mashleyR7
Journeyman Pro
In the end the chairman had to warn the kitchen staff I was coming through the kitchen to get to the dinning room where I wouldn't be noticed from the bar!
The stupidity of dress codes.
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Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
I've always thought that if the clubhouse could survive as a standalone business (without the course) and still be able to advertise a dress code, then its reasonable to have one....if not then a re-think might be in order
TheJezster
Tour Rookie
always best to ask forgiveness than permission ;-) Should have just agreed to meet him at the bar and turned up straight from work. If anyone said anything, just point out you have a meeting with the chairman.
chrisd
Major Champion
Too late I've already emailed my complaint to the Secretary - jeans in the dining room, you obviously didn't know that I wrote the dress code when on the committee!
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
cargo trousers are so handy for golf. when holding tees, markers, scorecard, course planner and glove. i really dont see why they are shunned on golf courses.
its fine to wear bright silly looking trousers that resemble the pyjama wearing girls of council estates but outdoor cargo pants are banned whilst walking around muddy fields.
BONKERS!
i can see why clubs would want a bit of style around the club house. as an under 30 year old i live in jeans. any no jeans rule is just silly. why have young people looking like old todgers. sorry all you old todgers
its fine to wear bright silly looking trousers that resemble the pyjama wearing girls of council estates but outdoor cargo pants are banned whilst walking around muddy fields.
BONKERS!
i can see why clubs would want a bit of style around the club house. as an under 30 year old i live in jeans. any no jeans rule is just silly. why have young people looking like old todgers. sorry all you old todgers
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
cargo trousers are so handy for golf. when holding tees, markers, scorecard, course planner and glove. i really dont see why they are shunned on golf courses.
its fine to wear bright silly looking trousers that resemble the pyjama wearing girls of council estates but outdoor cargo pants are banned whilst walking around muddy fields.
BONKERS!
i can see why clubs would want a bit of style around the club house. as an under 30 year old i live in jeans. any no jeans rule is just silly. why have young people looking like old todgers. sorry all you old todgers
You do know that jeans have been around for about 120 years.
mashleyR7
Journeyman Pro
To bo fair to you, i knew you were old but not that old to have written that dress code.
Pin-seeker
Well-known member
Personally I think it's a crazy rule not allowing jeans in the club house. But if they're not allowed I don't think they should be making exceptions.
SocketRocket
Ryder Cup Winner
i can see why clubs would want a bit of style around the club house. as an under 30 year old i live in jeans. any no jeans rule is just silly. why have young people looking like old todgers. sorry all you old todgers
Bought my first pair of Levis in 1964.
We have relaxed the rules about denim so you would have been ok at my place. I think (without opening the dress code debate) times need to change in the 19th at least. The course is sacrosanct in my view in terms of acceptable clothing
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Not needing to go into the dress code debate here as the issue is not that.
The issue is that you weren't being recognised as someone doing business with the club - you were being a member. Take that out of the situation. So lets say instead you are are a smart dude from a cool marketing company and you'ver come to the club to discuss with the chairman the marketing of the club. Does he say you can't enter the clubhouse becuase you are dressed as you were today?; do any members complain? I would suggest not. So the problem here was simply that you continued to play the role of, and were just being recoignised as, a member. In the context of the meeting you were not a member - you were a business man on a business visit to the club.
The issue is that you weren't being recognised as someone doing business with the club - you were being a member. Take that out of the situation. So lets say instead you are are a smart dude from a cool marketing company and you'ver come to the club to discuss with the chairman the marketing of the club. Does he say you can't enter the clubhouse becuase you are dressed as you were today?; do any members complain? I would suggest not. So the problem here was simply that you continued to play the role of, and were just being recoignised as, a member. In the context of the meeting you were not a member - you were a business man on a business visit to the club.
garyinderry
Ryder Cup Winner
my american primary school teacher enlightened us about jeans many years ago. he said jeans were for the working men and levis were for poor working types. now people are spending £100 on a pair of jeans thinking they are cool.
:thup:
chrisd
Major Champion
To be fair I wrote them at the time Tiger started to wear the turtle kneck shirts and had to re write them to allow their use which was only allowed after a mahoosive argument in the club about collarless shirts! Common sense won the day but you really had to be there to listen to the arguments in, what is, a working men's golf club.
We decided that as real golfers wear them and it would be impossible to police green fees, societies, matches against other clubs and the fact that our own pro was selling them that we had no choice to allow them on the course, but many of the anti brigade were the younger members (in relative terms) and it was us oldies who were more accepting.
I personally would be happy to see decent jeans and untucked shirts in the clubhouse and scrap the " jackets after 7pm in the dining room" nonsense.
Rules like that don't bring in new members but they certainly will deter some!
S
Snelly
Guest
My sentiments exactly.
harpo_72
Journeyman Pro
I agree that context of your meeting should dictate whether you follow the dress code of the club. As a member going to a members meeting the dress code applies. Any other meeting means the dress code is no applicable. Your type of business would dictate whether the meeting is held in the club house or not.
my club is quite strict, but normal golf attire is okay as long as there are no golf shoes. However I still feel intimidated about going in. I am a spike bar golfer. I know my social status I don't need to put a tie and shirt on to prove it. I find suit and tie stuff too much, I have never worked in that type of environment, I have actively avoided it.
my club is quite strict, but normal golf attire is okay as long as there are no golf shoes. However I still feel intimidated about going in. I am a spike bar golfer. I know my social status I don't need to put a tie and shirt on to prove it. I find suit and tie stuff too much, I have never worked in that type of environment, I have actively avoided it.
