Golf's Antiquated Dress Code - Limerick Golf Club

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an occasional £1 by giving the opposition a headache. Collopy is particularly susceptible to bright colours but O‟Dwyer is either colour blind or suffers from acute tunnel vision. He never acknowledges my dazzling fashion statements and seems only concerned with whether he is ahead or behind on the scorecard. “Some think that you need a big personality to wear bright clothing successfully but there is no harm in it. Why those who allow checks, stripes, diamonds, tartans and the most outrageously bright colours, will not countenance a youngster wearing a round-neck tee shirt, jeans, or a leisure suit is beyond me. A junior with his shirt hanging loose is a court marshalling offence.” Mr. Fulham speaks with tongue in cheek but there is a serious side to all of this. Isn‟t it strange that dress codes are almost entirely about what you can‟t wear? Heading the list as golf‟s biggest no-no is - jeans. Why such a seemingly innocent piece of apparel became so unacceptable is not immediately apparent. Personally, I have never worn jeans but why they are universally banned from the golf course is 4
puzzling. The French and Italians are the most fashion conscious of golfers. Yet, they embrace jeans in the golfing environment wholeheartedly. Mind you, the French and Italians also encourage family golf to a much greater extent than we do in Ireland and therefore the game is growing much faster there than here. Clubs who insist on the dreaded “long socks only” rule must do so to ensure that any desired cooling benefit derived from wearing shorts is effectively negated and therefore will not be worn at all. As for „tailored shorts‟ – the cause of so much controversy - does anybody really know what they are? Although there is absolutely no evidence to suggest that trainers do any harm to a golf course – in fact they almost certainly do far less damage than spiked shoes – they are strictly confined to an almost extinct caddie class. Why? Golf has always been a little bit too elitist, too precious and too expensive for its own good. Golf Clubs with outdated, traditional dress codes will be forced to change someday. 5
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