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On Wednesday, the heated debate on Golf Twitter was over what constitutes a “good handicap.” It was fun for a brief while, but everyone quickly moved on to the next pressing matter – Scottie Scheffler’s attire at a “sacred” Scottish golf course.
Such is life in the 24-hour hot-take cycle. All it took was a short clip of the World No. 1 hitting a chip shot over the famous rock wall at North Berwick’s iconic 13th hole to send everyone into a frenzy. The reason? Scheffler had on a T-shirt and gym shorts, along with calf socks. The kids call it “athleisure” now, I think. Unless they’ve already moved on to a new term.
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Top 100 Rick, who has a knack for framing topics for maximum engagement, schemed up quite the tweet to get the ball rolling:
Scottie Scheffler visits one of the greatest and most sacred golf courses on earth…
And wears a T-Shirt and gym shorts.
What is happening to the very fabric of our society? Is this how civilized society ends?
What about the children? 😢
pic.twitter.com/iKiyyUZzdt— Rick Golfs (@Top100Rick) July 8, 2026
Clearly, Rick is being semi-tongue-in-cheek here. But, is there a tiny element of truth to it? Possibly, which would explain why it has over a million views. It clearly struck a nerve for some.
Among those people:
re: the Scotty t-shirt video.
Yea it's a bummer. He can get away with it because he's the best player in the world, but that doesn't make it right.
it's a shame that the broader game of golf has followed the global trend of lazy, sloppy attire standards in public.
However,…
— BTG (@BowTied_Golfer) July 9, 2026
Probably overstating it. I’ve always stood firm on this – if the course/club you’re at has no rules against it, then wear the t-shirt and shorts. If the club/course has very strict dress code rules, you should follow them or expect to be reprimanded. Not much deeper than that, folks.
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