Why do golfers buy white shoes?

timd77

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Same as some others have said, white for the drier days, goes with any colour trousers and shorts, black waterproof ones in the mud and rubbish weather.

I had some new white ones for Christmas, desperate to wear them, but just like I was as a kid, I don’t want to get them dirty yet! Once you get that first bit of muck on them it’s fine, but until then they’re for dry days only!
 
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Because I can only wear white shoes with my white trousers -playa ?️
 

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Baby wipes after a round of golf.

and if exceptionally dirty, use Boot Buddy. Keeps white shoes looking great.

also, don’t play at swamps in the winter, which rules out a lot of courses, but it helps
 

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Shorts with black shoes, white trousers with black shoes are things you are never likely to see me in (not the trousers, they are my go to in summer) .

White shoes covered in mud - a frequent occurrence.

I do have other colours such as black, brown and red but simply find my current white shoes the most comfortable (Stylo and just worn out the Crivit ones <3r pair in to the bin>which probably the most comfortable I have worn in years).
 

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There was a chap at our place who said he just couldn't play very well unless he was looking down at white shoes, I always thought that he would play much better if he looked at the ball and not his shoes :)
 

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I ALWAYS buy black, because of the reason you state.
In terms of wearing with shorts, not an issue black is a neutral colour and goes with anything!!!! Blue shorts certainly look better with black than white ?

Black shoes look hideous with anything other than black or dark grey (even with jeans, on a lot of occasions) Blue shorts and black shoes god no ?!!! Orikuru nails it with his reply. Blue shorts look classy with white, grey or brown shoes ??
 

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I'm a novice then with just three pairs of white and just one pair of black Dryjoys. and Two of my white pairs are aging a but too

I'll be shopping for another pair now!! I've now got a large locker at my club, think I can sneak my collection up a bit
 

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Black shoes need Kilties...then no risk of them being mistaken for work shoes. For many years as a kid my golf shoes were the inexpensive back rubber shoes...plus Kilties...did the job just fine.
 
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