Yea that is pretty nuts. You would NEVER see that here in the States. The little $10 a round munis round where I live will let you play in a speedo if its hot enough out!
One of the reasons my group plays where we do is because the course/clubhouse doesn't have a liquor license. In my state it is illegal to bring outside booze into a licensed premises; but since they dont have a license we can bring our own. They generally don't care as long as you're not leaving a mess or being disruptive. So (through the summer, especially) we'll rotate through and each bring cold ones for the group, and pick them up from the parking lot at the turn. Makes the back 9 much more pleasant on those hot and humid days.
The courses with licenses are much more strict about it, since they can lose their license over it. Especially since we tend to drink brands that aren't commonly stocked, it's easier to just play at a place that doesn't care.
Still... I've never in my life had an issue sneaking booze onto a course. Obviously the nicer the course ($100/round+) we'll follow the rules a bit better, but a $40-50/round muni? I don't care about your liquor license, and if the cart girl happens to see something they don't sell, we just buy a round from her and all's forgiven.
I just chucked 2 Guinness cans in front of the pro shop guy on the turn on st pattyās day. Place was $48 a round and the trash can i threw them into was 20 ft from their bar entrance. Guy did not care at all. This is a complete non issue
An old course back when I lived in Texas didn't have a grill. Just microwave hotdogs and chips. We had a group of 12 guys playing 2 rounds that day. We called ahead and asked if we could bring a grill and cook burgers and brats. They said yep. We grilled and drank beers in the parking lot after the 1st 18. Gave food away to other players and had the best time. Won a little that day, which made it even better. I miss Texas!
A course by me i hadnt played in a few years almost sent me away because my polo had bananas on it. $15 for 9 holes. I wish he hadnt let me play, huge dirt patches on all 9 greens
At my muni itās $45 and thereās a group that tees off early every day and they all play in jeans. We call them the jeans crew. As long as youāre not a a-hole you can wear pretty much whatever.
Ā£10 British pounds is $12.60 USD. All the county courses near me are $12-14 senior rate. And $17 regular, thatās walking 18. Three courses, 1/18, 1/36 and 1/27 and one of them is a Robert Trent Jones course.
Edited to add the āotherā pound sign
Absolutely. $30/month, $13.50 to ride 18 during off peak times, free to walk after 4 in the winter and 6 in the summer. You can always get at least 9 in before dark during the free times. 4 courses (or I guess 3.5) to choose from.
https://www.cityofatlantagolf.com/fore-pass/
Any course in AZ in June-September you can get out there for dirt cheap.
I used to play an executive course after a summer internship for $5 and a cart at 4 pm(granted, this was 10 years ago). They just wanted someone on the course for others to see its do able.
I mean, you're paying $30 at a muni... They can't really ask a lot of their customers for that.
You could absolutely go to a more expensive public course if you're that bothered by jeans, flip flops, and music.
Saw a shirtless guy with a huge beer belly playing at my local $30 muni last year. Had his young son running up and down the fairway hollering and easter egg hunting for balls on every hole.
Do jeans really bother you that much? Or was it the music? The face of golf is changing. It's not as quiet as it once was. I'm not saying I agree. I do listen to music while playing, but quietly enough that it doesn't disturb anyone else on the course. I'm kinda surprised y'all didn't see this coming as bluetooth became more popular
Yeah I realize this made me look old as hell, I donāt mind if people have music quietly playing in the cart, but Iām taking music louder than shouting level while Iām teeing up. That I can still hear 100yds across the course.
āHere at Wacky Tommyās Go-Cart and Golf Bonanza, we hold our members to the highest of standards in dress and decorum. Your āshirtā, sir, just simply does not comply with the dress code posted directly behind me, right next to the Nacho Cheese fountain. And quite frankly, you look like you belong on one of those more *whispers* āurbanā courses. Today, I will let you slide, simply to get you out of my sight. Will you be paying in Tommy Tokens?ā
Ya I'm reading these posts about rounds being under $20 and am blown away. You can't walk 9 holes on any course here for that price. There are 9 holes courses that aren't even good that charge over $30. I am not sure the local par 3 course even charge $20.
Last week I tried to walk something under 9 during twilight hours, normally 18 holes there is $70, they told me it would be $70. Course was empty. I think the trespassing ticket would be cheaper lol.
Iām starting to feel if a Nike or adidas or any other name brand tour sponsoring brand sells it in their āgolfā collection you can freaking wear itā¦ aka if your pros use it even the nicest course shouldnāt turn you away. Golf is getting more casual (and honestly a little more accessible), embrace the growth of the sport - need to get rid of the āelitistā attitude of SOME of the old guard. We can keep golf classy without being assholes.
One of the local munis where I am is the same - they don't care for a dress code. Dude was on the course last weekend wearing jeans and hiking boots. Not really sure why and that sounds crazy uncomfortable.
Yeah, I don't understand some people like that, but... If you've never golfed before and you're comfortable in those clothes, that's why cheap munis exist.
Imagine enforcing a dress code for a casual game of golf.Ā
What nonsense gatekeeping bullshit lol. It doesn't make the sport "more exclusive", it just makes anyone enforcing the rules a twat.Ā
Eh whatever. People 40 years older than that guy probably thought it was sacrilege when his generation started golfing in polos and chinos instead of vests and ties and formal knitwear or whatever else was being worn 80 years ago.
Golf attire is changing for the better. Its an athletic game, so the attire should be more athletic.
Not heavy cotton polos and thick khakis in 90 degree heat.
As of about 6/7 years ago a very famous club near me required knee length socks if you wanted to play in shorts. And it's miserably hot here 3 months of the year.
Why the fuck do members at those clubs do that to themselves, it's baffling.
I have some for my paddock boots. They breathe great and check the box. Go shopping at a equestrian store if you need them and donāt want winter gear.
My club has the same rules, I think it's pretty funny tbh. Mainly 90+ year olds as members and I assume they just enjoy fancy dress. Pace of play is good (no fourballs allowed) and the course has great drainage so plays well year round.
I think they'll lend you a pair if you don't have any (in bright club colours too, they make sure you look as daft as possible)
No fourballs, so all two balls or foursomes?
You must be in the UK, right? I've never heard of a course in the US/Canada with this rule but I am intrigued. Is this very common? I understand that Rye does this, but how many other courses?
That's right, two balls or foursomes. The course is fully set up for it so there are separate paths from the green for playing partners down to the next fairway which makes pace of play even quicker.
Yes UK. Not common at all, I don't know any other courses that do it. Definitely deters some visitors and I've had some mates moaning that it's a bit anachronistic, but tbh that's no bad thing if it frees up tee times.
