Aussie Commentator Says Attract Women to Game by Relaxing Dress Codes

I think Jack Newton has it backwards: If you relax the dress code for women at the golf course, you'll attract more men to the game ... wink wink, nudge nudge, know what I mean?

But seriously ... Newton is the onetime highly competitive global golfer whose career was cut short when he lost an arm and an eye by walking into the propeller of a plane. A horrific accident he barely survived. He's a very popular figure in the Australian golf world, running golf schools and junior programs, and serving as a television commentator on golf broadcasts.

Newton sounds off on various Aussie golf topics in this article from the Australian Associated Press. One of those topics is this one:

It's certainly true that stodgy dress codes can keep some people away from golf. But Newton's comments make me wonder just what the typical dress code is in Australia for female golfers.

Because in my experience, it's much more likely to be men who hate wearing men's golf clothing than it is to be women who hate wearing women's golf clothing.

Besides, there have been a passel of new companies springing up over the past half-dozen years dedicated to creating hipper, trendier women's golf apparel. And that - making the clothes cooler, more fashionable - is sometimes cited as a trend that can bring more women into the game. The clothes, the argument goes, are becoming fashionable enough to be an attraction in and of themselves.

In the meantime, I'll just say that I doubt Jack wants the dress code to be as relaxed as his daughter - professional golfer/model Kristie Newton - appears to be in this photo stolen from Golf Babes: