Be careful Chinaalan you will be accused of being an old angry chopper.

So if everybody at R.M. wore tracky dacks , a blue singlet and runners you’d still pay $10,000+ p.a. to be a member. I know I wouldn’t.

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No one is saying this except you two! Relaxation of or sensible dress codes do not mean total anarchy. Read the bloody posts…logical, sensible, up to date and relevant dress codes.

Neither of us has said that. Please stop making things up.

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Recruited by madam, 10th December 2011 09:52.( when inebriated )

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Oh no anything but that !! How would I ever handle it!!

golfs biggest issue in the future is going to be getting kids playing the game and turning those kids into members so when they are adults and have their own kids playing and so it goes

look at all the other mainstream sports and how they have evolved to keep themselves attractive to the next generation, what does the game of golf do ? makes it even harder with out of date dress regulations.

i just hope the same old fuddy duddies that are making these decisions are still on the committee in 10 years time when they no longer have any members and connot attract new ones as they are all doing something else.

look at what clubs are doing at the moment to attract members which tells me things are not great as it is.

golf is in australia is in a sad state poor tv ratings on our major tournements , masters only on fox , majors not on free to air , struggle to get big name internationals, not part of any decent tour, and so on it goes.

unless someone at the top actually has the balls to look into the future the game here will become less accessible to everyone and the only people playing will be diehards.

no problem with neat and tidy , i even prefer the shirt tucked in but we need to cater for all and really length of socks logo on socks pockets on pants pockets on shorts what a load of shit its not a job interview we play the game to relax not get hassled.

We had 30+ kids under the age of 10 at our weekly kids clinic yesterday and everyone one of them was dressed correctly. If they can do it then no reason adults can’t follow suit.

logical, sensible, up to date and relevant dress codes.

I mentioned earlier that defining unambiguous dress standards is not easy. But there are better ways than requiring specific styles that will soon be out of fashion, or forbidding items that then come into general acceptability in the community. Listing extremes like singlets and thongs then leaves it open for styles that don’t miss that by much thus gaining status of ‘must be ok then’.

I wonder how well ‘bogan attire not allowed’ would work?

Bugger that puts me out OB.

More importantly, behaviour standards should be specified. But again, difficult to define.

Behaviour is a question of self respect and self discipline, something that many golfers seem to lack. Yet there’s no way of enforcing that as they walk through the pro shop.

Oh well, you can only try.

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Recruited by madam, 10th December 2011 09:52.( when inebriated )

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Our club operates at a public golf course – and they’ll happily take anybody’s money. Our club has dress standards, but they aren’t very restrictive.

i think a few people are missing the point , look at the big picture, its not about the now its about the future

those that love golf are going to do everything that a golf course / club demands those people are not going anywhere if you are a member at RM you are not going to go out and play in jeans , how ever these are the same people that have seen the game they love fall off free to air tv and banished to the back of the sports section unless tiger is out here.

no one on the forum is saying lets make it a free for all but dont demand i buy/.change my sock because they have a logo on them or are 1cm too short , or there are too many pockets on my shorts (which come in handy for tees , markers ect)

its about changing with the times and keeping yourself relevent when competing for kids attention

i think a few people are missing the point , look at the big picture, its not about the now its about the future

those that love golf are going to do everything that a golf course / club demands those people are not going anywhere if you are a member at RM you are not going to go out and play in jeans , how ever these are the same people that have seen the game they love fall off free to air tv and banished to the back of the sports section unless tiger is out here.

no one on the forum is saying lets make it a free for all but dont demand i buy/.change my sock because they have a logo on them or are 1cm too short , or there are too many pockets on my shorts (which come in handy for tees , markers ect)

its about changing with the times and keeping yourself relevent when competing for kids attention

This right here in a nutshell. Most of my mates that don’t play think golfers look dorky and its hard to shed the “it’s an old man’s game” mentality when we dress as such. I guess this thread is asking the question about the relevancy of archaic dress codes and not one of whether we should or shouldn’t adhere to it.

So those shorts you wore on Sunday were dorky? I thought so, too.

Aye they be dorky guv.

Actually, those Sub 70s and Loudmouths are dorky to those not in the know.

Archaic dress codes?
A polo and tailored shorts, how freeking difficult is that?

Archaic dress codes?
A polo and tailored shorts, how freeking difficult is that?

