LPGA Alerts Players a Stricter Dress Code is Coming

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LPGA alerts players that a stricter dress code is coming

ByAshley Mayo
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13 hours ago

"Professional golf has become increasingly progressive when it comes to all-things fashion. Rickie Fowler regularly wears joggers with high tops; Nike started making polos without collars; and the European Tour allows its golfers to wear shorts during practice rounds. So it'd seem like a curious time for any of golf's governing bodies to enforce a stricter dress code that limits an athlete's style options.

But that's exactly what the LPGA Tour has done.

Starting on Monday, July 17, the LPGA Tour will enforce a dress code policy that cracks down on athletic wear. In an email directly to Tour players on July 2, LPGA Player President Vicki Goetze-Ackerman outlined a list of items that will no longer be allowed. The email was marked as "important" and had a subject line that read, "Updated Policy to begin in Toledo." Here's the new dress code as it appeared in the email:

Racerback with a mock or regular collar are allowed (no collar = no
racerback)
Plunging necklines are NOT allowed.
Leggings, unless under a skort or shorts, are NOT allowed
Length of skirt, skort, and shorts MUST be long enough to not see your bottom area (even if covered by under shorts) at any time, standing or bent over.
Appropriate attire should be worn to pro-am parties. You should be dressing yourself to present a professional image. Unless otherwise told “no,” golf clothes are acceptable. Dressy jeans are allowed, but cut-offs or jeans with holes are NOT allowed.
Workout gear and jeans (all colors) NOT allowed inside the ropes
Joggers are NOT allowed
The harsh language here -- capitalization of every NOT; dated phrases like "plunging necklines" and "bottom area" -- begs the question: Who on the LPGA Tour began dressing offensive enough to drive the implementation of this new policy?

Goetze-Ackerman went on to explain that it's an LPGA Tour player's "job" to notify her clothing sponsors of this new policy, and that "penalties for violating the dress code will be a $1,000 and it will double with each offense."

When we asked the LPGA to comment, Heather Daly-Donofrio, the tour's chief communications and tour operations officer, offered the following statement: "The dress code requires players to present themselves in a professional manner to reflect a positive image for the game. While we typically evaluate our policies at the end of the year, based on input from our players, we recently made some minor adjustments to the policy to address some changing fashion trends. The specifics of the policy have been shared directly with the members."

In an era when Instagram "golf babes" are dressing more provocative than ever and consequently attracting more attention and sponsorships than many professional golfers do, perhaps the LPGA Tour is trying to set an entirely different tone in an effort to command respect and separate itself as a highly different, more professional product. Even so, why take away a golfer's freedom to feel like an athlete in joggers? Or leggings? Or racerback tops? These pieces of clothing can look highly polished when worn correctly, so why not encourage a more professional look instead of banning such pieces altogether?"

"Earlier this year, we commended the LPGA Tour for modernizing what qualifies as appropriate golf apparel. We used Michelle Wie as an example of a golfer who looks more like an athlete than most golfers ever have, and we applauded the LPGA Tour for allowing that. Wie had been wearing collarless, sleeveless racerback tops almost exclusively all year, and why is there anything wrong with that?"

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"Lately, however, Wie has been wearing sun sleeves to cover up her arms, most likely in an effort to appease those who are offended by her bare shoulders. And going forward, she and her LPGA Tour colleagues might have to be careful about the length of their skirts should they want to avoid those significant fines."

"In 2017, that's a sentence you might not expect to read."



Link to article.
www.golfdigest.com/story/lpga-alerts-players-that-a-stricter-dress-code-is-coming

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More than just golf world react to LPGA dress code

By
Randall Mell
July 18, 2017, 9:23 pm

"The new LPGA dress code in effect at this week’s Marathon Classic in Toledo, Ohio, is creating debate inside and outside of golf over women’s fashion rights.

“I honestly have been shocked by the response to it,” 11-time LPGA winner Stacy Lewis told reporters Tuesday at the Marathon Classic. “You look at other sports, the NFL, the NBA, they have a dress code when they're playing. They have a dress code when they travel. They have a dress code at functions. You guys with your jobs, you probably have a dress code, as well. I honestly don't understand the kick back we had from addressing the issues that we had on this tour, because I think we needed it to be honest.”

"“We should always focus on the talent and athleticism of our female sport stars as opposed to their appearance. Women and girls should wear what makes them feel comfortable when taking part in sport and should not be deterred by unnecessary dress codes."

