Cargo shorts - not acceptable course attire?

[Diane]

I think this is another one of those threads where some people confuse "elitist" with "tradiionalist". I prefer a more traditional look for golf. It's what I grew up with and what I like. I wear what I prefer and you may wear what you prefer. Will I judge you - yes, but not in the way you think. I'll just think - poor thing - he has no fashion sense.

[C-Tech]

Originally Posted by Diane

I think this is another one of those threads where some people confuse "elitist" with "tradiionalist". I prefer a more traditional look for golf. It's what I grew up with and what I like. I wear what I prefer and you may wear what you prefer. Will I judge you - yes, but not in the way you think. I'll just think - poor thing - he has no fashion sense.

Now I really am crushed. I am gonna go home and throw out all my cargo shorts....NOT!!!

[xnavyct]

Originally Posted by JPsuff

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OK, so now I'm curious: What "cargo" do all of you cargo shorts devotees actually carry on your person to justify the need for six pockets?

(And please don't write, "my cell phone")


-JP

I carry 4 or 5 tees, one extra ball, my scorecard, and pencil. I walk every time I play, and like having the scorecard and pencil right there where I can write down my score after I putt in on each hole.

[C-Tech]

Originally Posted by xnavyct

I carry 4 or 5 tees, one extra ball, my scorecard, and pencil. I walk every time I play, and like having the scorecard and pencil right there where I can write down my score after I putt in on each hole.

I bought one of those fancy leather scorecard holders from USGA just for that purpose. I like using it because it holds the scorecard and pencil together. It also comes in handy for carrying a yardage book if the course has one available. Makes me look like the Pro I wish I were....

[Diane]

Originally Posted by C-Tech

Makes me look like the Pro I wish I were....

. . . he says
and then he says . . .

Originally Posted by C-Tech

I am gonna go home and throw out all my cargo shorts....NOT!!!

So I say - Really?

[CristieKerr]

Originally Posted by Diane

Will I judge you - yes

I don't know why, but that has me laughing my rear end off over here. Now that's blunt.

Originally Posted by Diane

I'll just think - poor thing - he has no fashion sense.

There are way too many comebacks here. Where is League when you need him?

[Diane]

Originally Posted by CristieKerr

There are way too many comebacks here. Where is League when you need him?

League, poor thing, obviously has less than no fashion sense. I don't think you need him here.

[LBlack14]

Originally Posted by Diane

Unacceptable and sloppy looking. Right up there with jeans IMO.

I wear 'em to play golf in, to go out in and to work in. Oh, I also wear 'em in the winter too.

Howdy Diane.

[C-Tech]

I think my tasteful cargo shorts and my leather scorecard wallet go together just fine, thank you... beauty is in the eye of the beholder and when I behold myself in my cargo shorts holding my scorecard wallet, I think I look pretty darn cool...

[Diane]

Originally Posted by C-Tech

I think my tasteful cargo shorts and my leather scorecard wallet go together just fine, thank you... beauty is in the eye of the beholder and when I behold myself in my cargo shorts holding my scorecard wallet, I think I look pretty darn cool...

C-Tech - Exactly how much time do you spend looking at yourself in the mirror?

[C-Tech]

Originally Posted by Diane

C-Tech - Exactly how much time do you spend looking at yourself in the mirror?

I have them everywhere, all over my house... I only go shopping so I can see myself in the shop windows. I carry a compact in my golf bag just so I don't have to wait til the course restrooms to get another look... Yessiree, I am a real narcissist. In actuality, I normally look in the mirror when I shave and I prefer to do that only without my glasses so I don't have to see ALL the wrinkles. Other than that, not often.

[Leaguegolf]

Originally Posted by CristieKerr

There are way too many comebacks here. Where is League when you need him?

I'm right here laughing my off at all you manly men being dissed by little Miss I'm wearing a cute outfit today and you're not.