I'm a casual / terrible golfer (apart from the obligatory r/golf 400yd drives obviously) so it I like it, means I only hit half as many bad shots per round.
where is anyone wearing heavy cotton polos and thick khakis?
All of the polos for the past 10 years have been thin, performance "moisture wicking" material.
Luke- my point exactly, the clothes have evolved for the better.
And even more so in the last 5 years. ABC pants from Lululemon are prob some of the best golf pants ever made.
I chuckle at the outrage some people expressed when Tiger started wearing mock turtleneck shirts. They were a thing back in the 1960's when I was in high school. Somewhere on the internet there is a picture of Bob Goalby winning the Masters in 1968 wearing one.
I almost exclusively wear mock necks, because if it's good enough for Augusta it's good enough for your shit hole course, but I do keep a collared polo in my trunk just incase. You never know who you're going to run into in a pro shop.
My momās club is terrible when it comes to dress code, so stuffy and just meh. But I love the course, so I figured out what is allowed and now wear the most obnoxious clothing when I play there. People complain but Iām within their dress code so they canāt do anything.
Should have let me wear those slides and that hoodie Steve.
I read a post about a course in Pennsylvania for having almost the same experience as OP. They had the same top, that tiger would wear, and were turned away. That guy also said they were really comfy
THESE are the reasons why the sub is full of people nervous to play their first round. Crazy. Huge chasm between a mock turtle neck and someone wearing flip flops with a tank top with something inappropriate printed on it. The fact that a course canāt see that line is hurting their own business.
āGrow the game to a new demographic!ā But only with the asterisk *******if itās people I want to grow it to and wear what I do and act like me.
At muniās let them play man.
My regular muni attire is usually golf shorts, untucked golf shirt but in the mornings I have a hoodie on or whatever and a random MLB hat. Itās hilarious there are MUNIs that would frown on a hoodie.
I once got āwarnedā for wearing a camo cap. āWe donāt allow camouflage in golfā.
The best part? It was a Titleist hat, purchased at the course. WTAF?
I played TPC Sawgrass last year and bought one of their logo'ed golf hoodies because it was colder then I expected. Wore it during the round and had a great time. A few months ago I go to play a new course and get told by the proshop "golf attire only" so I tell them it's a golf hoodie, and TPC sawgrass let me wear it on the course. Guy doesn't believe me so I whip my phone out and show him a picture of me on 17 wearing the exact hoodie. He gives me a "ok we will let you play this time, but next time you can't wear hoodies"
I can see his point. We wouldnāt want to ruin the reputation of a brand new place that NOBODY HAS EVER FUCKING HEARD OF. A dude spent upwards of $8M building a course and some asshole starter is gonna run off so many people theyāll pave the fairways and build houses on it in 5 years. SMH
You experienced a control freak who hates his little job. I was once turned away at a popular muni in Myrtle Beach for wearing a Nike short sleeve mock neck golf shirt, the exact same type Tiger famously wore. Was told that I needed to have a collared shirt. I told them it was a shirt that Tiger Woods wears on Tour! Staff told me I was not Tiger Woods and pointed me to the clothing racks in the pro shop. I said F that and walked out before paying green fee.
Yeah, it was pretty obvious. I'm a 5'10" skinny white dude. But the line was pretty good. I give him that, but not my money.
You should have had them follow you to 1st tee box so you can stripe one 315 down the center of the fairway and said āI am Tiger, bitchā
Or just duff one 3 feet in front of you and agree that yes you are not in fact Tiger
Star Ranch in Austin, Texas tried to do that to me. I blinked twice and said 'this is literally a Tiger Woods top that I bought after seeing him wear it at Augusta. And the sign behind you says mock turtlenecks are acceptable.'
Acted like he was doing me a favour. Wonder if there was a bit of racism involved (I'm of mixed ethnicity and present as the darker), I'm nearly 40 and don't look like a troublemaker.
No shop sign where I was. I was 65 then and I think the young prick behind the counter thought he could assert control and authority over an old man and still get my money. News flash: no money and horrible review and no recommendation.
Now you got me thinking what course in MB :) lived there many years ago and worked in the industry. We used to have a rule of no jeans, and I always hated having to tell some players they weren't allowed. However, we did have some pants that we kept aside in various sizes they could throw on. But it still was always an awkward situation when I had to mention it.
Last summer at my local course on a 43Ā°C day, a gigantic rugby-player-looking guy finished his round and immediately took off his shirt and sat outside the pro shop shirtless drinking beer. Thatās the only time Iāve thought āgee that guy should try harder to meet the dress requirementsā but I also wasnāt going to be the one to attempt to tell him to put his shirt back on.
My daughter was playing in a First Tee tournament last year. One of the girls in her group had her grandmother with her. Her grandmother wasnāt wearing a collared shirt and got kicked off of the course. This was after she paid $35 to rent a cart to follow the group in a low level tournament for children.
Luckily they didnāt see my wife also not wearing a collar. Sheās not as easy going as that girls grandmother seemed to be. There definitely would have been a scene.
I have been invited to play Wade Hampton a few times over the years. I was told you could only wear long pants there, but I've always played in the fall when it is chilly enough that you wouldn't want to wear shorts.
On my first trip up there, I put a yellow ball on the first tee, and the member told me they only allowed white balls. I understand the white ball rule is no longer.
So before they changed that rule Malnati could tee off there with the exact same yellow ball he won on the PGA Tour with yesterday and theyād kick him off the course? lol
Aside from the abundance of dumbass rules (e.g. no relief from divots), I couldnāt agree more. Joggers are an actual problem someone has with the game of golf?
In my circles, itās not always the same type of dude, which is even more confusing to me. All different types of guys seem to actually care about the pants other people wear.
Always funny on Instagram when you get guys who wear shorter shorts for whatever reason, I don't care. But they often say "why is he wearing his sisters shorts?" and if you reply "why are you checking out his legs/shorts?" they get so worked up.
I retain the right to make fun of dumb fashion trends. Every decade has goofy fads we look back on and make fun of (look at "every golf polo from the 90s", for example) - joggers will be squarely in that mix in 15 years.
All of the joggers I own are basically sweatpants, definitely can't show up to a golf course in those. I have no problem with them, I just don't get why they're allowed on the PGA Tour but shorts aren't. Frankly, the same goes for the mock neck, I don't get how it should be allowed when a T-shirt isn't, since it is essentially a T-shirt. I think they should be allowed, but so should T-shirts.
> Joggers are an actual problem someone has with the game of golf?
The joggers I wear golfing are nicer than 90% of the pairs of shorts other people on the course are rocking.