Spokeswoman for British Group Women in Sports

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"The only point I agree with is that there should not be low-cut tops, but I’ve never really seen that be an issue. I think racerbacks look great on women and I think short skirts have been around forever, especially in tennis, and I don’t think it’s hurt that sport at all, considering they play for the same prize money as the men. Our main objective is clear: play good golf. But part of being a woman, and especially a female-athlete, is looking attractive and sporty and fit, and that’s what women’s tennis does so well. Why shouldn’t we? I’ve talked to a few other players and, like me, they don’t agree with it, either.”

LPGA pro Sandra Gal

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Link to article:
www.golfchannel.com/news/golf-central-blog/initial-reax-lpga-dress-code-and-out-golf-world

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Lexi Thompson trolls new LPGA dress code

"The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) has updated its dress code."

LPGA Player President Vicki Goetze-Ackerman sent an email to LPGA Tour players on July 2, which Golf Digest shared on July 14:

— Racerback with a mock or regular collar are allowed (no collar = no
racerback)
— Plunging necklines are NOT allowed.
— Leggings, unless under a skort or shorts, are NOT allowed
— Length of skirt, skort, and shorts MUST be long enough to not see your bottom area (even if covered by under shorts) at any time, standing or bent over.
— Appropriate attire should be worn to pro-am parties. You should be dressing yourself to present a professional image. Unless otherwise told “no,” golf clothes are acceptable. Dressy jeans are allowed, but cut-offs or jeans with holes are NOT allowed.
— Workout gear and jeans (all colors) NOT allowed inside the ropes
— Joggers are NOT allowed

Goetze-Ackerman added "penalties for violating the dress code will be a $1,000 and it will double with each offense."

"Lexi Thompson, the No. 3 golfer in the world, couldn't help but troll the stricter dress code with an Instagram post."

Link to article:
www.sportingnews.com/golf/news/lexi-thompson-mocks-lpga-tour-new-dress-code-instagram-post-photo/1s3qdt19pi5i61xuoivz65iffm

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Lexi mocks LPGA attire policy with Instagram pic

By
Grill Room Team
July 21, 2017, 11:00 am

The LPGA instituted a stricter dress code this week, and like anything new in the golf world, it has created a bit of a stir.

Opinions both for and against the new guidelines have been shared since the LPGA's announcement last week, but perhaps the best commentary came from one of the game's most prominent players, 22-year-old Lexi Thompson.

Thompson shared a photo of herself complying with the new dress code policy on Instagram, wearing garb from the early 1900s from a photoshoot she did back in 2016 in advance of golf's return to the Olympics.


“I don’t know how they played golf in those outfits, especially if it was hot out. I was wearing at least two layers on top and bottom, and a jacket on top, which was very restrictive on the back," Thompson said at the time. "I took a swing with a very old club and it’s made of totally different material. It was made of wood back then and now it’s graphite. I don’t know how my swing would have done with those clubs back then.”

"Thompson made sure to hashtag the post with #kidding, #funny and #joke, but you know what they say - there is a grain of truth in every joke."

Link to article:
www.golfchannel.com/news/grill-room/lexi-mocks-lpga-attire-policy-instagram-pic

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Michelle Wie to follow 'unfortunate' new LPGA dress code

By Martin Inglis — 28 July, 2017

"Michelle Wie has described the new dress code implemented by the LPGA as ‘unfortunate’.

Earlier this month, all LPGA Tour members received an email informing them of alterations as to what they can and can’t wear on the course, with a ban on collarless racerback tank tops, short skirts, ‘plunging necklines’, leggings posing as trousers, and joggers.

Wie, the 2014 US Women’s Open champion, chose her words carefully when asked by bunkered.co.uk about what she felt about the changes, perfectly aware that she is one of the players affected.

“I totally respect the LPGA’s decision and their wishes – it’s something that I have been slightly fighting with them for the whole year,” admitted Wie after comfortably making it through to the weekend at the Ladies Scottish Open. “I plan on totally following them but I think it is a bit unfortunate.

“We’ve been having a lot of discussions because a couple of the outfits that I have worn this year have raised eyebrows a little bit. So I can see where they’re coming from but, like I say, I think it’s a little bit unfortunate.”


Link to article:
www.bunkered.co.uk/golf-news/michelle-wie-to-follow-unfortunate-new-lpga-dress-code