Stricter Dress Code Coming For LPGA

[Z1ggy16]

Spiranac is complaining bc it's easier for her to be half naked on Insta to get exemptions than it is to put in hard work to make a tour.

This makes 0% sense. She's one of the people who purely benefit from a very lax LPGA dress code. Why the heck would she be the one to want it to be more strict?

 

...what ? Reread. my point was she's b*tching b/c she wants a less strict code...b/c it's easier for her to dress like she's searchin for D than it is to put in the hard work to make birdies. she's the kardashian of the golf world - somehow her looks are all she's worth.

Ok re-read, makes sense now sorry. I don't know why but before my coffee kicked in, I interpreted that as she was complaining, thus causing the rule change.

 

But.... when's the last time Paige played in a tour event? I know the one she got invited to she finished almost dead last. Pretty girl, powerful looking swing, but just can't make it on the tour, so it's somewhat moot I guess.

[gioguy21]

Spiranac is complaining bc it's easier for her to be half naked on Insta to get exemptions than it is to put in hard work to make a tour.

This makes 0% sense. She's one of the people who purely benefit from a very lax LPGA dress code. Why the heck would she be the one to want it to be more strict?

 

...what ? Reread. my point was she's b*tching b/c she wants a less strict code...b/c it's easier for her to dress like she's searchin for D than it is to put in the hard work to make birdies. she's the kardashian of the golf world - somehow her looks are all she's worth.

Ok re-read, makes sense now sorry. I don't know why but before my coffee kicked in, I interpreted that as she was complaining, thus causing the rule change.

 

But.... when's the last time Paige played in a tour event? I know the one she got invited to she finished almost dead last. Pretty girl, powerful looking swing, but just can't make it on the tour, so it's somewhat moot I guess.

we all need coffee brother lol it's monday after all. cheers.

 

not sure the last time she actually played but - i'd bet she was at a top golf in the last week.

[Z1ggy16]

Spiranac is complaining bc it's easier for her to be half naked on Insta to get exemptions than it is to put in hard work to make a tour.

This makes 0% sense. She's one of the people who purely benefit from a very lax LPGA dress code. Why the heck would she be the one to want it to be more strict?

 

...what ? Reread. my point was she's b*tching b/c she wants a less strict code...b/c it's easier for her to dress like she's searchin for D than it is to put in the hard work to make birdies. she's the kardashian of the golf world - somehow her looks are all she's worth.

Ok re-read, makes sense now sorry. I don't know why but before my coffee kicked in, I interpreted that as she was complaining, thus causing the rule change.

 

But.... when's the last time Paige played in a tour event? I know the one she got invited to she finished almost dead last. Pretty girl, powerful looking swing, but just can't make it on the tour, so it's somewhat moot I guess.

we all need coffee brother lol it's monday after all. cheers.

 

not sure the last time she actually played but - i'd bet she was at a top golf in the last week.

Hilariously enough, she met her b/f at a top golf apparently.

 

I've watched some of her course vlogs, and she's actually got a pretty nice swing and seems to make par quite often. However, I'm guessing mentally, she's all over the place and could never handle the pressure and prejudice she'd face in a real LPGA setting.

 

Lucky for her, she's going to do just fine financially from her body and looks alone, so I don't feel too bad.

[North Texas]

"No plunging necklines" = Paige Spiranac...if she ever makes it

 

She won't.

 

I read Paige's write up on it.. I actually agreed with her how unfair it is that she could be fined for wearing the exact shirt as someone else but get pinged due to the size of her chest. Yeah she could wearing something else, but if that's what she's comfortable in. A happy meium must (and will be) found

 

Agreed though that she's so far away from the tour it's almost not worth mentioning (I'm trying to say that without being dismissive and derisive)

 

What exactly is Paige Spiranac's status in the golf world that makes her someone that we should listen to? Seriously.

 

Well, offhand I'd say

 

1) She's at least 1 step above you on the "ladder".

