Golfers teeing it up at the Alfred Dunhill Championship this week in South Africa will be a part of the sport's fashion history: They'll be allowed to wear shorts in a men's professional tournament for the first time.
The joint event between the European Tour and Sunshine Tour (South Africa's golf circuit) made the announcement on Wednesday with temperatures expected to push 100F in the northeast region of South Africa.
Ernie Els and Thomas Bjorn were thrilled.
Great news from @cutmaker and @EuropeanTour @Sunshine_Tour We can wear shorts this week. #heatwave for my European friends 🤣 @LeopardCreekCC
— Ernie Els (@TheBig_Easy) November 27, 2019
40+ degrees this week in South Africa.@Sunshine_Tour and @EuropeanTour have collectively decided we can wear shorts all week...
— Thomas Bjorn (@thomasbjorngolf) November 27, 2019
It’ll be a first for me!
Great decision 👏☀️🏌️♂️
Shorts have been allowed during practice rounds on the European Tour since 2016, and the PGA Tour adopted the less-formal attire for its warm-up rounds in 2019.
Somewhere, Phil Mickelson is smiling.
The @PGATOUR just announced that shorts are allowed for pro-am and practice rounds. Word is they saw my Insta-structionals in shorts and felt this move needed to happen. Well played, Sir. Well played!😎 pic.twitter.com/vGCM36EoEF
— Phil Mickelson (@PhilMickelson) February 18, 2019