After Nathan Followill’s fury against the (golf), reporter Ewan Porter, a broadcaster and broadcaster, revealed that an anonymous Australian golfer was asked by a Melbourne club to alter a shirt which appeared very respectable at first glance.
Porter reported on Twitter that Porter wore a tshirt similar to Adidas golf shirts. However, Porter couldn’t avoid the officials who demanded the ‘rules.
Okay, this tweet isn’t even a joke. Yesterday, an Australian pro golfer was playing on a well-known Melbourne golf course. This @adidasGolf shirt was worn by the same man and he was told to change it. This is a violation of archaic rules. pic.twitter.com/sxIDRtOaK7
— Ewan Porter (@ewanports October 26, 2022
Porter’s tweet about the Kings of Leon drummer asking Porter to cover his tattoos before play only added fuel to the argument for golf’s need to evolve and modernize itself in order to achieve its almost lost goal of ‘growing the sport’.
One response suggested that all clubs should follow the guideline that “if it can be worn on the PGA Tour, it can be worn at the club.” A tweet that stated: “Seriously, this old-fashioned golf club needs to grow some golf balls & keep pace with the times?”
Mike Clayton, an ex-Aussie professional, is now an architect and commentator. He recalled the time when collarless shirts were acceptable, around 1967.
Funny how it was acceptable 55 years ago pic.twitter.com/fBsLlqPct0
Mike Clayton (@mikeclaytongolf October 26, 2022
This latest local ruling will remind us of the infamous “Hoodie-gate” incident when Tyrrell Hatton was playing at the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth. He insisted that golf be open to the idea and open to new forms of play.
One tweeter said that not everyone agreed with the idea of loosening the dress code.
Jack and Jacklin finished (closed-fitted) knit collars that were PGA Tour compliant vs TM open-colored shirts. Snead and Nelson, Nelson, Palmer 101. You want to act professionally and dress like a professional em>
Are golfers becoming less interested in the game, even at the municipal level?
Rick Young, a Canadian journalist, said that this is the case. He summarized it as:
“Golf industry still great at shooting itself in self Geezus.”