I dress comfortably and appropriately outside my own home. I've been part of the polo and dockers crowd as well as the Hawaiian shirt guy and I do know there's a time and place for both. The key is knowing the right time and place.

I do draw the line at the hat on backwards thing though. It just looks stupid on anyone over 6 years old.

[Fourputt]

Originally Posted by JPsuff

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OK, so now I'm curious: What "cargo" do all of you cargo shorts devotees actually carry on your person to justify the need for six pockets?

I'm not diss'ing cargo shorts, I'm just wondering what you all carry that makes them necessary. Like I said, I get by with three quarters, a handful of tees and a divot tool in my pockets (all two of them), so what's in yours?

(And please don't write, "my cell phone")


-JP

I don't buy them just for the golf course. I wear them everywhere all summer long. When I'm off the course one pocket is for my cell phone. I also occasionally toss something else in a pocket, like for instance a breakfast bar to be eaten later, or a pen and my grocery list, or whatever. I don't make a point of buying shorts with the extra pockets, but the places I've shopped lately all seem to carry nice shorts with that added functionality that is handy when needed. As I said above, I don't care if courses want to ban them, I just won't play those courses (unlikely to come up in any event). That's an easy choice for me.

[CristieKerr]

Originally Posted by Leaguegolf

I'm right here laughing my off at all you manly men being dissed by little Miss I'm wearing a cute outfit today and you're not.

Well fine then!

Originally Posted by Diane

I'll just think - poor thing - he has no fashion sense.

And while you're worried about if cargo short guy's belt matches his wrist watch, cargo short guy will be lining up his birdie putt!

[Diane]

Originally Posted by CristieKerr

And while you're worried about if cargo short guy's belt matches his wrist watch, cargo short guy will be lining up his birdie putt!

CK - You do know that women know how to multi-task - right?

[JungleJ]

Originally Posted by Diane

CK - You do know that women know how to multi-task - right?

She keeps knocking you guys out of the park... all these grown men owned by a girl.

[CristieKerr]

Originally Posted by Diane

CK - You do know that women know how to multi-task - right?

I would hope so. Dinner can't be late just because you are critiquing cargo short guy.

[Diane]

Originally Posted by CristieKerr

I would hope so. Dinner can't be late just because you are critiquing cargo short guy.

Calling for take-out doesn't take much effort. No worries on dinner.

[Bigvivec]

Originally Posted by Fourputt

Shrug all you like…just pointing out that really nice restaurants draw a line…and I think cargo shorts look sloppy, “nice” or otherwise…and to that end I own three pair... and wear them to the course all the time…perfect for golf, especially when I’m practicing on the course and can stuff 5 balls in a pocket…I think that they are fine if the course allows them, but completely understand if they don’t, and since having to go to a store and buy clothes (slacks, shirt and socks) down the road from the course where I played my first round ever and was simultaneously introduced to the concept of dressing for golf, I have since understood completely as well as brought wardrobe options should I be visiting a course for the first time and I have any doubts about what my first choice of clothing might be…that’s just golf, and since some of the more restrictive courses that I have played also happen to have been the best tracks, I appreciate that the two seem to often go hand in hand…that being said, I’ve never been denied access due to cargo shorts, but on the other hand I haven’t tried to wear them at the better courses either…

Another thing that got drilled into my head at a young age is that grown men don’t wear shorts in public unless playing sports or at the beach or resort type setting…having lived in five tropical countries and traveled to many more, it is a value that seems to be shared universally even here on the equator…not telling anyone how to dress, I’d be the last one to do that, but tropical cultures consider shorts gauche, tacky and callow… cargo shorts push that envelope…and as a side note, though many of you might not “care” what other people think, outside of the US in many parts of the world shorts on men in public spaces goes beyond cultural insensitivity and the amusement of watching the “ugly American” but actually can be offensive…

…or in CP’s case when he’s rockin’ the tight cutoffs, very offensive (again, thanks for that mental image CP)…


Just a heads up…