Why can't I wear.....

[Macster]

Actually peeps, I think we need to calm down, I'm sure Murph is just been a big Troll with this post.

After all, there's no-one dresses for Golf like Murph dresses for Golf !!

 

[drawboy]

I would love to wear combat shorts to play golf in, they have all the pockets I need for my collection of tees/pencils/spare balls/gloves/cards etc. In fact they feel like they've been designed specifically for golf.
one day....one day....

No pockets on your bag mate?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'm with the majority here and I'm quite happy with the dress codes the way they are. If I wanted to look like a (even more so) chavy hacker then I'd put my footie top and jeans on and head for the muni. That said some like the Downshire which is council owned are actually strict (to a point) about dress code these days

 

[haplesshacker]

To a certain extent, I don't really care what people wear. It's peoples attitude, respect and demeanour that bothers me more.

But all to often it is people in 'streetwear' that have a bad attitude, no respect, for others or the course, and haven't a clue about etiquette. I am generalising, of course, but it is often the way.

I'm all for relaxing the dress code, after all, it's not always the ones in 'streetwear' that are bad!


I guess that depends on what you wear all week for work. If you have to look smart for work, then I can understand the need to dress down for 'playtime'. And also vice versa.

 

[pokerjoke]

I myself like to look smart on the golf course,and having played with a few on here,there are plenty that do as well.I find players that wear trainers,jeans,tshirts are generally not serious golfers,and therefore treat the course the same.Not repairing pitch marks,and not replacing divots etc.

 

[Oddsocks]

I guess that depends on what you wear all week for work. If you have to look smart for work, then I can understand the need to dress down for 'playtime'. And also vice versa.

maybe you have hit the nail on the head with this. i work in a extreme sports business so in order to match customers atire and the theme of the business i often work in tackies and a hoodie branded with one of the makes i sell.

it makes a nice change to have shoes, trousers, smart jumper and polo on to play golf,

 

[USER1999]

Thing is, if nothing ever changed we'd still be wearing jacket and tie out on the course. No one has yet come up with a reason why any of the afore mentioned is banned.

Especially trainers. They are footwear, what's the problem?

 

[viscount17]

trainers - maybe the same reason as hedgehogs are now required on a lot of courses in winter, to prevent slippage and tearing up the grass. and if it's wet are they to be allowed to play in wellies, combat boots, galoshes?

knee length socks is definitely an anachronism - playing Gog Magog later in the year, they have this rule and many seem to wear rugby club colours - look really silly.

combats no, cargo shorts/trousers why not - those patch pockets are useful. but I would call for excommunication for anyone caught wearing 3/4 trousers.

I am wholly in favour of getting rid of the 'shirts must be tucked in'. If it's a dress shirt by all means it should be, but polos are designed to be worn out. besides the fuller figure doesn't look it's best cinched in round the middle.

not a problem with rugby shirts either but I would keep a ban on football shirts - we've all seen the way a simple footie post can degenerate into bloody-minded internecine warfare.

 

[USER1999]

Ok, so two guys turn up to play golf.

One wears jeans, a tee shirt and a pair of trainers.

One wears 'jean cut' trousers, a mock neck shirt, and golf shoes that look like trainers.

They are pretty much identically dressed, but one is allowed to play, the other not.

Daft?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Maybe so but I always phone and check the dress codes of any club I haven't played before both on and off the course. Sadly as with a lot of things discussed on here (communication etc) there will always be clubs that want to hold onto an elitist tag and see it as some archaic badge of honour. A lot of clubs are starting to change but want to be seen to be upholding traditions without being officious. I'm all for keeping the standards as is and would hate to see anyone in cargo pants and trainers in my group

 

[madandra]

Why cant you wear:


Trainers on the course (I can have golf shoes which look identical, but not actual trainers).

Your too old !!!!!

Trainers (or deck shoes, or open toed sandals with or without socks) in the club house.

Your too old !!!!!

A tee shirt (but I can wear a mock neck, which is nearly identical to a tee shirt).

Your too old !!!!!

Denim jeans (but I can wear jean cut trousers, which are pretty much identical to jeans, just no rivets and can't be denim blue coloured, but can be blue).

Your too old !!!!!

Combats. In any colour.

Your too old !!!!!

Un-tucked shirts (yet most of the larger athletes end up half and half and look a mess).

Your too old !!!!!

Base ball hats on backwards (looks stupid, but what really is the problem).

Your too old !!!!!

Shirts with slogans (I can have a logo, but not a slogan, hence I can have the Nike swoosh, but not a fullers London pride badge on the sleeve).

Your too old !!!!!

Football shirts (with or without a collar).

Guess ???????

 

[link80]

We relaxed our dress code a couple of years ago to allow smart jeans worn with shoes and plain t-shirts etc. Almost at once it seemed that the dress rules had been abolished and we now allow virtually any clean standard of dress in the clubhouse. But, we repect tradition at all presentations and social events and nobody goes up for a prize without jacket and tie.

On the plus side, our bar is open all the time, we make plenty over it, the majority of our members don't really bother so long as they get their game of golf each week and very few of the older members are that bothered either. All in all the place is much more relaxed and busier than ever.

It's the people that make a golf club not what they wear.

