jim8flog
Journeyman Pro
Changed my shoes in the car park.
I have now done something twice that I have not done in years
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North Mimms
Tour Winner
Not only that, we have been told we MUST change them in the car park.
The horror!
The horror!
Did you feel dirty? ?
To counter that, I genuinely can not remember the last time I put my golf shoes on in a club house. I either arrive wearing them or put them on in the car park. I should add, I have never played at a club which did not allow this.
Out of interest, this applies to all who are changing room golfers, are you likely to keep changing your shoes in the car park after this is over, now that you have broken out, or do you like the process of going inside, changing shoes etc?
It's interesting to see if changed behaviour sticks or whether you go back to your previous behaviour. No judging here, it doesn't matter to me which you prefer.
It's interesting to see if changed behaviour sticks or whether you go back to your previous behaviour. No judging here, it doesn't matter to me which you prefer.
robbeh32
Newbie
Its basically like summer so i can wear my golf shoes like trainers so don't have to change 
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
I believe our changing rooms are open but only for access to the toilets. We are to get changed in the car park...<sights>!!!
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rosecott
Money List Winner
Was there a bolt of lightning?
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
Just drove there and back in my golf shoes. I can't go in the bar, so why not.
backwoodsman
Tour Winner
I'm not a dyed in the wool "no changing in the car park" type - but I'll go back to changing in the locker room. You get to meet people in there - ie people you aren't going to be playing with. It's a good place to catch up etc. In normal times when the swindle is on, there could easily be 20-30 people in there with plenty of laughs & banter. Doesn't work the same in the car park.
oltimer
Assistant Pro
A great advantage to us oldies when visiting away Courses and visiting the clubhouse for refreshments afterwards, will prevent the need having got back Home then having to decode who is going to go back for the golf shoes
PaulS
Active member
As we are all either changing in the car park or driving to the course it’s not really breaking news. As for what happens when the clubhouse opens I’ll go back to changing in the comfort of the changing room.
Sats
Challenge Tour Pro
I'm sure somewhere the earth opened up and demons arose from such heresy!
HomerJSimpson
Hall of Famer
Our locker rooms are open but you can only enter with permission from the office so they can maintain a strict one in, one out. Those with clubs in lockers who couldn't get them back before lock down are allowed in to collect them but for the moment we're not allowed to go in after the round and store the clubs back in the locker. We only have the disabled toilet in use and again are suppose to notify the office after it has been used so someone can go and wipe it down and clean it properly
Yorkshire Hacker
Newbie
My club has NEVER insisted on using the changing room to put on your shoes, so to me, putting them on in the car park is extremely normal. I can see how to a traditional golfer, it is a habit that is almost a ritual, however, after "THIS" has cleared up, changing in the car park will become the norm.
PaulS
Active member
I very much doubt it will become the “norm” - most people will just revert to what they did before. Thousands of people have their shoes in a locker so will go back to changing in the clubhouse
Jamesbrown
Head Pro
Thought it was the norm!? Not many use the locker apart from people who don’t golf anywhere else
Yorkshire Hacker
Newbie
Well there you go. JamesBrowm, and PaulS, you have just highlighted all that is good about this forum. Two completely differing views. I am not saying that either is right. I just think that the "new normal" will be changing in the car park. Obviously there will be the diehards who will stick with their traditional ways, I accept that.
PaulS
Active member
Many clubs have been in the situation where you can change shoes in the car park yet members still change in a clubhouse, lots members have their shoes in lockers so why would they start to change in the car park. A few more may start to change in car park , some may drive in their shoes.
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
I’m ambivalent. But if the club say after all this, that they want shoes changed in the changing rooms then the changing rooms is where shoes shall be changed.
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