Etiquette on away courses

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therod said:
untucked shirts in the bar :
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I got pulled for this at my own club with 3 forumers in attendance. At least it was handled well, the assistant pro called me to one side and asked if I would tuck my shirt in as there were a couple of really pedantic committee members in the bar who would have made it an issue. I happily obliged.
 
GB72 said:
I agree, great idea. I would also like to see the pro shop handing out plastic pitch mark repairers when guests pay their green fees. Surely a box of them cannot be that expensive. Maybe even a little reminder at the time of paying to repair pitch marks and replace divots etc.
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That is a really good idea. Go one step further and give them one of the metal ones with the club name on. People are more likely to keep them or if they have one already they can give them away to someone else, good advertising for the club. Anyone who has a few, I am in this group as I love a souvenir from a course I like, could always return them to the pro-shop for them to sell as normal. Repairing the course is a basic part of golf but something that too many neglect.
 
GB72 said:
I got pulled for this at my own club with 3 forumers in attendance. At least it was handled well, the assistant pro called me to one side and asked if I would tuck my shirt in as there were a couple of really pedantic committee members in the bar who would have made it an issue. I happily obliged.
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Aaargghhhhh. This is why people don't want to join golf clubs, why youngsters are put off etc. Golf clubs need to relax, encourage people to come into them, not push them away.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
Aaargghhhhh. This is why people don't want to join golf clubs, why youngsters are put off etc. Golf clubs need to relax, encourage people to come into them, not push them away.
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I dont think in that situation it was the worst handled situation. A polite quiet word seems fair.

When I played cricket, it was always a bug bear of mine, as captain I insisted shirts were tucked in. Im not old either, just think smart appearance is important in sport. Comes from my youth football days, tie ups for socks, shirt tucked in etc. No harm in it
 
Loz1607 said:
I dont think in that situation it was the worst handled situation. A polite quiet word seems fair.

When I played cricket, it was always a bug bear of mine, as captain I insisted shirts were tucked in. Im not old either, just think smart appearance is important in sport. Comes from my youth football days, tie ups for socks, shirt tucked in etc. No harm in it
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I agree the situation was well handled. No humiliation, just a quiet word. My frustration is more the need to have to do that. If you are wearing a polo shirt and trousers suitable for golf, standard golf uniform, then whether your shirt is tucked in or out is neither here nor there. Certainly when the weather is warm many shirts get pulled out. Is the issue really strong enough to justify potentially put someone off a particular club? As I mentioned, and I know many will disagree, clubs need to be inclusive and these little rules and restrictions belong in a bygone era that golf needs to move on from.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I agree the situation was well handled. No humiliation, just a quiet word. My frustration is more the need to have to do that. If you are wearing a polo shirt and trousers suitable for golf, standard golf uniform, then whether your shirt is tucked in or out is neither here nor there. Certainly when the weather is warm many shirts get pulled out. Is the issue really strong enough to justify potentially put someone off a particular club? As I mentioned, and I know many will disagree, clubs need to be inclusive and these little rules and restrictions belong in a bygone era that golf needs to move on from.
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there's no place in golf for an untucked shirt. Its the thin end of the wedge, allow that and you'll be playing in a vest, a sarong and flip flops next:confused:
 
therod said:
there's no place in golf for an untucked shirt. Its the thin end of the wedge, allow that and you'll be playing in a vest, a sarong and flip flops next:confused:
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Don't be silly.
No pockets in a sarong for your pitch repair fork.

Same reason as Nude Golf will never work
 
GB72 said:
I got pulled for this at my own club with 3 forumers in attendance. At least it was handled well, the assistant pro called me to one side and asked if I would tuck my shirt in as there were a couple of really pedantic committee members in the bar who would have made it an issue. I happily obliged.
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I basically told the old boy to go get stuffed. Although I didn't actually use those words.
He said it was dress code, I informed him that I had been dressed like that for the past two hours, had been chatting to the club captain in the restaurant earlier, who hadn't said a word.
I hate stuffed shirts like that.
 
therod said:
there's no place in golf for an untucked shirt. Its the thin end of the wedge, allow that and you'll be playing in a vest, a sarong and flip flops next:confused:
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I would never, ever, wear an untucked shirt on the course. But in the bar afterwards, where the dress code is smart casual????
Yes thank you
 
Smiffy said:
I would never, ever, wear an untucked shirt on the course. But in the bar afterwards, where the dress code is smart casual????
Yes thank you
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It's a sight I'd never thought I'd see, a grown man, a forum stalwart in the clubhouse in an untucked PINK shirt. What next, homer in a tutu and HFH ??? :eek:


It's not a world I recognise!!!!
 
Lord Tyrion said:
I agree the situation was well handled. No humiliation, just a quiet word. My frustration is more the need to have to do that. If you are wearing a polo shirt and trousers suitable for golf, standard golf uniform, then whether your shirt is tucked in or out is neither here nor there. Certainly when the weather is warm many shirts get pulled out. Is the issue really strong enough to justify potentially put someone off a particular club? As I mentioned, and I know many will disagree, clubs need to be inclusive and these little rules and restrictions belong in a bygone era that golf needs to move on from.
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When did you last see a tour pro with his shirt untucked? Plenty of them are young kids and don't seem to have an issue with it.
 
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