Several days ago I came upon an announcement for a very unique golf tournament, Nude Golf International. It's an annual event that takes place in New Zealand and yes, as the name implies, the dress code is quite... um, relaxed. ~ With the majority of players opting to play entirely in the buff there'll be no need to post rules regarding skirt length... and there certainly won't be a cargo pants controversy either.
The 2011 tournament is coming up on February 11, at the Wairau Valley Golf Club in Marlborough, New Zealand's picturesque wine producing region.
In ancient times, athletes competed nude at the Olympics and Pan-Hellenic Games in almost all disciplines, however today, nudity tends to make people uneasy... to say the least... particularly when it involves an individual who is not classically beautiful. Earlier today I asked friends and contacts on the social networks if they would ever consider playing in a nude golf tournament. Responses included numerous jokes, and replies that varied between "willing to give it a try" to "why on earth would anyone want to?"... with quite a few "it would depend on who else was playing" variations thrown in.
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My enthusiasm for nudity is directly proportional to the physical attractiveness of my fellow nudists.
ReplyDeleteI went to a nude beach once. At first it was intimidating but after a couple of days it was kind of liberating.
ReplyDeleteI'm nervous enough playing in tournaments fully clothed, could never do it naked.
ReplyDeleteI'm all for it when the foresome is Paula Creamer, Natalie Gulbis, Cristie Kerr and Morgan Pressel.
ReplyDeleteIt's simple, here in the US the naked human body is overly sexualized. The only time we see nudity it's a beautiful body provocatively posed and set up to sell something. No wonder everyone here freaks out when a "normal" person gets naked. More power to the Nude Golf International people for not giving a damn.
ReplyDeleteA couple of years ago espn did a story about a nude volleyball competition. It looked much more difficult than clothed volleyball.
ReplyDeleteNice thought in theory MarcoMan, but fairly dangerous. Cristie and Nat can take care of themselves. Paula- you might get dropped out of a plane on your head by her Dad. Or- with Morgan, become the first living person to be autopsided by her patholigist grandfather. Not pleasant thoughts.
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ReplyDeletei gotta vote otherwise, nay, because we get quite a few golfers from QUEBEC here in soFLA, this time of year, and, well, some are just naturally layered to an extent nudity would not become them
it's enough on the beach, with the occasional wardrobe malfunction, of a speedo worn by an obese bather - puh-leeze
we got plenty of those already that wear garments which leave very little to the imagination anyhow - so nudity is really a forgone conclusion down here
cheers
frankD
ftliquordale so FLA
Most people who are nudist need to wear clothes
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regarding nudity, my own personal fear would be, from where i potentially could find myself on the golf course, risking getting poison ivy or some such thing on my private parts becomes a real possibility
so, no thanks, i'll pass
frankD
ftlauderdale soFLA
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ReplyDeletethe OTHER slant is more academic -
FACT:women dress for other women
OBSERVATION: nudity among women sorta skews that fashion function out of the calculation
FINDINGS: as nature is kinder to youth in this matter it is patently unfair unless groups are SORTED BY AGE
FACT: men think women dress for men
OBSERVATION: nudity of a women might suggest to men the necessity of denuding is based on the irresistable urge of said women to those men
FINDINGS: men are from mars, women are from venus
CONCLUSION: the men should wear dark sunglasses to not be too obvious and the women should beware of the poison ivy and other hazards
frankD
ftliquordale so FLA
No way - I need pockets!
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ReplyDeleteactually, between sunburn and red ants, you do need some protection of your skin here in so FLA, especially prolonged exposure' like during a round of golf
i don't know about pockets, but i've seen some women able to hold tees under their breasts, but the tees do all come flying out on the downswing
however, no one can ever find those tees since, well, that's not what we were watching - we were all watching her ball in flight, right ? ! ?
that's that
frankD
ftliquordale so FLA
This would save me some money during the golf season... i spend a lot on golf shirts!
ReplyDeleteInteresting article!