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**SoorgoBardy** · 07-09-2012, 03:06 PM

It sucks that you caught some flack in the manner that you did, it seems as though the pro could have managed the situation a bit better. That being said, you should have brought some slacks with you or notified the concierge that you guys were wearing jeans so he could act accordingly and either get you some slacks or find a course with a relaxed dress code. I don't think the pro was judging your character nor do I think he was thinking you were trash. I think he was trying to protect the integrity of his club and it's members, at $450 a pop to play I would have bought some slacks regardless of how the pro acted, I would have felt guilty.

At $450 a pop I would have worn a tux. Since the OP asked how we would have reacted, I myself would have been embarrassed. I probably would have explained the situation and bought the slacks if they wanted me to. I'm surprised a course that expensive actually let you play in jeans at all. While I hate it when other players get snobby about what someone else wears on the course (cargo shorts, jeans, untucked shirt etc...), I always make it a point to find out what the dress code is for any course I play as well as other rules that might affect me and dress and act accordingly..

In my area you see people golfing in jeans, tee shirts and even steel toed work boots, so when I go to a nicer course I'm completely out of my comfort zone and don't want to make any mistakes.

07-09-2012, 03:06 PM	#13
SoorgoBardy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 432 Senior Member	It sucks that you caught some flack in the manner that you did, it seems as though the pro could have managed the situation a bit better. That being said, you should have brought some slacks with you or notified the concierge that you guys were wearing jeans so he could act accordingly and either get you some slacks or find a course with a relaxed dress code. I don't think the pro was judging your character nor do I think he was thinking you were trash. I think he was trying to protect the integrity of his club and it's members, at $450 a pop to play I would have bought some slacks regardless of how the pro acted, I would have felt guilty. At $450 a pop I would have worn a tux. Since the OP asked how we would have reacted, I myself would have been embarrassed. I probably would have explained the situation and bought the slacks if they wanted me to. I'm surprised a course that expensive actually let you play in jeans at all. While I hate it when other players get snobby about what someone else wears on the course (cargo shorts, jeans, untucked shirt etc...), I always make it a point to find out what the dress code is for any course I play as well as other rules that might affect me and dress and act accordingly.. In my area you see people golfing in jeans, tee shirts and even steel toed work boots, so when I go to a nicer course I'm completely out of my comfort zone and don't want to make any mistakes.
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