

Seriously? You think that is a genuine question that needs asking? Struggling to get my head around that one.

 

[Deleted member 25575]

Why would anyone think to ask if a woman would be allowed in a dining room?

You summed this up better than I ever could have

 

[Bazz]

Seriously? You think that is a genuine question that needs asking? Struggling to get my head around that one.

Might need to phone ahead and ask if they mind brown faces in there.....see how dumb it sounds?

 

[Backache]

One thing I would say about the above scenario is that Albo did say it happened many years ago. This does not make it more acceptable but in my experience casual sexism of this sort is far less common in golf clubs than it previously was.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Seriously? You think that is a genuine question that needs asking? Struggling to get my head around that one.

Yes - very much so , there are plenty of clubs with archaic rules out there

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Why would anyone think to ask if a woman would be allowed in a dining room?

Because unfortunately some golf clubs still have rules that are discriminatory

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Might need to phone ahead and ask if they mind brown faces in there.....see how dumb it sounds?

You do realise who this poster is don't you??? It is a former prolific poster who has (rightly or wrongly) some very set parameters. I happen to be in your camp and it should have been irrelevant

 

[Arthur Wedge]

One thing I would say about the above scenario is that Albo did say it happened many years ago. This does not make it more acceptable but in my experience casual sexism of this sort is far less common in golf clubs than it previously was.

We have witnessed multiple times poor discriminatory rules within some golf clubs and that includes blatent sexism

It wasn’t that ago there there plenty of clubs that didn’t allow women members or women visitors

 

[Orikoru]

You do realise who this poster is don't you??? It is a former prolific poster who has (rightly or wrongly) some very set parameters. I happen to be in your camp and it should have been irrelevant

Don't worry mate, we all know who it is, I don't think he's making a secret of it.

 

[Beezerk]

Don't worry mate, we all know who it is, I don't think he's making a secret of it.

Bit like Klopp, it will only be a matter of time before the mask slips.
*hovers over ignore button*

 

[SteveW86]

Bit like Klopp, it will only be a matter of time before the mask slips.
*hovers over ignore button*

I’m not sure there is any mask if you look at his profile.

 

[PJ87]

Bit like Klopp, it will only be a matter of time before the mask slips.
*hovers over ignore button*

Just when we thought it was safe to go back in the football thread

 

[Beezerk]

I’m not sure there is any mask if you look at his profile.

That’s not what I meant. Last time he left for a few months he came back all nicey nicey for a week or so then bang, back to form and being someone I had to put on ignore so I could enjoy the forum better. I’m expecting the same this time around

 

[Swango1980]

Seriously? You think that is a genuine question that needs asking? Struggling to get my head around that one.

Backache makes a good point, the poster said this was many years ago.

I'm sure a lot of you grew up a few years before me, but I was a kid in the 80's and 90's. My grandparents were members of a golf club in Northern Ireland. The bar was effectively split into two, creating a separate room in the far end. This area was strictly Men Only. There was also a snooker room just before you got to the changing rooms. Again, only Men were allowed in the snooker room.

The above seems absolutely ridiculous and shocking to me now, and I wouldn't dream of thinking I'd walk into a golf club today that has similar guidelines. But, going back to the 80's and before, I wouldn't be surprised this was extremely common at many clubs? In fact, did many clubs not ban women from playing and/or being members completely? In that case, and depending how long ago Albo is talking about, I suspect bringing a woman along to the golf club might mean this is the first question that was asked. Is this allowed? As horrific as that sounds.

 

[PJ87]

Backache makes a good point, the poster said this was many years ago.

I'm sure a lot of you grew up a few years before me, but I was a kid in the 80's and 90's. My grandparents were members of a golf club in Northern Ireland. The bar was effectively split into two, creating a separate room in the far end. This area was strictly Men Only. There was also a snooker room just before you got to the changing rooms. Again, only Men were allowed in the snooker room.

The above seems absolutely ridiculous and shocking to me now, and I wouldn't dream of thinking I'd walk into a golf club today that has similar guidelines. But, going back to the 80's and before, I wouldn't be surprised this was extremely common at many clubs? In fact, did many clubs not ban women from playing and/or being members completely? In that case, and depending how long ago Albo is talking about, I suspect bringing a woman along to the golf club might mean this is the first question that was asked. Is this allowed? As horrific as that sounds.

You shouldn't have to call a club to ask "is this still the 1950s or do you treat women with respect "

 

[Backache]

You shouldn't have to call a club to ask "is this still the 1950s or do you treat women with respect "

My impression is that the decade when it actually started to change was the 90's when in order to access funding available to sports clubs, clubs had to treat men and women on an equal basis.
Not all clubs immediately followed this route but many did and the social attitudes probably followed.