Ballot system for member times?

[stymied]

Just saw Elie is not allowing visitors during July and August and during that time also implements a ballot for member tee times. Anyone else aware of overcrowding to the point a ballot is needed for member tee times?

 

[rulie]

Ballot system is fairly common at clubs in NA, including private clubs. Not always due to over-crowding, just that all want to play at some preferred times (morning?).

 

[abjectplop]

Seems odd to have no visitors at all....is that just at weekends or 7 days a week? You would think that would be the time of year that Elie could maximise income from visitors.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Ballotting members for times suggests they either have an exceptionally active membership or they have too many members. Only they will know which one is the case

I've been a member at a very busy club before, faster finger for Saturday tee times. I would not have been impressed by being put in a ballot.

 

[KenL]

Seems odd to have no visitors at all....is that just at weekends or 7 days a week? You would think that would be the time of year that Elie could maximise income from visitors.

Might be odd but a bold and correct move for their members to have a break from visitors.

 

[KenL]

Ballotting members for times suggests they either have an exceptionally active membership or they have too many members. Only they will know which one is the case

I've been a member at a very busy club before, faster finger for Saturday tee times. I would not have been impressed by being put in a ballot.

It could be that they have a lot of non-local members who spend time over the summer there.

 

[Crow]

Ballot system is fairly common at clubs in NA, including private clubs. Not always due to over-crowding, just that all want to play at some preferred times (morning?).

NA?

 

[rosecott]

NA?

North America.

 

[Backache]

Seems odd to have no visitors at all....is that just at weekends or 7 days a week? You would think that would be the time of year that Elie could maximise income from visitors.

A very large percentage of Elie members are people living outwith Elie who come and spend their family holidays there. Many of them have second homes there.

 

[Mandofred]

If I ever have to work hard just to get a tee time....I'll pack it in.

 

[sunshine]

Ballot system is fairly common at clubs in NA, including private clubs. Not always due to over-crowding, just that all want to play at some preferred times (morning?).

Where is Na?

 

[sunshine]

A ballot for tee times is ridiculous, unless it’s just for a few peak slots like 9am on Saturday morning.

Having no control on what time you are able to play is not something I would accept.

 

[jim8flog]

We have on comp in our seniors section where it is drawn partners and tee time (albeit with blocks for time) it is the least supported of all the comps the seniors run.

The club have never tried it but I think the would get a lot of dissent if they did.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

If we had ballots to get a game at the weekend I'd join somewhere else even if that course wasn't as good. Seems grossly unfair if you are paying a membership fee and then can't play when you wanted

 

[Bazzatron]

Ballotting members for times suggests they either have an exceptionally active membership or they have too many members. Only they will know which one is the case

I've been a member at a very busy club before, faster finger for Saturday tee times. I would not have been impressed by being put in a ballot.

I'd imagine it would be the same people getting drawn and the same times in this "random" ballot.

 

[abjectplop]

A very large percentage of Elie members are people living outwith Elie who come and spend their family holidays there. Many of them have second homes there.

I can understand the attraction, it's a fantastic place and course!

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I'd imagine it would be the same people getting drawn and the same times in this "random" ballot.

You mean the Uefa random draw method

 

[Slab]

You mean the Uefa random draw method

Or the PGAT/DPWT random draw method

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Or the PGAT/DPWT random draw method

Up to a point I can understand that as its to ensure marquee groups for TV and Uefa try to ensure the top sides get in for the money and TV coverage (and they are dodgy anyway)

 

[sunshine]

Or the PGAT/DPWT random draw method

To be fair, they don't claim it's a random draw.