Fowler Shirt Tails
It'll never be a popular fashion statement, because the old non-dick-working stiffs who haven't been laid in decades feel that if you're not sweating your ass off in July wearing khaki pants and a neutral vanilla-flavored polo - you don't deserve to be playing the game.
The fact that the media is saying something about a player wearing a shirt that was meant to be worn untucked.... well - don't put together a committee of non-dick-working stiffs who haven't been laid in decades to try to figure out why the game doesn't appeal to the younger generation and why it struggles to maintain interest.
I understand maintaining many of the traditions, don't get me wrong... but seriously.... it's not like Fowler looked like he'd just gotten out of an AA meeting and stumbled upon the first tee, barely making his freakin tee time.
Just watching the "Bobby Jones Story" this past weekend I chuckled at the garb they wore back then, but that was normal wear for the times.
It is time for the PGA to update their standards. So, what is wrong with a tour pro wearing a nice collard shirt untucked or even wearing a nice pair of shorts?
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Oh for fuck's sake. I NEVER tuck. I'll even wear a t-shirt and camo cargos if they let me. 
Can't recall seeing Gary McCord ever wearing anything but 'camp' shirts.
They aren't in a damn fashion show, except for the fags that wanna make it that, it's golf. Be comfy.
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In my mind there would be absolutely nothing wrong with tour players wearing a pair of nice golf shorts and an untucked-design collared shirt. It wouldn't sway my viewership interest whatsoever.
Over the years I've been privileged to play with some very accomplished head professionals in our region, in both a casual setting and tournaments. Most all of which were during the summer months, when it was 90+ degrees outside and nearing 100% humidity. They all wore pants. And several of them sweated just as profusely as I did in the summer heat and humidity, completely drenched in sweat by the 3rd or 4th hole. I just casually made the remark to one head pro that I was playing with one day, "man - I don't know how you guys handle wearing long pants on a day like today."
His reply: "We uphold the code."
Now mind you - a soldier who's been taken prisoner in war, who's sworn to not give any information to aid the enemy... that's what I think of when I hear the phrase, "We uphold the code."
I guess not wearing long pants on a hot summer day is a deal breaker as it relates to "the code."
As long as the so-called caretakers and rules makers of the game continue to fight change - they'll continue to experience declining interest across the board. The predominant stereotype of golf traditionally being a "wealthy white man's game" hasn't changed over the years, even despite Tiger's presence in the 2000's. It's only gotten more expensive, despite the numerous course closures and businesses closing their doors.
Golf is still stuffy. It's still too restrictive... can't wear this, can't wear that. Can't do this, can't do that. Can't buy the latest and greatest equipment unless you take out a second mortgage on your home. Can't listen to music while you play. Can't wear a nice shirt untucked. Can't wear your hat inside the clubhouse. Can't wear jeans if you decide to take your wife up to the club and have dinner one evening.
This all impacts perception. And the game, nor the industry, nor the game's caretakers and rules makers, don't seem willing to make some sort of reasonable compromise to sustain (or god forbid) increase interest.
He looked good....and I would wear that shirt in a heartbeat!
IMO it should be encouraged as the sport needs all the new golfers it can possibly muster. If he won a major it could make a big difference. The kids love Ricky!
And lol at golfers hating on Ricky, I suppose pretty boys get hated on across the board.
#GoPuma, Cobra, and Ricky
PA-PLAYA Golf is still stuffy. It's still too restrictive... can't wear this, can't wear that.
Almost all of the local courses in my area are close to going belly up. They only thing they don't allow are tank tops. And I am not sure why they even have bans on them. You see people in stores and restaurants every day wearing tanks.
The company that makes that shirt had it's biggest sales day ever yesterday.
Time for that old stodgy fashion needle to move a little bit in a more forward leaning direction!IMO
You can't tuck in a Hawaiian shirt... Fashion snafu.
Golf shirts I tuck mostly because my golf shorts are too big and I need the extra shirt material to fill in and hold up the shorts. The belt is on the first hole too.
Most of the time I wear underarmour heat gear t shirt style and u don't tuck that.
When I saw it, I thought how much more comfortable he looked than other guys and started wishing at least for the Hawaiian tourneys they'd allow knee length shorts and even wild prints Hawaiian shirts as Already seen in Pebble Beach pro am.
I'd be a good start and probably help jump start making other improvements long overdue to golf.
I bet the players would enjoy it and maybe even improve their play because of being comfortable. They aren't playing in N Scotland , for goodness gracious!
Go Ricky! The style inovator.
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I don't tuck either much but because of Dunlap disease .
Belly dun lapped over my belt.
It's Ricky being Ricky. Pushing the fashion edges is his thing.
Provisional I don't tuck either much but because of Dunlap disease .
Belly dun lapped over my belt.
EXACTLY!!
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I don't tuck either. Never wore women's panties.
I wonder if he got a talkin' too today,had a regular PGA issue polo shirt on?