granters
Q-School Graduate
Today 4 of us arrived at our prospective new club for next season for a round. We got a complimentary round, which was generous, and we all genuinely want to join a club together so we have plenty of playing partners. So in the car park, we were waiting about for the late one and a friendly chap jaunts over and says" are you members here boys". My brother told him we were thinking about joining and he rather abruptly butts in and says "you can't change your shoes in the car park" and stormed off. Now it wasn't the fact he said it, it was the manner in which he said it. He was plain rude and obnoxious.
Where we meant to change our shoes?
So off to a really sour start, all pretty peed off before we'd even got to the tee. The club manager apologized in the pro shop and said he was embarrassed by that behavior. I thought these folk were a dying breed to be honest, everyone else was helpful and friendly, and another member made sure we got teed off okay. He was playing with the gentleman who challenged us for the murderous crime of changing our shoes. I think the poor bloke was also embarrassed by his mate when he found out we were thinking about joining.
I wouldn't let that one incident put me off but it's very disappointing, particularly as we clearly witnessed 2 members....erm....changing their shoes in the car park next to us! It seemed the highly strung gentleman didn't want us playing his course. I blame my mate for wearing tartan trousers.
Incidently, our illustrious host went on to top one 20 yards into the trees at the first such was his rage at our blatant disrespect for 100 years of not changing your shoes in the car park, and preceded to hold us up for the entire round in his 3 ball.
Where we meant to change our shoes?
So off to a really sour start, all pretty peed off before we'd even got to the tee. The club manager apologized in the pro shop and said he was embarrassed by that behavior. I thought these folk were a dying breed to be honest, everyone else was helpful and friendly, and another member made sure we got teed off okay. He was playing with the gentleman who challenged us for the murderous crime of changing our shoes. I think the poor bloke was also embarrassed by his mate when he found out we were thinking about joining.
I wouldn't let that one incident put me off but it's very disappointing, particularly as we clearly witnessed 2 members....erm....changing their shoes in the car park next to us! It seemed the highly strung gentleman didn't want us playing his course. I blame my mate for wearing tartan trousers.
Incidently, our illustrious host went on to top one 20 yards into the trees at the first such was his rage at our blatant disrespect for 100 years of not changing your shoes in the car park, and preceded to hold us up for the entire round in his 3 ball.
