The Walmart Golfer

No offense to Walmart.  I love Walmart and I shop there all of the time.  But each month or so I inevitably get a mass emailing with "New Pics of the Shoppers at Walmart!"  And inevitably the pics are of people in outrageous clothing, inappropriate clothing for their body types or lack of clothing with numerous tattoos and piercings.  So what does this have to do with golf?
Well, I unfortunately have to report that the other day I played against a woman that could have been in one of those emails.  But let me move forward a bit and talk about golf dress codes for women.  If you do a Google search on golf course dress codes these terms come up: no jeans, tank tops, swimsuits, athletic shorts, sweats, halter tops, short shorts, spandex etc.  But, I'll bet you didn't know that the LPGA doesn't have a dress code (except for no jeans).  But then again, you probably already surmised that by watching any LPGA event.  We've gone beyond the simple collared shirt tradition and Annika Sorenstam wearing mock turtle necks.  Sometimes I think that when the pro leans over to pick up her ball,  we'll be able to see her breakfast.  The shirts are tight, the skirts/skorts/shorts short and the tops aren't even long enough to tuck in.  Heather Daly-Donofrio, the LPGA's media relations director, says that they want to offer the LPGA player, "the flexibility in dress code so that it lends itself to being more trendy and attracting a younger demographics as fans...Not to mention it attracts more of the opposite sex."  I suppose if I had a body like some of them, and the youth to go with it, I wouldn't want to dress like Nancy Lopez in the '80s either.  No offense, Nancy.  I do love you. 

So, let me get back to what brought this blog about...my Walmart golfer.  Ok.  I'm not skinny but I know how to wear clothing that sort of hides any bulging parts.  This lady didn't bother.  She had on a Lycra top that was too short and I'm afraid rolls abounded.  Her skirt was also Lycra with bulges abounding and it was short where there should have been no short. We could see breakfast.   But the kicker was that when she addressed her ball, the top of her thong showed.  I'm sorry.  It was NOT a pretty site.  You may be thinking, how mean can you be?  Maybe she didn't have anything else to wear.  Well, I know she's a member of the women's golf association at this other club.  She plays golf all of the time.  I can't fathom why no one has told her that her attire isn't "appropriate".  The good part of the day?  My partner and I took 2 1/2 points out of three.  Despite looking at a blue sparkly thong for 4 1/2 hours...

A Woman Who Loves Golf