Average Age of Posters

[DanFST]

Could you elaborate some more please ? In what way do you feel they are putting young potential members off?

Of course, me and all the guys I play with are 22-26. We have 2 guys that are very good players, then the rest are OK. I won't go into specific examples, but a few of the older members have seemed to go out of there way to make condescending and even rude comments.

However when we've made a friendly suggestion to older groups a few times it's been met with an incredibly hostile response. Now of course i'm not going to say it's all older people, Cause that's silly. It's most likely because of the demographic of the golf club. Or is it that we have a different ethos when playing? Who knows!

 

[upsidedown]

Thanks Dan , it's a shame you've encountered that but hopefully it's not put you off. As you rightly say it's not all older people that act like that , I can only speak from experience from my clubs and not really seen it . There does seem to be a healthy integration of young and old and certainly from the older members I know they take a keen interest in our juniors and our two very good young girls , +3 and 3.

I think most golf clubs have a top heavy weighting of older members as we have more time , not constrained by young families ( Grandchildren duties yes, but they get to go home at the end of ) With this top heavy weighting I can see how some clubs would be run to favour the "Wrinklies " as they provide the most income into the club from fees and bar takings.

 

[teetime75]

Of course, me and all the guys I play with are 22-26. We have 2 guys that are very good players, then the rest are OK. I won't go into specific examples, but a few of the older members have seemed to go out of there way to make condescending and even rude comments.

However when we've made a friendly suggestion to older groups a few times it's been met with an incredibly hostile response. Now of course i'm not going to say it's all older people, Cause that's silly. It's most likely because of the demographic of the golf club. Or is it that we have a different ethos when playing? Who knows!

Can you give us an example of one of your friendly suggestions.

 

[williamalex1]

Did you mean wee wee?

You know what i meant, if your not damp you're not in the seniors team pmsl

 

[DanFST]

Can you give us an example of one of your friendly suggestions.

Following a group infront from the 7th to the 18th. (they probably should have let us through, but I don't care about that, I'm there to have an afternoon in the sun with my mates, no rush!)

As we were following I smiled and gave a thumbs up and said: "Remember to fix your pitch marks" as they hadn't repaired a single one the whole time we'd been behind them. I was confronted and told to respect seniors, who do I think i am etc, two of them got very worked up by it with shouting and swearing. To which I just had to walk off, and say we're all members it's collectively our responsibility to keep the course nice.

I normally let it slide and just repair them myself as I'm waiting on greens. But I only bought it up as i'd volunteered to repair divots and pitchmarks an evening about 3 weeks before!

 

[williamalex1]

Following a group infront from the 7th to the 18th. (they probably should have let us through, but I don't care about that, I'm there to have an afternoon in the sun with my mates, no rush!)

As we were following I smiled and gave a thumbs up and said: "Remember to fix your pitch marks" as they hadn't repaired a single one the whole time we'd been behind them. I was confronted and told to respect seniors, who do I think i am etc, two of them got very worked up by it with shouting and swearing. To which I just had to walk off, and say we're all members it's collectively our responsibility to keep the course nice.

I normally let it slide and just repair them myself as I'm waiting on greens. But I only bought it up as i'd volunteered to repair divots and pitchmarks an evening about 3 weeks before!

The only way to sort this kind of thing out is to put a letter in stating their names and facts.
Because they would do it to you if the situation was reversed , they should have known better. Its guys like that , that get us young oldies a bad name :thup:.

 

[davidy233]

:whoo: I'm still in the 50-55 with five months to spare.

I'm still there too - till Thursday

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I've pushed the average up. 48 years young today

 

[williamalex1]

I've pushed the average up. 48 years young today

Happy birthday young sir.

 

[teetime75]

Following a group infront from the 7th to the 18th. (they probably should have let us through, but I don't care about that, I'm there to have an afternoon in the sun with my mates, no rush!)

As we were following I smiled and gave a thumbs up and said: "Remember to fix your pitch marks" as they hadn't repaired a single one the whole time we'd been behind them. I was confronted and told to respect seniors, who do I think i am etc, two of them got very worked up by it with shouting and swearing. To which I just had to walk off, and say we're all members it's collectively our responsibility to keep the course nice.

I normally let it slide and just repair them myself as I'm waiting on greens. But I only bought it up as i'd volunteered to repair divots and pitchmarks an evening about 3 weeks before!

That's good friendly advice Dan, nothing for them to get worked up or irate about.
The thing to remember about coffin dodgers(of whom I am one )is their short memory span,
by the time they have walked from taking their shot to the green, they have forgotten
they have made a pitch mark, LOL.
I ALWAYS repair mine --I think.

 

[teetime75]

I've pushed the average up. 48 years young today

Nobbut a kid.

Happy Birthday Homer.