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Luke’s channel is awesome! Love the videos he’s recently done with Fore Play also! Luke is so much more likable when it’s not a GG video

I must say I thoroughly enjoy YouTube golf. Rick, while he’s in a bit of a rut with his game, actually provided me so much valuable information when I was learning to play a few years back. BDS is definitely a favorite. Those guys are out of control. Bryson’s channel is also really great. When it comes to golf on YouTube, I feel that a VERY underrated channel is 2ndswing’s channel. They have a ton of great, informative content with tons of club testing and reviews from different types of players. I like that world of golf. It’s fun, lighthearted, and relatable. A lot of those content creators are also really good players! Looking for the next good good live streamed event with all the content creators this June/july!

A lot of guys on here talking about golf attire being cost-prohibitive. Sure, you can go spend $100 on some fancy-pants golf shirt, but that’s your choice. Personally, I would much rather go to Costco, get two Callaway shirts, two pairs of golf pants, and still have enough cash left over for a twilight round for that same $100. To each their own on the big brand name stuff so that you can feel special, but it’s all stuff that’s made overseas in the same factories with the same quality. To cover shoes, because they typically are the most expensive part of the outfit, you can get a pair on Amazon for $30-60, or look into Puma because they have a huge sale selection pretty much at any given point. Bottom line is that golf attire is not expensive. The big brand names that you want to buy from are expensive. Shop smarter and you’ll have more money to practice and play. As far as “tradition” or “respect the game” folks go, dress code is pretty much up to the course. If you’re offended by someone not tucking in a shirt, then get a more prestigious club membership where it’s a requirement. I’ve played at some of the nicest courses in the country and not a single one of them bugged me about wearing joggers or a hoodie if it’s cold outside. They’re pretty much all private business. If you don’t like their dress code, then don’t play there. So long as the player is within the rules of a specific club, then who cares? I don’t want to drag anyone, but every person I’ve been with that’s truly been that much of a snob about the aforementioned complaints such as the hat indoors or shirt tuck, has been the same people that take forever to hit a shot, forever to get off the green, and spend an unruly amount of time looking for lost balls and holding up pace of play.

I definitely agree to an extent. I don’t think the dress code is really cost prohibitive at all. You can get pants and a collared shirt at Walmart for less than $30. You can find shoes on Amazon for $30 or so. I’ve always personally thought that it doesn’t really matter what a person wears to play, it’s more about whether they have decent etiquette and keep up with pace of play. I get that for more exclusive courses that’ll be different just based off of the type/caliber of people that might play there. Hell, Rahm plays in a t-shirt at his local course all the time. I’ve been playing for only a couple of years. Getting started is a good bit of cash up front. Probably a couple hundred bucks for clubs, then balls, clothes, etc. I started out playing pretty much only military courses. Since I was lower enlisted, I didn’t really pay much for an actual round of golf (maybe around $30 with a cart). Since then, I’ve moved back to the east coast and only play civilian golf courses. I went from playing 3-5 rounds a week to once every two weeks or so purely based off of price. You can find a decent course here and there for a decent price, but it’s more often than not $80+ for a round of golf. Add that in with recurring costs for a new golfer, such as range time and golf balls (several of which are $50+ a dozen), it can get pretty pricy. Another thing that could seem super cost prohibitive is that new clubs cost SO much money. $700 for a new driver nowadays is insane. Plus, bigger vendors like golf galaxy, 2nd swing, etc. will give you $100 for a used club and turn around and try to sell it for $300. Newer players might not realize that clubs can last a long time. At least, that’s what I learned. In short, I’m right there with ya. It’s not the attire that’s cost prohibitive, it’s tee times and equipment.

I honestly don’t think I’ve ever been to/seen a range or practice facility that had a dress code before. A couple said “no tank tops”, but that’s it.