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Should have referenced the earlier posts regarding the need for long socks and such at some of the more conservative clubs. Once again I don’t have a problem wearing the required polo and shorts, its just asking the question about whether or not updating the dress code may be in order, maybe to raise its profile?

golfs biggest issue in the future is going to be getting kids playing the game and turning those kids into members so when they are adults and have their own kids playing and so it goes

look at all the other mainstream sports and how they have evolved to keep themselves attractive to the next generation, what does the game of golf do ? makes it even harder with out of date dress regulations.

i just hope the same old fuddy duddies that are making these decisions are still on the committee in 10 years time when they no longer have any members and connot attract new ones as they are all doing something else.

look at what clubs are doing at the moment to attract members which tells me things are not great as it is.

golf is in australia is in a sad state poor tv ratings on our major tournements , masters only on fox , majors not on free to air , struggle to get big name internationals, not part of any decent tour, and so on it goes.

unless someone at the top actually has the balls to look into the future the game here will become less accessible to everyone and the only people playing will be diehards.

no problem with neat and tidy , i even prefer the shirt tucked in but we need to cater for all and really length of socks logo on socks pockets on pants pockets on shorts what a load of shit its not a job interview we play the game to relax not get hassled.

We had 30+ kids under the age of 10 at our weekly kids clinic yesterday and everyone one of them was dressed correctly. If they can do it then no reason adults can’t follow suit.

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Here here…...it all comes down to attitude!

You guys that whinge about not being able to wear cargos just don’t get it. There is an etiquette to golf which involves way more then just hitting the ball. Why do you think the pro’s where pants in tournaments irrespective of the weather?

And for those that believe golf isn’t popular any more because of dress code has their hand on it…...seriously.

For you guys that believe its sweet to wear cargos don’t say you wouldn’t dress appropriately if you weren’t handed a membership at RM or NSW straight in on the basis that you adhere to the dress code…...it’s all about attitude…...plus you look like cooks

Ah … the gold old days.

Here here……it all comes down to attitude!

You guys that whinge about not being able to wear cargos just don’t get it. There is an etiquette to golf which involves way more then just hitting the ball. Why do you think the pro’s where pants in tournaments irrespective of the weather

But do you think the pro’s would rather be wearing shorts on a stinkin’ hot day? Or at least be given the opportunity to?
Some pro’s bust out the shorts in Pro-Am’s and the such when the weather is hot and the dress code is a little more relaxed so I don’t agree with the gist of your statement that pro’s wear pants for the sake of tradition or etiquette

They wear pants because they have to, not necessarily because they believe in the tradition of the dress code. I reckon on a 40 degree day, stomping round in long strides for 5 hours in the middle of the day, some pros would be cursing the rule that says they must wear long pants.

Much like a lot of the discussion already on here, the pro’s, like the rest of us will wear what is required of them.

I have to agree, I played in many pro ams in the UK and the professional who we played with always remarked that he would love to wear shorts when its stinking hot.

Ah … the gold old days.

You’re right, I’d much prefer this…

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Well thats a step way to far! Shorts are ok but you have to wear the correct polo shirt and tucked in please. No one would like to see what you have just added above especially at their club.

There has to be a happy medium to facilitate everybody, but a total disregard to the dress code is totally unacceptable.

Well thats a step way to far! Shorts are ok but you have to wear the correct polo shirt and tucked in please. No one would like to see what you have just added above especially at their club.

There has to be a happy medium to facilitate everybody, but a total disregard to the dress code is totally unacceptable.

But people are asking for a relaxing of the rules…that’s what ‘relaxing’ looks like.

Yes you have a point there, I may have to give in here as there is nothing worse than seeing golfers dressed unfit for the course. You see it way too often nowadays unless you’re at a very private golf club.

Golf has its traditions and its what makes it the game it is today, further development for juniors is what needs to change as if we don’t try to compete with all the other sports out here we will see a massive decrease in numbers playing which will hurt the industry far more than its dress problem.

Yes you have a point there, I may have to give in here as there is nothing worse than seeing golfers dressed unfit for the course. You see it way too often nowadays unless you’re at a very private golf club.

Golf has its traditions and its what makes it the game it is today, further development for juniors is what needs to change as if we don’t try to compete with all the other sports out here we will see a massive decrease in numbers playing which will hurt the industry far more than its dress problem.

Agreed, and that’s where manufacturers like Puma, Sligo, Cross and to some extent Loudmouth have been good in trying to bring a bit of youthful exuberance to the game. That’s the great thing about golf that yes we have dress codes, but that doesn’t stop you showing a bit of personality.