Must we wear only golf shoes on the golf course?

Question

What does the international golf guidelines say about the type of shoes allowed on the golf course? Can we wear our running shoes or may we wear crocs? Crocs recently came up with a golf shoe. I wonder if it is allowed on the golf course when it looks like a casual sandal.

http://shop.crocs.com/pc-1459-4-ace.aspx?reqid=1459&reqProdTypeId=41p&subsectionname=footwear&section=products

Answer 1

A company named CHAMP creates a product called StreetCaps. Basically they are rubber caps that twist in where golf spikes usually go, essentially creating golf shoes into casual shoes.

Answer 2

There are several companies that offer Golf Sandals.  There is nothing that says you have to wear golf shoes......but I would not try to wear football spikes or baseball or soccer shoes.

Answer 3

you can get golfing sandals

Answer 4

You can wear any type of shoe you want on a couse, most course don't allow metal spikes, so long as you don't have those you can wear heels for that matter =)