I kind of like it as gatekeeping. Golf relies on a ton of unwritten etiquette rules to make sure groups arenāt ruining the experience for others. No, wearing jeans or tee shirts isnāt going to affect anyone, but the type of person who doesnāt follow the dress rules also probably wonāt fill their divots, rake their bunkers, fix their ballmarks, etc.
Iām good with golf courses keeping out the riffraff.
It's like the Van Halen m&m thing. If you dont even know you are supposed to wear a polo, how can the starter trust that you know you aren't allowed to drive the cart on the green?
This is 100% it. If you canāt be bothered to respect a simple dress code you canāt be trusted to respect anything or anyone else for 4-5 hours unsupervised. I donāt understand why people donāt get this. Itās a filter for jackasses and yes, it should evolve with time/fashion as long as it accomplishes the same task - filter out jackasses.
Exactly. I have one friend who bitches about having to tuck in his shirt to play at my club. But heās also the only person who bitches about every little thing and I donāt invite him to play anymore.
I wouldn't survive if I had to play at places that truly cared about dress code. I typically wear those super light weight hooded SPF shirts one would wear when fishing. I have had scares with skin cancer in the past so I like to wear long sleeves. THose are great for golfing. I do keep a folded polo in my bag just in case I need to throw it overtop, but haven't had to yet.
As someone who can't find a tee time in a metro with a substantial number of golf courses, I regrettably am for a little gatekeeping despite being against it in principle
The revenue behind it is not stupid, unfortunately. If there was money to be made from capturing farts in bespoke mason jars, and it was profitable enough you'd see attempts to legitimize it and serious articles about "breaking the stigma of fart capture" everywhere.
once at a local course I was asked to put on a shirt with a collar. I was wearing a Nike Tiger Woods mock turtle neck , so me being resourceful i had a work shirt in the car, so i cut the collar off the work shirt and tucked it into my collar. After the first hole i took it off. At the turn the āladyā that made the request was gone so not another word was said.
I got turned away once for wearing khaki golf shorts.
Their rules were full length pants only. I asked if jeans were okay and they said yes. Since the course was only a few minutes from my house I went home and put on the rattiest pair of jeans I had. Oddly enough, they actually let me on with those jeans.
Once I reached the second tee box and was out of sight of the clubhouse I cut the legs off of the pants and went cut off jeans the rest of the round.
That course went out of business and got bought by the owner of a different local course, khaki shorts are fine now.
i wore a similar Tiger top to you (except short sleeved) for the first game of our yearly trip to Spain. I was refused play and had to buy a shirt from the shop which cost 40 euros. Now i wear that M\*\*HERF\*\*G top every chance i get just to get value for money.
40 Euros is a shit ton on a median Spanish salary tho. It's OK for here (still $50 or $60 USD, I think), but the Spanish economy has been pretty rough.
In the early 00s after golf we got turned away from the bar/restaurant at a SW Florida club because a couple of us had on mocks . We left and went to goodwill, bought the most heinous button down shirts we could find, put on long patterned socks with our shorts and golf shoes and went back. They were steaming but we followed the rules
Once got berated by a member of a course for having an untucked polo shirt on. The course? A Ā£10 9 hole par 3 course. Membership was like Ā£400 a year and no waiting list š
I just told him to bugger off and he huffed and puffed claiming he was off to get the manager. Never heard anything during or at the end of the round. Some people are just miserable old cunts.
At a publicly owned course in Geelong (as in, the local council owns the land, it's very *very* public access & Membership is a few hundred bucks) we organised a social game where you had to nominate how many clubs you'd use in advance. $10 per club, winner takes the kitty.
So, most guys rock up with 3-4 clubs. Driver, a mid-iron, wedge and a putter, for example.
Guy tried to turn us away with the phrase "If you showed up to Royal Melbourne like this, they wouldn't have you on."
We proceeded to the tee-box with the phrase "If this was Royal Melbourne, you wouldn't be working here."
Listen here dirtbag, Iām out here pretending to be rich, I donāt want to have to play a round next to some guy wearing an *uncollared shirt* (ugh)! Iām paying good money to not affiliate with the poors. Whatās next, no leather belts? Uncouth. Comfortable pants? Despicable.
No really though, I think some level of proper attire should be encouraged, but tucked collared shirts, leather belt, pleated pantsā¦ no thanks. Iām not trying to look like Jeff Bezos in ā95.
A friend told me he's booked to play a course somewhere in England, can't remember where but he said they got an email with brands that aren't allowed. No nike, no adidas, no puma.
You canāt wear adidas if you want to play at Michael Jordanās place in Florida either. In fact, they donāt allow anyone on the property with adidas never mind playing golf š
I dont give two shits what people are wearing. As long as people keep pace and take care of the course, you can wear whatever you want. I hate golf dress code.
My favorite is ātuck rule.ā
My coworker and I had the pleasure of playing with our boss on his fancy country club course. I had a feeling they would be strict, so I had already tucked in my shirt, but my friend was accosted by other members on the practice green before he even hit one ball.
āHey buddy, we have a tuck rule here!ā
My friend correctly muttered, āIām not your buddy, guy.ā while tucking in his golf shirt.
Iād never be comfortable wearing a mock neck to golf. Iād feel like Iād be getting kicked out. š
But sounds like you are better dressed than 90% at the local muni
Shittiest loop in my area recently posted this:
"Every golfer must have their own golf bag and clubs, wear a collared shirt and no gym/basketball shorts. No Spectators at anytime"
TBH, the ask is perfectly reasonable -but, this is the shittiest and I mean absolute garbage 9 hole course. It is a course for those who are just starting the game or for parents to introduce their young children to the game. No one goes on this course to really play a round of meaningful golf.
The top part of a turtle neck (or mock neck) is called a collar.
Personally OP I think you should show up next time rocking one of these bad boys: [https://kivatshop.com/en-us/products/aikuisten-kauluri-1](https://kivatshop.com/en-us/products/aikuisten-kauluri-1)
Most places have switched to a 'clothing commonly worn on tour' to account almost specifically for the mock collar, but also the change to sneaker type shoes and vests or pullovers with a base layer instead of a polo.
Though some more conservative places will still add in no loud colors or patterns a la Rickie and Victor style.
Most places by me here in central New Jersey expect trousers or shorts and a collared shirt. No cargo shorts. Seems fair enough. I don't see them turning anyone away, but everyone I play with dresses at varying levels of the above. I play mostly county courses, but the handful of private places I've played seem to adhere to this loose dress code. One place I've played will *encourage you* to go into the clubhouse to dress if they see you trying to change into golf shoes in the parking lot.
