Went and had a round of golf for the first time in around 2 1/2 years.
I bought clubs and the likes with the intention of taking it up however I have just never had time.
After today I am soooooooo glad I didnt bother !!! What a p!sh game it is not to mention the "sorry you cant get in to the clubhouse without a collar" [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] what a up its own @rse sport it is !!
Cant see the enjoyment myself and as it coming under the heading of "sport" ????

rant over

 

patience, most places require a collered t-shirt or shirt, its the laws of the game. !! surely you didnt just give up cos you had the wrong top on ?

 

you obviously didn't rent a buggy. You could have had some fun then!!

Peter

 

sorry you cant get in to the clubhouse without a collar

Been there mate......golf is an okay game,its just the people who run it that are the problem.

 

I have'nt played propery for about 2 years now, but unfortunatly most of the clubs do have a high standard dress code which I can't be assed with.

To be honest though after working in an office all week, in the summer it's lovely to get out in the fresh air and get some exercise.

 

GOLF........

Ruins a perfectly good fecking walk.

 

Not everyone who plays golf is stuck up, I wore a multi coloured tie dye polo shirt after some members complained about my mode of dress. I then went straight up to them and asked if they preferred that or the smart T-Shirts I had been wearing upto then. Once they'd finished laughing at the shirt they had to agree things were better before. I now turn up and wear more or less whatever I please, as a newcomer to a club you have to tow the line to start with but once you get known they'll cut you some slack.

Don't let em put you off, we need less stuck up old gits playing so we can take over and change the rules!

It's also a great game for getting you into the great outdoors and socialising.

 

**** the buggies should have taken the quad with me some nice open spaces to have a blat around! wasted taken up by people with their sticks and wee white *****

 

its far more entertaining hiding in the undergrowth with an air rifle!!!

... so i've been told, anyway!!

BB

 

Whats the difference to loads of other sports that have dress codes too then?

I'm a golfer - haven't played for ages but going to the range to get back into it, don't see the issue with whacking a pair of trousers on and a polo shirt........

 

was dressed smart but my t-shirt had no collar however I could have gone down to the local cheapo store and gotten a £1.50 polo shirt and gotten in ??? go figure ??
My mate had a spare so I borrowed that.

 

Another good reason to play is that it's a game requiring constant improvement. It also feels great when your driving and hit the sweet spot and send the ball flying for hundreds of yards.

It's also a great opportunity to win money off people who should know better.

 

I cant get to grips with golf. I have been on a few corporate golf day things. They have bloody big pitches, one tiny goal, a round penalty area with shorter grass than the rest of the pitch, a corner flag for a goal keeper that you can take out when you get close, not many players, you have to hit the ball with a stick and not kick it, it bloody hurt whe8 games, and when I slide tackled the guy with the ball they sent me off the pitch !! And I may have taken his legs, but I did play the ball first. What sort of a game is that. One for people with silly clothes and stuck up attitudes.

 

tow the line for a while and then get yourself and a few mates organised to take the complete p1ss out of the dress rules.

We used to have rules which stated that a collar was a must in the clubhouse, with no denims and no shorts either in the clubhouse or on the course. Proper golf shoes were also necessary.

Four of us turned up to play an interclub competition wearing golf shoes, swimming trunks and a collar. This was not specifically forbidden in the rules so they let us go ahead, but changed the rules to forbid swimming trunks, and specified that a shirt and collar was now necessary. We arrived for the next round wearing skirts and teeshirts with collars attached with safety pins. They gave in and now allow demins, shorts and tee shirts, as long as you look 'smart casual'

 

FB - Even though they've relaxed the rules now, is it true you still wear the skirt?

 

[damn..... caught on]

 

TBH, I'd rather get my fresh air, excercise, and break from the telly by hairing down a mountain on a bike. No dress codes there (although tight shorts are positively encouraged ). Each to their own though.