Detroit Golf Club breaks down a barrier ... well, sort of
Golfers the world over will be aghast -- aghast! -- to hear what Detroit Golf Club has done.
According to a report in the Detroit News, the club that was founded in 1899 will allow denim to be worn on club grounds.
OK you can't wear jeans around the golf facilities. Or in the ballrooms. Or in the banquet rooms, according to the newspaper. Using the front door is out, too. (A side entrance is required in such attire.)
And they even provided a definition of denim in an email to members. Jeans are "defined as a coarse, twilled sturdy cotton cloth used for jeans," and they "cannot be ripped or torn" and "any denim worn must be tasteful and appropriate for a club environment," according to the report.
So playing that emergency nine in cutoff jeans? Not happening anytime soon.