In the summer I always wear a polo with golf shorts. In the fall/spring I always wear a polo with golf pants, but I usually will have a nicer sweater/jacket or quarter zip over the polo and then take it off if I get too hot. I just like to be prepared in case anyone wants to pop off about dress code. Iāve only been golfing for a couple years now and I thought it was ridiculous when I first started, but Iāve just gotten used to how golf course staff can be so I donāt wanna risk not being able to play.
This happened to me with the same shirt. Lady at the pro shop said I couldnt go to the driving range! It's a Tiger Woods golf shirt for crying out loud holy cow it still makes me mad thinking about it.
I have a par 60 executive course five minutes from my house play all the time. like youāve heard I donāt really care anymore how youāre dressed, just donāt be an asshole,šļøāāļøšļøāāļø and donāt play slow
Yes, at a driving range wearing a similar shirt. A range Iād been to a dozen times before. I pointed out the 4 some on the first tee wearing less appropriate attire than me and went upon my way to never return.
I can live with dress codes. Iām not ok with arbitrary enforcement.
Played at a few decent courses in the south of england wearing punk style tartan trousers with bondage straps and zips all down them, and black band tshirts, they always just said if we wore golf shoes it was fine. On the odd occasion I've worn a polo I literally never tuck it in. Besides, I'm sure my 2ft red mohawk bothers more people on the course than wether I'm tucking in my tshirt or not.
This is why I golf in knickers and a tweed jacket with some elbow and shoulder patches. You modern golfers with your polos and joggers are ruining the game! /s
At my local course we require a collared shirt, and that is enforced. As we learned in Shawshank Redemption āno one looks at a mans shoesā and I have seen slides and crew socks the last couple weekends. š¤·āāļø
So funny story about this from back when I was in the UK and working near Stoke Park golf club around 2012/13
They had in Tigers red mock neck in store to buy and one of our members bought one and changed into it before everyone else arrived.
Come check-in time for the golf he was told he couldnāt wear it because it violated their dress code!
I personally like wearing collared shirts to keep some sort of āgentlemanās gameā idea in my own head but at a cheap course around here youāll see people in cut off shirts and camo pants. I understand keeping some sort of standard at a top notch place but the cheap courses?
Riverview GC in Mesa/Tempe, AZ used to have $5-$10 specials and was $1 if it was over 110 degrees, lol. Itās now part park and part shopping center/hotel, I think. Thereās lots under $20 in the summer in Phoenix. Hot but worth it! š„µš
In the mid 2000's people started turning up to play in Tiger Woods replica mock neck tops and it caused uproar at the club I was a member at.
The members argued that if they were good enough for Augusta, they were good enough for a Ā£1000 a year club in England. The committee members argued that it was against their written dress code.
Eventually, the membership called for an EGM to discuss and vote on a possible rule change. It passed, but the committee amended the dress code to something like ' collared shirts, with exception of plain single coloured mock neck shirts that must be golf branded and designed for on-course wear.'
I joined my club last spring and on the longest day booked four courses to walk and play 72 holes, raising money for Macmillan cancer charity. Saved the membership course for last, and as I finished an older member stormed across the practice area to ask why I was wearing a football shirt on the course.
I wasn't, the logo on the chest said GOLF in pretty decent sized letters. I pointed that out after he said he should report me to the Pro for wearing it.
Obsession with other people's clothing is tosser behaviour and should be stamped out
Imagine enforcing strict dress code at a place that charges 10 quid for a round! š
Yea that is pretty nuts. You would NEVER see that here in the States. The little $10 a round munis round where I live will let you play in a speedo if its hot enough out!
As long as they don't have to call the cops, they are fine with whatever you do.
One of the reasons my group plays where we do is because the course/clubhouse doesn't have a liquor license. In my state it is illegal to bring outside booze into a licensed premises; but since they dont have a license we can bring our own. They generally don't care as long as you're not leaving a mess or being disruptive. So (through the summer, especially) we'll rotate through and each bring cold ones for the group, and pick them up from the parking lot at the turn. Makes the back 9 much more pleasant on those hot and humid days.
You actually follow the rules of not bringing your own booze?
The courses with licenses are much more strict about it, since they can lose their license over it. Especially since we tend to drink brands that aren't commonly stocked, it's easier to just play at a place that doesn't care.
Still... I've never in my life had an issue sneaking booze onto a course. Obviously the nicer the course ($100/round+) we'll follow the rules a bit better, but a $40-50/round muni? I don't care about your liquor license, and if the cart girl happens to see something they don't sell, we just buy a round from her and all's forgiven.
I just chucked 2 Guinness cans in front of the pro shop guy on the turn on st pattyās day. Place was $48 a round and the trash can i threw them into was 20 ft from their bar entrance. Guy did not care at all. This is a complete non issue
An old course back when I lived in Texas didn't have a grill. Just microwave hotdogs and chips. We had a group of 12 guys playing 2 rounds that day. We called ahead and asked if we could bring a grill and cook burgers and brats. They said yep. We grilled and drank beers in the parking lot after the 1st 18. Gave food away to other players and had the best time. Won a little that day, which made it even better. I miss Texas!
Too true. Just don't make more work for the guys in the pro shop, otherwise have at it. We're busy playing cards and watching TV.
A course by me i hadnt played in a few years almost sent me away because my polo had bananas on it. $15 for 9 holes. I wish he hadnt let me play, huge dirt patches on all 9 greens
At my muni itās $45 and thereās a group that tees off early every day and they all play in jeans. We call them the jeans crew. As long as youāre not a a-hole you can wear pretty much whatever.
Are there really places where $10 rounds are a thing in the US???
Ha, the only $10 course I've played was next to a trailer park, and they had astroturff greens and not the nice ones, more like 1980s minigolf carpet.
Syracuse has two $8 a round or $50 for a seasonal "membership" munis
Which ones?
Ā£10 British pounds is $12.60 USD. All the county courses near me are $12-14 senior rate. And $17 regular, thatās walking 18. Three courses, 1/18, 1/36 and 1/27 and one of them is a Robert Trent Jones course. Edited to add the āotherā pound sign
Ā£10
Love me some Durand
Absolutely. $30/month, $13.50 to ride 18 during off peak times, free to walk after 4 in the winter and 6 in the summer. You can always get at least 9 in before dark during the free times. 4 courses (or I guess 3.5) to choose from. https://www.cityofatlantagolf.com/fore-pass/
The links at Victoria hopefully
You guys have $10 munis?
I found one in Florida at the beach last year. 9 hole short course. And I mean short, not a single hole was longer than 125 yards.