It sounds like you've got the right balance and good attitudes at your club. Personally I like dressing up to play golf as i'm mostly in jeans and t-shirt but if I just want to pop in to the pro shop and go and see my mate who works behind the bar in the clubhouse and have a drink it would be nice just to keep my casual clothes on. The way some people go on you wonder how we ever moved on from tail coats, cocked hats and buckled shoes.

 

[Bacardibatman]

only dress code i personally think needs sorting is the knee high sock (especially as alot of them are thick wooly things)completely defeats the object

i think above ankle or just approaching the calf is acceptable

especially as women can wear skirts,shorts or even skorts and socks that are ankle high, like footjoy low cut


but the rest being smart attire im perfectly fine with

 

[Region3]

Don't get me wrong, I abide by the dress code in my own bland colourless little way, but I'd wear jeans and trainers pretty much all the time if I could just because I'm more comfortable in them. Does that make me rude, ignorant or thick?

 

[Fyldewhite]

We relaxed our dress code a couple of years ago to allow smart jeans worn with shoes and plain t-shirts etc. Almost at once it seemed that the dress rules had been abolished and we now allow virtually any clean standard of dress in the clubhouse. But, we repect tradition at all presentations and social events and nobody goes up for a prize without jacket and tie.

On the plus side, our bar is open all the time, we make plenty over it, the majority of our members don't really bother so long as they get their game of golf each week and very few of the older members are that bothered either. All in all the place is much more relaxed and busier than ever.

It's the people that make a golf club not what they wear.

It sounds like you've got the right balance and good attitudes at your club. Personally I like dressing up to play golf as i'm mostly in jeans and t-shirt but if I just want to pop in to the pro shop and go and see my mate who works behind the bar in the clubhouse and have a drink it would be nice just to keep my casual clothes on. The way some people go on you wonder how we ever moved on from tail coats, cocked hats and buckled shoes.

Yes, the answer is "with great difficulty and probably a lot later than we should have done", but that's just the way most Golf Clubs are run. Foresight and business accumen don't seem to figure too highly. I'm not saying you need to be wearing jeans to be admitted and in fact on a Saturday most of us dress in out best Oscar Jacobsen and Strombergs, but if you just want to nip in for a quick pint with the Mrs after shopping (in jeans) then that's fine too.

 

[chris661]

We relaxed our dress code a couple of years ago to allow smart jeans worn with shoes and plain t-shirts etc. Almost at once it seemed that the dress rules had been abolished and we now allow virtually any clean standard of dress in the clubhouse. But, we repect tradition at all presentations and social events and nobody goes up for a prize without jacket and tie.

On the plus side, our bar is open all the time, we make plenty over it, the majority of our members don't really bother so long as they get their game of golf each week and very few of the older members are that bothered either. All in all the place is much more relaxed and busier than ever.

It's the people that make a golf club not what they wear.

It sounds like you've got the right balance and good attitudes at your club. Personally I like dressing up to play golf as i'm mostly in jeans and t-shirt but if I just want to pop in to the pro shop and go and see my mate who works behind the bar in the clubhouse and have a drink it would be nice just to keep my casual clothes on. The way some people go on you wonder how we ever moved on from tail coats, cocked hats and buckled shoes.

Yes, the answer is "with great difficulty and probably a lot later than we should have done", but that's just the way most Golf Clubs are run. Foresight and business accumen don't seem to figure too highly. I'm not saying you need to be wearing jeans to be admitted and in fact on a Saturday most of us dress in out best Oscar Jacobsen and Strombergs, but if you just want to nip in for a quick pint with the Mrs after shopping (in jeans) then that's fine too.

At our place most if not all members will dress smartly on the course, but I have never seen a dress code as such, But then when finished playing head in for a shower and get changed into their jeans t-shirts trainers etc and head off to the bar to relax. I would rather have a bar that is a bit busier with people wearing jeans etc than not have one at all.

 

[haplesshacker]

Don't get me wrong, I abide by the dress code in my own bland colourless little way, but I'd wear jeans and trainers pretty much all the time if I could just because I'm more comfortable in them. Does that make me rude, ignorant or thick?

Of course not.

Your clothes don't make you rude ignorant, rude or thick.

(Damn English language, that last sentence could be read in two ways, with two very different meanings. I hope you know which one I mean!)

 

[StrangelyBrown]

trainers - maybe the same reason as hedgehogs are now required on a lot of courses in winter, to prevent slippage and tearing up the grass.

My dad fell on his erse a few weeks ago. He was wearing dryjoys at the time. I really think that trainers would have had more grip, because the soles wont gather up loose grass and mud like the cleats on golf shoes do. Trainers would certainly do less damage to greens too.

I'm all for relaxing the dress code. I've been saying for years that if our clubs are to survive and attract new, young members then the stuffy, old fashioned attitudes (including dress codes) have to disappear.

All in my honest opinion, naturally

 

[MashieNiblick]

I know it's stuffy and there's no real logical reason for it but somehow if everyone at my club played in tee shirts, jeans and trainers it wouldn't feel right. Why not football tops and tracky bottoms too if people are more "comfortable" in them. Where do you draw the line, if at all - sleeveless tops, cycling shorts, speedos.....

 

[need_my_wedge]

I find players that wear trainers,jeans,tshirts are generally not serious golfers,and therefore treat the course the same.Not repairing pitch marks,and not replacing divots etc.

We don't allow trainers, jeans, T shirts etc. at our course, yet there's still plenty of well dressed folks not repairing pitchmarks or replacing divots.....