 

and

 

b) it could actually affect HER.

 

Point #1 has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion.

 

I'll give you point b) as the chances of this ever affecting her are just above slim and none. And that's being kind.

[Shilgy]

Why do some of the LPGA players wear lots of eye makeup (lash, liner, shadow, brow, etc.) as if they are attending a Sports Illustrated swimsuit photo shoot, or going out clubbing with friends? Could it be because they want to look attractive and alluring? If so, to whom do they want to look desirable?

Is this somewhere along the lines of the "she asked for it" defense? Many women will not go out in public without some makeup on. They are not trying to look "desirable" just because of that.

 

Do you go out in public with your work on the lawn or paint the house grubs? No? Who are you trying to attract?

[legitimategolf]

Paige has about as much a chance of sniffing the LPGA as we have of sniffing Paige.

[lowheel]

Spiranac is complaining bc it's easier for her to be half naked on Insta to get exemptions than it is to put in hard work to make a tour.

 

Watch it now! according to her this is cyberbullying!!! good grief

[lowheel]

Paige has about as much a chance of sniffing the LPGA as we have of sniffing Paige.

 

[Strike Force]

Why do some of the LPGA players wear lots of eye makeup (lash, liner, shadow, brow, etc.) as if they are attending a Sports Illustrated swimsuit photo shoot, or going out clubbing with friends? Could it be because they want to look attractive and alluring? If so, to whom do they want to look desirable?

Is this somewhere along the lines of the "she asked for it" defense? Many women will not go out in public without some makeup on. They are not trying to look "desirable" just because of that.

 

Do you go out in public with your work on the lawn or paint the house grubs? No? Who are you trying to attract?

 

Your example is meaningless. No, it has nothing to do with any sort of defense. My question was a serious question, which really deserves a serious answer.

 

Let's put it this way - Some (many) women choose to purposely dress a bit provocatively (to some degree) to entice, to allure, to make themselves look (and feel) desirable to the opposite sex. This is their choice, and their choice alone. This causes some women to be uncomfortable, and oftentimes to be jealous and envious. That is human nature. Some women just simply hate other women because they are beautiful, or they are sexy, or they are cute...or they are desirable to the opposite sex. In terms of the LPGA players, do the women who like to dress 'up' need to be toned down, or do the women who are offended by these women and don't like to dress up just need to get over their animosity? I think it is a fair question...

[Shilgy]

Fine Strike. You may have missed the point. Some folks, men and women, like to look their best when they are in public. Others don't care as much. The makeup question imo is not relevant to the provacitive clothing issue. I supposed a player could get too glammed with makeup but I have never seen one do so on tour. I have, on the other hand, seem shorts, skirts, and tops that were not exactly the image a professional tour likely wishes to present.

[Strike Force]

I have, on the other hand, seem shorts, skirts, and tops that were not exactly the image a professional tour likely wishes to present.

 

I suspect this professional tour (a.k.a. LPGA) is already kicking themselves in their 'bottom area' over their new dress code policy. I wonder how the LPGA plans on policing their new policy. Can you imagine how it will be done...and who will do it? Will a male possibly to charged with checking 'bottom areas' and plunging necklines? If not, why not? What defines a plunging neckline anyway? Hell, what defines one's 'bottom area'? Is it a butt cheek? If so, where does the butt cheek start?

 

The LPGA is doing its best to prove they are sexist - by taking its female athletes back to a time when it was acceptable to police women's skirt length and neckline. It's hard to believe in the year 2017 that authority figures are trying to control what women wear and how they express themselves. The LPGA has embarrassingly blown it with a quadruple bogey! Sadly, they incurred a rules violation they failed to count and should be DQ'ed...

[Shilgy]

And I'm guessing we'll never know. More likely, unless the attire is way over the top, the offender will get told after the round to tone it down.