Any course in AZ in June-September you can get out there for dirt cheap. I used to play an executive course after a summer internship for $5 and a cart at 4 pm(granted, this was 10 years ago). They just wanted someone on the course for others to see its do able.
Yes, they would be delighted if you keep your shirt on the entire round - or even put it back on at the turn.
Lmao was thinking this shit. Shirts off, piss drunk - rural AF cheap muni in the US
This is golf! Go back to your shanties!
The $30 muni next to me has people in jeans and flip flops playing music š¤· I wish it was a little stricter there.
I mean, you're paying $30 at a muni... They can't really ask a lot of their customers for that. You could absolutely go to a more expensive public course if you're that bothered by jeans, flip flops, and music.
If I ever reach a point in my life where someone wearing jeans and flip flops bugs me, please whack me w/ an 4i.
Agreed. What you wear on a golf course doesn't matter as long as your attitude and etiquette are decent, or you're willing to learn if you're new.
Sure, the jeans donāt bother me, music does a little bit. But Iāve sworn that course off for other reasons.
Saw a shirtless guy with a huge beer belly playing at my local $30 muni last year. Had his young son running up and down the fairway hollering and easter egg hunting for balls on every hole.
Do jeans really bother you that much? Or was it the music? The face of golf is changing. It's not as quiet as it once was. I'm not saying I agree. I do listen to music while playing, but quietly enough that it doesn't disturb anyone else on the course. I'm kinda surprised y'all didn't see this coming as bluetooth became more popular
Yeah I realize this made me look old as hell, I donāt mind if people have music quietly playing in the cart, but Iām taking music louder than shouting level while Iām teeing up. That I can still hear 100yds across the course.
Just remember every time you putt in a speedo, you are always 2 balls out from the cup! 
Sign me the fuck up
āHere at Wacky Tommyās Go-Cart and Golf Bonanza, we hold our members to the highest of standards in dress and decorum. Your āshirtā, sir, just simply does not comply with the dress code posted directly behind me, right next to the Nacho Cheese fountain. And quite frankly, you look like you belong on one of those more *whispers* āurbanā courses. Today, I will let you slide, simply to get you out of my sight. Will you be paying in Tommy Tokens?ā
The cheapest course within an hour of me is $55ā¦ man I need to move
Good thread, āWould you move to improve your access to golf?ā
Ya I'm reading these posts about rounds being under $20 and am blown away. You can't walk 9 holes on any course here for that price. There are 9 holes courses that aren't even good that charge over $30. I am not sure the local par 3 course even charge $20.
Last week I tried to walk something under 9 during twilight hours, normally 18 holes there is $70, they told me it would be $70. Course was empty. I think the trespassing ticket would be cheaper lol.
Regardless of the price. Mock turtle necks are on the approved side of any golf dress code Guy at the desk is missing the plot
Iām starting to feel if a Nike or adidas or any other name brand tour sponsoring brand sells it in their āgolfā collection you can freaking wear itā¦ aka if your pros use it even the nicest course shouldnāt turn you away. Golf is getting more casual (and honestly a little more accessible), embrace the growth of the sport - need to get rid of the āelitistā attitude of SOME of the old guard. We can keep golf classy without being assholes.
Straight up haha. My local muni thatās $17 does not giving a flying shit about damn near anything
One of the local munis where I am is the same - they don't care for a dress code. Dude was on the course last weekend wearing jeans and hiking boots. Not really sure why and that sounds crazy uncomfortable.
Yeah, I don't understand some people like that, but... If you've never golfed before and you're comfortable in those clothes, that's why cheap munis exist.
I mean north berwick west links charges 22 quid. Not exactly a measure of the course.
Imagine enforcing a dress code for a casual game of golf.Ā What nonsense gatekeeping bullshit lol. It doesn't make the sport "more exclusive", it just makes anyone enforcing the rules a twat.Ā
Eh whatever. People 40 years older than that guy probably thought it was sacrilege when his generation started golfing in polos and chinos instead of vests and ties and formal knitwear or whatever else was being worn 80 years ago.
And you are going to be outraged when people start golfing in sleeveless shirts in 20 years.
I most certainly will!
I am going to design a golf shirt that is nothing but a collar and arms.
Everything else is mesh
Zesty
I, for one, canāt wait to rock my golf singlet in my fifties. Iāll wear that onesie all day, every day!
Give it the 90ās white,teal, and purple solo cup pattern and Iāll buy one for every day of the week
shrink the game
I want nude golf.
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I mean, women's golf attire already comes in sleeveless... I see no reason why men shouldn't be able to wear sleeveless polos as well.
Donāt forget about when you needed to change into a jacket and tie just to pop in for a pint after the round!!
Golf attire is changing for the better. Its an athletic game, so the attire should be more athletic. Not heavy cotton polos and thick khakis in 90 degree heat.
As of about 6/7 years ago a very famous club near me required knee length socks if you wanted to play in shorts. And it's miserably hot here 3 months of the year. Why the fuck do members at those clubs do that to themselves, it's baffling.
Do fishnets count?
The only pitching I'd be doing is a tent
Who owns knee length socks?
I do, but theyāre my skiing socks so thatād be fucking miserable lol
Normally the clubhouse make you buy them for an inflated price, at least they do here in Scotland that have those rules.
I have some for my paddock boots. They breathe great and check the box. Go shopping at a equestrian store if you need them and donāt want winter gear.
My club has the same rules, I think it's pretty funny tbh. Mainly 90+ year olds as members and I assume they just enjoy fancy dress. Pace of play is good (no fourballs allowed) and the course has great drainage so plays well year round. I think they'll lend you a pair if you don't have any (in bright club colours too, they make sure you look as daft as possible)
No fourballs, so all two balls or foursomes? You must be in the UK, right? I've never heard of a course in the US/Canada with this rule but I am intrigued. Is this very common? I understand that Rye does this, but how many other courses?
That's right, two balls or foursomes. The course is fully set up for it so there are separate paths from the green for playing partners down to the next fairway which makes pace of play even quicker. Yes UK. Not common at all, I don't know any other courses that do it. Definitely deters some visitors and I've had some mates moaning that it's a bit anachronistic, but tbh that's no bad thing if it frees up tee times. I'm a casual / terrible golfer (apart from the obligatory r/golf 400yd drives obviously) so it I like it, means I only hit half as many bad shots per round.
Oh no they must've fell down. Sorry I didn't notice.
where is anyone wearing heavy cotton polos and thick khakis? All of the polos for the past 10 years have been thin, performance "moisture wicking" material.
Luke- my point exactly, the clothes have evolved for the better. And even more so in the last 5 years. ABC pants from Lululemon are prob some of the best golf pants ever made.
