Dress codes

[Lord Tyrion]

But stuffy and snobby to some!

I'm just trying to protect the carpet on this one . I don't care how the shoes look but treading mud and cut grass into a carpet isn't fair. If it is summer and the course is bone dry then the 'clean' aspect of my comment allows people to wear them after a round as well.

 

[RichA]

I bet some people struggle to tuck their shirt in, physically.

I played a round of golf with a work client at his course. Arrived, got out of the car and started to put my golf shoes on. He sheepishly and apologetically approached me, and told me that I need to put my shoes on in the changing room. He said he didn't mind, but if other members at the club saw me changing my shoes in the car park. all hell would break loose.

This is something I struggle to grasp. A visiting golfer obviously has no locker at the place. Are you supposed to walk from your car to the locker room carrying your golf shoes, change, then walk back to your car carrying your normal shoes so you can put them in the boot?
Then do it in reverse after the round?
Last time I visited this kind of club I sat inside my car changing my shoes.

 

[IanM]

You could go rougue and leave your shoes in the locker room? Or get a quid out for a day locker, if available

Since covid, I haven't really seen a course where changing shoes in the car park is banned. I think no one has died as a result

Although, at places like Rye and Sandwich I felt obliged to take everything into the locker room! (Just in case)

 

[Slab]

This is something I struggle to grasp. A visiting golfer obviously has no locker at the place. Are you supposed to walk from your car to the locker room carrying your golf shoes, change, then walk back to your car carrying your normal shoes so you can put them in the boot?
Then do it in reverse after the round?
Last time I visited this kind of club I sat inside my car changing my shoes.

I’d guess (hope) any club with a no-change in carpark rule would have to have facilities available for visitors to change and store belongings

At home club members can leave/store their clubs centrally but all the lockers in the changing room are solely for clothes/shoes on the day of play whether it’s a member or visitor, none are kept/reserved

 

[HomerJSimpson]

It does amuse me that and adult would sit eating with a jacket on, in the middle of summer while sweating and being uncomfortable for fear of being ’told off’ if they removed it.

Do you put your hand up to ask for permission to go to the toilet too?

Especially if the person doing the telling off was some pompous idio, drunk on their imaginary power as a golf club official .

Think you'll find Sunningdale will enforce it unless the captain/secretary decrees otherwise and you will be asked to leave the dining area and chances are not allowed back out for the PM round. Depends how much you want to be there I guess and can afford to potentially throw an expensive round away for being "amused"

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Think you'll find Sunningdale will enforce it unless the captain/secretary decrees otherwise and you will be asked to leave the dining area and chances are not allowed back out for the PM round. Depends how much you want to be there I guess and can afford to potentially throw an expensive round away for being "amused"

They can enforce whatever they like. Might be interesting to see how they enforce it though!

Personally I wouldn’t go in there in the first place if required to wear a jacket and tie to eat. It may be their choice to have such a rule. Doesn’t mean it’s not a stupid rule. Just like I don’t play at places with stupid sock rules.

 

[SteveW86]

loving how people get so wound up about something so simple. Don't like someone's rules, then dont play in their house. Plenty of choice out there to never be asked to wear a jacket to eat your lunch if you dont want to do it.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

They can enforce whatever they like. Might be interesting to see how they enforce it though!

Personally I wouldn’t go in there in the first place if required to wear a jacket and tie to eat. It may be their choice to have such a rule. Doesn’t mean it’s not a stupid rule. Just like I don’t play at places with stupid sock rules.

Same way any place can refuse right of access.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

loving how people get so wound up about something so simple. Don't like someone's rules, then dont play in their house. Plenty of choice out there to never be asked to wear a jacket to eat your lunch if you dont want to do it.

But I’m not the one getting wound up. It the dress code enforcement that is when someone doesn’t comply with their pettiness.

As I said, I simply don’t go to these places.

 

[Backache]

Must admit though I am not an enthusiast for dress rules.
I will comply with any at a private club I'm visiting, and it's a courses reputation for quality of golf that will determine whether or not I wish to visit it rather than the presence or absence of a dress code.

 

[Singlefiguregokfer]

Has anyone played anywhere in recent times where old school dress code was enforced?

Most club websites have dress code pages, although these days most caveat with ‘or any apparel available in the pro shop’. My theory is that all bets were off once Tiger started wearing round neck T’s, twenty odd years back.

On a related note, I don’t have much time for LIV, but playing in shorts seem so much more natural in hot climates.

Gary Player was wearing round neck T’s back in the 60/70’s

 

[Singlefiguregokfer]

Must admit though I am not an enthusiast for dress rules.
I will comply with any at a private club I'm visiting, and it's a courses reputation for quality of golf that will determine whether or not I wish to visit it rather than the presence or absence of a dress code.

Common sense…it’ll never catch on!

 

[SteveW86]

But I’m not the one getting wound up. It the dress code enforcement that is when someone doesn’t comply with their pettiness.

As I said, I simply don’t go to these places.

Did I say you were?

By saying "their pettiness" it looks like it is actually winding you up. It appears to annoy you that places have rules that you dont agree with, as you say, just dont go there.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Did I say you were?

By saying "their pettiness" it looks like it is actually winding you up. It appears to annoy you that places have rules that you dont agree with, as you say, just dont go there.

As I said. It doesn’t wind me up in the slightest. How other people choose to dress clearly does wind up the people who like these rules. I’m sure there are a few on here who have marched red faced across a car park or fairway to tell someone they aren’t complying. Usually starting with “are you a member here”

There are enough places to play golf that don’t have silly dress codes.

 

[Singlefiguregokfer]

It is amazing how people can be so bothered by what rules a club instigates.
Also how they generalise that the people who abide by them must be officious dress code Nazis.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

It is amazing how people can be so bothered by what rules a club instigates.
Also how they generalise that the people who abide by them must be officious dress code Nazis.

we love a sweeping generalisation on here.

But to call people Nazis is a bit out of order. Just petty mostly.

The people who are most bothered appear to be those who will blindly follow any rule no matter how silly, then complain about it because they are uncomfortable.

Like I said. I find mildly amusing that a grown man will sit in discomfort having paid a lot of money to be somewhere, because they need permission to take off an item of clothing.

 

[Neilds]

we love a sweeping generalisation on here.

But to call people Nazis is a bit out of order. Just petty mostly.

The people who are most bothered appear to be those who will blindly follow any rule no matter how silly, then complain about it because they are uncomfortable.

Like I said. I find mildly amusing that a grown man will sit in discomfort having paid a lot of money to be somewhere, because they need permission to take off an item of clothing.

Don’t book afternoon tea at the Ritz then, jacket and tie required for all men

 

[Alan Clifford]

Don’t book afternoon tea at the Ritz then, jacket and tie required for all men

Do these places have a dress code for all these https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gender_identities

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Don’t book afternoon tea at the Ritz then, jacket and tie required for all men

Thanks for the heads I’ll keep it in mind if I ever want to buy some over priced sandwiches.

 

[Mandofred]

I've posted it before....I'm posting it again. I possibly can't wear "grey" socks.....but I can look like this....
https://www.google.com/search?clien...584&dpr=1.36#vhid=V1hXQgLblHeXtM&vssid=mosaic