Golf's Antiquated Dress Code - Limerick Golf Club

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 Golf Clubs with outdated,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.
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