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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
Sport
Carly Cummins

'I Could Hear Scathing Mutterings Among The Older Generation, But Now They Are All Strutting Out To Play Golf In Leggings'

Carly Frost hitting a fairway wood.

I have to admit, I couldn’t contain my excitement when gym leggings suddenly became an acceptable form of attire for playing golf. I never thought the day would come when dress codes would be so relaxed. Finally, something that made sense. Golf is supposed to be an athletic sport, after all.

The swing movement certainly requires a great deal of flexibility, turn and lower half leg action. However, never did I think that the same leggings I wore to the gym would be acceptable on the golf course, so of course, I had to embrace them. Turning it on its head I would never have dreamt of going to the gym to work out wearing a normal pair of trousers, yet for years and years I only ever got to wear these exact things to play golf.

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