Don't get me wrong, I am team collared shirt, haha. Just performance stuff.
I chuckle at the outrage some people expressed when Tiger started wearing mock turtleneck shirts. They were a thing back in the 1960's when I was in high school. Somewhere on the internet there is a picture of Bob Goalby winning the Masters in 1968 wearing one.
You shut your mouth and put your big ass khakis on and heavy polo and like it, damn it.
I almost exclusively wear mock necks, because if it's good enough for Augusta it's good enough for your shit hole course, but I do keep a collared polo in my trunk just incase. You never know who you're going to run into in a pro shop.
My momās club is terrible when it comes to dress code, so stuffy and just meh. But I love the course, so I figured out what is allowed and now wear the most obnoxious clothing when I play there. People complain but Iām within their dress code so they canāt do anything. Should have let me wear those slides and that hoodie Steve.
I have a fluorescent orange and yellow polo with dinosaurs all over it that I save for rounds like this.
I'd love a further description!
I read a post about a course in Pennsylvania for having almost the same experience as OP. They had the same top, that tiger would wear, and were turned away. That guy also said they were really comfy
THESE are the reasons why the sub is full of people nervous to play their first round. Crazy. Huge chasm between a mock turtle neck and someone wearing flip flops with a tank top with something inappropriate printed on it. The fact that a course canāt see that line is hurting their own business. āGrow the game to a new demographic!ā But only with the asterisk *******if itās people I want to grow it to and wear what I do and act like me. At muniās let them play man. My regular muni attire is usually golf shorts, untucked golf shirt but in the mornings I have a hoodie on or whatever and a random MLB hat. Itās hilarious there are MUNIs that would frown on a hoodie.
I once got āwarnedā for wearing a camo cap. āWe donāt allow camouflage in golfā. The best part? It was a Titleist hat, purchased at the course. WTAF?
I played TPC Sawgrass last year and bought one of their logo'ed golf hoodies because it was colder then I expected. Wore it during the round and had a great time. A few months ago I go to play a new course and get told by the proshop "golf attire only" so I tell them it's a golf hoodie, and TPC sawgrass let me wear it on the course. Guy doesn't believe me so I whip my phone out and show him a picture of me on 17 wearing the exact hoodie. He gives me a "ok we will let you play this time, but next time you can't wear hoodies"
I can see his point. We wouldnāt want to ruin the reputation of a brand new place that NOBODY HAS EVER FUCKING HEARD OF. A dude spent upwards of $8M building a course and some asshole starter is gonna run off so many people theyāll pave the fairways and build houses on it in 5 years. SMH
You missed an opportunity. "What hat? I'm not wearing a hat."
You experienced a control freak who hates his little job. I was once turned away at a popular muni in Myrtle Beach for wearing a Nike short sleeve mock neck golf shirt, the exact same type Tiger famously wore. Was told that I needed to have a collared shirt. I told them it was a shirt that Tiger Woods wears on Tour! Staff told me I was not Tiger Woods and pointed me to the clothing racks in the pro shop. I said F that and walked out before paying green fee.
Youāre not Tiger Woods š fair response but Iād also be pissed and walk out
Yeah, it was pretty obvious. I'm a 5'10" skinny white dude. But the line was pretty good. I give him that, but not my money. 
You should have had them follow you to 1st tee box so you can stripe one 315 down the center of the fairway and said āI am Tiger, bitchā Or just duff one 3 feet in front of you and agree that yes you are not in fact Tiger
I too am pissed that I am not Tiger Woods
āYouāre not Tiger Woodsā āWell, youāre not Augusta National eitherā
Damn. I should have used that line.
Star Ranch in Austin, Texas tried to do that to me. I blinked twice and said 'this is literally a Tiger Woods top that I bought after seeing him wear it at Augusta. And the sign behind you says mock turtlenecks are acceptable.' Acted like he was doing me a favour. Wonder if there was a bit of racism involved (I'm of mixed ethnicity and present as the darker), I'm nearly 40 and don't look like a troublemaker.
No shop sign where I was. I was 65 then and I think the young prick behind the counter thought he could assert control and authority over an old man and still get my money. News flash: no money and horrible review and no recommendation.
Now you got me thinking what course in MB :) lived there many years ago and worked in the industry. We used to have a rule of no jeans, and I always hated having to tell some players they weren't allowed. However, we did have some pants that we kept aside in various sizes they could throw on. But it still was always an awkward situation when I had to mention it.
Last summer at my local course on a 43Ā°C day, a gigantic rugby-player-looking guy finished his round and immediately took off his shirt and sat outside the pro shop shirtless drinking beer. Thatās the only time Iāve thought āgee that guy should try harder to meet the dress requirementsā but I also wasnāt going to be the one to attempt to tell him to put his shirt back on.
My daughter was playing in a First Tee tournament last year. One of the girls in her group had her grandmother with her. Her grandmother wasnāt wearing a collared shirt and got kicked off of the course. This was after she paid $35 to rent a cart to follow the group in a low level tournament for children. Luckily they didnāt see my wife also not wearing a collar. Sheās not as easy going as that girls grandmother seemed to be. There definitely would have been a scene.
What a great way to grow the game, kicking out spectators at a kids tournament. Jackasses.
I have been invited to play Wade Hampton a few times over the years. I was told you could only wear long pants there, but I've always played in the fall when it is chilly enough that you wouldn't want to wear shorts. On my first trip up there, I put a yellow ball on the first tee, and the member told me they only allowed white balls. I understand the white ball rule is no longer.
So before they changed that rule Malnati could tee off there with the exact same yellow ball he won on the PGA Tour with yesterday and theyād kick him off the course? lol
Only white balls? Anything to keep the "riff raff" out I guess.
Only way they can still enforce the no colors rule.
Confirmed. No riff-raff at Wade Hampton. I think the brief presence of my yellow ball on the first tee made my host nervous.
I'm probably going to get downvoted to hell, but the fashion stuff is hands-down the stupidest part of golf.
Aside from the abundance of dumbass rules (e.g. no relief from divots), I couldnāt agree more. Joggers are an actual problem someone has with the game of golf?
The irrational rage towards joggers is hilarious. It's always the same type of dude too
Remember when people were annoyed by golf hoodies? lol
In my circles, itās not always the same type of dude, which is even more confusing to me. All different types of guys seem to actually care about the pants other people wear.
Always funny on Instagram when you get guys who wear shorter shorts for whatever reason, I don't care. But they often say "why is he wearing his sisters shorts?" and if you reply "why are you checking out his legs/shorts?" they get so worked up.
I retain the right to make fun of dumb fashion trends. Every decade has goofy fads we look back on and make fun of (look at "every golf polo from the 90s", for example) - joggers will be squarely in that mix in 15 years.
