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MikeDT 
Wouldn't a lot of that depend on the golf course? Maybe Pebble Beach or Augusta would have high dress standards, not so much at a local pay-and-play place though.
TBH I think dress standards where I am are actually quite high, often culturally inspired though, but certainly much better than in the UK especially with young people.
'Location: Nihon' ... I assume that's Japan, what are dress standards like there? Quite high, I would think.
No not at all, the scummiest municiple course in Australia the U.K. and I assume America would not let you on the course with your shirt untucked or uncollared until at the late 80s, I remember a debate at one of my local courses in the early 90s about letting men wear short socks and ladies wear shorts!
Tigermania brought a whole rush of people to golf who had no idea about the traditions and etiquette of the sport and in more recent years clubs are chasing the elusive dollar so they won't reject anyone no matter how baggy pantsed, hoodied or wife beaterish they are.
Luckily Japan has maintained the standards to a degree but only because Japanese people see golf attire as a costume and they loooooove costumes. I will play this Sunday and I am sure I will see at least a couple of dudes wearing one of the shirts from the international team at the Presidents cup (or U.S. team shirt if they bag Callaway or Nike and love Phil or Tiger. Wearing jeans on a golf course in Japan would be like wearing a suit to an anime convention.
