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[Lord Tyrion]

Just don’t go to Lytham in them, or, if you do, wear your best socks

It would have been quite funny if your socks had holes in them. Acceptable but scruffier than your trainers ?

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I don't agree
I don't lack basic common sense or understanding

I'd say nearly all clubs up in my area have a dress code
An ON COURSE dress code
That's a given

But, not many have a clubhouse dress code too

Surely a clubhouse is just a pub, restaurant, on the grounds of a golf course
Therefore it's much more important to be correctly dressed for the sport you're playing

My club is probably 3rd most expensive in my county
Yet I wear in the clubhouse, what I wear on the course
But I could just as easily walk in the clubhouse in cargo shorts and flip flops
Nobody would bat an eye

Golf keeps telling the world it wants to evolve, rid itself of its stuffy archaic reputation
But at some clubs, it's got no intention of doing so

But we all know that clubhouses do have a level of dress code just like pubs , restaurants etc as you say

Can you turn up to a restaurant wearing anything you want ?‍

Most of the clubs are a simple dress code - clear smart clothing , No Waterproofs etc and some will say no trainers so as with checking the dress code for the course in the same area will be the dress code for the clubhouse

And how expensive a club is will be irrelevant to what their dress code is , some of the richest clubs in the area you can wear what you want some will say no trainers but surely it’s just common sense to check before going - that would certainly save an embarrassing moments for anyone

 

[Deleted member 25575]

Socks? You need socks? What if I was from California?.....nobody wears socks there.....(another semi-ignorant biased comment...I've been lots, they wear socks...and speak English, kind of)....for sure.....

Oddly enough I didn’t ask that, but maybe barefoot would be ok? Or at the very least discriminatory to Zola Bud

 

[hovis]

Maybe I’m reading a different dress code but I’m sure it says smart golf/casual attire - do they include pyjamas now ?‍


why three ?‍ why not just drive in the shoes that you are allowed into the clubhouse in ?‍

Sorry I know that’s just common sense and a bit of thinking



But anyone who plays golf knows that every club has a dress code - it’s not a new thing , it’s been in place for decades.

If anyone doesn’t understand that each club has a dress code then I would suggest they lack basic common sense and understanding.

Do people now just expect to be able to do and wear whatever they want ?‍

Because I'm not 70 years old. I don't wear shoes. I find them uncomfortable to wear and even worse to drive in. Especially if I was to drive all the way to Lytham. Most elderly people wear shoes, trousers and collar shirt to watch TV in

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Some people on here really need to give their heads a wobble. The vast majority of clubs, even most 'posh' ones now are fairly relaxed but there are people that just simply want to be awkward and push boundaries.

 

[PJ87]

Because I'm not 70 years old. I don't wear shoes. I find them uncomfortable to wear and even worse to drive in. Especially if I was to drive all the way to Lytham. Most elderly people wear shoes, trousers and collar shirt to watch TV in

Some people were born to lead and others were born to follow rules mindlessly without question

Lead on hovis

 

[Deleted member 1147]

Because I'm not 70 years old. I don't wear shoes. I find them uncomfortable to wear and even worse to drive in. Especially if I was to drive all the way to Lytham. Most elderly people wear shoes, trousers and collar shirt to watch TV in

???

 

[Deleted member 23270]

Because I'm not 70 years old. I don't wear shoes. I find them uncomfortable to wear and even worse to drive in. Especially if I was to drive all the way to Lytham. Most elderly people wear shoes, trousers and collar shirt to watch TV in

I can recommend a good chiropodist ?

 

[moogie]

But we all know that clubhouses do have a level of dress code just like pubs , restaurants etc as you say

Can you turn up to a restaurant wearing anything you want ?‍

I've never been to a restaurant with a dress code yet
Been to most decent ones locally in Newcastle
Never had issue

Must be a southern thing.....
(Tongue firmly in cheek)




*actually been to a restaurant at a top hotel, no jeans*

 

[PJ87]

I've never been to a restaurant with a dress code yet
Been to most decent ones locally in Newcastle
Never had issue

Must be a southern thing.....
(Tongue firmly in cheek)




*actually been to a restaurant at a top hotel, no jeans*

Think most dress codes are clothes must be worn.

 

[KenL]

Can you put a thread on ignore?

 

[Genu9]

Can you put a thread on ignore?

Ever wished you hadn't started a thread?

 

[hovis]

Some people were born to lead and others were born to follow rules mindlessly without question

Lead on hovis

Ironically at work there's a magnet on the fridge that belongs to the police. It reads "those who obey all the rules miss out on all the fun" ?

 

[Genu9]

Wow, from membership cost increases to joining fees to 6 pages on changing shoes……can we post anything in this thread?

Apparently yes. Sticking to subject should be a Forum rule.

 

[KenL]

Apparently yes. Sticking to subject should be a Forum rule.

Try posting something political, that'll see some action.

 

[Mandofred]

Oh jeez, if only Taco Bell were within reach.......I admit it, I'm an alcoholic fataholic, give me some good greasy Mex burrito's.......

 

[Deleted member 29109]

Can you put a thread on ignore?

yes. Just don’t click on it ?

 

[r0wly86]

I wouldn’t have said so, no!

A large number of people wear shoes to work, including those who aren’t wealthy.

it was just an example of how indirect discrimination works.

Just because a policy affects everyone the same way doesn't mean it discriminate against one group more than another

 

[Deleted member 23270]

it is what is called "indirect discrimination"

when there's a practice, policy or rule which applies to everyone in the same way, but it has a worse effect on some people than others.

yes well off people can and do wear trainers, but it may also be the case that the poorer players do not own a pair of smart leather shoes as an example

I'm struggling to think how anyone that can afford to play golf can't afford to buy a pair of shoes. They are probably cheaper than trainers.

 

[r0wly86]

I'm struggling to think how anyone that can afford to play golf can't afford to buy a pair of shoes. They are probably cheaper than trainers.

it was just an example.

It doesn't mean the people literally cannot afford it, but puts them at a bigger disadvantage than other people. They may not own smart shoes, I know plenty of people that don't, they don't need them for work and so have no necessity for them.

You also do not know the financial situation of a lot of golfer, they may have inherited clubs, play on the cheapest course around, it could cost them £200 a year in total, then a relative buys them a round at Lytham for their birthday, forcing them to buy a new pair of shoes for £40 would be a big disadvantage, that would be 1/5 of their total golfing annual budget just to be able to go into the clubhouse.

This is simply a hypothetical not saying it is a regular occurrence