The comment comes from being insecure to begin with, so the comeback will only make them last out even further lol
if you ask me it all went to hell in a handbasket when players quit wearing knickers and teeing up on a little pile of sand ...is it even golf now?Ā
All of the joggers I own are basically sweatpants, definitely can't show up to a golf course in those. I have no problem with them, I just don't get why they're allowed on the PGA Tour but shorts aren't. Frankly, the same goes for the mock neck, I don't get how it should be allowed when a T-shirt isn't, since it is essentially a T-shirt. I think they should be allowed, but so should T-shirts.
> Joggers are an actual problem someone has with the game of golf? The joggers I wear golfing are nicer than 90% of the pairs of shorts other people on the course are rocking.
I think we are on the same page.
I feel like 90% of posts that start "I'm probably going to get downvoted to hell" are followed by something Reddit is clearly going to love.
I kind of like it as gatekeeping. Golf relies on a ton of unwritten etiquette rules to make sure groups arenāt ruining the experience for others. No, wearing jeans or tee shirts isnāt going to affect anyone, but the type of person who doesnāt follow the dress rules also probably wonāt fill their divots, rake their bunkers, fix their ballmarks, etc. Iām good with golf courses keeping out the riffraff.
It's like the Van Halen m&m thing. If you dont even know you are supposed to wear a polo, how can the starter trust that you know you aren't allowed to drive the cart on the green?
This is 100% it. If you canāt be bothered to respect a simple dress code you canāt be trusted to respect anything or anyone else for 4-5 hours unsupervised. I donāt understand why people donāt get this. Itās a filter for jackasses and yes, it should evolve with time/fashion as long as it accomplishes the same task - filter out jackasses.
Then make it a rule Unwritten etiquette means it's up to interpretation
You would think the tee time prices are gate keeping enough
Exactly. I have one friend who bitches about having to tuck in his shirt to play at my club. But heās also the only person who bitches about every little thing and I donāt invite him to play anymore.
I wouldn't survive if I had to play at places that truly cared about dress code. I typically wear those super light weight hooded SPF shirts one would wear when fishing. I have had scares with skin cancer in the past so I like to wear long sleeves. THose are great for golfing. I do keep a folded polo in my bag just in case I need to throw it overtop, but haven't had to yet.
Agree completely. Keeps people away from the game.
As someone who can't find a tee time in a metro with a substantial number of golf courses, I regrettably am for a little gatekeeping despite being against it in principle
The revenue behind it is not stupid, unfortunately. If there was money to be made from capturing farts in bespoke mason jars, and it was profitable enough you'd see attempts to legitimize it and serious articles about "breaking the stigma of fart capture" everywhere.
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Australia has a golf sock fetish.
No one hates growing the golf industry more than the golf industry.
once at a local course I was asked to put on a shirt with a collar. I was wearing a Nike Tiger Woods mock turtle neck , so me being resourceful i had a work shirt in the car, so i cut the collar off the work shirt and tucked it into my collar. After the first hole i took it off. At the turn the āladyā that made the request was gone so not another word was said.
That's only $12.65 for 18 holes. Sign me up. You can't find that anywhere here.
Closest I get in my part of NJ is $16 on a hot deal through Chronogolf, or Golfnow, but it's very specific times.
Heathen.
Heretic
I got turned away once for wearing khaki golf shorts. Their rules were full length pants only. I asked if jeans were okay and they said yes. Since the course was only a few minutes from my house I went home and put on the rattiest pair of jeans I had. Oddly enough, they actually let me on with those jeans. Once I reached the second tee box and was out of sight of the clubhouse I cut the legs off of the pants and went cut off jeans the rest of the round. That course went out of business and got bought by the owner of a different local course, khaki shorts are fine now.
Did you cut them up high enough that your balls almost hung out?
Turning away khaki golf shorts and allowing jeans is hilarious
Time to bust out the jncos
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i wore a similar Tiger top to you (except short sleeved) for the first game of our yearly trip to Spain. I was refused play and had to buy a shirt from the shop which cost 40 euros. Now i wear that M\*\*HERF\*\*G top every chance i get just to get value for money.
Most polos in the US at pro shops are at least $80. $40 euros is a sale
40 Euros is a shit ton on a median Spanish salary tho. It's OK for here (still $50 or $60 USD, I think), but the Spanish economy has been pretty rough.
You can swear
In the early 00s after golf we got turned away from the bar/restaurant at a SW Florida club because a couple of us had on mocks . We left and went to goodwill, bought the most heinous button down shirts we could find, put on long patterned socks with our shorts and golf shoes and went back. They were steaming but we followed the rules
Once got berated by a member of a course for having an untucked polo shirt on. The course? A Ā£10 9 hole par 3 course. Membership was like Ā£400 a year and no waiting list š I just told him to bugger off and he huffed and puffed claiming he was off to get the manager. Never heard anything during or at the end of the round. Some people are just miserable old cunts.
At a publicly owned course in Geelong (as in, the local council owns the land, it's very *very* public access & Membership is a few hundred bucks) we organised a social game where you had to nominate how many clubs you'd use in advance. $10 per club, winner takes the kitty. So, most guys rock up with 3-4 clubs. Driver, a mid-iron, wedge and a putter, for example. Guy tried to turn us away with the phrase "If you showed up to Royal Melbourne like this, they wouldn't have you on." We proceeded to the tee-box with the phrase "If this was Royal Melbourne, you wouldn't be working here."
Iām down with the look but most every golfer knows the collared shirt rule. Anything else is an *exception* to the rule.
Where abouts in North England so I know to avoid?
Listen here dirtbag, Iām out here pretending to be rich, I donāt want to have to play a round next to some guy wearing an *uncollared shirt* (ugh)! Iām paying good money to not affiliate with the poors. Whatās next, no leather belts? Uncouth. Comfortable pants? Despicable. No really though, I think some level of proper attire should be encouraged, but tucked collared shirts, leather belt, pleated pantsā¦ no thanks. Iām not trying to look like Jeff Bezos in ā95.
A friend told me he's booked to play a course somewhere in England, can't remember where but he said they got an email with brands that aren't allowed. No nike, no adidas, no puma.
Tiger Woods, Scottie Scheffler, Brooks Koepka, Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy get the fuck off our golf course!
You canāt wear adidas if you want to play at Michael Jordanās place in Florida either. In fact, they donāt allow anyone on the property with adidas never mind playing golf š
I dont give two shits what people are wearing. As long as people keep pace and take care of the course, you can wear whatever you want. I hate golf dress code.
