Taking your hat off at then end of the 18th

[ShankyBoy]

Where did the tradition come from that you take your hat off at the end of the round whilst shaking hands.

Also, why do amateurs never seem to do this, seems like only pros do this?

 

[Canary_Yellow]

Where did the tradition come from that you take your hat off at the end of the round whilst shaking hands.

Also, why do amateurs never seem to do this, seems like only pros do this?

As a general rule, people do take their hats off to shake hands at my club.

 

[Tarkus1212]

As a general rule, people do take their hats off to shake hands at my club.

mine too

 

[Lord Tyrion]

We must play with very different people. I have never played with anyone who does not remove their hat to shake hands and trust me, I am very amateur. I don't know why people do it. Someone decided long ago it was the polite thing to do and it has stuck. Personally I don't see why it is polite but as others do I go along with it. I couldn't give a hoot if someone left their cap on to shake hands but they never seem to.

 

[Bazz]

We always do it at ours too.

 

[Alex1975]

Where did the tradition come from that you take your hat off at the end of the round whilst shaking hands.

Also, why do amateurs never seem to do this, seems like only pros do this?

Everyone I know or play with does it....

 

[Robster59]

Same here, it's very rare that someone at our club doesn't take their hat off at the end of the round before shaking hands (provided they're wearing one of course )

 

[HawkeyeMS]

As a general rule, people do take their hats off to shake hands at my club.

Ditto.

 

[Dan2501]

I always do it, as does everyone I've ever played with.

 

[pbrown7582]

I always do it, as does everyone I've ever played with.

same here

 

[Khamelion]

To remove your hat to shake hands is a sign of respect, as is removing your glove if one is worn. I always remove my hat at the end of a round to shake hands and for that matter, I remove my hat when going indoors.

 

[jpjeffery]

It must relate to the whole idea of taking your hat off when you go in to the club house. I suppose it's done because you're removing the tools or equipment you wear to play the game and so 'stripping' down to the gentleman (or gentlewoman, of course) in order to say thanks for the game, man-to-man.

I always take my hat off to shake hands. My glove is usually off anyway, so that's never been part of the tradition, but it really doesn't bother me if the other players still have their hat and/or glove on.

An additional nicety is that if there's a lady in our group she gets/gives a little cheek kiss.

Such displays of civility are a good thing! They're what make golf a better game than most.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

As a general rule, people do take their hats off to shake hands at my club.

We do at my club - always - etiquette and respect for partner and opponent (oh heck - there I go again with my 'back in the day' ramblings)

I'm guessing it may go back to the days of duels when opponents might have removed there hats/helmets after a duel to identify themselves to their opponent - and prove that they were who they said they were.
From a random website...

The origins of (this) tradition happen to be the same as the origins of the tradition of saluting. Knights, wearing helmets that covered their heads, would typically lift their visors to show their faces to their monarchs and others as a sign of friendliness and possibly respect in some cases.

But sounds good to me

 

[Fish]

To remove your hat to shake hands is a sign of respect, as is removing your glove if one is worn. I always remove my hat at the end of a round to shake hands and for that matter, I remove my hat when going indoors.

Ditto :thup:

 

[One Planer]

I certainly do.

Just recently I've been wearing sunglasses without the hat and still take them off after the 18th is completed to shake hands.

Always done it.

 

[ShankyBoy]

Well I never wear a hat so maybe I'm not noticing, but will certainly look for this over the weekend. I'm almost sure though I've had people that didn't, not that bothers me in the slightest of course.

I ask mainly though, in case I did wear a hat and didn't do it...I'd be breaking some unspoken law that would see me cast to the corner of the club house being Billy no mates.

 

[hovis]

Blimey are we doing this subject again?

 

[Deleted member 16999]

To remove your hat to shake hands is a sign of respect, as is removing your glove if one is worn. I always remove my hat at the end of a round to shake hands and for that matter, I remove my hat when going indoors.

Yep, spot on!

 

[full_throttle]

https://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080910131727AA6Yuv7

hope this helps explain the reason

 

[backwoodsman]

Where did the tradition come from that you take your hat off at the end of the round whilst shaking hands.

Also, why do amateurs never seem to do this, seems like only pros do this?

We take hats off at ours.

Given that the majority of answers above, also say they do, it does seem to be very commonplace to do so. So I'm just a little intrigued as to why you think amateurs don't - as I'm surprised you've not come across it much?

(Nb: this is nothing to do with whether it's right or wrong - that's an argument not worth going down again)