[nsxguy]

 

I read Paige's write up on it.. I actually agreed with her how unfair it is that she could be fined for wearing the exact shirt as someone else but get pinged due to the size of her chest. Yeah she could wearing something else, but if that's what she's comfortable in. A happy meium must (and will be) found

 

Agreed though that she's so far away from the tour it's almost not worth mentioning (I'm trying to say that without being dismissive and derisive)

 

What exactly is Paige Spiranac's status in the golf world that makes her someone that we should listen to? Seriously.

 

Well, offhand I'd say

 

1) She's at least 1 step above you on the "ladder".

 

and

 

b) it could actually affect HER.

 

Point #1 has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion.

 

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I get it. You don't like her (or at least don't like her game). No worries.

 

But the topic directly concerns HER and I expect she's a lot more familiar with the LPGA than you are. And sans any bona fides from you, her "status" (as you put it) is far more germane to this sort of discussion than yours (or mine) is.

[Big Ben]

I like it a little edgy why not this is 2017 not 1952! Sex sells and the girls that are stylish should be aloud to express themselves. Society as a whole (US) is more business casual these days. What's the problem here. I refuse to wear a tie anymore it's stuffy and uncomfortable. Doesn't mean I look any less put together in my humble opinion. BB

[North Texas]

I read Paige's write up on it.. I actually agreed with her how unfair it is that she could be fined for wearing the exact shirt as someone else but get pinged due to the size of her chest. Yeah she could wearing something else, but if that's what she's comfortable in. A happy meium must (and will be) found

 

Agreed though that she's so far away from the tour it's almost not worth mentioning (I'm trying to say that without being dismissive and derisive)

 

What exactly is Paige Spiranac's status in the golf world that makes her someone that we should listen to? Seriously.

 

Well, offhand I'd say

 

1) She's at least 1 step above you on the "ladder".

 

and

 

b) it could actually affect HER.

 

Point #1 has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion.

 

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I get it. You don't like her (or at least don't like her game). No worries.

 

But the topic directly concerns HER and I expect she's a lot more familiar with the LPGA than you are. And sans any bona fides from you, her "status" (as you put it) is far more germane to this sort of discussion than yours (or mine) is.

 

Exactly how does this directly affect her? She does not play on the LPGA Tour and it's about a 99.9% sure thing that she never will.

[wobgon]

Why all the uproar about the dress code for the lpga and not much about the pga.......I have a simple opinion on this.....Their tour, their dress code...No one is forced to follow the code. Find another tour to play on........

[mallrat]

To be fair, Paige hasn't even qualified for the Symetra tour but this dress code applies to them also. It's funny how now she claims that competitive golf isn't really where her heart is, in that article.

 

Sorry I'm just not a fan of hers and think she is full of crap. Her opinion on this doesn't matter until it effects her. Right now her opinion has the same weight as those of us on here.

 

Something else that gets me is Gerina is as endowed as Paige but has no problems complying with the dress code. In fact it is amazing how few people this will effect. I got into a discussion with a couple people who follow the Women With Drive thing. They were acting like this would have an effect on what they wore to the course. Um, no, no it doesn't. They also kept complaining how it's not fair they can't wear skorts. I'm guessing the vast majority didn't actually read it and just jump on the stinky Instagram bandwagon.

[Rubenc87]

From what I've read, It makes the most sense that this was brought on by Symetra tour players outfits than current LPGA players. Symetra players that might make the move to LPGA.

[nsxguy]

 

What exactly is Paige Spiranac's status in the golf world that makes her someone that we should listen to? Seriously.

 

Well, offhand I'd say

 

1) She's at least 1 step above you on the "ladder".

 

and

 

b) it could actually affect HER.

 

Point #1 has absolutely nothing to do with the discussion.

 

I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. I get it. You don't like her (or at least don't like her game). No worries.

 

But the topic directly concerns HER and I expect she's a lot more familiar with the LPGA than you are. And sans any bona fides from you, her "status" (as you put it) is far more germane to this sort of discussion than yours (or mine) is.