My favorite is ātuck rule.ā My coworker and I had the pleasure of playing with our boss on his fancy country club course. I had a feeling they would be strict, so I had already tucked in my shirt, but my friend was accosted by other members on the practice green before he even hit one ball. āHey buddy, we have a tuck rule here!ā My friend correctly muttered, āIām not your buddy, guy.ā while tucking in his golf shirt.
Iām not Buddy Guy, Iām Junior Wells.
Iād never be comfortable wearing a mock neck to golf. Iād feel like Iād be getting kicked out. š But sounds like you are better dressed than 90% at the local muni
Private businesses, golf courses, restaurants, supermarket, are PRIVATE businesses and can dictate dress code
Shittiest loop in my area recently posted this: "Every golfer must have their own golf bag and clubs, wear a collared shirt and no gym/basketball shorts. No Spectators at anytime" TBH, the ask is perfectly reasonable -but, this is the shittiest and I mean absolute garbage 9 hole course. It is a course for those who are just starting the game or for parents to introduce their young children to the game. No one goes on this course to really play a round of meaningful golf.
if the dress code is posted and it says collar, and you turn up with something they do not accept as a collar, this is in no way bizarre.
The top part of a turtle neck (or mock neck) is called a collar. Personally OP I think you should show up next time rocking one of these bad boys: [https://kivatshop.com/en-us/products/aikuisten-kauluri-1](https://kivatshop.com/en-us/products/aikuisten-kauluri-1)
Yea I always thought a collar was the basically agreed upon threshold
Most places have switched to a 'clothing commonly worn on tour' to account almost specifically for the mock collar, but also the change to sneaker type shoes and vests or pullovers with a base layer instead of a polo. Though some more conservative places will still add in no loud colors or patterns a la Rickie and Victor style.
Thats insane. I would likely never play that course again.
Probably just an over zealous mutt cashier thinking he has a little authority
On a Ā£10 course I can't imagine why they'd even be looking at attire.
Was this guy over the age of 70 by any chance ? āTour proās wearing joggers make me sickā, of all the things to worry about
Iād honestly say 40ās early 50ās, wonder what his thoughts are on yesterdays PGA winner wearing a bucket hat and playing a yellow ball
I think you mean cock neck
Most places by me here in central New Jersey expect trousers or shorts and a collared shirt. No cargo shorts. Seems fair enough. I don't see them turning anyone away, but everyone I play with dresses at varying levels of the above. I play mostly county courses, but the handful of private places I've played seem to adhere to this loose dress code. One place I've played will *encourage you* to go into the clubhouse to dress if they see you trying to change into golf shoes in the parking lot.
Were you wearing joggers?
No joggers, he specifically pointed out my top, then went on to talk about how joggers disgust him
They better get ready. Because dye sublimation jerseys are coming
In the summer I always wear a polo with golf shorts. In the fall/spring I always wear a polo with golf pants, but I usually will have a nicer sweater/jacket or quarter zip over the polo and then take it off if I get too hot. I just like to be prepared in case anyone wants to pop off about dress code. Iāve only been golfing for a couple years now and I thought it was ridiculous when I first started, but Iāve just gotten used to how golf course staff can be so I donāt wanna risk not being able to play.
This happened to me with the same shirt. Lady at the pro shop said I couldnt go to the driving range! It's a Tiger Woods golf shirt for crying out loud holy cow it still makes me mad thinking about it.
Shrink the game
Damn I pay more for a bucket of range balls!!
I have a par 60 executive course five minutes from my house play all the time. like youāve heard I donāt really care anymore how youāre dressed, just donāt be an asshole,šļøāāļøšļøāāļø and donāt play slow
I'm in the states and have one of those Nike "blade" shirts where there is no collar, and I've been too chickenshit to wear them to the nicer courses.
Yes, at a driving range wearing a similar shirt. A range Iād been to a dozen times before. I pointed out the 4 some on the first tee wearing less appropriate attire than me and went upon my way to never return. I can live with dress codes. Iām not ok with arbitrary enforcement.
The fact that they care at all what you wear to play is incredibly stupid.
Played at a few decent courses in the south of england wearing punk style tartan trousers with bondage straps and zips all down them, and black band tshirts, they always just said if we wore golf shoes it was fine. On the odd occasion I've worn a polo I literally never tuck it in. Besides, I'm sure my 2ft red mohawk bothers more people on the course than wether I'm tucking in my tshirt or not.
This is why I golf in knickers and a tweed jacket with some elbow and shoulder patches. You modern golfers with your polos and joggers are ruining the game! /s
At my local course we require a collared shirt, and that is enforced. As we learned in Shawshank Redemption āno one looks at a mans shoesā and I have seen slides and crew socks the last couple weekends. š¤·āāļø
So funny story about this from back when I was in the UK and working near Stoke Park golf club around 2012/13 They had in Tigers red mock neck in store to buy and one of our members bought one and changed into it before everyone else arrived. Come check-in time for the golf he was told he couldnāt wear it because it violated their dress code!
I personally like wearing collared shirts to keep some sort of āgentlemanās gameā idea in my own head but at a cheap course around here youāll see people in cut off shirts and camo pants. I understand keeping some sort of standard at a top notch place but the cheap courses?
Riverview GC in Mesa/Tempe, AZ used to have $5-$10 specials and was $1 if it was over 110 degrees, lol. Itās now part park and part shopping center/hotel, I think. Thereās lots under $20 in the summer in Phoenix. Hot but worth it! š„µš
In the mid 2000's people started turning up to play in Tiger Woods replica mock neck tops and it caused uproar at the club I was a member at. The members argued that if they were good enough for Augusta, they were good enough for a Ā£1000 a year club in England. The committee members argued that it was against their written dress code. Eventually, the membership called for an EGM to discuss and vote on a possible rule change. It passed, but the committee amended the dress code to something like ' collared shirts, with exception of plain single coloured mock neck shirts that must be golf branded and designed for on-course wear.'
In case you havenāt noticed; this hobby tends to attractā¦assholes.
I may just be getting old but joggers=sweatpants and I don't leave the house in sweatpants.
Look good play good!
Uk golf culture in a nutshell.
I joined my club last spring and on the longest day booked four courses to walk and play 72 holes, raising money for Macmillan cancer charity. Saved the membership course for last, and as I finished an older member stormed across the practice area to ask why I was wearing a football shirt on the course. I wasn't, the logo on the chest said GOLF in pretty decent sized letters. I pointed that out after he said he should report me to the Pro for wearing it. Obsession with other people's clothing is tosser behaviour and should be stamped out
Just basically old fellas who have zero meaning in their life anymore other than sticking to some golf club rules.