Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden?

Question

What is that?

Answer 1

Sounds like Augusta is up to their old games again

Answer 2

It is one of the many myths about golf. It is suggested that the name golf is an acronym - and is supported by photos from long ago showing only men playing the game. It was not considered ladylike to participate in athletics in general back in the 1600s. Another good one is the reason most courses are 18 holes is because a fifth of scotch contains 18 shots and you would drink one after completeing each hole. Not likely as you probably couldn't stand up after about the sixth or eighth hole leave alone swing a golf club. Some men still like to think of golf as their domain only and thus the Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden tale lives on.

Answer 3

I assume you are referring to golf clubs
You are out of date. Up to a few years ago there were parts of clubs where ladies were not allowed, some club bars, some dining rooms and some of the tees between certain hours. But that time has passed and ladies now pay the same membership fees as men and enjoy the same privileges in virtually all clubs.

However, I can tell you that there is a ladies' Golf Club in Berkshire that has no male members but give them 'Associate Member' status. And they charge them a higher fee than the ladies pay. But in these days of sex equality I'm told the rules are to be changed to make men equal.

Answer 4

A terrible acronym for golf. Augusta National in Georgia (where the masters are played)... still goes by it.

It was given up a while ago in most places.. I think that if a girl tries to golf and sucks, then she should get help and not go out on the course and play slow to piss the guys off. But if the girl is good.. then she should have the same rights as the guys.

Answer 5

And ladies only ,gentlemen forbidden. Locker room signs.

Answer 6

I think the original notice stated "women and dogs not allowed" and the best golf courses like Sunningdale and Formby; had men´s and ladies´ courses and very sensibly their own separate club houses. And don´t forget golf professionals like myself were not allowed in many club houses when I started in this profession 48 years ago.Even the guest and playing partner of the Prince of Wales, Walter Hagen in the ´20s was refused entrance to, at the time, the Royal Berkshire G.C. It lost, until the present day, it´s royal title!

Answer 7

This is not the meaning of golf. I grew up in Scotland and a course near my home still had the word Gowf in its name .
I had someone ask me before about the "ladies forbidden", and i told them that i had not heard this before coming to the States. So pay no attention,this is not correct.

Answer 8

Thats right ladies where not allowed to participate in the sport or take part in club events (drinking). Even when they accepted they were called associates, it wasnt until 8yr ago when they finally became members.

Jim H pretty well knocked it on the head

Answer 9

"No, "golf" is not an acronym for "gentlemen only, ladies forbidden." If you've ever heard that, forget it immediately. Better yet, find the person who told you and let them know it's not true.

Like most modern words, the word "golf" derives from older languages and dialects. In this case, the languages in question are medieval Dutch and old Scots.

The medieval Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve" meant "club." It is believed that word passed to the Scots, whose old Scots dialect transformed the word into "golve," "gowl" or "gouf."

By the 16th Century, the word "golf" had emerged."

Answer 10

It's called Augusta National.

Answer 11

This is called the 19th hole. The men only bar in the clubhouse on a golf course.