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Golf Monthly
Golf Monthly
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Baz Plummer

'We Don't Need Cargo Short-Wearing, Beer-Swilling Oafs On The Course' – Is The Dress Code Debate Golf's Most Divisive Issue?

Sam De'Ath and Nick Bonfield wearing a football shirt and jeans on the golf course, clearly not abiding by golf's dress code, with inset images of an untucked shirt and Sam De'Ath in the correct golfing attire.

Any golfer who has spent even the briefest period of time around members' clubs will know that golf has a pretty clear, and perhaps slightly strict, dress code - but, in recent years, many have questioned if the more outdated elements should be left behind.

Our editor, Neil Tappin, was recently told off for wearing the wrong golf socks, which led him to question whether we should abandon dress codes altogether.

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