neil.tappin@futurenet.com
If you were to create a list labelled Contentious Club Golf Issues, the World Handicap System, slow play and dress codes would all be vying for top spot. In fact, you might be surprised to hear that these three subjects generate far more email correspondence to the Golf Monthly inbox than even the current rupture in top level men’s professional golf.
Recently, I had my own brush with one of these topics. Having hit their drives on a straightaway, medium-length par 4, a group of four teenage boys made their way down the fairway. For context, the course was quiet, it was a warm summer’s afternoon and they were wearing normal golf clothing (collared polo shirts, shorts and short socks). However, just as we passed the four teenagers, a…
