Why do golfers buy white shoes?

[Brads]

Black shoes do absolutely not go with shorts.
Under any circumstances.
You may think they do, but the folk looking at you are screaming inside .

 

[Sats]

Wash your shoes if they are dirty.

 

[timd77]

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!

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Because I can only wear white shoes with my white trousers -playa ?️

 

[Deleted member 15717]

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

 

[Jensen]

They go with anything, other than the white socks that are worn with shorts.

Very short white ankle socks ?

 

[Blue in Munich]

Very short white ankle socks ?

Still white, still wrong. ?

 

[Jensen]

Nah, honestly, when I had plain black shoes before and then wore them with white socks and shorts it looked like I was wearing school shoes. Angus Young springs to mind.

Like Terry Scott in the Cadbury Curly Wurly advert

 

[jim8flog]

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).

 

[Deleted member 1147]

White shoes match white belts

 

[Blue in Munich]

I do remember reading something years ago about pros considering it easier to align correctly in white shoes, and where they go we sheep follow...

 

[YandaB]

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

 

[chico]

18 pairs of shoes of various colours is the future. Plenty of darker colours for winter golf and more white based colourful designs for the summer

18 pairs of shoes would last me about 50 years.

 

[Boomy]

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 ??

 

[Shooter McPowick]

for summer

 

[Shooter McPowick]

18 pairs of shoes of various colours is the future. Plenty of darker colours for winter golf and more white based colourful designs for the summer

I am but an apprentice with 7...

 

[Deleted member 15344]

I am but an apprentice with 7...

9 for me ? all of them are mainly white

 

[HarrogateHacker]

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

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

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.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

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

Just three pairs...? I've got one.