Shorts playing golf

ForeRight

Why are pros not allowed wear shorts?
Why is the caddy allowed?
Why are those funny looking rolled up trousers allowed?


I understand these are the rules but what's the reasoning for it considering the heat and humidity you see the pros playing in sometimes?


The reason I ask is I'm just watching the LPGA even here and Wie is wearing a pair of what look like hot pants with her arse cheeks nearly hanging on when she does that twerk putting stance.

Jazzzman

which channel, which goddamn channel??

blue note

I think it's crazy that they're not allowed to wear shorts. I'm sure it's an appearance thing, but in my opinion a man in shorts in the type of weather they get looks stupid.

Also, thanks for the tip off on Michelle Wie!

scrubber72

Have you ever seen furyk without a hat? Those legs would bad bad bad.

ForeRight

scrubber72 wrote: »

Have you ever seen furyk without a hat? Those legs would bad bad bad.

Yeah he looks like a pint of Guinness.

Sky sports 4 for the ladies golf now.

Russman

I'm guessing, but I'd say men aren't allowed just to keep the image of golf being a "classy" sport. Also where would you draw the line as to what constitutes "shorts" ?
Couldn't have a tour event looking like a municipal course on a sunny Tuesday !!:D

thewobbler

I'd an argument with the pro at Dunmurry many, many years ago about this. It was 25 degrees in Belfast for the first time in a century, and I turned up in tailored shorts and a choice of socks, just in case.

He informed me that I wasn't allowed on the course in shorts, any time of shorts. A fourball of ladies was teeing off, all wearing shorts. We went our separate ways. I may have called him names.

slingerz

Its beyond ridiculous not to be allowed to wear tailored shorts on the course, be it Pro game or weekend hackers.

Luckily my course is quite relaxed in their approach to dresscode

SnowDrifts

Are there actually courses in Ireland where tailored shorts are not allowed?

Russman

SnowDrifts wrote: »

Are there actually courses in Ireland where tailored shorts are not allowed?

No idea, but I very much doubt it. With the summer we had last year I'd say there were more people playing in shorts than had ever been before. I must have gone 5 or 6 weeks where everytime I played it was in shorts.

Benny Cake

15 degrees and over is shorts weather in my book!

mike12

I usually spend too much time in the rough too wear shorts. Some pros might feel the same way lots of nasty stuff to bite u in a lot of the places they play.