Captains right of way!

hovis said:
Give way to the captain? Is his time any more important than mine? What a load off tosh. If we had a captain and he said we should move aside then I would certainly tell him to sling it. Nothing worse than going to a private members club and seeing the folk boot licking the captain.
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I do believe you have missed the point totally.

Thankfully some private clubs show respect to people who put their own time into helping their club as opposed to just "boot licking"
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Are you a member of a golf club ?
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The belfry. The deciding factor between the belfry and walmley was when I walked past a random bloke and said "morning pal" you would have thought i'd poo'd on his lawn. He was the captain and demanded I address him "Mr captain" . I just laughed and walked away
 
Liverpoolphil said:
Thankfully some private clubs show respect to people who put their own time into helping their club as opposed to just "boot licking"
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I dont believe in hierarchy. Everybody deserves the same respect at my golf club. No fancy titles or reserved spaces there
 
hovis said:
The belfry. The deciding factor between the belfry and walmley was when I walked past a random bloke and said "morning pal" you would have thought i'd poo'd on his lawn. He was the captain and demanded I address him "Mr captain" . I just laughed and walked away
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Sounds like a nice bloke:rolleyes:
 
DAVEYBOY said:
This is why I would never be a member of a club with silly committees who think they are running Augusta National. I wouldn't let the queen tee off before me let alone a golf club captain.
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hovis said:
Give way to the captain? Is his time any more important than mine? What a load off tosh. If we had a captain and he said we should move aside then I would certainly tell him to sling it. Nothing worse than going to a private members club and seeing the folk boot licking the captain.
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Spot the connection.

Liverpoolphil said:
I do believe you have missed the point totally.

Thankfully some private clubs show respect to people who put their own time into helping their club as opposed to just "boot licking"
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:lol:

Belfry is perfect for you then !

Some people do more at other golf clubs and the captain does a lot of good work for golf clubs that enable them to keep functioning and for that they deserve respect

There will always be the odd few people that will act above their station regardless.
 
Pin-seeker said:
Sounds like a nice bloke:rolleyes:
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:D Love to meet him myself. Know what Hovis means though, the attitudes of some at the private clubs stinks TBH. I went to the Forest of Arden last year and everyone was nice as friendly. However I went to a course not to far from me which is a private club, it was a decent course but not great and met no end of idiots and general unfriendly folk.
 
In_The_Rough said:
:D Love to meet him myself. Know what Hovis means though, the attitudes of some at the private clubs stinks TBH. I went to the Forest of Arden last year and everyone was nice as friendly. However I went to a course not to far from me which is a private club, it was a decent course but not great and met no end of idiots and general unfriendly folk.
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That attitude isn't limited to just private golf clubs.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
:lol:

Belfry is perfect for you then !

Some people do more at other golf clubs and the captain does a lot of good work for golf clubs that enable them to keep functioning and for that they deserve respect

There will always be the odd few people that will act above their station regardless.
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thats a fair point. If I was captain I wouldnt have the goul to expect special treatment over others. I would even fore go my parking space. but I cant tar all club captains with the same brush. I bet the majority are sounds blokes
 
hovis said:
thats a fair point. If I was captain I wouldnt have the goul to expect special treatment over others. I would even fore go my parking space. but I cant tar all club captains with the same brush. I bet the majority are sounds blokes
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I'm actually very sure that you will never be a captain of a golf club
 
In_The_Rough said:
Maybe not but I have been to many places, Muni's, Resorts, Private and even places abroad. Guess where all the problems I have encounted are. Yep private clubs in the UK. Played at Joondalup in Perth without an ounce of trouble.
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And I have played at many private clubs and not encountered many problems

Attitude problems appear in people regardless of what club they are a member of.

To tar the same brush onto private clubs just shows a grudge tbh
 
hovis said:
Give way to the captain? Is his time any more important than mine? What a load off tosh. If we had a captain and he said we should move aside then I would certainly tell him to sling it. Nothing worse than going to a private members club and seeing the folk boot licking the captain.
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Oh dear - this is a very disappointing post from a golfer

@hovis I fear that this suggests that you either know bu**er all about the traditions of golf and golf clubs, or couldn't care tuppence for them. I rather hope the former is the case for at least then there is some hope for you :)
 
When we had a manual start sheet there was a slot reserved for the Captain but as soon as we went to on-line booking he had to get up early and book his slot like the rest of us!
 
Liverpoolphil said:
And I have played at many private clubs and not encountered many problems

Attitude problems appear in people regardless of what club they are a member of.

To tar the same brush onto private clubs just shows a grudge tbh
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Just speaking as I find no grudge at all. Have played at private clubs where no problem at all. But all the trouble I have had has been at private clubs in the UK
 
In_The_Rough said:
Maybe not but I have been to many places, Muni's, Resorts, Private and even places abroad. Guess where all the problems I have encounted are. Yep private clubs in the UK. Played at Joondalup in Perth without an ounce of trouble.
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And then the said clubs have a AGM and say "i cant understand why we've lost money" beu desert is the most unfriendly club I regularly play. They lost 68k this tax year
 
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