Street style golf shoes

[LeeTurner]

Our club trialled the wearing of jeans and trainers in the clubhouse for one night a week. They have now relaxed the code permanently seven days a week. Funnily enough there aren't many people, in fact I haven't seen any, wearing jeans and trainers in the clubhouse even though you now can.
The street shoes pose an interesting dilemna. Our pro shop sells them and they are perfectly acceptable for the course or the clubhouse. However, as previously pointed out, we don't allow shoes worn on the course into the clubhouse so somewhat defeats the purpose.

 

[Qwerty]

Regardless of the style of shoe I just don't think you should be walking around the clubhouse in the shoes you've just been wearing on the golf course, possibly treading mud and whatever else you've walked through into the carpet.

I wouldn't walk into my house wearing golf shoes....

 

[SAPCOR1]

Regardless of the style of shoe I just don't think you should be walking around the clubhouse in the shoes you've just been wearing on the golf course, possibly treading mud and whatever else you've walked through into the carpet.

I wouldn't walk into my house wearing golf shoes....

Fair point

 

[blackpuddinmonster]

We have an air compressor, brushes and doormats, a couple of minutes cleaning and blowing tops and bottoms and they're as clean as anyone elses shoes who've just walked across the carpark or from the changing rooms.
Cleanliness is non arguement imho.

 

[Whee]

Regardless of the style of shoe I just don't think you should be walking around the clubhouse in the shoes you've just been wearing on the golf course, possibly treading mud and whatever else you've walked through into the carpet.

I wouldn't walk into my house wearing golf shoes....

Do you take your slippers to the pub or restaurants with you then?

 

[Hobbit]

We have an air compressor, brushes and doormats, a couple of minutes cleaning and blowing tops and bottoms and they're as clean as anyone elses shoes who've just walked across the carpark or from the changing rooms.
Cleanliness is non arguement imho.

Yes, its amazing how many times they spray the carpark with chemicals and fertilisers...

There's a commonsense reason why golf shoes and carpets don't go together but hey, you know best...

 

[Qwerty]

Do you take your slippers to the pub or restaurants with you then?

Yeah, of course I do. I used to wear muddy Footjoys in the Local until I saw the error of my ways.

 

[sandmagnet]

wear golf shoes in spike bar and dress shoes in main bar in any clubhouse I go in, as qwerty said would not wear them in my own house. no problem of any shoes on course whatever floats your boat.

 

[TheJezster]

No issues at our place. Wear what you wore on course, have a quick drink then yesterday grabbed a shower and put shorts and flip flops on. Anything else in this weather is nuts! We stayed around for a while, had some food then a few of us went upstairs to the function room to play pool. That's how it should be in my opinion

 

[blackpuddinmonster]

Yes, its amazing how many times they spray the carpark with chemicals and fertilisers...

There's a commonsense reason why golf shoes and carpets don't go together but hey, you know best...

I'am sorry Hobbit but i don't see your arguement about chemicals and fertilizers. We have wet brushes kept in detergent to clean the cack off, then you dry them with the air comp: surely you wouldn't put dirty damp shoes in your locker till next time??
There's a valid reason why you don't wear spikes on carpets and wooden floors, but not spikeless shoes.
Frankly the only reason is some perscieved lax in so called standards, which is off course garbage.

 

[harpo_72]

This has gone on too long, if the club says no which is their right then no it is. But seriously who really cares about the chemicals on the carpet, with the amount of through traffic it will be knackered before they break it down. However there is always a place for a spike bar, you will get more sales !
By the way I am sitting in my living room with my Ecco biom's on admiring my feet ... So yeah I do it at home ! But I do a lot of things at home I wouldn't do in public ...

 

[bluewolf]

Not really bothered if they're banned TBH, but the last thing I want to do at the end of the round is carry on wearing the same shoes. After 4 hours on the course, my feet are a health hazard that only a fresh pair of shoes can help.

 

[markgs]

Well if the clubhouse make that much money and can turn profit down over a stupid reason then leave them to it, personally i would never spend a penny in there again

 

[Whee]

I can't help but feel that many clubhouses have elevated themselves to a social status well above their actual level.

If Harrods are content for me to walk into their shop in the shoes i've been traipsing around in London in all day, I can't see why a golf club would stop me coming into their facility in my studless golf shoes. Given any normal clubhouse has brushes etc outside for cleaning any excess cack off, there's really no excuse.

 

[MegaSteve]

Out of interest, as we all know at least one family that insist upon it, what does everyone do when asked to remove their outdoor shoes when visiting family/friends... I don't believe this is just a southern softee thing either... Been asked to do so elsewhere including north of the border and over the bridge...

 

[Hacker Khan]

Out of interest, as we all know at least one family that insist upon it, what does everyone do when asked to remove their outdoor shoes when visiting family/friends... I don't believe this is just a southern softee thing either... Been asked to do so elsewhere including north of the border and over the bridge...

I remove them. As I am in their private residence, as opposed to a public place.

 

[MegaSteve]

I remove them. As I am in their private residence, as opposed to a public place.

As I do also... Same goes for 'members' clubs as I assume that the request is in place as it reflects the wishes of the membership...

 

[drawboy]

I just don't see why people find it hard to wear proper shoes in the clubhouse. I'm 16 and I haven't got a problem with it, neither have my mates. If you relax the dress code, the clubhouse will start looking like the local youth club.

Mate you have maturity above your years. Well said. It is nice to know there are young golfers out there like you that have a sense of tradition and just do not want to Chav it up because they see it as times have changed. No matter how many years go bye scruffs will always be scruff and they will always try to justify their weird sense of style by saying times have changed. No times have not changed, scruffy attire is still scruffy attire.

 

[markgs]

Mate you have maturity above your years. Well said. It is nice to know there are young golfers out there like you that have a sense of tradition and just do not want to Chav it up because they see it as times have changed. No matter how many years go bye scruffs will always be scruff and they will always try to justify their weird sense of style by saying times have changed. No times have not changed, scruffy attire is still scruffy attire.

No times have not changed. Must be the most stupid statement ever made!

 

[drawboy]

No times have not changed. Must be the most stupid statement ever made!

No it isn't, golf shoes are golf shoes always were always will be. Street shoes belong in the clubhouse, Golf shoes belong in the locker regardless of what the soles are made of. Have some standards.