My first golf experiences came on public golf courses, where we got away with wearing just about anything as long as we paid our greens fee.
As a result, my first visit to a private club was an eye-opener when I received an idea of the dress code prior to my arrival. If a golfer wore shorts, as I frequently did, they should be knee-length Bermudas with knee-high socks.
Forget that, I thought, so I just went ahead and wore long pants to keep the host club happy.
Things have changed considerably with dress codes, not to mention my hairline, since then, but dress code can still be a source of controversy, even today.
The joggers worn by Sam Ryder at the Farmers Insurance Open drew condemnation from traditionalists. Hoodies have also drawn scorn.
As I mentioned in this chat with Canadian Golf Hall of Fame member and former PGA Tour player Richard Zokol, I wouldn’t wear either on the golf course, but I also wouldn’t object to somebody else who did.
In the end, it will be the individual golf operation or tour that decides dress code anyway. That brings us to this week’s GNN Poll topic.
Will the golf operation where you work/play allow joggers to be worn on the course this year?
That’s the question in this week’s GNN Poll.
You can answer below or on the GNN home page and if you’d like to add a few thoughts on this subject, please use the Comments section below.
Will the golf operation where you work/play allow joggers to be worn on the course this year?
- Yes (74%)
- No (26%)
Thank-you.
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The guy in the photo thinks he is in style because he wears pyjamas and bare feet to play golf but his shoes have an imitation ‘kiltie’ below the laces on his shoes. Kilties went out in the 1960s. Wearing a bicycle clip around your ankles to keep your pants out of the chain looked better than these.
Do they come with a 39 inch inseam, Mike Schurman?
I can visualize Mac Frost rolling over in his grave.