Golfer's sartorial choices

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Was in the club house this weekend. A quick scan of the room reveals a rather strange choice of colour, patterns, designs of clothing among my fellow swingers. As I sat there in my yellow jumper, I wondered what is it that drives middle aged men to don clothes that their mums would not approve?

Whats the most outrageous ones you have seen on your course? Thanks to Fowler, tangerine is now par for the course..
 
you see some Americans in some pretty outlandish outfits through the summer, but the worse I've ever seen is some numpty from Newtonmore, who only ever wears bright Orange head to toe.

First time i saw him on a course, i though it was some road crew worker who'd got lost
 
I've noticed that its a bit more subdued up here. Even some of my mundane stuff looks a bit bright.
 
We get the odd pair of loudmouth trousers on the occasional middle aged man and I have the odd garish pair of myjoys I wear but all in all my club is a pretty subdued place in the clothing stakes.
 
Having a quick look on the H4H hankley photos, it is not confined to your club house 😁

Once saw saw two guys playing at Skegness. They looked like they were from showaddywaddy.
 
I'll generally wear something from loudmouth on the H4H day and then those trousers get hung up till the next H4H. My polo tops however range from black and/or white to various shades of blue, green, yellow, orange etc...
 
Back when they were in fashion a lot of the ladies got away with wearing exceedingly sparkly shell suits at a time when we had a very strict dress code.

On a personal basis at that time I got away with bright green trousers that were more like curtain material and a rainbow flowered jumper, probably because of the brand name. (Gabicci, from memory).
 
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jim8flog said:
Back when they were in fashion a lot of the ladies got away with wearing exceedingly sparkly shell suits at a time when we had a very strict dress code.

On a personal basis at that time I got away with bright green trousers that were more like curtain material and a rainbow flowered jumper, probably because of the brand name. (Gabicci, from memory).
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I am sure there is a photo of the same that is floating around and waiting to be uploaded....
 
Why would anyone want to wear some of the dafter designs and colours of trousers - if it were not for a bit of 'look at me - aren't I a bit of a hoot, an individual, in me wearing these trousers'. For a fancy dress party perhaps - but on a golf course or in the clubhouse - I'm not so sure...
 
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SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Why would anyone want to wear some of the dafter designs and colours of trousers - if it were not for a bit of 'look at me - aren't I a bit of a hoot, an individual, in me wearing these trousers'. For a fancy dress party perhaps - but on a golf course or in the clubhouse - I'm not so sure...
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I find it amusing that horrendous coloured clothing is allowed by most clubs, but if you get the wrong socks/shorts combo, it's the red card.
 
Seen four yanks at prestwick once years ago they looked like the tellietubbies head to toe Yellow, red purple and green.
Even the wheels on the trolleys were coordinated.
Must have been for a bet but never asked them.
 
Played my company day yesterday afternoon... One of them turned up in Poulter's checked white trousers. Since the course was near the office, some of us were in the office in the morning, so was he wearing the IPJs. He did not move from his desk as he heard no end to 'did you come to work in your PJ's" comment.

Redeemed himself a bit by having his name in contention for nearest to pin on the day..
 
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