 

Exactly how does this directly affect her? She does not play on the LPGA Tour and it's about a 99.9% sure thing that she never will.

 

Translation - no bona fides from you. Thanks. :good:

[new2g0lf]

I'm amazed at how many people either can't read or don't. From the posters here and on a Women With Drive Instagram post I don't get it. All the comments on "I'll still where skorts", they didn't say no skorts.

 

Reading comprehension just fails many people or they just want to complain. 98% of the outfits worn in a tournament fall completely under the new guidelines. Heck even Michelle's athletic racerback shirts would be acceptable if they had a collar, which Lexi wears quite often. Many of the girls complaining are women who this will never have an effect on. Which Instagram pro will play on the LPGA? Most can't even qualify for the Symetra tour.

 

I don't think anyone really cares what the ladies wear while playing golf, I'm not watching LPGA golf for the sexy outfits. I am curious what and who is the driving force behind the new dress code. Who pushed for the change, members of the tour, sponsors or Mike Davis and why? Seems such a change warrants some transparency as to the reasoning behind it.

Probably a combination of sponsors and players. I heard them say on one of the recent telecasts that Stacy Lewis was one of the players that said something because a sponsor had said to her, What's up with so and so's outift?

If it's the sponsors then I fully support it, if it's a small minority of players then they need to get over it. If Stacy Lewis wants to wear more traditional (non-revealing) golf clothing she should but she shouldn't be upset if Michelle Wie prefers the more feminine outfits that better showcase her physique. The outfits I've seen aren't offensive so IMO it's goes against everything feminism stands for to dictate what clothing some members on the LPGA Tour should wear just to placate other members.

[One_Putt_Blunder]

Reading this thread I feel like I am stuck in the South Park episode where Mr. Garrison tries to get fired. I think it was called "The Death Camp of Tolerance"

The people who think the dress code is fine are the kids who are disturbed by Garrison's actions

The people who think it is some sort of assault against feminism are the parents who are afraid to offend Garrison.

 

I wont post the episode in here because Mr. Lemmiwinks makes it pretty much NSFWRX

[Highland]

Something else that gets me is Gerina is as endowed as Paige but has no problems complying with the dress code.

Perhaps she has more self respect.

[new2g0lf]

Something else that gets me is Gerina is as endowed as Paige but has no problems complying with the dress code.

Perhaps she has more self respect.

 

Or Gerina isn't interested in a modeling career along with being a pro golfer.

[TheLarch]

Something else that gets me is Gerina is as endowed as Paige but has no problems complying with the dress code.

Perhaps she has more self respect.

 

Or Gerina isn't interested in a modeling career along with being a pro golfer.

Gerina probably hopes they don't outlaw shooter shirts and bicycle shorts.

[TruGolfer]

Spiranac is the 'cover girl' for the new 18Birdies app. That's reason enough for me to pass it up for a 'serious app' like Grint or Golfshot.

[Bad9]

Something else that gets me is Gerina is as endowed as Paige but has no problems complying with the dress code.

Perhaps she has more self respect.

 

Or Gerina isn't interested in a modeling career along with being a pro golfer.

 

Spirinac is trying to have a modelling career based on pretending to be a pro golfer

[I_HATE_SNOW]

The fact that we all know who she is speaks volumes.

[new2g0lf]

Something else that gets me is Gerina is as endowed as Paige but has no problems complying with the dress code.

Perhaps she has more self respect.

 

Or Gerina isn't interested in a modeling career along with being a pro golfer.

 

Spirinac is trying to have a modelling career based on pretending to be a pro golfer

She wouldn't be the first and won't be the last. I have no problem with male and female golfers increasing their earning potential through modeling and sponsorships.

[Bad9]

The fact that we all know who she is speaks volumes.

 

Sadly but yes.

[Argonne69]

(Daytona Beach, FL 7-25-2017) LPGA Announces New Clothing Line

 

"After issuing an updated dress code two weeks ago, the LPGA today announced that it would market a line of officially approved golf wear for the tour."